Deaths probe in St Louis jail inmate
Joseph Lee Wilson 37 of Herrin was found dead in his St Louis city jail cell about 5 30 a m Wednesday after a scuffle with police. He suffered seven fractured ribs a pierced lung liver laceration and ruptured pancreas with massive hemorrhaging. A coroner s inquest is set for Monday as detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Wilson a disabled veteran and unemployed factory worker lived with his wife Barbara and four children in federal housing since July 3 1969. He had been taken to Anna State Hospital earlier this month for a alcohol related problem.
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Herrin
St. Louis
Joseph Lee Wilson
E. van Buren St
Ann Sulzer
City Hospital
Wilson
Robert Green
U.S. Navy
Barbara
Bill Humphrey
Anna State Hospital
Anna
Fluorspar Mine Rescue Team Training Planned
A seven member mine rescue team for the Hardin County fluorspar area begins training Sept 1 at Eldorado. David Gulley state Mines and Minerals director notes extensive training in rescue methods and first aid with weekly practice. The team, to be based in Elizabethtown, will include a superintendent and five miners with one standby, on call for emergencies.
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Hardin County
David Gulley
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Eldorado
Gulley
Elizabethtown
City employee wedding interrupts routine court room scene
Brenda Farmer a junior accountant in Carbondale finances wed Gene Harbaugh in the City Court room as Associate Circuit Judge Robert Schwartz donned his robe while city workers gathered for the ceremony. The account notes she did not return to work after the break.
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Carbondale City
Brenda Farmer
City Finance Office
Gene Harbaugh
Robert Schwartz
Herrin Officials Recognized For Intern Program Involvement
Herrin Mayor John McVey was honored in Springfield for the city participation in the Department of Local Government Affairs intern program. A luncheon welcomed 53 participating communities and Richard G. Burd, a Southern Illinois University graduate student, worked with Herrin under a $1,000 state grant studying the city personnel system. Herrin was the first Illinois city to benefit from the program.
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Herrin
John McVey
Springfield
Department of Local Government Affairs
Richard G. Burd
Southern Illinois University
Code enforcement chief Everingham resigns Carbondale post
George L. Everingham resigns as Carbondale Code Enforcement Director to return to Southern Illinois University for a Master of Public Administration. His resignation takes effect Sept. 17. Appointed in June 1968 after Thomas Easterly left the department, he oversaw expanded functions including housing inspection, licensing of rooming houses, and enforcement of building codes and garbage ordinances. The department recently undertook a federally funded rat control program.
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Carbondale
George L. Everingham
Southern Illinois University
Everingham
C. William Norman
Thomas Easterly
Department
SIU Refunds Tuition After Board Delays Increase
Southern Illinois University began issuing refunds on prepaid fall quarter tuition today at 1 p.m. Refunds are available at the bursar offices in Edwardsville and Carbondale for students who present ID cards and receipted statements. About 8 000 students are eligible. checks will be mailed for prepaid tuitions not claimed in person.
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Southern Illinois University
Bursar
Edwardsville
Carbondale
SIU Board of Trus
Tees
Nixon
Board of Trustees
EPA weighs pollution charges over Casey Fork Creek fish kill
Illinois EPA considers legal action against two parties over creosote contamination of Casey Fork Creek that feeds Rend Lake. About 6 000 fish died around July 6 in a six mile stretch south of Mount Vernon after creosote from an abandoned railroad tie plant spilled into the creek.
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Casey Fork
Rend Lake
Mt. Vernon
U.S. Rt. 460
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
EPA
Herrin
Sion
Springfield
Marl Teske
Teske
Standard Paving Co
Chicago
L. A. Hood
Carbondale Grade School approves $135000 teachers raises
Carbondale Grade School Board approved a $135,000 increase in teachers salaries for the 1971-72 year and raised top administrator pay. The plan, a compromise with the CEA, includes new staff positions and raises for principals secretaries and other staff. Also approved were changes to schedules and insurance discussions.
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Carol Alexander
Carbondale
Nixon
Laurence Martin de
Martin
Supt. Martin
Carl Jones
Artie
Brush
Everett Todd
Springmore
Larry Drake
Winkler
Larry Jacober
Lincoln Junior
Ruth Short
Sherri Pope
Brenda Jarvis
Loretta Travelstead
Laurel Wright
Ida Joiner
June Eicher
CEA
Barrow
Dorothy Malone
Springmore School
Sandra Peterson
W. Linden Sr
Drake to head southern division of Illinois Principals Association
Larry Drake, principal of Winkler School in Carbondale, elected director of the southern division for 1971-72. Joining him are Wallace Peebles as director-elect, Larry Jacober as secretary, and Ronald Burdick as treasurer. The southern division has 75 active members across 18 Southern Illinois counties.
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Larry Drake
Winkler School
Carbondale
Drake
Wallace Peebles
Lincoln School
Marion
Larry Jacober
Lincoln
Ronald Burdick
McElwain School
Murphysboro
Illinois
Mediator Joins Talks in Herrin School Impasse
A federal mediator joined Herrin school officials and the Herrin Education Association on Wednesday to resume talks after negotiations were declared at an impasse on July 28. School is set to begin in Herrin Tuesday.
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Herrin
Herrin Education Association
HEA
Gunfight testimony in Carbondale police shooting trial
Testimony detailed police procedures and residents accounts after the Nov. 12 1970 shooting at 401 N Washington St Carbondale. Defendants Milton Boyd James Holley and Leonard Thomas face charges as witnesses describe roadblocks tear gas and multiple armed officers.
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Murphysboro
Carbonle
Washington St
Milton Boyd
Chicago
James K. Holley
Leonard Thomas
Carbondale
Thomas Nesbitt
Elbert Simon
Vera Moore
Joseph Perry
Gerald Tucker
Charles Simon
N. Washington St
E. Birch St
Perry
Marion Street
Tucker
Washington Street
Simon
Bill Schmidt
Richman
Lightning Strikes Hit West Frankfort Twice
Two separate lightning strikes in West Frankfort this week prompted fire calls but caused no fires. Union Hospital at 507 West St. Louis Street and a home at 107 West Fifth Street were checked. in both cases, no fires were found though minor damage to wiring and fuses occurred.
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West Frankfort
Union Hospital
St. Louis St
Jim Burnhard
W. 5Th St
Testimony Sought From Cook County In Carbondale Shooting Case
James P. Brewton of Cook County jail may testify for Milton Boyd Leonard Thomas and James K. Holley in a Carbondale shooting trial. Brewton faced charges including murder attempt and armed robbery for a Sept 30 1970 incident that wounded Patrolman Larry Davis during a kidnaping probe.
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Cook County
Chicago
Carbondale
Milton Boyd
Leonard Thomas
James K. Holley
James P. Brewton
Brewton
Larry Davis
Jerry Osman
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Bend Lake
Bob Barrow
Carbondale Education Association
Helen Bain
National Education Association
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