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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1978
Page
3
Andy Gibb canceled his Du Quoin State Fair show due to a severe laryngitis. Fair officials said the rest of his U.S. tour is canceled and a replacement will be announced if found. ticket refunds possible by mail before Sept 30.
Presiding Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Richman was named presiding judge, replacing Peyton Kunce who was appointed to the 5th District Appellate Court in Mt. Vernon. Richman has served on the Jackson County bench since October 1971 and was state’s attorney from 1964 to 1971.
School districts in Benton and Anna Jonesboro are without contracts as teachers vow to picket in defiance of a court injunction. Anna Jonesboro High School negotiations remain deadlocked over a board offer while Elverado Unit School District 196 reached a tentative agreement awaiting board approval.
Rock fans packed the Du Quoin State Fair arena for Wet Willie and Head East as lightning threatened storms. Police and security reported a well behaved crowd with several minor incidents and marijuana sightings, mainly among local high school attendees. Nurses treated blisters headaches and a few drunks while officials stressed they aimed to help rather than harass concertgoers.
Dunn Redi- Mix owner Gerald Dunn announced a sweeping temporary shutdown of two ready mix plants in Carbondale and Murphysboro idling about 15 workers. He cited a nationwide cement shortage and a 37.8 percent price rise from Missouri Portland Cement, arguing Midwest suppliers profit while local customers pay more. With contracts preventing price hikes mid jobs, Dunn will finish Grand Avenue work with fewer employees and lease the Murphysboro plant to E. T. Simonds Co to finish Illinois 13 highway work using its own cement. He says other ventures remain unaffected.
SIU-C alumni Ken Swofford and Jim Belushi join new NBC series as regulars. Swofford plays flamboyant attorney J. J. Devlin in The Eddie Capra Mysteries, while Belushi appears in Who's Watching the Kids. Both actors trace early stage work at SIU-C and California credits, with Belushi among Second City alumni and Swofford noted for Gun Smoke and Rockford Files appearances.
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