Hambletonian Day Spotlight on Super Bowl at Du Quoin
The Hambletonian at Du Quoin draws a crowd of well wishers, drivers, and officials as Super Bowl dominates the day. Stanley Dancer, jockeying the horse, predicts a fast pace while fans, reporters, and local figures fill the scene before the star trots to victory earning more than $59,400.
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Hambo
England
John
Williams
Johnny Barker
Peggy Moore
Stanley
Dancer
Stanley Dancer
Ronnie
Barker
Yvonne Sizemore
du Quoin
Pat Hudgens
Marion
Hudgens
Southern Ilinois University
Hambletonian
Axystar
The
Black Streak
Flush
Delmonica Hanover
Star’s Chip
Spartan Hanover
Singer
Glen Garnsey
del Miller
Billy /Haughton
Dan Walker
Ken Buzbee
Walker
Sparta
Buzbee
Speedy Crown
Ayres
John Stanhouse
du Quoin State Fair
Laborers Return to Illinois Highway District 9 Work
Southern Illinois laborers and other craftsmen resume area construction duties after union leaders advise ending picket lines. Wilbur Freitag of the international union plans a Friday meeting with district 9 agents to seek a deal. otherwise workers may strike again Monday. The dispute centers on a wage hike and health benefits in a 13-hour bargaining session earlier, affecting about $120 million in projects across 13 counties.
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Henry deFiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Ilinois Highway District 9
Laborers’ District Council
International
Wilbur Freitag
Springfield
District Council
West Frankfort
Freitag
Wayne Barber
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Building Trades
Marion
Rural Williamson County man subdued after tear gas used
Elmo Beers, 55, of Rt. 1 West Frankfort, was flushed from his home with tear gas after firing at officers. Police seized a pistol, a shotgun, and a .22 rifle along with a large amount of ammunition. Beers had sped from work at Old Ben No. 24 mine before officers stopped him. his wife and he were jailed for questioning. An order to revoke two years of probation arrived amid the arrest and ongoing pursuit of Beers.
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Williamson County
Elmo Beers
Rt. 1
West Frankfort
Marion
Beers
Sai
Russell Oxford
Oxford
Ben No. 24
Lesser
Harry Biggs
Biggs
Johnston City
Bennie Vick
Terry Harman
Bill Riggin
William Lewis
Glenn Allen
Allen
Probaion
SIU and AFSCME Begin Wage Talks for SIU Dietary Staff
Negotiations started Wednesday between AFSCME Local 878 and Southern Illinois University Carbondale over a wage contract for about 120 dietary staff including 100 cooks and helpers and 20 garage workers. The old contract expired August 1 and wages will be retroactive to September.
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American Federation of State and County Municipal
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
University
Jesse Meggs
American Federation of State and County Municipal Employes
Afscme
Afl-Cio
SIU
Meggs
Cana
Williamson County Housing Board Fires Steinmarch and Bleyer
Williamson County Housing Authority directors voted to fire executive director Julius Steinmarch and attorney James Bleyer at a special meeting. Marion officials Flack and Butler named to replace them. vote split Republicans versus Democrat Humphrey, with legal action anticipated to challenge the firing in court.
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Wanda Barras
Southern Illinoisan
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Housing Authority
Steinmarch
James B. Bleyer
Marion
Bleyer
Flack
Williamson County Car Assistance Office
Robert Butler
Bleyer and
Wayne Green
William Humphrey
Carterville
Robert Williams
Johnston City
Green
Humphrey
Butler
Scott pledges stronger Carbondale consumer office
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott said he would strengthen the Carbondale office of the consumer protection division after the November election. He aims to recruit qualified staff with help from state Sen. John Gilbert, who declined a formal appointment. Scott also emphasized EPA regional staffing needs and urged cooperation with area governments as Illinois faces a political year two heats.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
William J. Scott R
Carbondale
Consumer Protection Division
Theodore J. Lorek
Mt. Vernon
Lorek
Scott
John Gilbert
Ilinois
Gilbert
Environmental Prove Agency
EPA
Pollu
Attorney General’s Office
United State
Everett Dirksen
Thomas Lyons
Chicago
Lyons
Judicial Inquiry Board
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Charles Adair
Southern Illinois An II
Shakespeare
John Williams
Elkville
James Johnson
Leedy
Leonard Moore
Leeds Racing Supplies
Moore
Ronnie Prophett
Hudgins
Clydesdales
Walt Brady
Anderson Arbury
Howard Beis
Richard Carter
Housing Board
Fluck
Shelby
Correc
William J. Scott
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