Carbondale depot move stalled by owner refusal
Efforts to acquire land for a new Carbondale train depot are blocked as Brunner Office Supply Co. refuses to sell. The city seeks condemnation in Jackson County Circuit Court. appraisals set a fair price while negotiations continue with remaining owners. Demolition is planned for January 1, 1980.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Brunner Office Supply Co
Jackson County
S. Illinois Ave
Standard Business Supplies, Inc
St. Louis
Illinois Avenue
Elm
Cherry Streets
William South
Eldon Gosnell
Linois Department of Transportation
Gosnell
Paul Gray
Stardust Billiards
Bondale Shoe Repair
Western Auto- True Value Hardware
Scientology
Wayne Bird
Ahmed
Bob Snyder
Carbondale Electric
The
Rough Edge
Mae Sobery
Sobery
John Karagiannis
Karagiannis
Jeff Doherty
Brunner
Hartman
Carbondale liquor board keeps Plaza ruling secret
After a lengthy closed session the Carbondale Liquor Commission reached a precedent setting decision in the Plaza Lounge topless dancing case. The written ruling will be released next Tuesday after Mayor Hans Fischer signs it, with the public kept out of the deliberations.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois.n
Carbondale Liquor Commission
Plaza
The
Liquor Commission
Hans Fischer
Commission
Fischer
Elizabeth Byrnes
E. Main St
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Ralph Parrish
Vicki Rose
West Frankfort strikers reject contract offer
West Frankfort Teamsters Local 347 voted to reject a contract from M.A.T. Industries Inc. The nearly 75 members, who manufacture mining machinery, have not worked since July 19 when the contract expired. Firm president Richard Melvin expected a fair chance of passing but the union declined. Union official Lester Harriss declined to comment. Negotiations had been conducted by Ray Hall of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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Teamsters
M.A.T. Industries, Inc
West Frankfort
Teamster
Richard Melvin
Melvin
Lester Harriss
Ray Hall
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Four men arrested for sorority house vandalism
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Security Police arrested four men for alleged vandalism at the Sigma Kappa sorority house on 107 Small Group Housing. Charles Shiplett Brian J. Gallagher Michael McCurdy and John Kitson, all Carbondale or Roselle residents, were charged with disorderly conduct. They fled in a car as sorority members arrived. police arrested them in the First National Bank lot as the vehicle returned to a car matching the description.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Charles Shiplett
Brian J. Gallagher
Michael McCurdy
Carbondale
John Kitson
Roselle
Ill
Sigma Kappa Sorority
First National Bank
Retired Disney artist returns to fair to serve drinks
Richard Dick Grills, a 66 year old former Disney cartoon cameraman, has come back from California to Du Quoin to pour beverages at the fair under John Alongi. A Du Quoin native, Grills spent 25 years shooting Disney cartoons including Fantasia and Lady and the Tramp, and now hints at future endeavors in the evolving world of Disney animation.
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Disney
du Quoin Fair
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Mickey Mouse
du Quoin State Fair
California
Mickey
Donald Duck
Richard “Dick” Grills
du Quoin
Walt Disney Studios
Grills
Bambi
Cinderella
Monstro the Whale
John Alongi
Monmouth College
Galesburg
Disney Studios
Walt
Jim Benedick
Benedick
Jackson Mental Health clinic earns Joint Commission accreditation
Jackson County Mental Health Department becomes the fourth state outpatient facility accredited by the Joint Commission. Director Anthony Salemi outlines consumer rights driven care, flexible procedures, and goals to expand community outreach, training, and university collaboration while reducing stigma.
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Jackson
Jackson County Mental Health Department
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Anthony Salemi
Joint Commission
Jim Whisenhut
Jackson County Department
Salemi
Coun
Harry Cecil
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Plaza Motel Lounge, Inc
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Byrnes
Bill Green
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Beeen
Murphysboro Park District
Itside
Joe Jines
Richard Grills
Ann Schottman Knol
Selor
Whisenhut
Cecil
Mental Health
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