New county officials begin terms with pay increases
Williamson County officials including State's Atty. Kenneth Powless and Circuit Clerk James Basler start new terms Monday with salaries rising under state action. In Jackson County, three elected officers Richard Richman James Kerley and Harry Flynn also take oaths Monday as salaries increase to 20 250 for the state's attorney and 11 000 for the circuit clerk and coroner.
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Williamson
Jackson County
Williamson County
Kenneth Powless
James Basler
James Wilson
Jack Hampton
Basler
Herrin
Wilson
Marion
Paul Litton
Powless
Hampton
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Homer Askew
Grover Haynes
Johnston City
Snyder Howell
Ed Haynes
Henry “Hank” Wright
Kenneth Hubler
Adolph Flack
Bob Swellland
Southern Illinois University
Fluck
John Lashley
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
James Kerley
Harry Flynn
County Board of Supervisors
Areawide health planning session set in Du Quoin
A Monday meeting at the Du Quoin Coca Cola Bottling auditorium launches a six county areawide health planning district. Readiness to identify local health problems and set spending priorities will promote citizen participation and intergovernmental cooperation.
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Roger Hughes
Illinois
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Jefferson
du Quoin
Congress
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Rt. 51
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Johnson
du’ Quoin
State Public Health Department
Consumers of Health
Area Health Planning
Marion board faces choice on McKinley School repairs or new building
After a quake damaged McKinley School north and south walls the Marion Unit Two Board may repair at high cost or seek a bond issue for a new building. The plan shifts pupils to the Senior High School while the district weighs site size future need and housing.
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Suzi Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Marion
McKinley School
Supt
A. C. Storme
McKinley
Feurer Construction Co
Feurer
Storme
James W. Sanders
Sanders
Simon Rettberg
Garrison
Carbondale
Court Street
Rt. 37
A ‘S
Anders
Board of Education
MacVicar
Siu
Battle over lowering drinking age paves 1969 push
In a wide ranging column Ben Gelman reports university officials' belief the 21 minimum age is unfair and unenforceable. A 1969 bill may seek to drop the age to 19 while supporters argue it marks a move toward responsibility and law compliance.
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Ben Gelman
Crash Kills Mounds Man Robert Whiteside at Rt 146
A head on crash near Vienna at 2 a.m. killed 21 year old Robert L. Whiteside of Mounds. Jack Evers of Indianapolis 44 was in critical condition at Massac Memorial Hospital Metropolis. Other injuries reported from separate Friday Saturday crashes across Union and Williamson counties include two Murphysboro girls hurt in a rolled car near Carbondale and several drivers treated at area hospitals. Police brief notes list speeding fines for Brenda Stanley and Dwayne Smith in Makanda Marion.
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Robert L. Whiteside
Mounds
Vienna
Whiteside
Jack Evers
Indianapolis
Ind
Rt. 146
Evers
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Murphysboro
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Beverly Moore
Carolyn Shaw
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Rt. 4
Sparta
William Saak
Yvonda Eidson
Terry Myers
Diane Eidson
Eidson
Union County Hospital
Walter W. Grant
Dongola
Anna
Bing C. Dillow
Grant
Dillow
Rt. 51
Tammy Adams
Anna Miss Adams
Patrick H. Bullock
Buncombe
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Bullock
Lick Creek Road
Murphysboro Democrats Back 10 Incumbents for City Posts
The Murphysboro Democratic slate nominates 10 incumbents for city offices in 1969. Mayor Joe Williams, seeking a fifth term, was unanimously endorsed after a Friday informal meeting, despite earlier hints at retirement.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Williams
Comodes explode at SIU Morris Library amid air pressure fault
Three commodes in Southern Illinois University Morris Library burst after air pressure problems split lines. No injuries reported. supervisor Otto Gatway cites two failed controls on the compressed air tank causing water to back up. Damages about 150 dollars. repairs likely by Monday. Local city water pressure restored.
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Southern Illinois University
Morris
Otto Gatway
SIU
Gatway
Galway
Freeman Coal Mine Dispute Settled Over Payday Schedule
Miners at Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 4 mine near Johnston City accept a company designated payday after two walkouts over paydays. Shift pay times stay as agreed and Orient 3 miners near Waltonville remain on strike for a job bidding dispute. Kenneth Wells of District 12 UMWA calls for miners to return to work before formal processing.
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Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient 4
Johnston City
Freeman
Orient 3
Waltonville
Tipple
Kenneth Wells
United Mine Workers of America
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William H. Stewart
Stewart
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Cuba
Robert W. MacVicar
Gale Williams
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Crash
Mounds Man
Makanda
Brenda Stanley
Dwayne Smith
Grand Tower
Lynn W. Cavness
David C. Doom
Kenneth Taylor
Bill Hardwig
Ernie Miller
Kenneth Cochran
John Wright
Bruce Richmond
Robert
Curtis Cooper
Jim Shields
Cooper
Homer Roberts
Shields
Albert Mileur
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