Slaying of Lucille Fligor Still Unsolved in Carbondale
Jackson County Sheriff Don White reports no firm suspects in the strangling and stabbing death of 62 year old Lucille Fligor near Carbondale. A witness saw her car being driven away but did not see the driver’s face. The 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass was later found on East Hester Street near SIU Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Lucille Fligor
Carbondale
Hester Street
Southern Illinois University
White
Mrs. Fliger
Mrs. Fligor
Fliger
Boskydell Road
U.S. 51
Hester
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Illinois State Police
de Soto
Fligor
Ragsdale
Miners Brace for Strike as Families Stock Up
Southern Illinois coal families prepare for a nationwide UMWA strike with 60 a day average wages, saving money and stocking food, gifts, and health coverage fears. Miners like Max Keene and Lonnie Fox plan for months away from work, while others join the UMW credit union and bank Christmas clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Schechter
Don Arval
Lonnie
Janice Fox
Max Keene
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Pinckneyville
Consolidation Coal Co
Fox
UMW Credit Union
Pam
Steve McGriff
Ava
McGriff
Amax Coal Co
McGriffs
Jeffery
Freeman Spur
Don Arvai
Zeigler
Ben Coal Co
Arvai
Southern Illinois
Francis Waters
Percy
Survivor recounts fire escape in Anna blaze death toll rises
A 17 year old survivor in Anna tells how he escaped flames from an apartment house blaze that killed his grandmother Marie Hawkins and landlord Marvin Davis. Fire officials say foul play is not suspected and the cause remains under investigation. Funeral plans are set in Galatia and Dongola for the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Union County Hospital
Buddy Hawkins
Marie Hawkins
Marvin Davis
Lawrence Boyer
Boyer
Hawkins
Buddy
Hendra
West Monroe
Davis
Crain
Dongola
Galatia
Sloan Funeral Home
North America
Harco
Edward
Eliza Malliday Medlin
Thelma Reeder
Harrisburg
Christmas shopping gains pace across Southern Illinois
Shoppers travel from Jackson to Carbondale and beyond as stores report brisk post Thanksgiving business. Buyers like Bev Johnson and friends pick practical, themed gifts while retailers note demand for clothing, appliances, toys, NASCAR and NFL merchandise, and personalized items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Bev Johnson
Jackson
Cape Girardeau
Carbondale
University Mall
Susan Fink
Martha Hornsby
Santa Claus
Illinois
Johnson
oJhnson
Fink
Eldon Ray
Penneys
Keeney
Marion
Terry Keeney
Magazine probes Chester UFO tale to clear up destruction claim
An investigator hired by Official UFO magazine checks rumors that Chester was attacked and rebuilt after a Aug. 2 night UFO raid. He interviews locals, tests dirt and grass samples, and plans a report to determine if the story was substantiated or retracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern
Chester
Bob Nesoff
Luke Grisholm
Harold Howie
Main Street
Ahlan Moulton
Stanley Maciejski
Nesoff
New York
New Jersey
Maciejski
Illinois
Southern Illinois seeks region office for black lung claims
Kenneth Dawes, Illinois president of the United Mine Workers, urged Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall to establish a Southern Illinois area office to process black lung claims. He said six to ten regional offices will handle benefits, alleviating Washington bottlenecks as 3000 plus applications wait with about two years for decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Schechter
Kenneth Dawes
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Dawes
U.S
Secretary of Labor
Ray Marshall
Labor Department
Washington
Marshall
Sparta
West Frankfort
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Franklin School Post Elvis Nolen Seeks Re election
Elvis Nolen, Franklin County Educational Service Region superintendent since 1970, announces candidacy for re election as a Democrat. He brings more than 20 years in teaching and administration and notes the countywide instructional media program started during his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Nolen
Franklin County Educational Service
Nolen
H. Lee Browning
Walier
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
University of Illinois
Franklin County
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Pam McGriff
Stephanie
Butch Nevious
Jean Hawkins
Jean
Charles Hawkins
NFL
Piccadilly
du Quoin
Janet Crews
Olga Todd
Olga
Murphysboro
Bailies Toy and Hobby Shop
Herrin
J.D. Bailie
Bailie
UFO
Grisholm
Chanute Air Force Base
Chanute
Rantoul
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Myron Fass
Fass
Black Lung Claims Office
Franklin School Post
First
Severa
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