Train collision near Cobden causes multi-fatal wreck
Illinois Central and Gulf Railroad freight trains collided head on near Cobden. Four crewmen died including D. B. Baltzell of Centralia. injuries reported and extensive coal spill. Estimated property damage surpasses $1 million as investigators probe cause and track switch misalignment.
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Illinois Central and Gulf Railroad
Cobden
James Johnson
Carbondale
D. B. Baltzell
Centralia
Johnson
Federal Railroad Administration
Anna
Jury Urges Crab Orchard Estates Fire Probe and Escalated Safety Review
A Williamson County coroner's jury ruled Crab Orchard Estates resident Kyle Magnotti died Nov 24 in an undetermined fire at a friend's rented home. The jury recommended inspection of the living facilities and further state fire marshal investigation, citing substandard housing and unresolved ignition factors.
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Crab Orchard Estates
Williamson County
Kyle Magnotti
Burbank
Epps Motors
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Miss Magnotti
Diane Stringham
Mark Kerwath
Miss Stringham
Southern Illinois University
Kerwath
Pay called main issue in CCHS impasse talks
The Carbondale Community High School Education Association declares impasse with the school board over salary and one year versus two year contracts. Teachers say the base salary, currently 7200, must rise with years and credits, while the board cites 5.5 percent raise and a two year term. A mediator may be sought, sharing costs between union and district.
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Charles Lerner
Bill Yates
Cchsea
Lerner
Yates
William Holder
Education Association
American Arbitration Association
Workshop Expansion Planned for Murphysboro Center
The Jackson County Community Workshop and Activity Center in Murphysboro will expand its programs to 12 more clients thanks to a $7,500 state grant. It is among 54 statewide day care grants from the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmentally Disabled, linked to an October compromise reshaping the department and boosting services for the developmentally disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Illnois Dept. of Mental Health and
Developmentally Disabled
Dept. of Mental Health
Mitchell seeks seat in 59th district 1974 race
Mitchell 53 a former state senator and defeated representative candidate will seek the Republican nomination in the 59th district race. He served in the 57th and 59th districts from 1966 to 1970 and was defeated in 1970 by Sen Gene Johns. He ran in 1972 and finished fourth behind Clyde Choate C L McCormick Hart and Richard Hart.
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Delmer R. Mitchell
Johnston City
Mitchell
Gene Johns
Marion
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
C. L. Anna
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Choate
Brush School hosts gospel group We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Principal Mary Swindell calls the Good News Circle performance at Brush School in Carbondale beautiful as five young singers entertain 4th to 6th graders for about 40 minutes. Some parents object, saying it violates separation of church and state, while Swindell says the show was strictly musical with no religious overtones.
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Good News Circle
Brush School
Carbondale
Mary Swin
Dell
Cchs East
Lincoln
Swindell
Brush
Civil service reclassification may drop 200 Illinois jobs
Illinois state personnel officials moved to remove about 200 southern district civil service jobs from protection. A Nov. 14 memo listed 32 classifications to be excluded, potentially affecting nearly 5,000 state jobs. District 13 spans 13 southern counties with highway and maintenance roles at stake. A Senate subcommittee subpoena seeks agency records as a Dec. 11 hearing looms.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Ilinois Dept. of
Nolan B. Jones
Department
Dept. of Transporta
Thon
James Newton
Highway Division 9
Carbondale
Anna State Hospital
Springfield
Bob Hartsock
District 13 State Police
State Senate
Dept. of Personnel
Jones
Florida
Senate
Early Christmas Mail Volume Up 20 Percent in Carbondale
Postal officials report a 20 percent rise in mail volume in Carbondale, driven by parcels and outgoing letters. Superintendent James Montgomery noted 395000 pieces handled on Wednesday, with last week totaling 1.7 million. To cope, section windows will extend hours on Saturdays and Dec 15, with weekday hours 8 am to 5 30 pm. downtown station unchanged.
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Carbondale
James Montgomery
Sectional
Montgomery
California
Hubert Goforth
Goforth
Bangor sophomore among SIU Board student reps
Matthew Rich of Bangor Maine appears winner for Carbondale campus as SIU Board of Trustees student representative. He joins Don Hastings as the two non voting student members. 2 620 votes cast with some ballots unreadable due to computer issues.
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Matthew Rich
Bangor
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
John Pohlman
Rich
Pohlmann
Don Hastings
Edwardsville
Ward withdraws from four member state elections panel
Jackson County Clerk Delmar Ward withdrew his name today from consideration for the four member state board of elections. Rep. Choate had nominated Ward on November 24, joining Madison County Clerk Eulalia Hotz as the two nominees from each party for Gov. Walker to choose from. Ward will remain as county clerk and seek reelection.
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Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Board of Elections
Rep
Choate
Ward
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Madison County
Eulalia Hotz
Edwardsville
House of Representatives
State Senate
Daniel Walker
Rep. Choate
Name Change Hearing for Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Murphysboro
State officials heard testimony on a proposal to rename Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery to Glenhaven Memorial Park. 33 witnesses spoke with De Laney supporting the change while relatives of buried individuals opposed it citing sentimental ties and deed questions. The comptroller will decide later this month after review of the hearing records.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
James H. de Laney Sr
Glenhaven Memorial Park, Inc
de Laney
Ronald M. Hamelberg
Office of State Comptroller
George Lindberg
Roger C. Nauert
Comptroller
Hamelberg
Glenhaven Memorial Park
Secretary of State
Comptroller’s Office
DeLaney
Glenhaven
Cora Lee Lawder
Pleasant Gove
Woodson Fishback
Rf. 7
Carbondale
Frank Parrish
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Robert D. Taylor
Richard Arning
Donald E. Shdelbower
Ronald Haack
Mascoutah
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Miss Magnetti
Ivan Wright
Carbondale Fire Department
Glen Stearns
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
James R. Wilson
Glaston Edgar Allen
Herrin
Margaret Jane Keel
Bush
CCHS
The
Carbondale Community High School Education Association
Ers
Illinois Security Hospital
Illinois State Penitentiary
Southern
Pleasant Grove
Ting
Josephine Wolfe
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