Marion public hearing on bond proposal for schools
The Marion unit school district schedules a public hearing at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium to explain a 1.6 million bond proposal tied to a 3.1 million grant from the Illinois Capital Development Board for a new junior high and senior high expansion. A Dec 20 referendum is planned with four polling places, and previous turnout was 1,696 to 1,566 against.
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Marion
Illinois Capital Development Board
Marion Unit Two
James Wiley
William
Creal Springs
Pittsburg
Washington and Longfellow
Supt
A. C. Storme
Blaze damages box car at Illinois Central Gulf yard
Firefighters from Carbondale battled an overheated box car in the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight yard for about 90 minutes starting at 3 am. Three bags of flour were destroyed and the car left with a gaping hole in its bottom.
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Carbondale
Ilinois Central Gulf
Gursky Charged in Marion Aggravated Assault Case
Richard Gursky, 29, of 1410 N Van Buren St Marion, arrested by Williamson County detectives Friday night on aggravated assault charges. Robin Moore said a man hid in her car at Westmore Plaza three weeks earlier, armed with a knife. He fled after Moore drove away and stopped at home. Gursky is held in Williamson County jail awaiting circuit court arraignment.
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Richard Gursky
van Buren St
Marion
Williamson County
Robin Moore
Westmore Plaza
Gursky
New directory assistance numbers set in Carbondale and SIU
A new directory assistance number will start Wednesday for General Telephone in Carbondale and Southern Illinois University. Car residents dial 1411 while university callers use 94111. The old 113 number will be disconnected. The change is listed in the 1975 directory and will appear in the 1976 edition.
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General Telephone
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois University
John Youngblood
Massage parlor hearing set in Williamson County court
Robert Gower operator of the Swedish Health Club seeks an injunction to block enforcement of a massage parlor ordinance. Judge John Clayton denied a temporary injunction but ordered a permanent injunction hearing Thursday. The ordinance requires a $250 license fee and 70 hours of therapy massage training, while Gower contends his parlor north of Marion on Illinois 37 does not provide therapy massage.
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Robert Gower
Swedish Health Club
Williamson County
John Clayton
Gower
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Marion
Illinois 37
Walgreen Stores in Carbondale Reported Burglary and Theft
Two Walgreens affiliated stores in Carbondale were burglarized late Friday or early Saturday. Eugene Ross, manager of the Mardale Shopping Center location, said the front door was pried open and cash and drugs were taken. At University Mall, manager Bob McMillin reported the narcotics cabinet broken into and an undetermined amount of drugs stolen.
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Walgreen
Carbondale
Eugene Ross
Mardale
Ross
Tering
University Mall
Bob McMillin
Cobden Police Department Gets Its Own Office
Cobden police now occupy a separate office after partitions added to city hall creating a fourth room for police work. The department’s new telephone number is 9893-2213, replacing calls previously answered at the city clerk’s line.
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Cobden
Slaying Inquest Set For Monday In Carbondale
An inquest into the November 1 gunshot slayings of three Carbondale men will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the First National Bank of Carbondale. Coroner Donald Ragsdale said relatives will attend. Victims are Terry Eanes 23 Robert Gilmore 21 both of Carbondale and James Williams 22 of East St Louis. Three Carbondale men Grady Bryant 26 Luther Carter 43 Ronald Jenkins 29 are charged with murder.
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Carbondale
First National Bank of Carbondale
Jackson County
Donald Ragsdale
Terry L. Eanes
Robert T. Gilmore
James A. Williams
East St. Louis
Grady Bryant
Luther Carter
Ronald Jenkins
Scream May Have Saved Area Woman
Pamela Campbell 20 of 405 East College Street reported an aggravated assault by a gunman who followed her to her apartment door from a parking lot. She described a black male, 20s, about five foot eleven, medium build, wearing a blue pea coat and blue knit cap. he fled on foot after she screamed.
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Carbondale
Pamela Campbell
E. College St
Marion Jaycees Open Christmas Tree Sale Tonight
The Marion Jaycees begin selling Christmas trees today at 510 W. Main St. Quality will set prices rather than height, with sales from 1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Tree prices will be higher than average as chairman Sam Lattuca Jr. emphasizes better quality.
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Marion Jaycees
Main St
Sam Lattuca Jr
Carbondale Plans Mock Catastrophe Exercise
Carbondale will host a mock disaster test on February 19 to evaluate emergency response. Officials from the U S Office of Emergency Preparedness in Battle Creek and the Illinois State Emergency Operations Center in Springfield will provide the scenario starting at 7 30 p m for about four to five hours. Umpires will judge the city's actions and post game critiques will highlight strengths and weaknesses.
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Carbondale
U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
Battlecreek
Mich
State Emergency Operations Center
Springfield
Robert Alexander
Carbondale Civil Defense
Alexander
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