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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1981
Page
2
The pace of petition filings for the March county primary slowed with no new filings in Williamson Johnson and Randolph counties by mid morning. The filing period runs through Monday, with the primary set for March 16 and the general election on November 2.
Jackson County Clerk Robert Harrell and Treasurer Shirley Booker filed Monday to run on the Democratic ballot. Democrat Kay Allen of Murphysboro filed for a county board seat in District 5 and Republican Robert E Edwards of Murphysboro filed for a county board seat in District 3. Edwards was just appointed to the board to fill an unexpired term in District 3.
Three Republicans, Frank Thomas of Benton, Jerry Gass of West Frankfort, and James Aiken of Benton, filed in Franklin County for sheriff and county superintendent respectively after the opening rush Monday. In addition, incumbent district 2 board member Bob Blondi filed for re election on the Democratic ticket. In Perry County Tom Morgan of Du Quoin, age 51, filed for the Democratic nomination for sheriff, challenging incumbent Jerry Woolsey. Morgan is a former Jackson County deputy sheriff and now works at Du Quoin Machine Works.
Topmost, Ky AP report: rescuers reached half a mile inside a eastern Kentucky coal mine to recover the last three of eight miners killed in a blast at Adkins Coal Co No 18. Bodies brought out at 2 28 a m after mud and water surged from the mine. Eight dead, three survivors.
Louis G. Foreman is the first candidate to file for the Massac County resident judgeship as Circuit Judge Robert Chase retires. Chase will leave a vacancy to be filled by Massac voters, with possible assignment of the new judge to cases in Jackson Williamson Union and Johnson counties within the First Circuit.
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Marion. Rates shown for carrier motor route and mail subscriptions. outside 18 county area, Illinois rates given. Office and classified ad numbers provided for contact. Postmaster address included for mail subscriptions.
Washington AP House Interior Committee approved a measure 21-20 to grant eminent domain power to coal slurry pipeline firms. The bill aims to bypass railroad land obstacles and move Western water coal slurry to the East, with opponents citing large water use and Western concern over water loss. Committee Chair Morris Udall touted safeguards preserving state water control.
Tanzanian Foreign Minister Salim Ahmed Salim bowed out of further balloting for the United Nations secretary general post on Tuesday. He said he remains available if the Security Council cannot settle on a compromise candidate.
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, struck down a University of Missouri at Kansas City policy banning use of a student center for religious worship and study by Cornerstone. The ruling upholds First Amendment religious expression on state universities.
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