Grand jury hearing set in Gerchenson slaying case
May 3 hearing set for murder defendants William Jackson and two other men as witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing. Judge Quindry reduced bail from 80 000 to 40 000 for each. 10 percent cash bonds of 4 000 apiece required. Defendants have been held since mid October in Sevea ae jail while Cook County cases proceed. The state plans to prove the defendants were present at the time of the killing but not in the student’s car.
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Quindry
Rt. 57
West Frankfort
Jackson
Stevens
William Jackson
Cook County
Chicago
Moran
Clark
Taylor
Illinois
Gerchenson
Missing man found dead in drainage ditch near East Prairie
The body of Louis Jack Branam was found around 10:45 a.m. by his sister in Perry County. Coroner Fran Maxton reported no foul play suspected. Funeral arrangements were pending at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Branam, who did day and timber work, was discovered about 200 feet north of the Chestnut intersection.
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Louis “Jack” Branam
Perry County
Fran Maxton
Charleston
Shelby Funeral Home
East Prairie
Branam
Chestnut
Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Georgia bridge link on Interstate 24
The proposed Inter sate 24 bridge connects Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee with 39 miles in Illinois 182 in Tennessee 93 in Kentucky and four in Georgia. Total Illinois road work cost is about 68 million dollars not counting Illinois share of the bridge.
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Ilinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Tenn
Newton
Illinois
Weather fuels string of ice related wrecks in Southern Illinois
Ice and slick bridges sparked a surge of minor wrecks across Southern Illinois on Saturday night. District police logged about a dozen accidents in Du Quoin and surrounding counties, with one serious injury from a slip on ice. Major roads and bridges were hazardous and a state trooper noted unprecedented ice conditions as responders worked through the evening.
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Illinois
Herrin-Johnston City
Bessie B. Greer
Johnston
Greer
Thomas B. Engram
Carbondale
District 13
Herrin Hospital
du Quoin
Jackson County
Grand Tower
Charlies Elwell
W. Sycamore
Apt. A
Murphysboro
Illiamson
Marion
Herrin
Franklin County
Roy Meyer
Ilinois Highway Division
Meyer
November Traffic Deaths Decline Statewide
Statewide traffic fatalities declined in November, with 180 deaths that month, down from 204 in November 1971. District 13 recorded 9 fatalities in November this year, up from 8 last year, while Southern Illinois saw 144 deaths through November 30, 197? year, higher than 121 the prior year.
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Southern Illinois
Lee Ledger
Southern District
Rt. 127
du Bois-Oakdale Road
Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Delights SIU Center Crowd
Cathy Dibble and Mary Baccus display a Charlie Brown holiday tree in the Southern Illinois University student center restaurant. Budget cuts left funds unused for trees, so Evie Dibble bought and garlanded the tree. The display, featuring Snoopy and Linus, became an unexpected hit.
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Cathy Dibble
Marion
Southern Illinois University Student Center
Mary Baccus
Carbondale
Charlie Brown
Evie Dibble
Cathy
Miss Dibble
Snoopy
Linus
Murphysboro Child Sends Santa Wish List Inside Card
Eight year old Ronnie Hale of Murphysboro writes to Santa at the South Pole with a holiday greeting on the outside and a gift list inside. The list includes a guitar drum flashlight Johnny Lightning camera bicycle and GI Joe.
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Santa Claus
Ronnie Hale
S. 13Th St
Murphysboro
Ronnie
South Pole
Johnny Lightning
Santa
SIU break and university closure dates announced
SIU break begins Saturday and classes resume at 5 30 p m January 2 1973 University residence halls close from noon December 16 to 1 p m January 1 Final exams begin Saturday Holiday offices labs and shops close December 25 26 Buildings close January 1 for New Year’s Day.
Bypass Support Emerges In Carbondale Meeting Plans
Mrs. George Patterson of Carbondale says a free bus will transport concerned citizens to a meeting on bypass plans. Floyd Cunningham will discuss ecology and the plan. The plan, tied to Rt. 51 lanes near the SIU plant, was killed after Jackson County Board voted against a seconding.
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George Patterson
W. Walnut St
Carbondale
West Bus Service
Unity Point School
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Mardale
Floyd Cunningham
Eee
Heritage Hills
WCIL
Larry
Neal Eckert
Transport Southern
Illinois University
farn_ Eckert
Stevenson to Speak in Shawnee and Southern Illinois
U S Sen Adlai Stevenson III will address audiences at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Shawnee visiting Cairo Mounds and Mound City. He plans stops in Thebes and then speaks Wednesday at Anna Jonesboro Community High School and Goreville High School with a hunting trip in Union County game refuge on the itinerary.
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U. S
Adlai Stevenson III
Tues
Cairo
Mounds
Mound City
Shawnee
Thebes
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Goreville High School
Union County Game Refuge
Amtrak Train Derailment Near Champaign Illinois
An Amtrak passenger train derailed Saturday near Hayes Station about 20 miles south of Champaign. State police report several minor injuries among passengers as eight cars left the track at the accident site.
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Champaign, Ill
Amtrak
Champaign
Hayes Station
Ex-husband accused in Marion throat cut case
A Marion woman told police her ex husband cut her throat with a knife at the Teahekia Lounge in Marion about 1125 p m Friday She was treated and released from Marion Memorial Hospital and came to the police station to report the incident later She plans to file charges Monday.
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Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Norma Hedrick
Rt. 3
Marvin Chamness
Teahekia Lounge
Main St
Hedrick
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Ralph Renner
Chester
William Dierks Jr
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Gerald Zacheis
Steeleville
Cletis Menard
Prairie du Rocher
Norman Schnepel
Bud
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