D and D craze fuels careers of curious Carbondale kids
In Carbondale a group of 11 to 13 year olds play Dungeons and Dragons in Quasqueton, with 12th level characters, a revived thief, and a treasure haul. Local stores report high demand as Gary Gygax notes wide interest and Rand House plans print runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Invisible Zeyd
Krainox
Roscin
Cubious Persious
Zeyd
Quasqueton
Carbondale
Danny
Zeyd) Williams
Parrish School
Tod
Roscin) Martin, 11, and Keith (Krainox) Eveslage, 12, Plus Glenn
Cuthious) Meinhardt
Lincoln Junior High
Carl Hawse
Murphysboro Christian Academy
Kay-Bee Toy and Hobby Store
University Mall
Keith Slaybaugh
Gary Gygax
Lake Geneva
Wis
Quorum Row At Lesser City Council Cited
In Lesser, a stalemated city council drew comment from Sam Dittmer, chairman of Lesser People in Action, who said the brag about no quorum until Ned backed off of Gwendolyn had been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Gwendolyn
Lesser
Sam Dittmer
Lesser People In Action
Alderman resignations leave council with shaky quorum
The city council is reduced to four members after resignations by Martha Evancik and Lawrence Winemiller, amid ongoing absence by Josephine Gibbons and efforts by Acting Mayor Ned Mitchell to hold a meeting. The group People in Action plans to pressure attendance to address bills, police hiring, garbage contract, and a sewage usage ordinance. The dispute includes suspicions of misconduct around the mayor's secretary and treasurer Gwendolyn Nussbaum, who denies wrongdoing while remaining in her roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
Ned Mitchell
Martha Evancik
Lawrence Winemiller
Winemiller
Mitchell
William Schettler
Josephine Gibbons
Clifford Roberts
John Feira
Sam Dittmer
Lesser People In Action
Dittmer
James Sanders
Marion
Gwendolyn Nussbaum
Ned
Gwendolyn
Nussbaum
Ozark to restore flights to Williamson County airport
Ozark Air Line plans to file with the Civil Aeronautics Board to suspend service at Mount Vernon Mattoon Charleston and Bloomington Normal effective April 1. The airline will boost overall service back to pre strike levels by December 15 due to high holiday traffic and seat shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Ozark Air Line
Williamson County
Ozark
Illinois
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mount Vernon
Mattoon
Charleston
Bloomington-Normal
Charles R. Ehlert
Ehlert
Williamson
I 24 Bridge to Kentucky Closure Extended for Year
The I 24 bridge linking Southern Illinois and Kentucky near Paducah remains closed for at least another year. The 18.5 million, four lane span carries about 8 000 vehicles daily and traffic is diverted to the narrow Irwin Cobb Bridge between Brookport and Paducah, causing jams. Engineering tests on 160 welds show over a third suspected defective. John Fisher of Lehigh University will test 75 core samples early in 1980 to determine cause and repair plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Kentucky
Paducah
Charles Cook
Kentucky Department of Transportation Division of Bridges
Irwin Cobb
Brookport
Cook
John Fisher
Lehigh University
Bethleham
Jerry Mount
Mount
Illinois mayors to meet protest coal ban in Illinois
Illinois mayors plan a 10 a.m. Saturday rally at Rend Lake Community College Ina to oppose sulfur burning restrictions on area coal. Host Marissa Mayor Arthur Macke expects about 100 mayors to sign a declaration urging federal action to save Southern Illinois coal jobs amid layoffs centered in Randolph County and the Illinois Coal Association notes roughly 700 workers laid off earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Rend Lake Community College
Ina
Marissa
Arthur S. Macke
Randolph County
Illinois Coal Association
Murphysboro area thefts total about $3500 in losses
Four Jackson County residents reported thefts occurring between Thursday and Sunday. Two bicycles valued over 150 dollars were stolen Sunday from Jeannie Clover on Route 3 Melody Lane Murphysboro. A color television a revolver a shotgun and two rifles were taken Sunday from Robert Easton on Route 1 Gorham. The total value is about 1000 dollars. Parts valued 1120 dollars were taken from a trimming machine left overnight Saturday in an apple orchard at Springdale Orchards Murphysboro. A pickup truck worth 500 to 600 dollars was stolen Thursday night from Roby Fox on the Giant City blacktop Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Sheriffs Department
Jeannie Clover
Melody Lane
Murphysboro
Robert Easton
Gorham
John W. Sauer
Springdale
Roby Fox
Carbondale
Illinois Western Horse Show aids Cerebral Palsy group
The Illinois Western Horse Show and Racing Association plans to donate about $1,000 to Cerebral Palsy of Southern Illinois for the 15th year. The funds were raised at the association’s 15th annual benefit horse show in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Organization
Illinois Western Horse Show and Racing Association Plags
The
Show and Racing Association
Rend College Jazz Night Revives Big Band Era
Rend Lake College presents An Evening of Modern Jazz in the college theater. The event features a college community band with Rend Lake students faculty and area high school reps, plus a student jazz combo. Admission is 75 cents for students and 1.50 for non students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College- Community
Bend Lake College
Rend Lake
Benton, Bruford
Mount Vernon
Thompsonville
Wayne City
West Frankfort
Carbondale de underage drinking crackdown nets 13 arrests
Thirteen people were arrested in Carbondale between Thursday night and Saturday morning for underage alcohol possession or using fake IDs. All were released on bail. Names and addresses of those charged or cited at Hangar Sgt. T. J. McFly's Gatsby's and other Illinois Ave. venues are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Laurie Ann Walker
Baldwin Hall
Hangar
S. Illinois Ave
Sally Berlin
Chicago
T. J. McFly
Michael Olerich
N. Michaels St
South Illinois Avenue
Kent Watson
W. Freeman Sr
Gatsby's
Bradley Antonacci
Marion
Sgt. T. J. McFly
Dawn Christen
Debra Kanallakan
600 W. Freeman Sr
Jacob Gettings
Michael Albert
Jerseyville
Gatsby’s
Sahara Coal fights IDM on mine permit and soil rules
Sahara Coal Co sues Illinois Mines and Minerals over a permit denial claiming 176 acres at No 6 mine in Saline County deserve a different soil plan. The company argues its subsoil system could meet rules 1104 with evidence, while the department cites coarse material and water holding concerns. A Harrisburg hearing is set for Thursday. the outcome could force Sahara to restart permit applications and affect about 600 jobs across connected facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Sahara Coal Co
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Douglas Downing
Land Reclamation Division
Department
Sahara
Saline County
Ment
Walter Lucas
Lucas
Downing
Harrisburg
Mines and Minerals
No. 6
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Gygax
Random House
Gentlemen's Quarterly
Omni
Rolling Stone
Sports Illustrated
Danny Williams
Parrish
Glenn
Edmund
CCHS
Mark Moreno
Strategic Games Society
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Mark
Man
Cygax
Carl
Mary Daly
Glenn Meinhardt
Tod Martin
Keith Eveslage
Rend College
Jack Musgrave
Larry Phifer
Bob Luckey
David Friend
Mike Thomas
Andrea Silver
Kathryn Nardecchia
Schneider Hall
Michael Schwalb
Boomer II
Rod Opel
Oblong
Illinois Ave
Sahara Coal
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