Hit and Run Hits Ambulance In Carbondale
Authorities seek driver of a hit and run car that struck a De Soto volunteer ambulance en route to a hospital with a heart attack patient. The Chevrolet coupe with a white top and green body collided at Illinois avenue and Main street, damaging the ambulance and its right side.
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Carbondale
de Soto Volunteer Fire Department
Illinois Avenue
Main Street
Frank Lloyd Crow
de Soto
Kiwanis Club Gifts Boost Herrin Holiday Toy Program
Herrin Kiwanis with chairman Gilbert Meracle reports about 400 toys for 100 children from gifts collected at North Side Lincoln and West Side schools with South Side visit planned. Herrin American Legion adds fruit and candy while items are repaired wrapped and distributed December 23.
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Herrin Kiwanis
Herrin
Gilbert Meracle
North Side
Lincoln
South Side
West Side
Meracle
Herrin American Legion
Carbondale: Charles L. Lee Fined for Speeding
Charles L. Lee of 934 North Ninth Street Murphysboro was fined twenty dollars including costs by Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz on a speeding ticket issued by State Trooper John Donahue.
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Carbondale
Charles L. Lee
Ninth St
Murphysboro
Robert Schwartz
John Donahue
Attempted murder charge in Marion tavern stabbing case
Albert Kneezle faces attempted murder charges after a Saturday early morning stabbing at Rolling View Tavern near Marion. Victim Phillip Rodgers Jr. survived four stab wounds and a spleen removal. bond set at 5,000, with the case bound to the February circuit court term.
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Marion
Betty Rodgers
Phillip ‘‘Sox
Rodgers Jr
Albert ‘‘Trice’ Kneezle
E. Parham St
Rodgers
Marion Veterans Hospital
Rolling View Tavern
Rt. 37
Two Men and a Girl Held In Jail In Randolph County
Two Mt. Vernon men Henry Dobb 31 and Donald G Dobb 19 and a 14 year old girl are held in Randolph County jail. They face Jefferson County charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The younger Dobb also faces a license violation. Arrested on Rt 150 43 west of Steeleville on a Jefferson County warrant, they were to be moved to Jefferson County this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Randolph County
Henry Dobb
Donald G. Dobb
Jefferson County
Dobb
Steeleville
Jeffferson County
Carbondale Approves Workable Program for 120 housing units
Carbondale’s workable program for a 120 unit public housing project gained approval from the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency after City Council action in October. The plan sets building and safety codes, refines a city development plan, and clears the way for a federal loan application. Final loans hinge on site selection and plan approvals by the Jackson County Housing Authority.
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Carbondale
Federal Housing and Home ‘Finance Agency
D. Blaney Miller
HHFA
Jackson County Housing Authority
Carbondale City Plan Commission
SIU Buys Midwest Aero Service at Southern Illinois Airport
Southern Illinois University has become airport operator by purchasing Midwestern Aero Service Inc. SIU will continue charter flying, hangar rentals, weather center, and fuel sales. The sale includes airplanes, equipment, and the operating contract but not the airport buildings. Seibert and Kerring to join SIU staff and manage the airport.
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Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Gene Seibert
SIU
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Midwestern
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
Seibert
Elliott Kerring
University of Illinois
St. Louis University
Ohio State
Purdue
Oklahoma A & M
Oklahoma
Stephens College
Minnesota
Ohio University
Miami University
Airport Authority Board
Former Nursing Home Chief Under Treatment
George Rollo, once head of Jackson County Nursing Home, is in treatment at the Veterans Hospital in Jefferson Barracks St. Louis after pleading guilty to drug use. He received five years probation with a four month treatment, following a voluntary admission to Demerol stock. The narcotics unit found insufficient Marion facilities and a detailed stock report is due this week.
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George Rollo
Jackson County Nursing Home
Vetererans Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Rollo
Jackson County
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Illinois Narcotics Division
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Ridgeway
Nursing Home
Carbondale Trailer Court Project Stalled Over Permits
Controversy over a proposed trailer court near South Dixon street in Carbondale grows as the city refuses a service building permit and the state health department demands full plans. Developer Charles Friedline has not secured state approval or a building permit, prompting city and health officials to halt work and seek proper filings.
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South Dixon Street
Carbondale
State Health Department
Charles Friedline
Friedline Drive
Friedline
Health Department
Southern Illinoisan
Favreau
Murphysboro Youth Faces Tavern Burglary Charge
Murphysboro resident Leslie Eugene Wilson 19 is jailed on a 700 dollar tavern burglary charge tied to an Oct 5 break-in at New Baden. Wilson, Webb, and Pippin allegedly participated. Webb and Pippin face Clinton/Union County charges. Wilson previously faced a 50 dollar fine and one year probation related to a Makanda girl incident.
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Leslie
Butch
Wilson
Murphysboro
Clinton County
Pine St
Jackson County
Clinton
Henry Klutho
Eugene Webb
Charles Pippin
Baden
Webb
Pippin
Union County
Southern Illinois Milling Co
Makanda
Christmas Store Hours In Carbondale
Carbondale merchants will keep stores open until 8 30 p m from Monday December 19 to Friday December 23. They also plan Monday night openings until 8 30 p m starting in the new year, though tonight remains 9 p m closing.
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Carbondale
Leading Suspect Sought in Murphysboro Grocery Robbery
Jackson County authorities and Murphysboro Police pursue a strong lead in the Friday night robbery of Marshall's Grocery totaling 1 587. The gunman about 60 and an accomplice around 17 fled in a stolen station wagon. three prints lifted from the vehicle.
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Murphysboro
Marshall's
Raymond Dillinger
Mt. Carbon
Herrin
Three Injured In Three-Car Crash On Rt 149
Three people were injured Sunday in a three car accident on Rt 149 two miles east of West Frankfort. The drivers were James C. McElyea 20 West Frankfort Mary Jane Pritchard 48 Thompsonville and Veto Baldi 30 West Frankfort. Baldi was admitted to Union Hospital West Frankfort with shoulder and leg pains and was in good condition later. Pritchard and McElyea received treatment for cuts and bruises. McElyea was ticketed for improper lane use.
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Rt. 149
West Frankfort
du Quoin
James C. McElyea
Mary Jane Pritchard
Thompsonville
Veto Baldi
Baldi
Union Hospital
Miss Pritchard
McElyea
Mine Report: Tuesday Work Lists Mines
Mines working Tuesday include Old Ben 9 and 2, Orient 3, Freeman 4, Burning Star No 1 and No 2, Fidelity and Zeigler 3 and Geigier 4 with no report from others. The list reflects a busy mining schedule with several shafts in operation and assigned numbers.
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Orient
Freeman
Burning Star
Fidelity
First Action On Protested Taxes Scheduled
Jackson County Court action to clear protested tax bills is set this week. Attorney William Ridgeway says 90 tax protest filings will be argued in objections over alleged unequal assessments. A session is planned Wednesday or Thursday before Judge Peyton Kunce to handle real estate and personal property protests totaling about 230000.
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Jackson
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Robert Maloney
Railroads
Utlity
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Dead Goose Found On SIU Flagpole Prank
SIU police discovered a dead Canadian goose raised on a flagpole by students involved in a prank. The incident occurred Sunday at Southern Illinois University and the animal was found near campus.
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SIU
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
SIU Channel 8 to Begin Construction Next Spring
Southern Illinois University plans March or April construction on Channel 8, targeting September air. The $417,000 project funds transmitter, tower, and a microwave link from Carbondale, with cooperation from Ford Foundation for educational films and tapes. Programs include classroom series, lectures, plays, home economics demonstrations, and broadcasts to all school levels.
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Southern Illinois University
Baren C. Robbins
SIU
Robbins
Tamaroa
U. S. Rt
William G. Stratton
Carbondale
Ford Foundation
Delyte W. Morris
SIU Board of Trustees
Morris
Uni
Purdue University
Midwest
Illinois
Purdue
National Educational Television and Research Organization
Kfvs-Tv
Cape Girardeau
Natioal Collegiate Athletics Association
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Eddie McCaslin
Chicago
Crow
Alfred Heber
Kiwanis Club
Kneezle
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Williamson County
Dean West
West
Kneezie
Mrs. Kneezle
Rodger
Ok’d
Gram
A and P Food Store
West Monroe St
J. C. Williams and Sons
Lloyd Hewitt
Nursing Home Committee
Janice Mann
Jackson Board of Supervisors
R. E
Tony” Favreau
Jackson County Authorities
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