Herrin Dedicates City Hall in Weather Affected Ceremony
Gov Daniel Walker formally opened Herrin’s new $800000 city hall complex with a brief ribbon cutting before an audience of about 80 despite rain and wind. Mayor John McVey led the ceremony in Walker’s absence as a replica Liberty Bell was unveiled. The project replaces a 61 year old building, features a city flag and seal, and honors local officials and veterans. Walker praised Herrin’s vitality, while state senator Gene Johns and local groups attended a reception at Royalton grade school thanking them for supporting temporary classrooms for Zeigler Royalton Unit School District 188 after mine subsidence.
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Herrin
Daniel Walker
Walker
Williamson County
John McVey
Ilinois
Herrin Security
Walkar
City Hall
Harrin High School
Danzil Walker
Building Commission
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Royalton
Royalton Civic and Cultural Organization
Tle
Zeigler-Royalton
Lester Grace
First Baptist Church
Zeigler
Profoundly handicapped pupils gain help in program
In Carbondale, the Special Education Cooperative aids profoundly multiply handicapped students. Mark, 16, who is deaf, learns self help and motor skills at Sty Rest Nursing Home, with seven districts sharing funding. Teachers say behavior modification, language boards, and independent work skills help progress despite severe limitations.
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Joseph Arimond
Mark
Linda
Carbondale
Styrest Nursing Home
Marvin Ott
Urtc
Carbondale Special Education Cooperative
Oli
State child care and mental health services listed
Resources for child care and mental health in Illinois are outlined with regional contacts. Clarence Smith in Anna serves Perry Jackson Union Johnson Pope Hardin Massac Pulaski Alexander counties, and Bill Parks in Marion covers Williamson Franklin Jefferson Hamilton White Saline Gallatin. Diagnostic testing for physically handicapped children is available through the Division of Services for Crippled Children at the Marion regional office.
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Illinois Dept. of Mental Health
Gays
Phil Rushing
Marion
Ilinois Cent. of Children and Family Services
Telanhore
Clarence Smith
Anna
Perry
Jackson
Union
Johnson
Pope
Hardin
Massae
Pulaski
Alexander
Bill Parks
State
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson
Hamilton
White
Saline
Gallatin Counties
Division of Services For
Rushing
Murphysboro Firefighters Answer Cold Night Emergencies
Murphysboro crews worked two major fires Sunday night as freezing temperatures held the area. A Murphysboro truck aided Carbondale at 4:35 p.m. and stood by during a Brush School fire. Fireman Charles McNeill said the unit arrived just as Carbondale fought the house blaze on West Willow Street, where a four room home was gutted. Upon returning to Murphysboro after midnight, responders were sent to a second house fire at 400 block of South 17th Street, a Dorothy Lipe owned home heavily damaged and burning interior for hours.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Brush School
Charles McNeill
West Willow Street
McNeill
South 17Th Street
Chester Steele
Dorothy Lipe
Silver Beaver Awards Bestowed on Local Scouters
Carbondale man Jim McKeown and Herrin resident Jim Beaey received the Silver Beaver Award at the Egyptian Council Recreation Banquet in Carbondale. Also honored were Mark Lieferder Brock, Harold Bollman, and Dan Lunch with Woodbadge distinctions, while William Reynolds earned the North Central region award. Council officers for 1977 were installed, with Morgan Sweeney as president and Gerald Bailey as council commissioner.
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Herrin
Egyptian Council
Jim Beaey
Berlin
Jim McKenwn
Harquet
Southern Illinois Uuniversity-Carbondale
Tohscaue LeBracy
F.P. Bracy
Bracy
Bracy Realty Go
Herrin United Way
the Jaycees
the Lion's Club
McKeown
Siu-Tv
Bill Farley
Mark Nelderbrock
Makanda
Explorer Post Ship Tit
Woodbadee
Dan Lunch
Brent Fitegerald
Harold Bollman
Campbell Hill
First Warner-Up
North Central
William Reynolds
Carterville
Emmett Cockrum
Lake of Egypt
Morgan Sweeney
Harold Chase
Marion
Charles Cartwright
West Frankfort
Lee Roy Brandon
Jim Braey
Art Heins
Bruce Luthy
Gerald Bailey
Harrisburg Voters OK Bond Issue for Schools
Harrisburg unit school district voters approved a 1.95 million bond for two elementary schools. The 1,461 to 282 vote will combine with a state grant of 9.186 million to fund the project, replacing five obsolete schools cited by state officials.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Unit
State
Canila Development Board
Police Pay Tribute To Slain Comrade In Sparta Funeral
A funeral procession over a quarter mile long and 100 officers strong honored William Graves a 42 year old auxiliary Sparta officer fatally shot Thursday during a shootout with parolee James Cantwell Cantwell 25 of Percy and formerly of Peoria also died James Spier an Illinois state trooper killed Cantwell Graves funeral included officers from Randolph and nearby counties with the Sparta force and others paying respects at Union Cemetery as buglers played Taps and the flag was given to Graves widow Mary and her two sons
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Joseph Allmond
Sparta
William “Bill” Graves
Graves
James Francis Cantwell
Percy
Peoria
Cantwell
Bravil Ind
Winois
Baldwin
Randolph County
Illinois
Missouri
Mr. Graves
Pete Pehrer
Tlinois
Tilden
Ruma
Red Bud
Chester
Pinckneyville
Collinsville
Desloge
Hill Funeral Home
Randolph County Sheriff's
Union Cemetery
Rural Benton man, 68, dies after beating at home
Lemuel Ashby of Route 1 Benton, a retired farmer, died after a beating Sunday at his home near Garrison Lake. Investigators describe the death as an apparent homicide. An autopsy is planned to determine cause, with no inquest date set. Two shotguns and a rifle were taken from the rear of the house. Survivors include three children and several grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled Wednesday at Poulson Funeral Home in Benton.
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Ott
Mark
Strain
Benton
Franklin County
Lemuel Ashby
Route 1
Seagle
Bob Garrison
Garrison
Ashby
Gar
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies
District 25
Tilnnis State Police
Terry Hopkins
Mr. Ashby
Arkansas
Charles L
Florence M. Pritchatt Ashby
Robert L. Ashby
Plainview
Lee Edward Ashby
Festus
Ruby McDonald
Valles Mines
Bertha Aselton
Melissa Potter
Muskogee
Okla
Myrtle Deck
Dearborn
Mich
Poul. Son Funeral Home
Benign
Poul
Son Funeral Home
Masonite
Odd Fellows
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Murphysboro Crew
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Southern Ilinois University - Carbondale
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Perry County Sheriff's Dept
Marissa Police Dept
Sembly of God Church
Mary Graves
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