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Frankfort council clash over purchases and pipe deal
West Frankfort Mayor John Heaton and Commissioner Herman Karnes traded accusations at a City Council meeting. The dispute centered on who approved furniture purchases for City Hall and the source of transit pipe for a water main project. The council approved hire of a fourth fireman and a Dec 31 Sink or Swim Day proclamation while considering garbage collection feasibility amid unemployment rallies.
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John Heaton
Herman Karnes
West Frankfort
Heaton
Karnes
Johns Manville Co
Tom Griffin
Griffin
Frank Hanagan
Water Department
John Bowen
Bowen
Kenneth Gray
Illinois