Simon Sees Shared Human Problems Across Brooklyn Tour
U S Rep Paul Simon reports after a two day Brooklyn tour that despite vast urban rural differences the human problems are similar. He cites crime deterioration and poverty in Solarzs district while noting a mix of middle class areas and poor tenements. He says farmers price issues remain but visiting Solarzs district is essential.
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Brooklyn
Simon
Tour
Joe Garner
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
U.S
Paul Simon
Solarz
Goreville
Elkville
Southern Illinois candidates file for March primary
On the second day of the filing period, multiple Democrats and Republicans entered petitions for county clerk sheriff treasurer and commissioner across Jackson Williamson Union Randolph and other counties. Notable names include Gene Hatfield Herrin and former Herrin police chief William Humphrey, amid a mix of incumbents and first time filings.
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Gene Hatfield
Route 1
Herrin
Hatfield
Verlyn Dobbins
Russell Oxford
Leslie McCollum
Jo M. Walker
Curtis Palmer
John Hamilton
Claude Roland
Barney Boren
Terry Harmon
Jerald Kobler
William Brown
Thomas Anderson
Donald Daugherty
Charles Aldridge
Illinois
Marion
Franklin-Williamson
Illinois Public Health Department
William Humphrey
Herrin 8
Union County
Larry L. Tripp
Richard
Rick’’ Lingle
Jonesboro
Clifford
Ler
Glenn E. Teller
Anna
Tripp
Fred Blaylock
Mickey J. Kelley
W. P
Bud’’ Rendleman
Wolf Lake
Carl W. Boyd
Randolph County
Leonard Ernsting
Sparta
Ruth Filster
Chester
Neal O. Hammel
John H. Wittenbrink
C. J. “Cap” Smith
Steeleville
Harold B. Mueller
Frank M. Maybell
Kenneth Raffl
Red Bud
Charles
Chuck
Bernasek
Dick’’ Dethrow
Ardell ‘Snap
Currat
Modoc
Murphysboro votes to fund road to new high school
Murphysboro City Council approves a $60,000 payment to Murphysboro Unit School District 186 for the new high school entrance road but rejects taking the road into the city system. The action shifts all future maintenance costs to the district and ties to traffic relief efforts around the campus.
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Murphysboro
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Old Illinois 13
James Blackwood
North 16Th Street
Michael Bowers
Zeigler UMW to resume talks after two week delay
Negotiations between the Illinois United Mine Workers of America and Zeigler Coal Co. will restart Monday in St Louis after a two week pause. Zeigler miners in Illinois joined a national coal strike on Dec 6. The company operates mines at Johnston City Coulterville and Sparta and is negotiating separately from the national contract.
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Walnut Street
Bowers
Dick Kennedy and
Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois United Mine Workers of America
Zeigler Coal Co
Coal Company
UMW
John Samuels
Springfield
Zeigler
Finois
St. Louis
Samuels
Illinois
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Washington
Johnston City
Coulterville
Sparta
Illinois Coal Company
Dams in Illinois face early inspections for high hazard
Fifteen Illinois dams including Kinkaid Lake Cedar Lake and Pinckneyville Reservoir will be inspected this year by state and federal officials under a federal program. The first check was held at Dunlap Lake in Madison County with others to follow. inspections focus on potential loss of life and property.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Kinkaid Lake
Cedar Lake
Pinckneyville Reservoir
Illinois
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Water Resources
Dunlap Lake
Madison County
Edwardsville
Corps
Chicago
Kinkaid and
Cedar Lakes
East Fork Lake
Olney
Grimsby
Sand Ridge
Gorham
Pomona
Carbondale
Tragedy Shocks Evansville During SIU Game
More than 4,000 fans watched SIU Carbondale host Evansville as news breaks that the Evansville basketball program suffered a fatal crash at the moment of tipoff. University officials mourned and reflected on travel safety as coaches and staff expressed condolences and noted the broader impact on college athletics.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Evansville College
Carbondale
Evansville
Mark Sandy
Salukis
SIUC
Warren Brandt
Evansville Presi
Dent Warren Graves
Brandt
Ace Sports
Greg Knipping
Gayle Sayers
Mike Duff
University of Evansville
Area Christmas tree sales boom in Southern Illinois
The region reports a surge in cut your own and live tree purchases as families make a seasonal outing. Prices range from 3.95 to 20 for cut trees and 10 to 40 for live trees. Dealers emphasize freshness, lower cost, and family time as drivers. People buy bagged live trees to replant after Christmas, and experts advise proper watering and water-based stands to extend life and safety.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinois
Oliver Caldwell
Caldwell
Imp
Cobden
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Nancy Travis
Carterville
Fabric Barn
McGuire’s Orchards
Makanda
Beverly Morehead
McGuire’s Said
Jerry Eldridge
Hol
Ly Park Nursery
Marion
Holly Park
Robert Stevenson
Hillside Nursery
Carbondale
Stevenson
Michigan
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Ward 2
Leonard Pullis
Kinkaid Lake Conservancy District
Pullis
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Crab Orchard Lake
Devil's Kitchen Lake
Grassy Lake
Kinkaid
Cedar
Dunlap
East Fork
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Jackson
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Bob Hudson
Marv Bates
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