Marion unit ponders next step after second bond rejection
Marion Unit Two Board weighs next move after a second bond proposal to fund a new grade school failed 1,256 to 882. Voters in Pittsburg Creal Springs East Marion and West Marion rejected the plan, prompting talk of a February election, double shifts, or a 4 grade system to ease crowding at McKinley School and area facilities damaged by a 1968 quake.
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Marion
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Pittsburg
Creal Springs
East Marion
West Marion
Clyde Robertson
A. C. Storme
Melvin Felts
McKinley
Buildig
Felts
James Sanders
Sanders
McKinley School
Harold Chase
William Kibler
Creal. Springs
Atif
Rend Lake College to sell one fourth of airplane stake
Rend Lake College board votes 5 to 0 to sell its one fourth interest in a 1854 Beechcraft Bonanza. President James M. Snyder plans to bid at least 2 873.93, the college’s invested amount, and attorney Don Musick will open public bidding soon.
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Mike Aaron
Southern Illinoisand
Rend Lake College
Don Musick
James M. Snyder
Snyder
Rend Conservancy District approves new expense form
Rend Conservancy District trustees on Tuesday approved three new expense voucher forms. The district manager board secretary and district treasurer will review items before presentation to the trustees. Also approved an easement to TriCounty Electric Coop for power lines to Remi Lake College with lines to be underground at the utility's cost.
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Rend Lake
Benton Evening] News
TriCounty Electric Coop
Mt. Vernon
Remi Lake College
Carbondale Council Shuns Rock Festival Position
Carbondale officials deferred a stand on the proposed rock music festival planned for next May. Council members agreed to discuss at an informal Jan 8 meeting with a formal vote to follow, as residents urged the council to take a side while Mayor Keene noted objections from groups he belongs to. An informal meeting was set for Jan 6 but canceled for holidays.
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Carbondale
Couuncilmen
Cilmen
Velma Halstead
E. Park St
California
William Eaton
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Hans Fischer
Coun Jcilman
Archie Jones
David Keene
Keena
Keene
Eaton
Bin
Ed Rosen
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Pete Kost
Gale Williams
Jackson County
Atty
Richard Richman
Driver Hits Parked Car In Carbondale
Anna L. George, 43, of 714 N. Carico Carbondale was treated and released at Doctors Hospital after a crash on North Oakland Ave. at about 1:00 a.m. She was charged with improper driving. Her vehicle damaged Gen Gellmaan’s parked car at 617 N Oakland Ave, which was crushed between a tree and the George car.
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Anna L. George
Carico
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Oakland Ave
Gen Gellmaan
George
Dog owner's rescue ends in court in Carbondale
Samuel K. Johnson, 22, of 7124 James St Carbondale, charged with obstructing process and removing part of a vehicle after allegedly taking keys and a spring from a Carbondale animal warden's truck. Warden Bob Zebka attempted to retrieve the dog. Johnson refused bail, held at Jackson County jail Murphysboro, case continued to Jan 15, released on $500 recognizance bond. Johnson is a member of Carbondale Fair Housing Board.
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Samuel K. Johnson
James St. Carbondale
Johnson
Carbondale
Bob Zebka
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale’s’ Fair Housing Board
Fire Damages Home From Short Circuit In Tree Lights
Fire crews respond to Marion in the evening Tuesday when Renato Souza reports a television set short and minor damage at 515 South Calumet Street. In West Frankfort, a blaze in Jerry Spears home at 801 Cochran Avenue causes a living room fire from faulty Christmas tree lights, with estimated damage of 3650.
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Marion
Renato Souza
S. Calumet St
West Frankfort
Jerry Spears
Cochran &J
Violinist John Harder Performs Tremolo at SIU Marching Salukis
Southern Minors University senior John Harder plays a tremolo on the violin once used with the SIU Marching Saluki Band before packing it away. The moment captures a capstone note of his college music career as he concludes his tenure with the ensemble.
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Southern Minors University
John Harder
SIU
Harder
Coroner urges probe in Marion traffic death of Cynthia Turner
Williamson County coroner's jury recommends holding Harrisburg man for grand jury investigation in the November 15 wreck that killed 19 year old Cynthia Turner of Marion. Evidence indicated Meadows drove east in the westbound lane, with witnesses reporting high speed and alcohol odor noted by a state trooper.
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Williamson County Coroniers
Harrisburg
Marion
James R. Wilson
Cynthia Turner
Western
Aire Estates
Cambria
Jim
Phyllis Russel
Meadows
Paul Clark
E. E. Jeter
Foreman
Kathleen Brighton
Charles Rothschild
Cleo Emory
Ronald McKinney
Don Holland
Unsanctioned election backs District 50 at West Frankfort hospital
Former Union Hospital employees cast 87 votes for District 50 in a secret ballot at West Frankfort City Hall amid a strike tied to a hospital dispute. The tally, with 1 spoiled ballot and no support for Teamsters or a different union, signals strong UMWA backing though impact on the impasse remains unclear. District 50 and local officials organized the vote, while Hospital directors still favored Teamsters Local 347 as bargaining agent for current and returning workers.
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Carol Alexander
Hospital
Teamsters Local 347
District 50
Teamsters
West Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
George Shanks
Ellis H. Dugger
Max Samples
William Palmer
District 40
Pakner
J. C. Mitchell
Marion
Benton
Mitchell
John Daily
District 59
Vernon Ford
Teemsters Union
Ford
UMWA
UMIFA
Concerned Citizens Committee
R. £. George
Benton approves Sullivan Cable franchise bid
Benton City Council approved Sullivan Cable System Inc for the cable franchise, paying a $25,000 fee plus 3 percent of annual gross. Vandalia Cable TV offered $500 plus 3 percent but was not chosen. Sullivan aims to begin operations in about a year with a $4.95 monthly subscriber charge. Ed Sullivan holds a majority stake.
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Benton City
Mt. Vernon
Sullivan Cable System, Inc
Vandalia Cable Tv, Inc
Otto Biggs
Sullivan Company
Sullivan
John Manion
Ed Sulliv
Two Teens Charged in Marion TV Theft Incident
Walley Lee Branch 17 and a 16 year old companion faced charges after allegedly stealing a 1967 car from Kenneth Blades Body Shop on Boyton Court streets. The vehicle overturned on College and Court streets, demolishing the car and causing minor injuries to the youths. Branch received a postponement to secure an attorney, with the juvenile court appearance slated for today.
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Walley Lee Branch
Marion
Dee
Branch
Kenneth Blades
Boyton
Court Streets
College
Court Street
Collision injures two in Marion motorists
Two Marion women, Mrs. Bernice Maddux and Mrs. Sue Ellen Fitts, are reported in good condition at Marion Memorial Hospital after a Tuesday morning collision at West Main and Russell streets. Police Chief L B Hunter said an investigation is underway and both cars were demolished.
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Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Bernice Maddux
Sue Ellen Fitts
West Main
Russell Streets
L. B. Hunter
Youths arraigned in Marion on theft charges
Cecil Taylor aged 2 and Robert Taylor aged 23, both of Marion, were arraigned in circuit court Tuesday on theft charges for taking a television and stereo from Gary and Loretta Hearns on April 22. Robert Taylor, already on a 9000 dollar bond for arson, escape, deceptive practice and car sale without payment, was bound over for grand jury after a preliminary hearing waiver. Bond increased to 20000 dollars. Cecil Taylor granted continuance to Monday to obtain counsel, bond set at 1500 dollars, and he remains on 8500 dollars bond for escape and arson. Both held in Williamson County jail. Robert is Cecil's uncle. Police briefs note additional reckless driving and speeding incidents in Herrin Johnston City and Hurst.
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Cecil Taylor
Carterville
Robert Taylor
Marion
Gary
Loretta Hearns
Willianson
Carbondale and Creal Springs Men Seek Asylum in Sweden
Two Southern Illinois men, Alan Camden of Creal Springs and Guy Morrill of Carbondale, were listed among draft evaders or deserters by the National Board. Their families said Morrill may be in Sweden seeking asylum, while Camden, a Vietnam medic, reportedly may be emotionally unsettled after surgery and a heart attack in his family.
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Northwestern University
Sweden
Alan Camden
Creal Springs
Guy Morill
Guy Morrill
Hawthorne Drive
Carbondale
Stockholm
National Board of
Lim
Guy
Merrill
Paul Morrill
Murphyshoro Hawthorne
Morrills
Morrill
Camden
Cletus
Paul Jr
Gary
Ind
Vietnam
Wei
Clyde Camden
Cletus ‘Camden
Cletus Camden
5Th Infantry Mechanized Division
Jn. Rockton
Viet Nam
Stolen Safe Found Near Cambria Herrin Area
Police recovered a two pound safe Tuesday in an old strip mine pit near Cambria Herrin after a stolen car was found nearby. Patrolmen Jet es and Long located the safe and a broken door lay nearby. General Telephone Co. official Leonard Runge said only a minimal amount of cash stamps and checks were kept in the gate and would not disclose amounts. One suspect was questioned and released. another was to be questioned today after a glass window was broken by a large pick.
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Berlin
Cambria
Herrin
Frank Jetes
Herbert Long
General Tele Phone Co
Bill Humphrey
Leonard Runge
Humphrey
Bart
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