Primary filing wave ends with crowded races
Williamson County voters face two party contests on March 19 with candidates for sheriff clerk treasurer and school superintendent. Several incumbents and new challengers contest in Jackson Randolph Union and Franklin counties with a mix of Democrat and Republican filings. Incumbents include Boren Harris and Nolen. challengers include West Gibbs and others in multiple county races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Gene Simmons
Marion
Lois Fowler
Rt. 1
Leslie McCollum
Herrin
Wilbern Boatright
Russell Oxford
Johnston City
Dean West
Guy Peterson
Herbert Kobler
Barney R. Boren
Arvel A. Phillips
Lake of Egypt
Harold Farner
Charles E. Harris
Allen Cobb
Jo. M. Walker
Boren
Harris
Leslie Stilley
Jackson County
F. L. “Lee
Dietz
Gene Gurley
Don
Randolph County
Oscar Mennerich
R-Chester
Charles Bernasek
Eugene ‘Buck”’ Thompson
Chester
Henry K. Zipfel
Red Bud
Richard T. Dethrow
Ralph Bollinger
Ellis Grove
Perry County
Eddie Rainwater
D-Du Quoin
Clessie Turner
R-Winkler
Marian B. Greer
R-Coulterville
Anna Mae Todd
D-Pinckneyville
George Snow
Art McCormick
Rdn Quoin
Philip Provart
Winton Bigham
Murial “Pat” Matlavish
R-Du Quoin
Victor Provart
Ray F. Lambert
R-Cutler
William Heisner
D-Tamaroa
Steven Lucker
Rpinckneyville
Union County
Mickey Kelley
George Otrich
Margaret Stone
Larry Tripp
Sher
Franklin County
County Educational Service Region
William Willis
William Wilson
Ralph J. Williams
West Frankfort
J. B. Kearney
West City
David Neal
Thompsonville
Woodrow Adams
Vernon Zimmerman
Benton
J. C. Bailor
Walter
Darrell L. Loeb Royalton
James L. Pritchard
Ingram Morgan
Robert Hiller
Zeigler
Walter Reed
Danny Jones
Christopher
Clarence Hogan
Elvis Nolen
Defy Carbondale Ordinance Merits Dismissal Threat
Carbondale officials threaten dismissal hearings for Fire and Police Commission members if they resist a new ordinance. The measure shifts hiring power to the city manager and designates the board as an appeals body. The council passed a revised version amid legal questions and multiple drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Blackburn
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Neal Eckert
John Womick
Womick
Elwyn Zimmerman
Zimmerman
H. Carl Runge
East St. Louis
Decoe
Democratic ticket Lorek files as candidate for judge
Lorek Theodore J. Lorek from Carbondale filed a petition for candidacy for resident circuit judge in Pope County on the Democratic ticket. The move follows a resignation vacancy and includes other filings by candidates from Carbondale and surrounding towns. the primary is in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorek
Pope County
Theodore J. Lorek
Carbondale
Secretary of State
Springfield
Lerek
Duane T. Leach
R-Golconda
Geral Trampe
D-Golconda
Jackson County
Richar E. Richman
Robert W. Schwartz
C. Robert Hall
Snider Howell
Johnston City
Kenneth Powless
Marion
Williamson County
A. R. Cagle
Girl Bitten by Dog in Carbondale Bank Lobby
Effie Karayiannis, three, underwent surgery Monday after a German shepherd attacked her in a First National Bank lobby in Carbondale. The dog owner Kerry Rybeerg agreed to quarantine the animal for 10 days. Effie has since been released in apparently good condition.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Bank
Effie Karayiannis
John Karayiannis
Karayiannis
First National Bank
W. College St
Rybeerg
Fall injures Herrin woman at city hall
Gladys Stevens 61 of 500 North 9th Street Herrin fell on the city hall steps about 1 50 p m suffering a head injury. Firemen rushed her to Herrin Hospital and she was later transferred to Barnes Hospital St Louis in serious condition by helicopter from Williamson County Airport. A Barnes spokesman said she is acutely ill with outcome questionable but a good chance for improvement. She had gone to city hall to pay her water bill.
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Herrin
City Hall
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Gladys Stevens
9Th St
Herrin Hospital
Barnes
Williamson County
Truck Blaze Near West Frankfort Causes Large Fire
A trailer loaded with 40,000 pounds of ammonia nitrate caught fire on Route 57 south of West Frankfort at 3:40 a.m. West Frankfort and Johnstone City firefighters extinguished the blaze by dousing the chemical with water. Traffic was detoured about 45 minutes as the truck was moved away. The truck from Explosives Inc. Pittsfield, driven by Delbert Willard with Cecil Brown as passenger, suffered a rear tire blowout. damage estimated at 30,000 dollars. The chemical remains on the truck, saturated with water, awaiting removal and posing no danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 57
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Fred Harkins
Benton
Explosives, Inc
Pittsfield
Delbert Willard
Cecil Brown
Harkins
Six FILE to seek Gray seat in 24th district race
Six hopefuls from the 24th district enter the 1974 U S House race to succeed Rep. Kenneth Gray. Democrats Joe R. Brown ing Ogie Ellis and Paul Simon compete with Republicans John F. Austin Robert H. Gaffner and Val Oshel in the March 19 primary. The district also sees challenges to state party leaders as Bennie Cherry James Holloway and Harry Von Abel seek central committee posts and Ray Doerr challenges incumbent Joe Hale in the Republican race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
24Th Congressional District
U.S. House of Representatives
Gray
Joe R. Browning
Benton
Ogie Ellis
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Illinois
John F. Austin
Oakdale
Robert H. Gaffner
Greenville
Val Oshel
Harrisburg
Gaffner
Springfield
Democrat State Central
Bennie Cherry
Zeigler
Democratic Central
James Holloway
Dsparta
House
Harry von Abel
du Quoin
Jackson County
Ray Doerr
Joseph Hale
State Central Committee
Lawsuit over jobs at SIU Carbondale
CFUT will provide legal and financial aid to about 104 SIU Carbondale employees facing termination due to a $3 million budget cut. SIUC filed a class action seeking a ruling on the layoff process as the board declares financial exigency. The CFUT plans individual suits coordinated with Chicago firm and state federations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Federation of University Teachers
CFUT
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Herbert Donow
Chicago
SIUC
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Siu-C
SIU Board of Trustees
Donow
Stu-C
Illinois Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Teachers
Donon
T. Richard Mager
Illinois
John C. Feirich
School Bus Injury In Johnston City
A Johnston City boy, Harland Watkins, 7, a Jefferson School first grader, was treated and released from Herrin Hospital after brushing against a backing school bus around 8 a.m. He apparently ran behind the bus, prompting the accident as officials described.
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Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Harland Watkins
Jefferson School
Campbell Hill Home Destroyed by Rural Fire
Fire destroyed Herbert Rathert’s rural Campbell Hill home on Monday. Lena Rathert, alone in the house, discovered the blaze. Firemen suspect an attic fire. Donations of clothing and items are being collected at the fire station, First State Bank of Campbell, and the Robert Blair home in Campbell Hill. Robert wears a medium shirt and his son wears a size 14 husky shirt and pants. All Christmas gifts were destroyed.
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Herbert Rathert
Campbell Hill
Rathert
Lena Rathert
First State Bank of
Campbell
Robert Blair
Robert
Infant Swisher dies after fall from car and collision
West Frankfort police report infant Trent Allen Swisher died after a fall from his mother Debra Swisher’s car and a subsequent hit by Lloyd T. Wiggins Jr.’s vehicle. Authorities say the investigation is not complete and details remain undeclared.
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West Frankfort
Trent Allen Swisher
Charles
Debra Swisher
N. Horn St
Union Hospital
Lloyd T. Wiggins Jr
County to patrol Rand Lake area with sheriff force
Franklin County plans to have the sheriff department patrol most of Rand Lake by early spring. The board approved a 4427 local share for year one, after conservancy district officials said budget limits prevent covering the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
Rand Lake
Bend Lake Conservancy
James Rush
Greater Egypt
Conservancy District
Rush
Rend Lake
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Jackson
Monroe Deming
Educational Service Region
Randolph
Birchler
Perry
Iff
Glenn Rosson
Anna
Mervyn Tripp
Herbert L. Edwards
Jonesboro
Elmer S. Spensler
Armed Services
Carl Smith
Ralph Tucker
J. D. Aldridge
Cobden
William A. Ecker
Carl Boyd
Merit Board
Council
Buma Hayes
John Amadio
Jackson County Health Department
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Dillinger
Water and Sewer Revenue Fund
Councl
Carroll Fry
Fry
Democratic
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Richman
S. University Ave
Atty
William Scott
Area
SIU
Tom Aaron
Wiggins
Ilinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
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