Goodbye Old Mementos By Tony Stevens
Murphysboro editor reflects on moving the Southern Illinoisan office across the street after 20 years. He recalls keeping files and clippings from 1945 to 1950 and the challenge of downsizing while preserving valuable items. He notes the new pine paneling and carpet, plus hopes for reliable air conditioning next summer.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville
Champaign
Carbondale Man Pleads Guilty in Driving Without License
Andrew G. Lee, 60, pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to driving without an operator's license and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. A separate driving while intoxicated charge was continued to a later hearing. The incident occurred on Route 13 near D Street east of Murphysboro on December 12, reported by State Trooper Earl Creath.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Andrew G. Lee
Lee
D Street
Murphysboro
Earl] Creath
Signalman Bernard Basler Serves On Offshore Viet Nam Post
Bernard A Basler a signalman from Cobden is with a signal corps detach ment on an offshore installation six miles off Viet Nam. Basler and a fellow corpsman operate and maintain generators powering electronic gear at the communications post Charley s Island.
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Bernard A. Basler
Rt. 2
Cobden
Signal Corps
Viet Nam
Basler
Charley’s Island
Serious Eye Wound In Hunting Accident Near Vienna
Vienna area man Charlie Cheek, 64, of Bloomfield, was shot in the right eye Sunday afternoon while hunting near his home on Rt. 45. Neighbor Paul Hook fired at birds. Cheek was taken to Marion Memorial, then Holden Hospital in Carbondale, and later moved to McMillan Hospital in St. Louis for treatment. The eye injury was described as serious.
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Vienna
Charlie Cheek
Bloomfield
Rt. 45
Paul Hook
Hook
Cheek
Marion Memorial Hospital
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
McMillan
Houston Asks Release From Menard Penitentiary
James Houston of Colp filed a Williamson County Circuit Court petition seeking release from Menard Penitentiary. He was jailed after a 1964 guilty plea for offering to sell narcotics and delivering a non narcotic substance, amid co defendant Calcaterra who challenged a three to 10 year sentence as too severe. Houston alleges lack of jurisdiction due to sentencing delay and illegal detention in 1961 while Calcaterra seeks relief via petition and appeal remains pending.
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James Houston
Colp
Williamson County
Menard
Houston
John Caleaterra
Herrin
Caleaterra
Mt. Vernon
Calcaterra
Area Men Join Police
A class of 20 Illinois State Police troopers completed training at the State Police Academy in Springfield. Five Southern Illinois graduates are assigned to districts in Joliet Des Plaines the tollway system and Springfield. Names and hometowns include David P. Ahrens Valmeyer Emil Cornile Marion David L. Gross Okanville Thomas N. Little West Frankfort and Claude A. Wright Herrin.
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Illinois State Police
Southern Illinois
State Police Academy
Springfield
Elza Brantley
District 13
Brantly
David P. Ahrens
Valmeyer
Joliet
Emil Corniile
Marion
Des Plaines
David L. Gross
Okanville
Thomas N. Little
N. Gardner St
West Frankfort
Claude A. Wright
E. Harrison St
Herrin
Fire Damage Report From Two Local Incidents
Fire calls report two incidents. West Frankfort at 7 40 p m Saturday for a shed fire at 2102 E Clark St causing 2300 dollars in damage. Blairsville at 9 15 a m Sunday an overheated stove caused minor damage to Blairsville Methodist Church.
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West Frankfort
Fred Lampley
E. Clark St
Blairsville
Blairsville Methodist Church
Herrin High names Mr and Miss Music at party
Tom Gualdoni and Virginia Salmo were elected Mr and Miss Music at Herrin High School band and choir party. Gualdoni and Salmo, both in the music program for four years, are considering college music study. About 150 pupils attended.
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Tom Gualdoni
Virginia Salmo
Herrin High School
Gualdoni
Humbert T. Gualdoni
N. Seventh St
Miss Salmo
Angelo Salmo
N. Park Ave
William Clarida
Holiday Hiatus Nears End at Southern Illinois University
Two students stroll along a campus path as the university schedules a two week Christmas break. Classes resume January 3 with about 18 000 students expected back on the Southern Illinois University campus.
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Southern Illinois University
Haynes Becomes Full-Time Marion Policeman
Ed Haynes today began duties as a full time Marion Police officer replacing Sgt Jack Stephens who resigned Saturday to guard with the Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Service after 13 years on the Marion force. Haynes formerly worked at the Norge plant in Herrin and served as vacation police replacement for three months last summer. He was the top qualified candidate after examinations by the police and firefighters merit board.
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Ed Haynes
Marion
Sgt
Jack Stephens
Stephens
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Service
Haynes
Norge
Herrin
Police and Firemen’s Merit Board
VTI
SIU
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
SIU Foundation
New Guard Jack Stephens Joins Crab Orchard Wildlife Service
Jack Stephens began work today as a guard at the Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Service after 13 years with the Marion police. The 43 year old from 202 South Governor Street left his sergeant role Saturday. He previously served with the Marion fire department and as Williamson County deputy sheriff. The Marion police and firemen merit board will recommend Stephens' successor to the city council.
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Jack Stephens
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Service
Marion
Stephens
Marion Fire Department
Williamson County
Marion Police and Firemens Merit Board
Williamson County Board Elects James Dean Chairman
James Dean of Johnston City was elected chairman of the Williamson County Board of Commissioners for the coming year, succeeding Oscar Harris of Marion who nominated him. Dean’s election was declared unanimous after Henry Wright seconded the nomination. Dean previously chaired the Corinth Township road commissioner post, Johnston City fire chief, and served as deputy sheriff.
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James Dean
Johnston City
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Dean
Oscar Harris
Marion
Harris
Henry Wright
Rt. 1
Corinth Township
Pair Ordered Tried in Moorland Murders
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, aged 27 and 23, were committed to stand trial in Britain on charges of murdering Edwards Evans 17 and Lesley Ann Downey 10. Brady also faces a charge of killing John Kilbride 12, with Hindley accused of harboring him after the killings. The couple pleaded innocent and were ordered to Cardiff for trial with venue and date to be set.
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Ian Brady
Myra Hindley
Cardiff
Wales
Brandy
Edwards Evans
Lesley Ann Downey
Brady
John Kilbride
Miss Hindley
Missing Johnston City Girl Sought By Family
A 15 year old girl Sheila Lee Dillingham who attended school in Johnston City until about two years ago is missing from her Bensenville home. She was last seen December 13 wearing a pink skirt black sweater and black shoes. She is blonde blue eyed five feet two inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. She may be in the Johnston City area and was last seen with 17 year old boy Greg Nasky. Her grandmother Shylar Tucker of 700 W Fourth St Johnston City asks to call 983 4167 if seen.
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Johnston City
Bensenville
Sheila Lee Dillingham
Greg Nasky
Russell Dillingham
Shylar Tucker
Fourth St
Tucker
Williamson County to appoint interim sheriff
Williamson County Democrats plan a meeting Tuesday to consider an interim sheriff appointment. Sheriff Carl Miller would resign if Herrin postmaster appointment is approved, and County Board Chairman Oscar Harris weighs a potential bid. Other contenders include Deputy Earl Long and Lonnie Priest, a former commissioner who has filed as a 1966 sheriff candidate.
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Williamson County
Democratic Party
Omer Sanders
Carl Miller
Herrin
Oscar Harris
Miller
Harris
Earl Long
Johnston City
Lonnie Priest
Rt. 5
Marion
Priest
10 Story Dormitory Approved In Carbondale
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a height variance to Realty Development Co. of Chicago to build a 10 story dormitory at 402-405 S. Logan St. The $1.2 million project will house 380 students with sauna and indoor pool in a R-5 district. A separate variance for a 202 Gray Drive duplex was also approved. Hearing on a 607-609 S University Ave store variance was continued.
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Carbondale
Zoning Board of Appeals
Realty Development Co
Chicago
S. Logan St
Gray Drive
B. H. Davenport Jr
Taffie Helleny
Herrin
S. University Ave
Helleny
Medley Named VP at Management and Economics Research
Kenneth W. Medley named vice president of Management and Economics Research Inc. He will head a new Washington office for the Palo Alto firm. Medley, SIU political science graduate, formerly reporter at St. Louis Globe-Democrat and accredited White House reporter for Nation's Business. The Medley family resides in Arlington Virginia.
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Kenneth W. Medley
Southern Illinois University
Management and Economics Research, Inc
Medley
Washington, D. C
Palo Alto
Calif
SIU
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
White House
Nation’s Business
His
Arlington, Va
Eight-Pound Alibi In Traffic Case
Mrs Norma Jean Knight an 18 year old Memphis woman appeared in court to answer a traffic ticket after sideswiping a car. She claimed mounting pain from labor worsened and she sped up and honked the horn. She was unharmed and delivered an eight pound baby girl at the hospital.
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Memphis
Tenn
Norma Jean Knight
Warrant Opens FBI Probe Into Slaying of Charles Douthit Jr
Federal warrant issued in Carbondale charges Don ald Lee Hinkle with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder in the death of Charles M. Douthit Jr. Jackson County and the FBI pursue leads from Carbondale to St Louis and Chicago as sightings and purchases tie Hinkle to the crime scene.
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U.S
Carbondale
Donald Lee Hinkle
Charles M. Douthit Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles C. Hines
Jackson County
Hinkle
St. Louis
Chicago
West Main Street
Carbondale dormitory contract awarded to McDonald Inter-American
Robert Reeves awarded a $705,887 contract to McDonald Inter-American Corp of St. Louis to build a three story brick and pre cast concrete dormitory for 138 students at Southern Illinois University's Vocational Technical Institute in Carbondale. Construction starts in about 10 days with funding via private development and future SIU Foundation ownership.
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Carbondale
Robert Reeves
McDonald Inter-American Corp
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Fischer- Koscher and Bowden
Reeves
McDonald
SIU
VTI
SIU Foundation
Metropolis Holstein doubles milk average
Rainbow Judy, a five year old Holstein from Oak Slopes Farm in Metropolis, has produced over twice the U S average for dairy cows. Her 305 day test shows 15 203 pounds of milk and 512 pounds of butterfat, well above the national average of 7 880 pounds of milk and 285 pounds of butterfat. The test is part of a cooperative program by the University of Illinois and the Holstein Friesian Association of America.
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Oak Slopes Farm
Metropolis
U. S
University of Illinois
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
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