Murphyshoro City Filing Opens for 1973 Offices
Three incumbents and three newcomers, all Democrats, filed for Murphyshoro city posts. Mayors, clerks, and ward officials entered bids. Bruce Richmond, Kenneth Taylor, and John Wright filed for terms. Thornton Berlin joined as city treasurer. Bill Hardwig will not seek re election. Two candidates filed for Ward 5 alderman. Primary set for September 27 with general on April 7. Republicans indicate plans to file for 1973 election but no names yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphyshoro
Firoday
Bruce Richmond
Kenneth Taylor
John Wright
Thornton Berlin
City Treasur
Bill Hardwig
Hies
F. ‘A. Guida
Joe Bastien
Bob McCormack
Murphysboro
Struck undecided Yehling announces Armstrong files in Du Quoin
On the first day of filing for Du Quoin mayor and four council seats, Dr. Struck, mayor since 1985, had not filed for re election and planned a decision within seven days. Herman Yehling, 58, of Du Quoin, aims to run as mayor. Armstrong, operator of Du Quoin Machine Works, files as candidate. Council seats held by Don ald Porter, Delmar Falk and B. Wesler Williams expire. Anton Berg chair resigns and must be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yehling
Armstrong
du Quoin
Robert M. Armstrong
Fel Song
Jack Struck
Dr. Struck
Herman Yehling
Pal
Quoin
Sims Motor Sales
Donald R. Porter
Delmar Falk
B. Wesler Williams
Anton Berg
Carbondale presents Jones and Genisio for council seats
Incumbent Archie Jones and Jesuit Father James A. Genisio filed petitions to run for the Carbondale City Council. The first day to file covers two vacant seats with a Dec. 30 deadline, noting Friday Dec. 23 as the last delivery day to City Clerk Elizabeth Leighty. Genisio, a Catholic priest with long tenure at the Newmar Center, urged active public involvement and ethical governance.
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Archie Jones
James A. Genisio
Carbondale
Elisabeth Leighty
Tor
Attucks School
Father Genisio
Newmar Center
Impor
County boards back bigger role for cities in planning unit
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission will notify municipalities that all county boards on GERPDC approved a plan to increase local representation from 21 to 33. Eight municipalities including Carbondale and Mt. Vernon qualify for seats, with conservancy districts also eligible after HUD recertification.
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Karen Rothe
Dinoisan
Greater Egypt
Margie Mitchell
Conservancy District
General Assembly of
Gerpdc
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Jefferson
Jackson County Board
Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cormmission
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marion
West Frankfort
du Quoin
Berton
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
Franklyn Moreno
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Kinkaid-Reed's Creek
Prisoner returned to Marion segregation unit
Federal prisoner Ben F. Daugherty, involved in lawsuits against Marion federal prison officials, has been returned to the segregation unit after transfers to Atlanta and Lewisburg. An inmate claims his legal rights were violated, but officials say details cannot be released. Hubbard attorney expects release soon in Chicago case.
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Ben F. Daugherty
Marion Federal Prison
Marion
Daugherty
Atlanta
Lewisburg
Fred A. Frey
Frey
Jake McCarty
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Hubbard
Chicago
Hristmas
Christmas Adoption Drive For Tony The Pony And Billy The Goat
Tony and Billy seek new homes with a southern Wisconsin family before Christmas. Tony offers short rides for small children while Billy enjoys licking labels and glue from old food cans. Interested parties may call or visit the Jackson County Humane Society shelter near Route 13 west of Carbondale to adopt.
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Tony
Billy the Goat
Jackson County Humane Society
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Billy
Mine strike talks stall as Peabody and UMWA meet
Court action and pending arbitration hover as Peabody Coal Co and United Mine Workers officials plan talks at Shawneetown and Gallatin County to end an area wide wildcat strike. Mines idle across Franklin Jefferson Williamson counties while strip mines in Perry and Randolph run normally.
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John Trimble
Southern Minersan Peabody Coal Co
United Mine Workers of Americas
UMWA
Associated Press
Uniion
Peabody
Medi
Ilinois
Franklin
Jefferson and Williamson
Perry
Randolph County
Shawneeton American Legion Hall
Ayo
Gallatin County
Tthem
Gallantin
Peabody Eagle Strip
Eagle No
Murphysboro to get three doctors under recruitment plan
Murphysboro expects three physicians next year with two tied to a placement service through St Joseph Memorial Hospital and a third via Esposito-Rodriguez Clinic. The chamber of commerce and hospital executive committee plan to fund finder fees around 5060 dollars per doctor, with the hospital board handling the special fund and tax-deductible contributions. Identifications of the new doctors withheld until firm placements are arranged.
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Murphyshor
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Esposito-Rodriguez Clinic
Jack Brundage
Chamber
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Brundage
Airport grants drive study and franchise transfer
Southern Illinois Airport in Jackson County received a $24 548 federal planning grant to study all airport facilities and needs over the next decade. Airport Manager Gene Seibert said notice of the grant was received Tuesday. The airport authority’s share is $11,000. Also, Walter Luchesi transferred the Hert Beat-A-Car franchise at the airport terminal to Bill Asher of Madisonville Kentucky. Asher will pay $100 monthly plus 2 percent of gross income, and the operation will remain largely unchanged. The authority plans to join the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for two maintenance staff at an estimated $1,296. Parking lot expansion south of the Aviation Technology building may be delayed until spring due to weather, while a ramp expansion should finish in about three days. A proposed hangar southwest of the Aviation Technology building, about 140 by 200 feet, awaits financing and tenants.
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Shoemake
Peabody
Federal Court
East St. Louis
Eagle
Bonita Troutt
Hinois
Jackson County
Paducah
Bill Asher
Madiisonville
Luchesi
Asher
Airport Authority
Illneis
John Tippy
J.T. Blankinship and Associates
Aviation Technology
Tippy
Aviation Technology Building
Seibert
Rabid fox bites two women near Campbell Hill
Two women, Lydell Thies and her teenage daughter Laurie, were bitten by a rabid fox Monday on Rock Scusher Road four miles south of Campbell Hill. The state lab in Carbondale confirmed the fox tests positive. Health officials urge caution for hunters and dog owners in northwestern Jackson County and request destruction and testing of any suspicious animals.
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Campbell Hill
David Gobble
Jackson County Health Dept
Lydell Thies
Robert Thies
Laurie
Thies
Scusher Road
Gobble
Five county plan aims to curb stolen aid checks
Tony Stevens reports five southern Illinois counties adopt a new system to reduce the financial loss from public aid checks that are stolen or fraudulently cashed. The initiative seeks to strengthen verification and protection for recipients while coordinating with state agencies.
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Miinois
Horace Mann back on duty at Southern Illinois University
Horace Mann bust, twice abducted and recovered, returns to the Wham Education Building at SIU Carbondale. Police investigate the latest disappearance as public aid offices roll out photo ID cards for recipients in five counties to curb stolen and fraudulently cashed checks. The program, voluntary with self contained photography units, aims to protect recipients and institutions and has already issued hundreds of cards.
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Wham Education
Southernlinois University At
Carbondale
Wham
SIU
Alexander
Franklin
Jackson
Sal Tine
Williamson
Manzo Crim
Murphysboro
State’ Dept. of Public Aid
Crim
Edward T. Weaver
State Dept. of Public Aid
Jackson County
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Kenneth Dawes
Lesser
Sai
Arnold Miller
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Hagle
Tom Snoemake
American Legion Hall
Shayneetown
Peattdy
State Laboratory
Ava
BE. Shemw'l
Tony Stevens
Horace
Sangamon
Crim Seid
Michele Beebe
Melanie Burke
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