EPA denies variance for Herrin landfill waste
The Illinois EPA refused a variance allowing the Herrin landfill to take Norge Division plant liquid waste. Mayor John McVey said the city will continue allowing up to 10,000 gallons daily while engineers meet in coming weeks to seek an EPA acceptable solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Environmental Protection Agency
Herrin
Norge Division
John McVey
Norge
McVey
City and Company
EPA
E. Clark
Division of Land Pollution Control
Springfield
Clark
Olin seeks nine month extension for explosive waste burn
Olin Corp asks Illinois Pollution Control Board for extends the open burning variance at its Ordill plant to November 24 1972 to allow time to complete an incinerator design. EPA engineer Paul Schnierback testified the extension would cover wastes from the plant now burned in a disused strip mine pit. Olin says other disposal methods are under study but none perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin Corp
Ordill
Olin
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Marion
Paul Schnierback
Environment Protection Agency
Incin
Erator
Franklin Hospital expansion plans delayed by Mt Vernon project
Franklin Hospital in Benton may see its $2 million expansion delayed as the state Bureau of Hospitals reevaluates funding after Mt Vernon proposes a new nearby hospital. Administrator William Lamont says no Hill Burton funds have been allocated and plans to move departments and add an emergency, x ray, and laboratory rooms may be trimmed if funding is reconsidered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Mt. Vernon
Wiliam Lamont
State Bureau of Hospitals
Hill-Burton
Lamont
Bureau
Franklin
General Health Safety and Welfare
General Assembly
Schmidt
Crawshaw
Fischer
Pomeroy
Karnes
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Clark Vineyard
Council
Ray Page
Pinnacle Lake
Ren Board
Lan
Washington
Jefferson
Jones
Washingto County
Washington County
State official reviews Marion Mer cories Hospital plan
Marion Me rcories Hospital plans reviewed by a State Department of Public Health official. Kenneth Powless and Nolan England presented to the state in Springfield. Improvements include a new surgical wing with sterile entrance, three third floor wings, enlarged kitchen dining and lobby areas, a coronary care unit and 35 additional beds, boosting capacity from 95 to 130. Bond issue $595,000 approved, combined with a Hill-Burton grant of $221,500 and about $200,000 in hospital funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Mercories Hospital
State Department of Public Health
Kenneth Powless
Nolan England
Springfield
Powless
State Department
Marion
Illinois Commission hearing on Carbondale railroad crossings delayed
An Illinois Commerce Commission hearing on the condition of railroad crossings in Carbondale was continued from today to January 19. A first meeting between representatives of the Illinois Central Railroad state highway office city and county was held in November.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Gulley resigns as Illinois mines chief. McReaken named acting director
David Gulley resigns as director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals effective January 1 to join Zeigler Coal and Coke Co. No. 4 mine near Johnston City. Dayton McReaken of West Frankfort is named acting director and is a longtime mine inspector with federal and state experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gulley
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Richard B. Ogilvie
Dayton McReaken
West Frankfort
Gulley
Zeigler Coal and Coke Co
Johnston City
Franklin County Redistricting Plan Amended to Elect Chair
Franklin County board of supervisors approved an amended redistricting plan. The nine member board will have three members from each district with the chairman elected from among board members. The plan takes effect in April with new members taking seats in May. The board also approved a private lake subdivision between Zeigler and Royalton and allowed land subdivision and lot sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
County Board of Supervisors
Charles Dawson
Zeigler
Royalton
Emil Jelick
Rt. 1
Ordill facility to be rebuilt after fire
Brooks paper Co. executives from St. Louis inspected damage at the Ordill plant in Southern Illinois Tuesday after a Thursday night fire. Plant manager J. M. Dodgson said the damaged facility will be replaced and full production may take about three months with over half of the 38 workers laid off. The blaze started from a spark near machinery. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Paper Co
St. Louis
Illinois
Ordill
J. M. Dodgson
Dodgson
Carbondale approves SIU east campus annexation agreement
City Council votes 5 to 0 to annex the SIU campus area east of Route 61 with terms to vacate streets and alleys, continue utility taxes, and seek state aid for a snorkel truck. Home rule status expected to boost revenue while limits apply. Officials note potential land value loss and water-bill adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Dick Mager
University
Mager
William Schmidt
Universsity
SIU Foundation
Home Rule
David Kenney
Kenney
Colp housing project stalls on sewer hookup delay
The Colp housing project still lacks a sewer connection as the Illinois Pollution Board ordered. Electrical power for the lift station is delaying the sewer hookup, with power expected next week or the first week in January after a right of way was secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colp
Pollution Control Board
Carbondale Rejects Wheel Tax Plan In 3-2 Vote
Carbondale City Council defeated a proposed $6 per year wheel tax in a 3-2 decision. The plan would have raised about $48,000 annually for general revenue and faced opposition from former officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Council
Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
George Karnes
Clark Vineyard
William Schmidt
Secretary of State
Hans Fischer
Archie Jones
Neal Eckert
Rend Lake seeks 3.7 million for Gun Creek recreation plan
Rend Lake Conservancy District votes to apply for a 3.7 million EDA grant to fund an elevated storage tank roads parking boat ramp a 27 hole golf course clubhouse and water and sewer lines at the Gun Creek complex. Local match about 1.5 million via revenue bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gun Creek
Conservancy District
Richard Jones
Rend Lake
EDA
Jones
Benton police limit display of firearms in new directive
Benton Mayor Herbert Mundell and Police Chief Kenneth Eubanks issued a directive restricting how officers show firearms in public after reports of rifles and multiple weapons carried on duty. Training at the University of Illinois Chamapaign will begin February for a 240 hour Police Training Institute program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Police
John Trimble
Southern Illinoisan
Benton
Herbert Mundell
Kenneth Eubanks
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Benton Poll Force
Cording
Eubanks
Poli
Eubar
Denrly Seel
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Lierrin
Calvin Badding
Benton Hospital
Marion Hospital
McReaken
Illinois Pollution Board
Central Illinois
Almont Crawshaw
Joseph Dakin
Page
John C. Feirich
Bracton Lockwood
Ron Briggs
Jackson County
Briggs
Egyptian Data Processing Co
Rend
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Conservancy District Board of Trustees
Economic Development Administration
Federal
Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
U.S. Treasury Department
Joe Dunbar
District 13
du Quoin
Arthur Dobrzynski
Rt. 57
Debazynski
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