Williamson County Special Census Increases Population
A special census shows unincorporated Williamson County up 2,442 and Marion up 251, boosting county revenue by about 24,440 and city by 2,510 annually. Officials note unofficial totals may rise further. refunds and funding depend on these figures. The county also approved three sheriff’s office cars at 11,139 plus trade-ins and a Headstart program for 75 children. Southern Illinois University Carbondale seeks 82,928 in federal funds via the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission.
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Williamson County
Marion
Liam Humphreys
Bureau
Humphreys
County Board
Sheriff’s Office
Westernaire
Dodge
Jackson
Williamson
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Greater Egypt
Hurst-Bush center to stay open amid funding delay
Mary Lee Leahy of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced the Illinois Children’s Service Center at Hurst-Bush will remain open. The center will continue to care for troubled teenage boys and provide two or three beds for emergency shelter while operating funds for this fiscal year are released. About $1,000 is owed to Central Illinois Public Service Co., with area merchants holding unpaid bills. DCFS money stopped in October after an advisory committee recommended keeping the center open. Leahy said she asked the state Budget Bureau to fund it, but response was delayed until last week, following a two month gap since the committee’s recommendation.
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Illinois Children’s Service Center
Hurst-Bush
Mary Lee Leahy
Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Center For
DCFS
Hurst Bush
Leahy
State Bureau of the Budget
Budget Bureau
Siu-C
CIPS
ICC
SIUC
Marathon Oil Co
Georgia Pacific Corp
Allied Chemical Co
U.S. Industrial Chemical
Central Soya Co
Missouri Portland
Rape charge against ex policeman dropped in Murphysboro
Former Carbondale officer Arthur J. Valentine 38 had a rape charge dismissed in circuit court due to insufficient evidence. State's Attorney Hood cited new interviews and lab results casting doubt on intercourse proof. Valentine may appeal firing by Carbondale City Manager Carroll Fry within 30 days.
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Carbondale
Arthur J. Valentine
Murphysboro
Valentine
Fry
Carbondale Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Hood
Illinois
David Watt
Simon pushes federal aid for Pope County and forest land
U S Rep Paul Simon with six New York colleagues seeks federal aid for Pope County and other counties with national forest land. The plan would raise reimbursements for in lieu of taxes to 75 cents per acre, aiming to stabilize economies tied to publicly owned land and state burden.
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New York City
Illinois
Pope County
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
New York
Simon
Shirley Chisholm
Thomas Downey
Stephen Solarz
Herman Badillo
Edward Koch
Leo Zeferetti
Shawnee National Forest
SIU Carbondale joins fight against CIPS rate raise
SIU Carbondale and six major firms ally to oppose a Central Illinois Public Service Co rate increase of about 20 percent. The ICC will hear oral arguments Jan 17 in Chicago, with SIU proposing to cap the rise as other firms seek to protect their electricity costs and financial standings.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Central Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Chicago
John W. Huffman
Siu-C
SIU Board of Trustees
Anna City Council Rejects Public Housing Agreement
Anna officials rejected a cooperative housing loan plan with Union County Housing Authority for 124 units, citing opposition to size and tax arrangements. The proposal would use a Farmers Home Administration loan with low interest to fund 100 elderly and 24 general units, affecting in lieu of taxes payments and HUD regulations.
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Anna City Council
Anna
Union County Housing Authority
Dale Denny
Spring Street
Denny
Vicki Chamness
Mrs. Chammness
Home Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chamness
FHA
Anma
Peter Pan Drive Charms Carbondale Third Graders
Third graders Joan Accolo Rosaland Wooley Maybeth Villani and Sylvia Abrahamson performed in Peter Pan at the Thomas School Carbondale as part of pre Christmas holiday activities. Teacher-play director Marcia Schmalenberger leads the production as students enjoy greasepaint and crowd roar during the vacation period.
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Joan Accolo
Rosaland Wooley
Maybeth Villani
Sylvia Abrahamson
Carbondale
Marcia Schmalenberger
Will Scarlet Mine lacks permit says EPA charge
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency charges the Will Scarlet Mine in Saline County operates without a permit since mid 1974. The EPA warns potential water pollution as four discharge areas could reach the Ohio River and seeks penalties up to 10000 dollars plus 1000 dollars for each ongoing day.
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Saline County
Ilinois Pollution Control Board
Stone Fort
Peabody Coal Co
Ohio River
Burglars Loot Grandpa's General and Discount Store
Safecrackers forced entry at Grandpa's General and Discount store north of Murphysboro. They opened a battered safe, stole cash and merchandise, with full drawers removed from three registers. Sheriff notes mixed professional and amateur techniques. alarm bypass suspected. Opening delayed to 11 a.m. for police work.
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Grandpa’s General and
Murphysboro
Fritz Borgsmiller
Borgsmiller
Dura Containers Workers Ratify 3 Year Pact in Herrin
About 50 union workers at Dura Containers Inc. in Herrin ratified a three year contract with International Association of Machinists District 111 Lodge 554. The average 12 percent annual wage increase brings starting pay to 4.37 and includes higher pension benefits and an extra New Year’s Eve holiday. Workers with 15 years will gain an additional week of vacation in year three, totaling four weeks. Ratification passed 36 to 12 as the old contract expired at midnight Sunday.
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Dura Containers Inc
Herrin
International Association of Machinists District 111
Lodge 554
Charles Hardcastle
Two die and two injured in Southern Illinois highway crashes
The Sunday crashes in Southern Illinois killed Edna Shanahan, 86, and John Caren, 28. Fred Shaw, 22, and Penny King, 19, along with major injuries to Nona King, 18, were treated. Shaw's group was treated and released. Another fatality was reported later on Old Illinois 15 near Mt. Vernon. Frank Siefert, 23, was seriously injured in a U.S. 51 crash near Du Quoin. State police investigated each incident.
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Illinois
Edna A. Shanahan
Percy
John K. Caren
Mt. Vernon
Nona King
Coulterville
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Shaw
Penny King
Pinckneville Hospital
Daren
Good Samaritan
du Quoin
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Bureau of Census
Hurst-Bush Center
Noreen Marcus
Springfield
SIU
Peter Pan
Will Scarlet
Jackson County
Steve Mitchell
Don White
White
Ralph Creath
Dura
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