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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
3
Wanda Harris reports rural Marion residents Tom Smith and Amil Cornille set aside a long standing boundary dispute after Smith and his family pulled Cornille from a burning mobile home. The fire destroyed the trailer and a nearby camper, but both men survived and praised each other for bravery.
Eetty Hemann Rick Bisaga and Dale Smith spend days before Christmas at Brush Elementary School Carbondale cleaning textbooks and materials salvaged from the December 12 fire. Damaged items will go to First Christian Church on South University Avenue for Brush students through year end as church members approved housing the children.
Teachers and parents in Marion raised alarm Tuesday about substandard education for about 270 Logan School pupils housed in gymnasiums after Logan was condemned and demolished. The board heard that heat and poor facilities persist as officials explore options and seek a new elementary building with state help.
The Carbondale Public Library could borrow to cover four special assessments totaling 9,630 dollars that were left off Jackson County property tax bills in 1975. Assessments cover an audit, employee retirement fund, social security, and liability insurance. County officials cite legality questions delaying inclusion on the bills.
Kenneth J. La Salle, 38, will become Rend Lake College's dean of instruction starting January 6 at a salary of 24000. He comes from Holyoke College where he was a professor and division chairman. The five month search yielded 246 candidates and six finalists with input from faculty students and administrators plus two Springfield consultants. The board also tabled a second time a pay policy for teaching loads amid nursing load concerns.
Thirteen people were arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Marion Recreation Club in a gambling raid by local and state authorities. The 3:30 p.m. operation involved Marion Police Williamson County Detectives state police and the Illinois Bureau of Investigation. Bond was set at $1,000 for each suspect and identifications were not released.
SIU Carbondale School of Law will name David C. Johnson as associate dean effective January 1 replacing Thomas G. Ready Jr. Johnson will oversee admissions and teach part time, with Johnson’s and Ready’s contracts shifting to 12 and nine months respectively. Johnson earns 3514 dollars monthly and has a CPA background with degrees from North Dakota and the University of Pennsylvania. Ready, with degrees from Illinois, has taught at Vanderbilt Tennessee and Washington University.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency warns John Vander of 501 W Herrin St that his private dump violates state rules. An inspection on November 30 found improper insulation disposal from Allen Industries and lack of a state permit, with prior warnings having been issued.
Christopher resident Karl Price recalls his 37 years of playing Santa, starting in 1939 at a Christopher store. He visits towns and homes on request, funding his sleigh via fuel and costume costs, not pay, and stresses keeping the magic for children who still want dolls, guns, trucks, and vehicles.
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