Blast damages backhoe at Crainville subdivision site
A Dick West and Associates backhoe valued at 10,700 was damaged by explosives at the Crainville subdivision corner of Crainville Road and East Marion Street. Operator Pat Shields reported the noon Monday vandalism, estimating 5,000 in damages. no residents are in the subdivision. Shields, an individual contractor, is a member of Operating Engineers Local 318.
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Dick West
Crainville
Pat Shields
Williamson County
Sheriff's Office
Shields
Dick ‘West and Associates
Crainville Road
Marlon Street
Virgil Vaneil
Wayne Newton to headline Du Quoin State Fair 1970
Wayne Newton will headline the Du Quoin State Fair four nights during the August end to Labor Day run, with two Grand Ole Opry nights and three other shows. Fair president Bill Hayes notes Newton, rising star host of Kraft Music Hall, appears as the main evening stage attraction.
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Wayne Newton
du Quoin State Fair
Bill Hayes
Newto
NBC
Hayes
du Quoin Fair
Burglar and escapee sentenced in Illinois case
Gerald Gardner of West Frankfort was sentenced to three to five years at Menard State Penitentiary after pleading guilty in Benton circuit court to burglary of the Potocki Grocery Store in Royalton on October 23. He was arrested December 5 in West Frankfort while hiding at 208 West Poplar Street and had escaped November 15 from Williamson County Jail. Other burglary charges against Gardner for Akin School Benton VFW and Home Market Thompsonville were dismissed.
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Gerald Gardner
West Frankfort
Menard State Penitentiary
Benton
William Webb Johnson
Gardner
Potocki
Royalton
W. Poplar St
Williamson County
Marion
Gardiner
Akin School
Benton Vfw
Thompsonville
Workers cross picket lines reopen hospital in West Frankfort
Nine patients were registered at Union Hospital West Frankfort as it began its second day of limited operations after seven weeks closed by a union dispute. About 20 of 87 District 50 United Mine Workers members who had refused to cross picket lines applied for reemployment, while at least 20 former picketers crossed Monday. The new staff, led by administrator William Palmer, includes 13 licensed practical nurses two orderlies and five aides. The hospital has hired about 60 people to date. The Labor Department assigned two conciliators Homer Askew and Russell Adams to probe and possibly hold an election to determine bargaining rights between District 50 and Teamsters Local 347.
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Carol Alexander
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
District $0
United Mines Workers of America
District 50
District 59
Lorderlies
Ant
Wiliam Palmer
District
Teamsters, Local 347
Teamsters
Ilingis de
Partment O Labor
Vernon Ford
Houston
Tex
Elwood Moffett
Ford
Homer Askew
Marlon
Russell Adams
Springfield
Barney Grabiec
Department of Labor
Hospital
Shawnee Junior College seeks 3.5 million bond for campus
Shawnee Junior College plans a 3.5 million dollar bond referendum as the local share for permanent campus facilities. A three-phase build could take six to seven years, with a January advisory meeting set to discuss referendum plans.
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Shawnee College
Shawnee Junior College
Ailin
Thomas Graman
Metropolis
Graman
Shawnee Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Kinois School
Shawnee College District
Massac
Alexander
Pulaski
Union
Johson County
Grand Tower
Alto Pass
Jackson County
Ullin
Par
Herrin bids split by a penny for trash pickup
Marion brothers Dale and Clarence Davis bid $1.24 and $1.25 per residence monthly for garbage pickup in Herrin. The council eyed Dale's lower bid, sent bids to committees for study, and may decide Jan. 12. Police car bids were also opened. Mayor McVey proposed naming a ball diamond for late Little League administrator J. H. McKinney.
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Dave Hurst
Chidren
Herrin
Dave Davis
Marion
Clarence Davis Jr
Clarence Davis
Dale Davis
Mrade
Ing
Milton Holland
Rt. 1
Baudino Buick
Brewster Motors
Ford
Po Ista
Bill Humphrey
John Dohsnich
Herrin High School
John B. McVey
McKinney
Herrin council creates constitutional convention committee
The Herrin City Council, adding a constitutional convention panel to its 13 committees, named Aldermen Tony Mignotti Don Smith and Tom Shoemake. The group will study issues for the con con and draft resolutions for council positions within a few months. Shoemake urged action on gun registration and court reforms.
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Herrin
John B. McVey
Tony Mignotti
Don Smith
Tom Shoemake
Neighbors protest as Herrin vacates streets for plant
Herrin City Council vacated about 1200 feet of streets and alleys to expand the Norge Division plant in a four block area south of the site. Residents protested by letter asserting loss of alley access. The action includes rezoning 505 S 25th St for a mobile home and staff changes in the city hall. Traffic signals denial and Christmas parking cleanup were noted.
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Herrin City
Norge Division
City
Thomas W. Haney T
Frank Oglesby
John Nesler
Arthur Allman
Ivan Willams
John
McVey
Tom Shoemake
Tony Magnotti
Norge
East Poplar
East Stodar
S. 25Th St
Leo Collins
Dante Caliper
Judd Groves
Branca
Herin Council
Johnston City
Interstate Rt. 157
Herrin - Johnston City Road
Haney
Johnston
Marion prison stabbing coroner’s jury fails to identify slayer
The coroner’s jury at Marion federal penitentiary ruled the inmate killed by a fellow inmate. Joseph Madden, 35, of Ocala Florida, died November 30 from three stab wounds to the back piercing his lungs and heart during Sunday meals in the dining hall. Witnesses included correctional officers and a psychiatrist. No suspect was released. FBI continues a federal probe with charges anticipated in January. A second inquest found Adley Cupples died December 2 at the Marion Veterans Hospital from bronchial pneumonia following injuries in a November 12 car crash near Charleston Missouri.
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Marion Federal Penitentiary
Wiliamson County
James R. Wilson
Joseph Terry Madden
Jala
Fla
J. E Brown
J .Black
L. K. Troutman
M.G. Groder
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wilson
Adley Cupples
Csiro
Marion Veterans Hospital
Cupples
Charleston
Olin gets contract for aircraft engine starter cartridges
Congressman Kenneth J. Gray announced Air Force awarded Olin Mathieson Corp a 1.237 million contract to supply aircraft engine starter cartridges. The Ordill plant has produced these cartridges for the Air Force for years and will continue under the new contract for about 20000 cartridges.
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Kenneth J. Gray
D+ West
Stilley Withdrawn From Run For Williamson Schools Post
Leslie Stilley of Marion had his certificate of eligibility to enter the March 17 Williamson County superintendents race withdrawn by State Superintendent Ray Page. Page cited a mistaken understanding of Stilley's teaching records and said he voided the certificate. Stilley, now principal at Essex School in Dexter Missouri, said he would check the action and noted a letter informing him of eligibility had earlier been issued.
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Leslie Stilley
Marion
Williamson County Superintendent of Schools
Ray Page
State
Page
Stilley
Kenneth Powless
Powless
Oy Stilley
State Superintendent of Schools
N. E. Hutson
Illinois
Ilinois
Alto Pass
Marton Unit
Barney Boren
Stiley
Essex School
Dexter
Tool and Die Plant to Open in Marion
A tool and die plant will open in Marion by January 15 employing 10 workers initially. Ivan Meyer of Hindis Specialty Manufacturing Co announced the purchase of a 100 by 120 foot building from Brooks Atwood across Old Route 13 from Williamson County fairgrounds. The firm, relocating from O Fallon where it employs 65, will be renamed Hindis Specialty Manufacturing.
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Marion
Ivan Meyer
Hindis Specialty Manufacturing Co, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Mayer
Brooks Atwood
Old Rt. 13
Williamson County
Atwood
O'Fallon
Tts
Can't make bond Man's Christmas behind bars again
John Meadows, 39, Scotts' hero, bound over for grand jury action on a theft charge in circuit court. He is charged with stealing two pairs of pants from W T Grant & Co Marion Der 18. Bond set at 1000. Meadows previously convicted of theft, will be tried for felony. He has a long jail history, starting at age 19. released last November after six months for gun theft.
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John Meadows
Scotts
Marion
Meadows
W. T. Grant & Co
Der
A. R. Cagle
Ken
Chris
Williamson County
Marion plans brighter lights mercury vapor system
Marion city officials announced plans to replace 349 incandescent street lamps with mercury vapor units over three years, beginning late 1970 or early 1971, with pole and wiring upgrades at intersections. The system would cost about 4 500 dollars per year, versus 17 500 for the current setup.
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C. R. Walley
Marion
Robert Butler
Butler
J. W. Childers
Ilinois Public Service Co
Childers
Mercury
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Marion Brothers
Shoemake
Berlin
Mlingis
Slayer
Olin
Orient
Zeigler
Zeigter
Denver Roland
Mercury Vapor
Superior Structures Inc
Hex Presson
Garfield Street
Robert’ Connell
Connell
Street Department
State Industrial Commission
Marion City Hall
Marion Attort
Heys
State Department of Public Works
Uow
Rt. 13
Crab Orchard
Jam Pe
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