Jumper Named By Third Grader Wins Carterville Contest
Carterville firehouse dog now has a name Jumper and a Crainville third grader won a bike. John Ward son of Bonnie Ward of 5 Marilyn Drive Carterville received the prize on Monday for the winning entry Dorothy the dog was renamed Jumper and fire fighter Sam Ward noted the choice. About 130 first second and third graders at Carterville and Crainville elementary schools entered.
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Carterville
Crainville
John Ward
Bonnie Ward
Marilyn Drive
Dorothy
John
Sai
Sam Ward
Murphysboro rejects MacBonds in bond vote
Murphysboro aldermen defeated a McDonald’s bid for $1 million in tax exempt industrial bonds to fund a restaurant near Jackson Square. The 4-6 vote split along lines with Browdy, Pullis, Scuras, Bastien for and Daum, Kennedy, Williams, McDowell, Wright, Appleton against. Mayor Bowers called the result surprising and Appleton defended the bonding use. The council will set criteria for future bond issues and Midwest Bonding Co. will assist. Bowers won a ballot draw to lead as Democrat candidate for mayor in February.
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Murphysboro
McDonald's Corp
McDonald’s
Jackson Square
Harry Browdy
Browdy
Leonard Pullis
James Scuras
Joseph Bastien
Bill Daum
Mark Kennedy
Ronald Williams
David McDo
John Wright
Sydney Appleton
Michael Bowers
Appleton
Midwest Bonding Co
Bowers
Marion City Leases Land to Monjeb Minerals for Oil
Marion City Council approved a five year lease of 411 acres near the city reservoir to Monjeb Minerals Inc for oil and gas exploration. The deal includes royalty sharing on mineral sales and a $2,877 payment by check from the firm’s agent Lowell Allen.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
City
Monjeb Minerals Inc
Lowell Allen
E.E. Jeter
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Gus Brown Pipeline Co
Eldorado
Brown
Cannon Construction Co
Glenn Clarida
Clarida
Jeter
Anderson foregoes recount in 1980 congressional race
Republican John T. Anderson of Marion concedes defeat to Rep. Paul Simon after an unofficial discovery recount yields a 61 vote net gain and a projected 66 vote margin. He declines a full recount, citing cost, congressional predictability, and advice from the Republican National Committee. He may decide about a 1982 challenge and continues suits over voter registration affidavits.
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Evan M. Davis
John T. Anderson
Marion
Anderson
Paul Simon
Carbondale
24Th
Williamson County
Congress
Can National Committee
National Committee
Simon
Washington
Jackson
Saline
West Frankfort Court Rejects City Manager Referendum Petitions
Circuit Judge Loren Lewis ruled petitions for a West Frankfort city manager referendum failed to meet state signature requirements. Of 400 signatures, 36 were invalid non residents and five signatures duplicated. 359 valid votes short of the 384 needed. City remains under the current commission form.
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O.R. Walley
Southern
Franklin County
Nancy Tanner
Illinois
Lewis
West Frankfort
Jim Williams
Don Lucas
Williams
Prisoner Rights Project lawyers barred from Marion prison
Three attorneys and a paralegal with the Marion Prisoners Rights Project remain barred from access to inmates at Marion prison since mid October. Judge James L Foreman denied a motion for an injunction to restore access The ruling was later withdrawn to be retyped. The project plans to appeal and has filed a 44000 lawsuit over the prison actions.
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Theresa Churchill
Marion
Prisoners Rights Project
Martha Easter-Wells
Jacqueline Abel
Janet Mitchell
Easter-Wells
Ms. Abel
Ms. Mitchell
Abel
Foreman
Michael Deutsch
Chicago
Williamson County patronage feud pits Mitchell against Winchester
Williamson County patronage clashes center on former state senator Deimer Mitchell and Rep. Robert Winchester. Mitchell, chair of the county patronage committee, laments missed state jobs while Winchester, aligned with Gov. Thompson, defends his control over referrals. The feud draws in county and state Republicans, exposing rifts over patronage and party cohesion.
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Williamson County
H.B. Koplowitz
Deimer Mitchell
Johnston City
General Assembly
Mitchell
Robert Winchester
Republican Committee
George
Corky
Williams
Winchester
James Thompson
59Th
McCormick
Bob
C.L
Johnson County Committee
Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Robert
Connell
Marion
Dale Milligan
Region 5
Mental Health Department
Ting
Hitler
Balonev
Fire Marsal
Wayne County
Wayne County Republican Organization
Gov
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Public Health and Safety
George A. Williams
Robert Butler
Butler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Henry Burress
Ulrich Chemical Inc
Evansville
Herrin
People’s Law Office of Chicago
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Civil Service Reform
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