Completion Nears for Marion State Office Building
The 49 000 square foot Marion complex valued at 1 176 005 inches toward completion with two state departments set to move in February 1 the Department of Corrections and Office of Business and Economic Development occupying the west wing. The east wing saw plan changes. The building will serve a 27 county area from Fayette to Jasper to Crawford north and Alexander to Massac south.
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Marion
Department of Corrections
Office of Business and Economic Development
Fayette
Effingham
Jasper
Crawford
Alexander, Pulaski and
Massac
Quiet Christmas Weekend for Southern Illinois Police
Police in the Carbondale area reported a quiet Christmas weekend with several incidents. A rock shattered a window at Leo's Liquors and an undetermined amount of liquor was stolen. Andrew G. Lee was charged with aggravated battery after slashing a man’s face during a debt dispute. Robert Collier was arrested at Plaza Lounge on disorderly conduct, illegal firearm possession and concealed weapon charges. Theft also occurred at Jim's Truck Stop with two tape players and 25 tapes stolen. A glass break was noted at a garage door in Jackson County.
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Tlinois
Carbondale
Leo's Liquors
Monroe St
Andrew G. Lee
Washington St
Lee
Thomas Abbage
Abbage
Jackson County
Doctors Hospital
Robert Collier
Ilegal
Collier
Plaza Lounge
Jim
Murphysboro
Mobile home entry reported at area garage
A mobile home near the garage owned by Jim Jones the garage manager was entered. Hoffman said no items were missing from the trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
Hoffman
Missouri man fined for firearm possession in Marion
Tommie Lee Covington of Farmington Missouri, 28, was fined 350 in circuit court for unlawful possession of a firearm. He was arrested by Marion police and a Williamson County sheriff after short changing a service station attendant in Williamson and Franklin counties. Police found a loaded .38 pistol taped under the car dash and a small amount of marijuana. the marijuana charge was dismissed after he pled guilty to the weapon charge. Johnston City Rita L. Dodig 21, fined 19 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Lee Covington
Farmington
Marion
Covington
Williamson County
Franklin County
Johnston City
Rita L. Dodig
Coulterville Man Hurt In Rural Road Accident
A crash on a Perry County rural road at 7 20 p m Saturday left Georgia Laramore 18 Coulterville badly hurt and passenger Dawn Laramore 22 with minor injuries. They were taken to Pinckneyville Community Hospital. The driver Jerry Laramore 25 avoided a collision by pulling right and hitting a culvert on Mueller Hit Cemetery Road near Ri 23. Earlier Saturday in Randolph County Don Weill 40 Cowgill sustained minor injuries when his pickup was forced off Rt 3 by an unknown vehicle and struck a utility pole. Weill was transported to St Clements Hospital Red Bud.
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Perry County
Georgia Laramore
Coulterville
Jerry Laramore
Pinckneyville
Sam Garanati
Laramore
Dawn Laramore
Pinckneyville Hospital
Mueller
Cemetery Road
Ri 23
Garanati
Randolph County
Don Weill
Cowgill
Rt. 3
Weill
St. Clements Hospital
Red Bud
Fire Call at Marion and Lydia Fortune Street
A fire occurred on Market Street at 8:15 p.m. Friday during baking cookies. No injuries noted. Fire crews responded to a baking incident near Marion and Lydia Fortune.
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Marion
Lydia Fortune
Market St
Rites set for Mrs. Lucy Shepard at Zeigler
Funeral services for 87 year old Mrs. Lucy Shepard of Zeigler are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler with Rev. Joe Hammon officiating. Burial will follow in Denning Cemetery West Frankfort. She died Friday night at Herrin Hospital after a brief illness leaving a daughter Mrs Lennis Crump three sisters a brother and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Mrepard
Mountain City
Tenn
W. M. Shepard
Lennis Crump
Zeigler
Susan Adams
Lottie North
Butler, Tenn
Burley Robinson
Mt. Gaye
W. Va
George Robinson
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Benton
Leimbeck
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Pana
Jacob Orient
Anna Marie Feldenz Roden
Busch
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Lehmbeck
of. Orientswill
West
Ims Orient
Sam Reedy
Funeral Home
William
Frankfort
Darst and McKay Named V P of Sales at Old Ben Coal
William P. Darst and Robert JG McKay have been named vice presidents of sales of Old Ben Coal Corp in Chicago effective Jan 1. Old Ben operates three deep mines in Southern Illinois. Winnie Perrine, 78, of Anna, funeral set 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Anna with Rev. Waller Bartels officiating. Burial in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at McCarty Funeral Home Anna after 2 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Darst
Robert JG. McKay
Old Ben Coal Corp
Chicago
Old Ben
Jary
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Ilinois
Anna
Winnie Perrine
Tee First Baptist Church
Waller Bartels
McCarty
Perrine
Union County Hospital
SIU Vietnam center wins HEW grant for language program
The Southern Illinois University Center for Vietnamese Studies received a $24,000 grant from the federal Health, Education and Welfare department to support courses in Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese languages. Center director H. B. Jacobini said some advanced classes may be offered, with an intensive Southeast Asian language program previously held last summer. Jacobini, who announced his resignation, has led the center part time amid ongoing funding and governance debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ilinois University
Center For
Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare
H. B. Jacobini
SIU
Agency For International Development
Jacobini
Correction notice and misprint on Fridays Southern Illinois
Correction explains two stories were combined under the wrong headline on page seven and the Robert D. Reid opinion column appears on today’s editorial page. Additionally report of traffic fines from several towns including Harold N. Parker in Du Quoin and Michael J. Schole in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Reid
lDu Quoin
Harold N. Parker
Cobden
Robert L. Reed
Carbondale
Michael J. Schole
Field
Ronald B. Stephens
Murphysboro
Joseph F. Stanes
Russell A. Swallow
Fire destroys two story house near Route 97
A Saturday fire destroyed a two story house and a small shed about a mile and a half east of Route 97 near Whiteash Johnston City. Firemen said neighbors reported the blaze around 7 15 p m. The owner and cause were unknown Saturday night. Herrin fire truck stood by in Johnston City during the fight.
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Whiteash
Johnston City
Neshbors
Shawnee College Names Two Judges for Contest
Shawnee College announces a panel of judges Flora Chambliss Cairo James Armstrong Metropolis Tom Reeves Dongola to interview local students on February 10. One male and one female student will be named local winners and receive 100 dollars each. District winners earn 250 dollars and advance to the state competition in spring.
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College Villa
Cross
Flora, Chambliss
Cairo
James Armstrong
Metropolis
Tom Reeves
Dongola
Wanes
Debbie Ellis
Grand Chain
Lemuel Myers
Tamms
Shawnee
David Bunch
Candidates Still in Run in Franklin County Precincts
Most candidates remain active but three Franklin County precinct committeeman races were withdrawn. With these changes 14 of 35 precincts will have contests. Democrat Paul Gayer in Six Mile Township precinct three withdrew, leaving Rinaldo Manjez unopposed. Republican Nobel Smothers left Cave Township precinct race, leaving James Kerley and Edward Sullivan. Republican Carl Smothers withdrew from Benton Township precinct two, leaving John Temberton unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Franklin County
Paul Gayer
Six Mile Township
Rinaldeo Manjez
Nobel Smothers
Cave Township
James Kerley
Edward Sullivan
Carl Smothers
Benton Township
John Temberton
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John Hoffman
Area Police
Missouri
Illinois
Darst
McKay
SIU Vietnam Center
HEW
Shawnee College
Gene Cross
Paul V. Davis
Creal Springs
Lawrence Hasse
Wiliam G. Miller
Harrisburg
Roy E. Simpson
de Soto
Keith K. Stouffer
Christopher
Mark B. Kupezak
Philadelphia
C.G.A. Potato Chips
U. S
Idaho Bakers
Pride OF Illinois
Ray
del Monte
Hoase
Chip & Dip Cos
Claps Food Park
Cleveland
Herrin
S. Illinois
Entire Stock, Inc, Leather
C.P
Whith
Tor
N. Park Ave
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