Wet weekend brings rain snow across Southern Illinois
Heavy rainfall Friday caused flooding in Marion with several inches of water on South Market street. Light snow then began Saturday morning in Marion and Murphysboro, with temperatures in the mid 30s and a low of 27 Friday night. Franklin County saw about an inch of mixed precipitation, West Frankfort gauge at 1.19 inches in 24 hours ending Saturday 7 am. Marion City Lake rose about 30 inches since Monday as Carbondale reports its first white earth blanket of the year.
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Illinois
Weather Bureau
Marion
South Market Street
Murphysboro
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Marion City
Monay
Carbondale
Pressure drops at Freeman Coal Mine halts shift
A labor management pact on barometric pressure idled Orient 3 mine near Waltonville causing a Friday halt in the first shift. Union leader Lloyd Roberson said work stops when pressure falls below 29.50 inches and notes readings at 29.25 on Saturday. Miners returned for the second shift. the 580-employee Orient 3 is the region’s largest soft coal mine.
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Bob Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
Freeman Coal Minin Corp
Orient 3
Waltonville
Lloyd Roberson
Lesser
United Mine Workers
Southern Illinois
H. L. Schultz
Mitchell pushes $12 000 pay for county commissioners
State Senator Delmer Mitchell proposes a bill to raise county commissioners’ salaries from 5000 to 12000 per year. He argues higher pay attracts capable officials to manage multi million dollar county budgets and supports legislative pay increases as well. He spoke at Franklin County Country Club about cooperation with Southern Illinois Inc and state development efforts under a GOP administration. He urged better funding from Herrin office and discussed regional chamber needs and SII support. The article also notes upcoming elections for Southern Illinois Inc officers and proposed dues and budgeting reforms.
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Roger Hughes
Delmer Mitchell
Johnston City
Williamson
Southern Illinois Inc
Franklin County Country Club
Mitchell
SII
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Herrin
Chamber of Commerce
Sinois
Sit
Fire guts Stelle Apartments in McLeansboro
A three story brick apartment house in downtown McLeansboro known as the Stelle Apartments was heavily damaged by fire Saturday. Fire began on the top floor about 10 30 a m and was extinguished about 1 30 p m with help from neighboring departments. No tenants were reported injured. The former hotel sits near the town square. Damage estimate unavailable and cause undetermined. Fire calls note a separate incident in West Frankfort with 2 injured and $2 600 damage.
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McLeansboro
Benton
Wayne City
Harrisburg
Enfield
Stelle Apartments
Mental Health director eyes growth with higher funding
Harold M. Visotsky told about 200 employees at Anna State Hospital that the Department of Mental Health seeks a 15 percent boost in its 520 million biennial appropriation for 1969 71. He warned cuts could follow if funds do not rise, and touted Illinois leadership in community mental health treatment.
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State Department of Mental Health
Harold M. Vistosky
Visotsky
Anna State Hospital
Springfield
GOP
Richard Ogilvie
Otto Kerner
Sam Shapiro
Department of Mental Health
76Th General Assembly
Illinois
Bahr named to liquor advisory board in Carbondale
Frank J. Bahr of 403 Orchard Dr. Carbondale was appointed last week by Mayor David Keene to the Liquor Advisory Board, bringing the group to its full five members. Other members are Dr. Donald Darling David J. Luck Robert Stalls and Addison Hickman. Bahr is a State Farm Insurance agent in Carbondale. The mayor serves as liquor commissioner and chairs the board which advises on new licenses and license violations.
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Frank J. Bahr
Orchard Dr
Carbondale
David Keene
Bahr
Donald Darling
David J. Luck
Robert Stalls
Addison Hickman
State Farm Insurance Co
Keene
Madison County Democrat Buck Simmons Named Appellate Clerk
Walter T. Buck Simmons of Venice, longtime chairman of the Madison County Democratic Central Committee, is named clerk of the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mt. Vernon to fill the late James McLaughlin’s term. The judges set a possible path to a 1970 election and noted ties to Simmons’s Senate bid.
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Bob Wright
Lindsay-Schaub News
Walter T
Buck” Simmons
Venice
Madison County
Democratic Central Committee
Mt. Vernon
Simmons
James McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Joseph H. Goldenhersh
East St. Louis
Fifth District
Illinois
Central Committee
McKinley Bridge
Illinois Division of Highways
Highway Department
Cole Goldenhersh
Eatherly files official vote contest in 58th District
State Rep James Eatherly of Galatia contests the November election results in seven counties. He filed with Secretary of State Paul Powell. Powell will forward to the House speaker to decide on a hearing. A potential five member subcommittee would be appointed. A Saline County recount added 1,092 votes for Eatherly and 482 net gain against Ben Blades.
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O. R. Walley
Suzi Hagen
James Eatherly
Galatia
Friday
Eatherly
Paul Powell
Powell
State House
House Election Committee
Saline County
Franklin
Jefferson
Hamilton
Marion
White
Wayne
Ben Blades
Fairfield
Richard O. Hart
Benton
Harold Stedelin
Centralia
Blades
Carbondale North South Road Bid Accepted
The State Highway Department accepted the low bid of 740717 from Howell Construction Co and Franklin Asphalt Co of Carbondale for University and Illinois avenues traffic improvement. No start date set. preconstruction conference pending. bid was lowest in five attempts with changes speeding completion. Mayor Keene supports the project and aims to create an east west couple. completion then hoped by Oct 16 1969.
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Roger Stafford
Southern Illinoisan
State Highway Department
Carbondale
Howell Construction Co
Franklin Asphalt Co
University
Illinois Avenues
James F .Newton
District 9
Newton
Nate
State
University and
Willow Street
Mill Street
Illinois
University Avenue
Setbacks Spark Debate as Southern Illinois Pursues Maturity
In 1968 Southern Illinois faced conflict between past methods and regional planning aims. Williamson County officials opposed continued planning and unpaid bills sparked scrutiny of the Greater Egypt commission while Big Muddy Basin talks proposed vast canalization and recreation. Despite friction, intercity water and sewer projects and river corridor developments moved forward signaling a shift toward regional cooperation and a potential urban future for the region.
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Roger Hughes
Ilinois
Williamson County
Greater Egypt
Southern Illinois
Basin Committee
Illinois
Williamson
Greater
Egypt
Big Muddy Coordinating Committee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rend Lake
Soil and Water Conservation
Rend District
Corps Coordinating Committee
Rend Lake Inter-City
Bend
Kaskaskia River
Central Illinois
Midwest
Shawnee National Forest
George Rogers Clark Recreation Way
Ili
Nois
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Bob Priddy
L. S. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Executive Council
Delmar Mitchell
E. St. Louis St
Mental Health Department
John C. Taylor
The
Walter T. Simmons
Madison Demo
Junge Goldenhersh
Paul Simon
Troy
County Farm Bureau
Saline
Southern
Rend Lake Conservancy
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