Norge lands major U S government washer contract
The Norge Co. of Herrin won a Federal Government General Services Administration contract worth about 1.9 million dollars for an indefinite number of commercial automatic washers for U.S. military installations. The one year award is Norge’s largest ever and may lead to more contracts. The Herrin plant employs 1,400 people with peak payroll around 2,000, producing 2,000 washers and dryers daily.
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Norge Co
Herrin
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
General Services Administration
Southern Illinois
Norge
Robert L. Chaplin
GSA
Chaplin
Aurenysboro bypass plan delayed by council vote
The Aurenysboro council rejected a Public Improvement Committee report on an Illinois Avenue by pass, sending the Sixth to 14th Street improvements back for study. Five other resurfacing projects were also referred for review, while no action was made on later extension phases.
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I Ilinois Avenue
North
Murphysboro
Public Improvement Committee
Illinois Avenue
Sixth
14Th Streets
16Th
20Th Streets
21St
23Rd
24Th Street
Illinois 149
Ronnie Williams
South 15Th
Oak
Burton
Williams
Ward
Harry Brawdy
Brawdy
Joe Bastien
Bastien
Browdy
14Th Street
Charles Moore
Mark Kennedy
David McDowell
Tony Riggio
Penney grocery to close at University Mall in Carbondale
The J C Penney grocery section in Carbondale’s University Mall will close on January 22 after nearly six years, affecting about 28 workers. The move is part of a Midwest reorganization, with Penney’s retail store potential to expand into the vacant space.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Micheisan University Mall
J.C. Penney’s
Walter Roberson
Penney's
St. Louis
Penney
Carbondale
Pen
Ney’s
Supermarkets Interstate Inc
Omaha
Neb
Penney’s
Roberson
Midwest
Miller
Karen McQuarrie
University Mall
Springfield
Rich Naber
Kroeger
Illinois 13
Kroger
Murdale
West Main
William Budslick Sr
J.W
Pete’’ McKinney
McKinney
Herrin Annexes 30 Acres Near Eagles Park
Herrin city council approved annexation of a 30 acre tract north of town to include the Eagles Lodge club house and recreation facilities. Action on a November annexation ordinance was delayed at the club’s request to retain the county liquor permit. The council learned Herrin will receive about $500 000 in revenue sharing through 1980 and discussed pursuing grants to supplement federal funds.
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Herrin
Eagles Park
Herrin Eagles Lodge
Paul Murphy
Murphy
William Drake
Drake
Washington
Holiday consolation round scores roll in from three towns
Morning basketball consolation games were held in Carbondale Centralia and El dorado with no games at Breese Mater Dei. Herrin defeated Du Quoin 59 to 44 while East Moline beat Thornridge 62 to 61. Pinckneyville topped Belleville West 61 to 57 and Marist beat Belleville Althoff 65 to 47. Carrier Hills defeated Ridgway 73 to 63 and Carlyle beat Johnston City 60 to 56.
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Carbondale
Centralia
Eldorado
Breese Mater Dei
Carbondale Herrin
du Quoin
East Moline
Thornridge
Eldorado Carrier Hills
Ridgway
Carlyle
Johnston City
Tremor Not Really a Quake Shakes Marion Court House
A light tremor was felt at the Williamson County Court House in Marion as a pile driver near a General Telephone site rattled beams. No damage occurred, and workers halted the machine after the incident. Local officials note it resembled a mild quake but caused no harm.
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John Kelley
General Telephone
Kelley
Arvel Phillips
Marion
Phillips
Brandt-SIU Taiwan Trip Funded by Taiwan and SIU
SIU President Warren W. Brandt begins a three week Far East trip partly funded by the Taiwan government and partly by SIU and Brandt himself. He will visit Taiwan Korea Japan Hong Kong and Thailand to discuss educational exchange and alumni relations while each SIUC vice president handles operations in his absence.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Warren W. Brandt
Far East
Taiwan
Siu
Brandt
SIUC
Esther
Siu-C
Brandts
South Korea
Japan
Hong Kong
Thailand
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
SIU Board of Trustees
Elliott
SIU C
Man Drowns While Goose Hunting Near Mt Vernon
A 27-year-old Ramsey man, Carroll Lynn Lawrance, drowned after stepping onto ice at Casey Fork Creek south of Mt Vernon while attempting to retrieve a goose. Authorities say he fell through the ice Tuesday during the hunt.
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Ramsey
Casey Fork
Mt. Vernon
Carroll Lynn Lawrance
Freedom of the press and open meetings in Illinois
Ben Gelman reflects on Open Meetings Act history in Illinois and the evolving practice of press access to public agency discussions. He cites SIU professors Stonecipher and Trager and notes ongoing debates over what may be discussed in open versus closed sessions.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Illinois
Carbondale Community High School Board of Education
SIU
Illinois Public Agency
Harry W. Stonecipher
Robert Trager
Southern Ilinois University Press
Anthony Scariano
D-Park Forest
Scariano
Delote W. Morris
Morris
Stonecipher
Trager
Siu-Carbondale
Ilinois
Libe
Tillinois
Illinois newspaper law explored in new comprehensive study
A new textbook surveys Illinois press regulation, tracing statutes and case law up to mid 1976. It notes 866 newspapers, 95 dailies, 852 other periodicals, 257 radio stations, 30 TV outlets and 44 cable systems, and compares current rules to Jenkins 1942.
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Illinois
Arthur D. Jenkins
Ninois
Law
Mass Media and the Law in Illinois Explores Key Questions
The book examines questions and answers about free speech and press rights under the U S Constitution and Illinois Constitution. It surveys how truth with good motives can defend libel claims and outlines notable legal interpretations in trials.
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U.S
Congress
Illinois
Witness moves may delay grand jury probe in Marion
The grand jury investigating two suspected hospital deaths at Marion Memorial Hospital could be delayed for months as officials seek a subpoena for William Flack in Missouri. State's Attorney Howerton notes Flack moved to Missouri and works at a St. Louis hospital, delaying testimony and possibly extending the investigation into the October 1974 deaths of Brian Schutzenhofer and Jim Dean Watson.
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Missouri
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
William Flack
Flack
Brian Schutzenhofer
White Ash
Jim Dean Watson
Marion
Howerton
David Autenreith
St. Louis
Donald Ripley
Autenreith
Marion Hospital
Granite City
Marion misses federal grant for water plant upgrade
City Engineer Glenn Clarida says Marion needed 2.275 million for a new water treatment facility but was not approved for the grant. The current plant runs near peak during summers, with demand around 1.3 to 1.9 million gallons daily and 2.1 million capacity if continuous. The plant is aging, built in the 1950s with five additions, and Marion has not been notified of any funding.
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Williams
John Wright
Louis Siefert
James Scuras
Equitable Life Assurance Association
Golden Rule
Marion
Glenn Clarida
Clarida
Public Works Capital Development
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