Evansville basketball walkon dies in car crash
David Farr an 18 year old freshman at the University of Evansville and his 16 year old brother Byron died Tuesday night in a car collision near Newton Illinois while returning from a holiday basketball tournament in Charleston Illinois The Farr brothers were connected to Southern Illinois high school basketball and the crash occurred two weeks after an airplane crash that killed several Evansville players and coaches.
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Joe Garner
Southern Illinoisan
University of Evansville
Southern Illinois
David Farr
University
Byron
Olney
Charleston
Farr
Stafford Stephenson
Furr
Bobby Watson
Stephenson
Olney Tigers
Carbondale Terriers
Ron Herrin
Herrin
Benton
Rich Herrin
David Furr
Mike Duff
Eldorado
Purple Aces
Duff
Kevin Kingston
Evans
SIU gymnast Mark Sterle suffers neck injury in Florida
SIU Carbondale freshman Mark Sterle, 18, from Schaumburg, is hospitalized in Florida with a broken neck after a freak fall from an eight foot railing. Coach Bill Meade says recovery is uncertain, with paralysis and potential weeks before prognosis. Sterle trained in Florida during mid semester break. team plans to return Jan. 2.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
Mark Sterle
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Schaumberg
Florida
Mark
Saluki
Bill Meade
Meade
Sterle
John Arnold
Iowa
Gary Morava
SIU
Florida Medical Center
Ft Lauderdale Lakes
Fla
Marion moves to get low rent housing board five named
Marion moves toward more low rent public housing as the city council approved five members for a new housing authority board. The appointees are Larry Hughes Adolph Flack Ray H Smith George F Williams and Homer Askew. The Illinois Office of Building Development must approve the appointments.
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Marion
Authority Board
O.R. Walley
Housing Authority Board
Robert Butler
Larry Hughes
Adolph Flack
Ray H. Smith
George F. Williams
Homer Askew
Hughes
Mitchell Funeral Home
Smith
Williams
Williamson County
Republican Party
Askew
Flack
The
Wil
Illinois Office of Building Development
Williamson County Housing Authority
Butler
Perry fairgrounds fire ruled arson killing horses
State fire marshal investigator says a Friday blaze at the Perry County fairgrounds barn was not accidental. Four horses died and five escaped as blankets piled outside the tack room pointed to arson. the scene has been sent to the crime lab for testing. Investigations continue.
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Perry County Fairgrounds
E. W. “Barney” West
State Fire Marshall’s
West
Foster Kerr
Marvin Kuhnert
Robert Linnemann
Pinckneyville
State Crime Laboratory
de Soto
Du Quoin Packing workers ratify three year contract
Raymond OMohundro of Local 530 AM B and W says a new three year pact with Du Quoin Packing Co. for butchers and meat cutters was ratified. The contract begins next week, replacing a three year deal that expires Dec 31. Details were not released.
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du Quoin Packing Co
Raymond O’mohundro
East St. Louis
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Walker sues over Ewing coal sale commission
Walker of Whit tington sues the Ewing Northern Coal Association for 1.95 million claiming he arranged the TVA mineral rights sale of 39 000 acres. The deal was brokered by Ken Gray Associates with former Rep Gray involved. Walker seeks court control to ensure proceeds are available.
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Jimmie B. Walker
Whittington
Ewing Coal Association
The
Coal Association
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
U.S
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Wallker
Franklin County
Ken Gray Associates
U. S
Gray
West Palm Beach
Fla
Roy Webb
Ewing
Ewing-Northern Coal Association
Jefferson County
Mohr Value Marion to Close Before Wal-Mart Build
Wetterau Inc plans to close the Mohr Value Center on New Illinois 13 West in Marion in the first two weeks of January as inventory is reduced. Wal-Mart, which bought 16 Wetterau Mohr Value stores earlier, will build a 60,000 square foot store at Westmore Plaza in 1978, while Mohr Value remains under private sale discussions.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Mohr Value Center
New Illinois 13 West
Marion
Richard Dalton
Wetterau Inc
Wetterau
Mohr Value
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Wal- Mart Stores Inc
Bentonville
Ark
Illinois
Missouri
Mt. Vernon
Litchfield
Wal-Mart
Westmore Plaza
Tempo Department
Tom Lee
Caring for the sick brings joy to Good Neighbor Gennie King
Gennie King of Carbondale, 64, visits and helps sick neighbors as part of her life mission. She cleans homes and offices when not visiting, says she loves people, and aims to show them they are loved. Her church and community affirm her charity.
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Gennie
Gennie King
Carbondale
Mrs. King
Mothers of the
Dora Lee Price
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East Richland Memorial Hospital
Illinois Eastern Community College
Owensville
Ind
Frank Schmidt
Louisiana
Liamson County Housing Authority
Bank of Marion
Bank of Egypt
Perry Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
du Quoin
Walker
DeMaris
Hamilton County
Ewing Northern Coal
Dalton
Edward Hunt
Tempo
Gamble-Skogmo Inc
Minneapolis
Mohr
Milton Witt
Greater
Marion Area
Nashville, Tenn
Paducah
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