License plate chore in Illinois sparks frostbite complaints
Roger Hughes laments Illinois license plate renewal as needlessly harsh and costly. He contrasts Oregon's tape method with Illinois fixed plates, urging Secretary of State Paul Powell to simplify the yearly ritual and save taxpayers money. He jokes he'll advise an informal committee to push reform.
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Roger Hughes
Oregon
Illinois
Chicago
Carbondale
Secretary of State
Ilinois
Paul Powell
Paul
General Assembly
Memphis Theft Suspects Arrested in Carterville Run
Roosevelt Turner 24 was taken from Williamson County jail to face Tennessee burglary safecracking and forgery charges. Theodis McGlothlin 22 and Margone Young 22 were involved. $65 and checks were taken from Gerald McGraw’s magazine stand. Deputies nabbed them after a police alert at RTs 13 and 148. checks recovered, cash missing.
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Memphis
Williamson County
Tennessee
Roosevelt Turner
Gerald McGraw
Carterville
Harold Farner
Turner
Farner
Theodis McGlothlin
Menard prison seeks return of escapees
Three Menard Penitentiary inmates James Siglar 23 Robert J Baker 35 and Richard Sims 28 walked away from outside work gangs on Dec 21. Warden Max Frye and Guard Captain Paul Simpson flew to Harrisburg to testify in a court hearing to identify the escapees. They were caught Tuesday in Lemoyne Pennsylvania with a taken pickup truck and stolen billfolds from Officer Klein and Kern. Charges of escape kidnapping and auto theft await in Randolph County circuit court.
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Menard Penitentiary
Max Frye
Paul Sympson
Harrisburg
James Siglar
Robert J. Baker
Richard Sims
Bern Klein
Klein
Cumberland County
Lemoyne
Ellis Grove
Kern
Frye
Sympson
Randolph County
Urban renewal date shifted in Carbondale hearing
Carbondale's Community Conservation Board postpones the public hearing on the Northeast Neighborhood Development Program to 8 p.m. January 9 at Thomas Elementary School. The NDP, a revised Northwall Urban Renewal Project, was set for January 2 but moved due to holiday notification issues. Commissioner William Burns cited resident communication challenges over the holidays.
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Carbondale
Community Conservation Board
Northeast Neighborhood Development Program
NDP
Thomas
Northwall
William Burns
Illinois to release $1 million in business aid for Southern Illinois
Gov elect Richard Ogilvie plans1 to release one million dollars in aid for depressed areas in Illinois, with Southern Illinois expected to receive a large share. The funds will be managed by a seven member Industrial Development Authority to assist expansions and attract new industries in qualifying regions.
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Roger Hughes
Illinois
Richard Ogil
Russell Davis
Benton
Harry Crisp Jr
Marion and
Mitchell
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Herrin Man Shot in Foot by Brother in Law
A Herrin man, Dennis E. Davie, 28, was accidentally shot in the foot by his brother in law Jerry Davis on a farm near Marion around 11 a.m. They were patterning a 16 gauge shotgun when it discharged as Davis was re-loading. Davie is listed in satisfactory condition at Herrin Hospital. Deputy Virgil Vancil noted the incident was reported to the sheriff and Herrin police.
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Herrin
Marion
Dennis E. Davie
S. 16Th St
Herrin Hospital
Jerry Davis
S. Aikman St
Spence-Moake
Davis
Williamson County
Virgil Vancil
Sheriff’s Office
Inquests and Inquiries Report From Williamson County
The coroner's office held 39 inquests and 201 inquiries in the past year. James R. Wilson presented the annual report to the Williamson County Board of Commissioners noting Paul Litton's resignation on March 1 and Wilson's subsequent appointment and election as coroner. Expenditures listed include salary 8500, mileage 1253, secretary 4375, deputy 490, jurors 1368, medical 5694, rent 160, and other items. The board approved closing the courthouse at noon Tuesday for New Year’s Eve observance. it reopens at 8 am Thursday.
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James R. Wilson
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Wilson
Paul Litton
Nolen Named Assistant Williamson School Superintendent
Gary Nolen aged 30 was appointed assistant Williamson County school superintendent by Supt. Lee Booth. He replaces Jack D. Hill who moves to John A. Logan College as director of community services. Nolen will begin Jan 20 with a salary of 10300. He is a Crab Orchard native with nine years teaching experience and a 1968 master’s in administration. He and his wife former Judy Helm reside in Marion.
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Gary Nolen
Williamson County
Lee Booth
Nolen
Jack D. Hill
John A. Logan College
Judy Helm
Marion
Six-man committee named to nominate SII officers
A six man nominating committee for Southern Illinois Inc will propose 1969 officers. Members include R A Bonifield West Frankfort Kenneth Cook Ralph Dunn J B Naumer Du Quoin Goffrey Hughes Carbondale and Robert A Reel Marion. Tomlinson also named planners for the January dinner. District 13 Illinois State Police HQ at Du Quoin undergoes first major renovation since 1936 with new wood paneling. District 13 covers 15 southern Illinois counties.
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Southern Ilinois Inc
SII
L. S. Tomlinson
R. A. Bonifield
West Frankfort
Kenneth Cook
Ralph Dunn
J. B. Naumer
du Quoin
Goffrey Hughes
Carbondale
Robert A. Reel
Marion
Tomlinson
Larry Finazzo
John C. Gardner
Carbondale and
Reel
Illinois State Police District 13
District 13
Illinois
Sign of the season in Southern Illinois fields and woods
The passage describes a late autumn landscape in Southern Illinois with bare hardwood forests, a quiet Crab Orchard Lake, and dry cornstalks in fields. Milkweed pods release seeds as the season shifts toward winter, hinting at a future spring renewal.
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Crab Orchard Lake
SIU Manpower Training Centers Graduate and Employ Trainees
About 60 percent of the people enrolled in Southern Illinois University manpower training centers have graduated and found jobs in their trained fields. Nagel says 70 to 75 percent of trainees graduate. 4,000 to 4,500 have trained at the two centers near Marion and East St. Louis. Trainees are referred by the Illinois State Employment Service and receive basic and dependent allowances.
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Southern Illinois University
William E. Nagel
Nagel
SIU Division of Technical and
Orcill Crab Orchard
Marion
East St. Louis
Ordill
SIU
Illinois State Employment Service
Northeast Community Development Congress Takes Shape
Carbondale's Northeast Community Development Congress has evolved from a Model Cities idea to a functioning neighborhood body. Led by Charles Simon, it shifted to semi monthly meetings, faced restructuring debates, and engaged in housing, voter registration, testing, and education programs while planning to expand locally and in other regions.
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Jim Hatton
Carbondale
Northeast Community Development Congress
Congress
Charles Simon
Carbondale Dwellings Association
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Robert Stalls
Bahr Named to Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board
Correction notes Robert J. Bahr of 403 Orchard Drive Carbondale was appointed last week by Mayor David Keene to the Liquor Advisory Board. An earlier Southern Illinoisan listing misnamed him as Frank Bahr.
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Robert J. Bahr
Orchard Dr
Carbondale
David Keene
Liquor Advisory Board
Bahr
Southern Illinoisan
Frank Bahr
Training Lifts Unemployed Welders to $4.18 Hourly
Nagel notes the training makes a difference and cites eight men who moved from unemployment to welding after completing the Or dill course. They now earn $4.18 per hour and receive a mile age or subsistence allowance if needed.
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Nagel
Ordill
Two Chicago youths held in thefts case
Two 17 year old Chicago high school students, Ronald Sorentino and Nick Rosa, were released on bond in Springfield today pending a February 17 hearing on charges of theft under 150 dollars and criminal damage to property. They were among four youths linked to the theft of five televisions and a record player from Eaton and Brown Appliance in Murphysboro.
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Chicago
Ronald L. Sorrentino
Nick E. Rosa
Springfield
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
John Hogan
Robert Brophy
St. Patrick’s High School
Richman
Eaton and Brown
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
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Sample
Wild West
Menard
Southern Illinois
Ogilvie
Delmer Mitchell
Johnston City
Southern
Williamson Schools
Northeast Congress
Simon
Northeast
Citizens Advisory Committee
Northwest
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