Carterville man rings bells to welcome new year Friday
Carterville resident Gary Scoby will ring from his Prosperity Street home at midnight on New Year’s Eve for the 24th straight year. He will use a 70 plus bell collection, including ancient and historic pieces from Tibet, Russia, and World War II era artifacts, in a two hour outdoor concert that draws neighbors and even visitors from nearby towns.
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Carterville
Joe Scoby
Secbv
St. Anne
Kankakee
Scoby
Serby
Spain
France
Seoby
Moake School
Jackson - Williamson County
Tibet
Benito Mussolini
Allen Industries
Herrin
Naples
Italy
Maggie
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Mother and daughter die in rural house fire
Perry County coroner identified Rita F. Woodside and her daughter Carla K. Woodside as the victims in a dawn fire at the Woodside home eight miles southwest of Coulterville. The father Wilmer Woodside and three younger children were injured. the two victims were found in the ruins after the six room frame house burned to the ground. An inquest is pending.
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Coulterville
Perry County
Frank Maxton
Rita F. Woodside
Carla K. Woodside
Wilmer Woodside
William
Mary
Barbara
Maxton
Woodside
Marion Greer
University House renovation spurs $18,000 in campus upgrades
SIU Carbondale authorized about $9,000 in past year work and now plans another $9,000 refurbish on University House, the $1 million president’s home. Projects include landscaping, flooring, wiring, plumbing, and a restroom upgrade funded by STUC local funds.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
University House
Siu-C
SIU Foundation
Clarence G. “Dec” Dougherty
Campus Services
Dourcherty
Dousherty
Brandts
Brandt
TF Signioniz
Doucherty
Will King Kong Top Jaws at Box Office
Los Angeles AP reports King Kong roars worldwide as it grossed over 26 million in 10 days in about 1,500 theaters. Dino De Laurentiis spokesman Gordon Armstrong says the aim is to surpass Jaws historic 192 million total.
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Los Angeles
Wde
Gordon Armstrong
Dino de Laurentiis
Computer aided avionics may reduce pilot error in general aviation
NASA and SIUC engineers develop a compact avionics system using miniature computer circuits to monitor all engine and flight data. The system will display an integrated picture on TV like screens and speak urgent messages, potentially easing regulations for pilots with medical limits.
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Aeronauticics and Ramee Administration
NASA
Bom McCalla
Lee Grismere
SIUC
Electrical Sciences and Systems&engineering
McCalla
White Sands
N.M
Grismore
Larry Birkhead
SIAC
Aviation Technology Program
Stan Greatline
Computer Avionics Corp
Grismere
McCarla
Rural Benton home destroyed by fire threatens family
A two story frame house seven miles east of Benton occupied by the Henry Dobbs family was totally destroyed by a fire that started early Wednesday. Fire chief Kenneth Dale Davis said the cause may be electrical and all nine occupants escaped unharmed. The department faced water supply problems, relying on a water tender to fight the blaze.
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Benton
Henry Dobbs
Kenneth Dale Davis
Humbert Summers
Davis
Expectant couple's home gutted by space heater fire
Johnston City fire chief says a space heater ignited a carpet, gutting a one story frame house seven miles east of town. Mr and Mrs Henry Dixon, seven months pregnant, were away. A clothing drive is organized for the couple with needs including men and maternity sizes and infant clothes at the fire station.
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Johnston City
Dennis Beaumont
Henry Dixon
Ellis Turner
Dixon
Wardens defend Menard and Vienna in federal prison suit
Menard and Vienna Correctional Center wardens rebut inmate complaints tied to a federal suit against Illinois Department of Corrections. The suit, filed by the U.S. Justice Department, alleges discriminatory housing, sanitary conditions, and medical care across 16 facilities.
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Menard
Vienna
Ilinois Dept. of Corrections
Illinois
U.S. Dept. of Justice
Menora
Morris
East St. Louis
Nrrison
Vernon Housewright
Housewright
America
FBI
Illinois prison officials defend against bias suit
Springfield AP The federal civil rights suit accuses Illinois correction facilities of racial discrimination against black inmates and of unsanitary conditions and poor health care. Charles Rowe acknowledges some discrimination occurs with 5,000 inmates, limited by state funding, and says missteps are handled administratively. The five page complaint, authorized by Attorney General Edward Levi, targets housing based on race and unsafe facility conditions. A separate Chicago Jail suit also criticizes unsafe conditions and restricted inmate visits.
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Springfield
Illinois
Harvey
Rowe
General Assembly
U.S. Atty
Edward Levi
Illinois Correctional Center System
Chicago
Cook County
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Rv Gary Sosniecki
Ed Greer
SIU
Dougherty
David R. Derge
Warren W. Brandt
Devoherty
Joseph Arimond
Southern
Telinvisan
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