Kohoutek To Light Southern Illinois Skies In January
The comet Kohoutek will peak around January 15 as it swings past Earth. Observers in Southern Illinois may see it in the southwestern sky after sunset with a tail up to 50 100 million miles long and a head estimated at 10 20 miles across.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Kohoutek
Lubos Kohoutek
Illinois
Earth
Venus
Space
Scien
Tists
Outer Space
Franklin county township consolidation opposed at hearing
A group of 19 Franklin County residents unanimously opposed the plan to consolidate townships at a public hearing. The county must present a proposal to voters in November, merging 12 townships into four, though officials and many residents oppose the merger. If defeated, the township system remains in place. Also noted is Staff Sgt. David L. Polinski arriving in the Canal Zone for a three year Army tour following service in Vietnam and assignments at Fort Knox and Fort Benning.
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Franklin County
Bob Hiller
David L. Polinski
Fort William D. Davis
Canal Zone
Army
Vietnam
Fort Knox
Army Infantry School
Fort Benning
10Th Inf
New York
N.Y
Police blame mice after marijuana is stolen from locker
Carbondale Police report half a pound of seized marijuana stolen from a storage locker. Administrative assistant Thomas McNamara says mice gnawed through a burlap bag where contraband was held, originally containing about 50 pounds. The loss, found two weeks earlier, has an estimated resale value of sixty dollars for the missing portion.
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Carbondale
Thomas McNamara
McNamara
Acrobatic burglars raid Saw-Mart in Robbery Stunt
Jackson County deputies report a circus style heist at Saw-Mart on Illinois 13 near Carbondale. Thieves cut a four foot hole in the roof used a two man tumbling act to lower in and steal a large haul from the pharmacy and photography departments, including pills described as downers and guns under inventory.
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Saw-Mart
Illinois 13
Carbondale
Jackson County
Donald Williams
William
Ing
James Codd
Codd
Gas stations in Southern Illinois face shortages on New Year’s Eve
Many area service stations report running low on gasoline with some already out. A few will stay open Tuesday, but closures vary by station. Clark and Diller’s in Sparta, Paul McCalla’s Merathon in Carbondale, and Bevy Brownell's Marion Truck Plaza indicate mixed hours and supplies as state police urge motorists to stay home.
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Dave Butler
The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Mike Stearns
Paul’s Merathon
Carbondale
Paul McCalla
McCalla
Diller
Sparta
Bill Ledbetter
Clark
West Main Street
du Quoin
Cruse Oil Co
Mobil
Pinckneyville
Larry Zetter
South Side Shell
Murphysboro
Baril’s
Shell
Marion
Bevy Brownell
Marion Truck Plaza
Herrin
Hartung
District 13
Florida Zukosky on women coal miners not new in history
Ex coal miner Florida Zukosky recalls women mining in the past. She worked six months underground in 1946 at Reliance Wyoming and saw many female roles at the mine including tipple and motor tasks. She notes low pay and harsh conditions, later leaving for work at Olin Corp in the Ordill area.
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Johnston City
Caney Creek
Florida Zukosky
Reliance
Wyo
U.P. Coal Co
Zukosky
Herrin
The
Olin Corp
Ordill Area
Woman 47 Dies in Cambria Fire at Home
Velma M. Davis 47 of Rt. 1 De Soto died early Sunday when a fire destroyed the Davis home. Her husband Tom was away on a hunting trip in Arkansas. Firefighters arrived around 2 am to find the house afire throughout. Coroner James R. Wilson said the body was found near the telephone, possibly attempting to call for help. Cause undetermined. oil burner heater explosion considered. Surviving: husband two sons Darrell L and Thomas A both of local area, parents two sisters and one granddaughter. Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale. Burial in McKinney Hill Cemetery.
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Velma M. Davis
Rt. 1
de Soto
Tom
Arkansas
Cambria
Carterville
Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Wilson
Alberta Pulcher
Murphysboro
IRS closes for holiday as gas price gouging complaints rise
The IRS offices in Illinois and much of the country are closed Monday and Tuesday for a holiday. Motorists suspecting price gouging may report with details when offices reopen Wednesday, with free moving lines for Southern Illinois at 800-252-2921 and a 82 m callback time.
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Illinois
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Richard Smith
Washington, D. C
Smith
Brooklyn
N.Y
Baltimore
Leon Green
Springfield
Missouri
Southern Illinois
Prison segregation ends at Marion federal prison
Thirty three inmates released from disciplinary cells and returned to the general population of Marion federal prison after a federal court order deemed confinement cruel and unusual. The men had been held in segregation since July 1972 for participating in a work stoppage and were named in a class action civil rights suit against the warden and Bureau of Prisons officials. Transfers occurred over three weeks, per a duty officer.
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Marion
Marion Federal Prison
U.S
James L. Foreman
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Foreman
Carousel returns from Savin Rock to Magic Mountain
A 1912 classic carousel once at Savin Rock Amusement Park in West Haven Conn has been relocated to Magic Mountain near Los Angeles. The vintage ride, which originally sold for 15000, was purchased by Magic Mountain for over 200000 to be restored.
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Valencia
Calif
Savin Rock
West Haven
Conn
Magic Mountain
Los Angeles
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