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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1981
Page
2
The Southern Illinoisan clarifies that a physician is now available at all times in the emergency room of Franklin Hospital in Benton. The Dec 31 report incorrectly stated otherwise and the hospital emphasizes continuous ER coverage. The Ghana coup events are unrelated to this correction.
Four survivors from a Christmas Eve Piper Cherokee crash on a Salida mountain ridge endured five days in the fuselage as a rescue arrived. The process carried one survivor from 11,600 feet down through snow via Toboggan and snowmobile. The pilot Gary Meeks remains missing while his wife Patricia and two stepsons were airlifted to hospital. The group faced minus 60 wind chill and hurricane winds before the miracle rescue.
In Prairie Du Rocher the La Guiannee festival preserves a 260 year old custom. Locals reenact the Mistletoe of the New Year with door to door caroling after Mass at St. Joseph's. Fort De Chartres lights the fires and hosts the singers, joined by a late head singer Percy Clerc who is remembered after his death.
The fire near Benton damaged the Baker Subdivision home of Jack and Carolyn McReynolds beyond repair. Firefighters arrived around 7 a.m. after a 6 a.m. alarm. Charlies Mandrell said accelerant samples were sent to the state crime lab in De Soto for testing. The dwelling, valued at about $65,000, was four miles northeast of Benton.
In a Washington Times report, Nancy Reagan and decorator Ted Graber retrieved meubles from a Alexandria storeroom for the White House refurbishment. Items include a Monroe era French Empire sofa, a Benjamin Franklin mantel clock, Currier and Ives lithographs, gilded wooden eagles, and related chairs. The Smithsonian released a partial list of selections amid ongoing controversy about using restored pieces.
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion with delivery and mail subscription rates for various regions and periods. Carrier rates run Sunday through Friday at six dollars per four weeks, motor route six fifty, mail options range from one month seven dollars ninety to one year seventy five dollars for outside areas. Office and classified contact numbers are provided.
A Carbondale woman lost about 450 dollars worth of cash checks and gold rings after two men approached her on East Main Street and one grabbed her purse. The suspects, both black, ranged 5 feet to 6 feet 3 inches with varying builds and wore stocking caps. Police linked the incident to a separate late-night battery at a University Street apartment.
About 50 pounds of frozen shrimp valued at $200 were reported stolen from Kroger Store in Pinckneyville. The loss was noted at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. manager said the shrimp appeared stolen between Saturday and Monday with no other items missing.
The emergency room nurses at Franklin Hospital in Benton shift to four ten hour days replacing five eight hour days. They work every other weekend with four day breaks. Nursing Services Coordinator Karen Hensley says the schedule improves ER coverage and aids recruitment while avoiding overstaffing.
Hospital officials say weekend staffing reductions are part of a plan to recruit more ER staff and improve patient relations. The effort aims to enhance continuity of care and overall ER services though physicians are not always available in the emergency room.
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