Children donate pennies to aid Atlanta child killings investigation
Springmore School in Carbondale collected two cent donations from 234 students to mail to the Atlanta Police Department aiding their 18 month investigation into the 17 slain children. Principal Marvin Gerber said the move shows national concern and could scale up if 15 million students participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Springmore School
Carbondale
Atlanta
Marvin Gerber
Lion
Gerber
Schell Farm Reclamation Gets $10,000 Nod From State
Illinois Officials confirm up to 10000 in bond money for reclaiming a 90 foot strip pit and slag heaps on Nelle and Walter Schell's 35 acre New Burnside farm. Cost beyond 10000 would fall to the Schells. bids planned by May or June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern
Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Burnside
Nelle
Walter Schell
Brad Evilsizer
Robert Winchester
R-Rosicakre
Southern Illinoisan
Schells
Evilsizer
Western Mining Corp. of
Portland
Ore
General Revenue Fund
Charles Modvick
Winchester
Carbondale school board weighs deteriorating buildings
The Carbondale Elementary School Board debated repairs as deterioration prompts concerns over seven buildings. A $95,000 Thomas School pipe replacement failed 3-3 while a $150,000 Springmore upgrade was proposed if kept open, and a long range study committee was formed to plan future facility needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Springmore
Thomas School
Anita Lenzini
Harold Bardo
Gordon White
Karl Bartelsmeyr
Linda Brandon
Kathleen Hood
Michael Altekruse
Bardo
Thomas
Lakeland
George Edwards
Bardo, White, Bartelsmeyer
Edwards
John Barbie
Lenzini
Garrison
Winkler
Lincoln
Parrish
Lewis and Lakeland
Lewis
Menard Shakedown Finds Fewer Than Ten Homemade Weapons
War den Jim Greer reports a routine shakedown at Menard Correctional Center in Chester nearing completion after three days. Fewer than ten crude weapons, mainly homemade knives, were found. The operation used a dead lock plan with inmates confined to cells except emergencies. a minor stabbing occurred weeks earlier. Officers from the Centralia Center assisted in the routine inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Jim Greer
Greer
New Centralia Center
Herrin bank sues Hartford over $427000 fraud loss
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Herrin files a circuit court suit seeking $427,819 from Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company for losses tied to L Dean Newell alleged to have misappropriated about $1 million during 1978 and 1979. The lender says Hartford insured against employee fraud and that Newell conspired with others to loan funds without collateral while profiting himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Herrin
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Connecticut
Williamson County
L. Dean Newell
Carterville
Newell
Association
W. Douglas Bryant
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Scis Corp
Dean Newell
Scis Inc
Rosalee
Gene Troutman
Hartford Accident and Indemnity
SIU Carbondale faces enrollment changes amid budget strains
SIU Carbondale weighs shifting enrollment toward adult and minority groups as a drop in state funding for handicapped aid strains finances. Officials warn that accommodating disabled and minority students costs more, while expanding nontraditional enrollment may be limited by scarce funds and future DVR cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Starkey
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
Illinois Department of Vocation Rehabilitation
Sheila Abbott
SIUC
Starkey
Abbott
Carbondale
Linz Brown
Somit
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Illinois
Ronald Reagan
ED Greers
Ilana Schmidt
Mark Gerber
Christy Fliger
Justin Heck
Lakeland School
Menard
Herrin Savings
Bonding Company
SIU
Illinois Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Gloria Blacklock
Vergennes
Brown
Robert Schoeppel
Sparta
Randolph County Agricultural Center
James Osberg
Shaw
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