Shelton for Johnston City Mayor in primary
Johnston City voters face a Labor Party mayoral primary with four candidates. Kevin Shelton touts an empire evaluation system to curb favoritism, two hour parking, a full time animal control warden, and regular safety inspections. Opponents include Mayor Bill Stevens, Alderman Harry Hancock, and Billy Williams, each proposing various development, parking, and police reforms.
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Johnston City
Labor Party
Kevin Shelton
Bill Stevens
Shelton
Harry Hancock
Billy Williams
Stevens
Hancock
Ward 1
Seventh Street
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Old Guard
Williams
Stebeans
Johnson City voters weigh six offices in Tuesday primary
Voters nominate for city clerk city treasurer and four council seats. Incumbent clerk Mary Williams seeks Labor renomination. Ward 3 incumbent Ray Dare draws no contest. Ward 1 Kee faces Ray. Ward 2 Crosby Mitchell. Ward 4 Babington Hrovatich. Snow urged for treasurer. Babington favored for Ward 4.
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Johnson City
Mary Williams
Labor Party
Ray Dare
Martha Snow
Cec Ernest
Charles Shaw
Du Quoin voters weigh mayor and four council seats
Voters in Du Quoin will cast ballots Tuesday for a mayor and four of nine council candidates. Incumbents Wayne Bigham Ralph Roach and Robert Murray seek re election, with James Fiorino aiming to regain a former seat. Newcomers Jerry Ozburn Dale Spencer Clifford Harrell Jr Robert Eisenhauer and William Brenwerner also run. The town faces job growth a stagnant West Side and downtown versus fringe shopping debates. The piece endorses Bigham Ozburn Spencer and Harrell while urging new voices on the council.
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Jerry Ozburn
Dale Spencer
Clifford Harrell Jr
Robert Eisenhauer
William Brewner
du Quoin
Wayne Bigham
Bigham
Ozburn
Spencer
Harrell
Hese
Endorsement Confusion Corrected for Murphysboro Ward 5
The editorial endorses Rick Blackwell for Murphysboro City Council Ward 5 Republican nomination. It notes a previous error that suggested endorsement of opponent Robert J. Smith and clarifies Blackwell is the recommended candidate.
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Richard Blackwell
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Mending
Robert J. Smith
Blackwell
Chief Justice Burger called for a national defense through damaged justice reform
In a Southern Illinoisan voice piece, the editor rails against Chief Justice Burger urging a damage control program to curb crime by weakening constitutional protections. It argues swift arrest and punishment won't solve crime and condemns compulsory education as a prison reform, urging genuine education and work before citizenship rewards.
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Southern Illinoisan
Burger
American Bar Association
America
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Hilton Hotel
Illinois State Penitentiary
Central City
Marion
United States
Cutting off hands of thieves Ue nam Dos as Editor
Robert T. Phillips of the Confederation of Churches of the Outlaw Carbondale responds to a Feb editorial editorializing on Burger and crime. He criticizes calls for harsher penalties and links prison brutality, social welfare, and violence to societal factors. He denounces religious bigotry and violent tactics by anti abortion activists.
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Southern Hlinoisan
Warren Burger
Burger
Paul Harvey
Louisiana
Sissy
Robert T. Phillips
Confederation of Churches of the
Carbondale
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Kee
Crosby
Babington
Jerry Kee
Glasgow Electrical
Charles Ray
Allen Industries
Herrin
Ray
Citi
Zens
Eileen Crosby
James Mitchell
Ralph Kowalis
Mitchell
Richard Babington
Matt Hrovatich
Frank Vieceli
Johnston City High School
Hrovatich
Veterans Administration Hospital
Rick Blackwell
Washington, D.C
Sweden
Denmark
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