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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1981
Page
3
Skaters at the Great Skate Train near Carbondale joined a charity skate to raise 1600 for the American Cancer Society. Sponsored by Tau Omega at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the event marked the second ATO charity drive with about 60 participants.
Carbondale officials won HUD pre approval for a three year 3 million Community Development Block Grant. One million is set aside now with two additional years subject to future appropriations, contingent on Reagan budget levels. Mayor Fischer said the move places Carbondale in a strong position for final approval. The city has used CDBG funds for health care child care street work housing and code enforcement since 1975.
Stevens and Martha Snow easily won their party nominations by carrying all four wards and over half of 1300 votes in the Johnston City primary. Contested council winners include Charles E. Ray Ward 1 Robert James Mitchell Ward 2 and Richard K. Babington Ward 4.
Stevens 41 led four candidates in the mayoral race with 757 votes, far ahead of Ward 1 Alderman Han cock 360 and Kevin Shelton 119. Acting Treasurer Martha Snow 61 defeated Charles Shaw 1,042 to 222. Ward races saw Mitchell 130 over Crosby 104 for Ward 2, Babington 275 over Hrovatich 140 for Ward 4, and Ray 254 over Kee 86 for Ward 3, with City Clerk Mary Williams unopposed at 1,202.
Byline reports ERV COPPI, former Royalton mayor and now SIU Carbondale broadcasting official, hosts WSIU Telethon March 7 to 22 for the fifth year. The event features a Movie Marathon with classics including Bedtime for Bonzo starring Diana Lynn and Ronald Reagan. Coppi turns 55 on March 21 and marks 29 years in radio and TV. The piece also profiles writer CHARLES JOHNSON, SIU-C alumnus and UW Seattle professor, noting his extensive publishing and PBS credits. FRANK HIGHT notes he has three copies of Ole Bessie Heads for the Promised Land and a request to adapt it for the blind.
In Du Quoin the mayoral primary narrowed the field to incumbent Jerome Roznowski and Mayor Robert Armstrong. Armstrong led with 781 votes while Roznowski earned 28 write-ins but then withdrew, leaving Armstrong likely to win another term. Eight candidates vie for four at large commission seats after a nine candidate field. Ozburn led the pack with 702 votes, Eisenhauer was eliminated, and Murray considered dropping out after finishing seventh. Light turnout capped by 1,142 ballots was blamed for uneven results.
Incumbents Charles Watkins and Archie Jones led a six candidate field in Carbondale city council primary results. Watkins 1633 votes and Jones 1534 with four others advancing to the April 7 general to elect two four year term council members. Coulter 555 and Matalonis 402 also advanced while Colombo and Zabielski were eliminated. Precincts showed Watkins strongest in southwest and west, Jones carried northeast precincts, and both students split a central precinct. Watkins and Jones cited experience and goals of development, finances, and citizen participation.
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