Lesser seeks HUD grant to replace leaky Lesser tower
Mayor Ned Mitchell and City Engineer Larry Sipe say the 100000 gallon Lesser water tower leaks constantly and poses hazards in winter. A new 300000 gallon tower could be funded by a $300000 Urban Development Action Grant, with potential private investment required and a nine month build timeline if approved.
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Jean Ann Bailey
The
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Ned Mitchell
Mitchell
Larry Sipe
Cockrum and
Espy
Cockrum Street
Lipe
Greater Egypt
Rush
Old Ben Coal Co
Sipe
Expert to paint a face on Akin area mystery skull
Franklin County sheriff officials turn to Betty Gatliff a Norman Oklahoma facial reconstruction expert to identify the skull found near Akin in November Gatliff a former FAA medical illustrator says she will use tissue depth measurements to build a face from the skull and hopes a yielded image will lead to an identification The victim is suspected to be a white male 20 to 22 years old 57 to 59 inches tall 165 to 185 pounds with a possible limp Bones found southwest of Akin include left hand and sternum fragments gathered by hunters
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Charles Mandrell
Sheriff's Department
Hamilton County
Ms. Gatliff
John Wayne Gacy
Anna-Jonesboro High faces 3356 dollar water bill
The Anna-Jonesboro High School owes 3356 dollars for water after the main meter was not read for about two years due to confusion over its location after construction. The city will allow two installments, half this year and half next year. A special budget meeting is set for 7 p.m. January 12.
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Anna-Jonesboro High School
Ralph Kelly
Kelly
Anna
Work on Anna pool slated next summer
Anna council reports construction of a new swimming pool in the city park to start in August. The current 30 year old pool will stay open this summer while plans proceed and is to be replaced by 1983. Council has appropriated 120000 dollars in revenue sharing funds for the project.
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Anna Pool
Anna
Bill Porter
Porter
Council
Logan board hhooses sites for two new buildings
John A Logan College Board of Trustees approved sites for a new building to replace eight temporary structures housing cosmetology child care nursing and more. A second site was chosen for a small auditorium if funds allow. Construction could start in November after bond sale with occupancy about 18 months later.
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Logan Board
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
John A. Logan College Board of Trustees
Ray Hancock
SIU Budget Chief Sees Modest Gains with Caution
SIU Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw says the Illinois Board of Higher Education budget proposal for fiscal 1983 is well thought out but tight. He warns self help measures and tuition hikes beyond 10 percent are needed to fund proposed increases including a 7 percent salary boost and a 2 percent catch up, with SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville sharing about 167.2 million for operations and 5.5 million for capital projects.
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Southern Illinois University System
Illinois Board of Higher Education
SIU
Kenneth A. Shaw
Shaw
IBHE
Illinois
Corrections department defends counselor's firing
The Illinois Department of Corrections argues in a Human Rights Commission hearing that Vienna Correctional Center counselor Charles Clay watched a prisoner with his wife and a 12-year-old stepdaughter, possibly observing incest or rape and not reporting it. Clay claims the investigation targeted him for race. the case includes testimony on edited tapes and attempts to reinstate him after his 1979 firing.
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Illinois Department of Corrections
Vienna Correctional Center
Charles Clay
Clay
Steven Nardulli
Human Rights Commission
Jacqueline Abel
Jackson jail plans face funding snag in county
Jackson County committees hear legal limits on financing a 5.6 million jail. Advisors warn debt levels and high interest rates could push costs beyond acceptable thresholds, but building-commission financing offers timing flexibility. Monday meeting to explore debt scenarios and potential downscaling.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Jackson County
William Hill
Matthews and
Wright
Hill
Building Commission
Building and Grounds Committee
Judicial and
Matthews and Wright
Fischer and Stein Associates
Fred Powers
St. Louis
Fischer and
Stein
SIU professor's book helps in pirate ship discovery
SIU Carbondale English professor Manuel Schonhorn wrote Daniel Defoe's General History of the Pyrates, aiding a 270 year old ship salvage near Mauritius. The find yielded statues, ingots, coins, pearls, gold chains and rupees. Also in this issue, singer Hans Ashbaker, 25, won bronze in Barcelona, plus local notes on Randy and Brian Anderson performing Open Stage in Orland Park. A letter from Jim Cowan recalls jet black squirrels and melanism in New York, with campus notes from SIU and Carbondale connections.
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Southern
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Daniel Defoe
Pyrates
Defoe
SIUC
Francisco Vinas
Spain
Zwickau
Germany
United States
Metropolitan Opera
St. Louis
Ashbaker
Susan Shiplett
Carbondale
Sev
Cowan
Illinois
Olney
Missouri
New York
Washington Heights
New York University
Washington Square
Greenwich Village
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Nidulli
Raymond Bowen
Shawnee Development Council
Karnak
Jackson
Hans Gregory Ashbaker
Byline
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Eral
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East Germany
West Germany
Bremen
Frances
Joe Shiplett
Shiplett
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Brian Anderson
Siu-C
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Orland Park
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Jim Cowan
Downey Veterans Administration Hospital
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