Du Quoin merges Folk Festival and Agpo into four day event
The Southern Illinois Folk Festival and the Du Quoin State Fair Agricultural Exposition merge into a June 29 to July 2 four day Farm and Folk Festival on the fair grounds. Features include Egyptian Colt Stakes harness race July 1, Midwest Championship Tractor Pull July 2, The Gong Show road version June 30 and July 1, a July 2 country and bluegrass show, and a larger Kunz Century 21 carnival midway.
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Agpo
du Quoin
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Folk Festival
du Quoin State Fair Agricultural Exposition
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
du Quoin State
William R. Hayes III
Hayes
Marilyn Phillips
Curt Greene
Illinois
Kunz
Greene
du Quoin State Fair
SIU board hears presidents goals amid ongoing evaluations
The SIU Board of Trustees heard verbal goals from SIU Carbondale president Warren Brandt, system secretary James Brown, and Edwardsville president Kenneth Shaw in late 1970s closed sessions. Some directors say evaluations have occurred, while others deny formal reviews. policy calls for annual June evaluations with five year reviews.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
SIU
Warren W. Brandt
SIU Carbondale
James M. Brown
Kenneth A. Shaw
Siu-Edwardsville
A. D. van Meter Jr
Springfield
Carol K. Kimmel
Rock Island
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Illinois
Rowe
Shaw
Brandt
Brown
Hearing scheduled in Benton court for miners injunction
A hearing for a temporary injunction against UMW Local 159 at Freeorman United Coal Co Orient 6 mine in Waltonville is set for 1 30 p m Monday before U S Magistrate Kenneth J Meyers The National Labor Relations Board alleges the local participated in a December demonstration that damaged the Cook Coal Transfer Terminal in Metropolis Nearly 200 miners gathered opposite the courthouse on December 6 but the hearing was postponed Operations at the terminal continued near normal as strikers picketed its two entrances AEP service officials say 10 000 tons of coal were delivered by Burlington Northern 105 car train and another coal train was expected The terminal handles western coal bound for AEP power plants in the East A tow boat pushing 15 coal barges leaves the terminal daily since last week Police reduced trooper presence in Metropolis district to around 100 extra troopers The Massac County grand jury indicted about 10 miners in relation to December 14 demonstration for criminal destruction of property conspiracy and mob violence Each defendant free on 500 bond Names include Neibel Karroll Mohring Morris Thornhill Taylor Thomas Johnson Dillard Hoey Additional indictments may follow if more participants identified by state police. Contempt of court charges may be filed against miners identified in a Monday car caravan at the terminal. About 150 miners blocked the highway before troopers dispersed them. A circuit court injunction limits miners to seven pickets at the terminal entrances.
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Metropolis
U. S
Kenneth J. Meyers
NLRB
Union
UMW
AEP
Ohio
Stultz
District 13
Joseph Ginter
Ginter
Massac County
Stephen Spomer
Larry Neibel
Ronnie Karroll
Charles Mohring
Vernon Morris III
Steven Thornhill
West Frankfort
Ken Taylor
Lesser
James Thomas
Herrin
David Johnson
du Quoin
Michael Dillard
Energy
Gary Hoey
Benton
Spomer
Herrin Awaiting Snow Plow To Aid Street Service
Herrin's first snow removal unit should reach the city before winter ends Streets Superintendent Paul Dunning said today. A used truck from the Illinois Department of Transportation is targeted by mid February. Delivery is four to six weeks after order. Storms left roads slick and hazardous with crews spreading cinders by hand at intersections.
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Herrin
Paul Dunning
Dunning
Illinois Department of Transportation
Johnston City Hikes Water Rates After Council Action
Johnston City voters face higher water bills next month as the city council approved increases. The minimum charge rises from 3.50 to 3.70 for 2,000 gallons, and wholesale rates move to 0.57 per 1,000 gallons, up 0.22. The hike follows Rend Lake Intercity Water System rate increases and affects districts Highway 37 North and Pittsburgh via a contracted pass-through.
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Johnston City
Rend Lake Intercity Water System
Rend Lake
Highway 37 North
Pittsburgh
Herrin votes on 1.8 million bond for middle school
The Herrin community plans a February 4 vote on an 1.8 million bond to finance a new middle school for grades five through eight. Proponents say savings in utilities maintenance and insurance will offset operating costs, with 30 percent funded by the bond and the rest via a state grant.
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Cindy Rippa
Southern
Herrin
CDB
Charles Garrison
Simon, Rettberg
Flam, Inc
Herrin Education Association
Kathy Wheeler
James Sanders
New Athens coal trucking firm remains closed after incident
Behnken Trucking Service has not resumed coal deliveries since Jan. 6 when 50 rock throwing miners from UMW chapters in St. Clair Randolph and Perry counties halted shipments. Pickets say they will not block coal to schools hospitals or other institutions, though a court injunction is anticipated. The company contracts with Anheuser Busch in St. Louis and serves mainly coal deliveries.
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New Athens
Behnken
United Mine Workers of America
St. Clair
Randolph
Perry
Randolph County
Big
Chester mayor skeptical of new UFO attack pictures
Chester Mayor Stanley Maciejski says he will attend a Feb. 4 presentation of Official UFO magazine in Chester to see supposed evidence of an alien attack. Publisher Myron Fass claims 20 000 would attend and that the photos show burning buildings and flying saucers. Maciejski questions the tale saying there are no signs of destruction and doubts the attack occurred.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
Official
UFO Magazine
Myron Fass
Maciejski
Fass
Edwin Ferrar
Macieski
Murphysboro
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Chuck Barris Productions
Bill Dunlavey
Pat Dunlavey
Chicago
Pulliam Hall
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Butch Nevious
Pus
Carbondale
SIU Board
van Meter
Harris
Kimmel
David R. Derge
SIUC
Derge
Benton Court
Barbara Schechter
U. S. District
National Labor Relations Board
Freeman United Coal Co
Waltonville
Cook
Burlington Northern
Quentin Stultz
American Electric Power Service Co
Western
Lee Roy Brandon
Brandon
Westside
Hurst Bush
Southside
Citizens Committee
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