Inmate testifies fear-led account of Marion strip searches
Tim Landis reports inmate Robert Tester, serving time for armed robbery, testified that during the October 1983 Marion lockdown guards stripped him naked with hands cuffed behind his back and searched him extensively. He said he felt unsafe and sought to aid fellow inmates in regaining freedoms post lockdown.
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Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Ralph Friederich
U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Robert Tester
Donna Kolb
Tester
Way
Friederich
Meyers
Kolb
Pate
Bunit
Federal
Turning 100 Keeps Quiet Joys For Naomi Bidwell
Naomi Bidwell of Creal Springs Nursing Home marks her 100th birthday with a low profile party. Born January 15, 1885 in Mount Vernon, she lived across coasts and many places, cherishing Denver and her long life of activity. She attributes health to faith and staying active, despite a recent fall and hearing loss. She worked until 72, later moved to Marion, and now prefers reading Christian literature.
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Mike Murphy
Southern Illinoisan
Naomi Bidwell
Creal Springs
Naomi
Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois
Denver
Teddy Roosevelt
Bloomington
God
Marion
Shirley Johnson
Murphysboro officer injured in high speed chase
An early morning pursuit on Illinois 13 at Williams Street left a Murphysboro police car destroyed and two drivers injured. Officer Chris Mize and Ronald Fair, 34, Cairo, received minor injuries and were treated at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. The chase ended with the police car damaged after a collision with Fair’s car. Mize wore a seat belt. The department plans an emergency meeting to discuss replacing the wrecked patrol car. The accident remains under investigation.
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Murphysboro
Illinois 13
Williams Street
Ronald Fair
Cairo
Chris Mize
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mize
Cer
Larry Tincher
Tincher
Union rejects Kroger concession offer amid Carbonale clash
UF C W Local 219 members at National Foods in Carbondale and three Kroger stores in Murphysboro and Carbondale overwhelmingly denied mid contract concessions. The package trimmed holidays and sick days with pay cuts from 10 percent to none, citing increased competition from a large non union Country Fair store as the motive.
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United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Kroger
National Food Stores
National Foods
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marvin Russow
UF & CW
Collinsville
Russow
Country Fair
Illinois Superfoods Inc
Mount Vernon
Herrin Man Charged In Fatal Union County Crash
Robert W. Skelton of Herrin was charged with reckless homicide and concealment of a homicidal death in Union County after a car driven by him went off a rural bridge killing passenger Douglas Ziecker. Skelton also faces DUI and driving on a revoked license charges. bond set at 50,000 with a Thursday preliminary hearing.
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Carterville
Skelton
Jonesboro
Illinois 127
Union County
Wesley Wilkins
Wilkins
Ziecker
Winchester seeks state post under Thompson administration
Governor James R. Thompson’s office weighs multiple options for former Rep. Robert Winchester including a deputy director role at the Department of Conservation. Winchester, a five term Rosiclare Republican, says he’s heard only rumors and would consider corrections or conservation, but those posts are reportedly filled. He expects a decision within 30 days while he runs radio station WKSI and eyes public life beyond government.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Mike Lawrence
Southern Illinoisan
James R. Thompson
Robert C. Winchester
Winchester
Thompson
General Assembly
State Senate
Conservation
Rossclare
Senate
Illinois Department of) Corrections
Michael P. Lane
Murphysboro Crime Report Shows Shifts in 1984
Murphysboro Police 1984 performance review by Chief Larry Tincher notes burglaries and robberies rising, with armed robberies down 83 percent. Homicide fell to zero, assaults up, and arrests and ticketing for accidents surged. Calls rose modestly to 4,553 with more felony and misdemeanor actions as animal control decreased.
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Murphysboro
Larry Tincher
Tincher
Tindher
Franklin County clerk funds probe heads to grand jury
A four month inquiry into missing funds from Franklin County Clerk Bob Hiller's office could lead to charges after a grand jury convenes February 1. Special prosecutor Ellen Schanzle-Haskings of the Illinois Attorney General's office called for the panel following meetings with investigators and the Franklin County State's Attorney. The probe has found more than $78,000 missing.
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Franklin County
Bob Hiller
Ellen Schanzle-Haskings
Criminal Division
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Grand
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
Terry Green
Hiller
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