Fugitives Captured After Benton Jail Escape
Two federal prisoners, Harrington Luna and John Boles, escaped Franklin County jail Monday night and were captured near Attica Indiana. They are held at Terre Haute federal prison with possible charges and return decisions pending by the Bureau of Prisons. Indiana authorities assisted with the two dozen troopers and deputies in the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Benton
Terre Haute
Ind
Attica
Illinois
Harrington Luna
Chandler, Ariz
John Boles
el Sobiante
Calif
Indiana
Fountain
Warren Counties
Lafayette
Fountain County
Covington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Attorney’s Office
E. St. Louis
Mt. Carmel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carbondale
Luna
Leavenworth
Kansas
Boles
McNeil Island
Washington
Marion
Webb charged in fatal VFW club shooting in Carbondale
William Barton Webb Jr. 41 of Makanda posted 1500 cash bond after being charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of involuntary manslaughter in the Saturday night death of John Fligg at the Carbondale VFW club where Webb was employed. Bond set at 15000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barton Webb Jr
Rt. 1
Makanda
Jackson County
John Fligg
Carbondale
Webb
W. A
Watt) Glenn
Du Quoin Water Cut Off After 16 Inch Main Break
A 16 inch main near the Du Quoin water filter plant cracked and shut off the city’s water supply around 6 a.m. Crews fought to clamp a 60 inch replacement section but initial efforts failed. Some lower city residents saw brief trickles as pipes drained. Major industry, Coca Cola Bottling, and Phelps Dodge Aluminum paused production until pressure returned. Marshall Browning Hospital received a standby water tank with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Water Department
Phelps Dodge Aluminum Products Corp
McNair
Rt. 51
Maynard Suhre
Coca Cola
Marshall Browning Hospital
Murphysboro plans subdivision rules review by HUD group
Murphysboro plan commission examined draft subdivision regulations prepared by Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission as HUD notes five areas needing improvement. December recertification of the city workable program looms. regulations cover street, water, sewer, and drainage improvements and developer payment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Murphysboro Planning Commission
Greater Egypt
Franklyn Moreno
Greater
Egypt
The
Planning Commission
Murphysboro
Water and Sewer Commission
Coroner's jury rules homicide in boy's death
A Williamson County coroner's jury ruled 13 year old Charles Edward Haynes died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Kenneth Mc Kinney. McKinney is charged in Marion Circuit Court with involuntary manslaughter and a separate reckless conduct count. Proceedings noted McKinney and relatives did not testify and police statements place the shooting at a Missouri Avenue trailer. The youth died at Herrin Hospital from a .22 slug to the nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Charles Edward Haynes
Carterville
Kenneth McKinney
McKinney
Marion
Lan Haney
Litton
Ronnie
Bill McKenzie
Ronnie McKinney
Missouri Ave
McKenzie
Haynes
Herrin Hospital
City weighs bank building offer and public lot plan
Carbondale officials refer a 275000 offer from Carbondale First National Bank to buy city hall west property and adjacent lots for study. A separate bid from Good Luck Glove Co another east side parcel is under review. A public parking lot near 214 West Main Street could hold 30 spaces at an estimated 15500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale First National Bank
City Hall
Plan Commission
Public Buildings Committee
Good Luck Glove Company
City Public Works
Bank
Glenn W. Storme
Main
Washington Streets
The
Eagles
I.C.C.F
Storme
Holden Hospital
Illinois Avenue
First Methodist Church
Main St
William Schwegman
Re evaluation planned for Interstate 57 amid highway aid freeze
Illinois public works director Francis S. Lorenz says a $600 million federal highway aid freeze will force a reevaluation of Rt 57 and other projects. About 350 miles of Rt 57 were expected complete by 1968 end to connect Chicago and north of Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois
Ilinois
Lorenz
Ted
Alan S. Boyd
Transportation
Carbondale Limits Water Use for Valve Install
Carbondale residents along the east side of Wall street from East Gate to College street and the Lantana subdivision will be without water tonight for about an hour starting at 8 p.m. Officials said a new six inch gate valve is being installed to allow future repairs with less disruption of service.
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Carbondale
Wall Street
East Gate
College Street
Lantana
Carbondale Council Approves Workable 1968 Program
City Council approval moves to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for recertification to obtain federal grants and loan programs. The plan includes a five year housing code inspection program, demolition of 50 structures, Model Cities grant resubmission, urban renewal support, staff strengthening, citizen participation, anti poverty efforts, and coordination of social services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Human Relations Commission
Junior Commission On Human Relations
Fair Housing Board
Social Services Council
Carbondale Council approves Hall contract termination
The Carbondale City Council approved terminating Paul O. Hall's consulting engineer contract, granting $30,191 for termination and expenses. Hall will hand over construction documents for three major public works projects as side-channel bond funds finance the payout. The council postponed a bond-issue fund use resolution amid budget and water supply funding concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Paul O. Hall
Hall
City Hall
C. William Norman
Norman
Side Channel
William Eaton
Eaton
Frank Kirk
Kirk
George Fleerlage
Joseph Ragsdale
Military rites for Pfc Nolan Haberman at Willisville church
Military services for Pfc Nolan Donald Haberman 19 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Central Baptist Church Willisville. He died in action in Vietnam January 14. He served in Company A Fourth Infantry Division. Born January 30 1948 in East St Louis he was survived by parents Nolan and Ida Haberman a brother Kerry and sisters Phyllis and Priscilla. Burial at IOOF Cemetery Percy. Evergreen Park Carbonale closed until further notice due to thawed, rutted access. park staff repair road from Pleasant Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist
Paul Spiller
IOOF
Percy
Lynn Hill
Willisville
Evergreen Park
Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Charles Boudreau
Pleasant Hill Road
Park District
Boudreau
CCHS faculty begins weekly in service human relations workshop
The Carbondale Community High School faculty of 90 attended the first session of a weekly in service human relations workshop led by Supt. William McBride. The plan adds weekly sessions, 2 to 4 30 p.m., with a paid after school hour and 12 week duration to improve relations among students, especially between Negro and white pupils, and between pupils and teachers. Orientation sessions were held this week and next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School
William McBride
Board of Education
State Commission On Human Relations
McBride
YMCA awards building contracts for new Murphysboro center
The YMCA board approved contracts totaling 376,611 for a new center near Carbondale. Low bids from Crawford Construction 224,542 Tibco 115,012 Peebles Electric 16,658 plus 10,000 furnishings and 10,398 architect fees. Construction to begin February with 400 day completion and interim financing arranged at 250,000 credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Chitect
General—Crawford Construction Co
Paducah
Tibco Inc
Anderson, Ind
Peebles Electric Co
Dan Pautler
Riverside Park Pool
Pautler
YMCA
Two area soldiers killed in Vietnam identified
Sp. 4 Kerry Bugajsky, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bugajsky, was killed in a heavy mortar attack at his unit's Chu Chi area base camp. He was missing until his body was found. A 1965 Christopher High School graduate, he attended Southern Illinois University for one year. Funeral arrangements are set at Russell Funeral Home in Christopher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry Bugajsky
Joseph Bugajsky
Chu Chi
Bugajsky
Vietnam
Christopher High School
Southern Illinois University
Russell Funeral Home
Christopher
Fire calls report multiple incidents and a local fatality
Fire crews respond to a small 201 S Horn fire in West Frankfort causing minor wallpaper damage after a flexible gas heater pipe breaks loose. Spillertown sees a room gutted with furnishings destroyed in a separate Tuesday incident. Staff Sgt Harold Eugene Stanton 27 son of Clyde and Mrs Stanton Jonesboro killed in Vietnam January 16 becoming Union County s sixth war death. He enlisted June 1959 served in Vietnam returning November 30 1967 killed seven days after his birthday details unavailable. Born January 9 1941 Murphysboro married May 20 1964 to Betty Jo Casper Clarksville Tenn. He leaves a son Michael Dean a brother Sgt Carl Stanton and sisters Naomi Taylor and Norma Merrell. Funeral 2 30 p.m. Thursday Norris and Son Jonesboro with Rev Bryan Taylor officiating burial Jonesboro Cemetery military rites from Fort Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Eugene Stanton
Clyde Stanton
Jonesboro
Vietnam
Stanton
Union County
U.S. Army
Sgt. Stanton
Murphysboro
Granite City
Betty Jo Casper
Clarksville
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Bryan Taylor
Tennessee
Fort Campbell
Plan grant approved for Murphysboro planning project
A $6,970 federal grant for phase two of a planning services program for Murphysboro by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission was approved today by the Department of ment, per Rep. Kenneth Gray. The planning assistance aims to yield a comprehensive parks and recreation plan, a park annexation study, and a city capital improvements budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Greater Egypt
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State Line
William Tullier
Tullser
Bill Rice
Dick Carrell
Robert Ice
Plan Group
State Department of Public Health
Gower
Sheriff’s Office
Council
CCHS
Harold E. Stanton
West Frankfort
S. Horn
Spillertown
George Phillips
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