Hearing Set on Suits Against Gulley and Hickman
A hearing on motions to squash civil suits against Franklin County official Roy O Gulley and former circuit judge Roy Gulley and State's Attorney Joseph W Hickman is scheduled for 10 am Wednesday in Circuit Court at Benton. Frank L Thomas seeks 50000 in damages from Gulley and 100000 from Hickman over alleged civil rights conspiracies linked to a 1963 auto crash and subsequent defamation charges.
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Franklin County
Benton
Frank L. Thomas
E. Webster St
Roy O. Gulley
Atty
Joseph W. Hickman
Gulley
Ilinois Courts
Thomas
Hazel
Hickman
Carbondale Legion club room closed after inspection
Carbondale American Legion Post No. 514 at 205 N Illinois Ave was closed after a Sunday visit by Police Chief Jack Hazel and Safety Director Richard Wilhelmy. They found alcoholic beverages being served and ordered post vice commander Harold Vaughn to close pending a report to the liquor control board. The liquor commissioner will decide on potential license suspension.
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Carbondale American Legion
Illinois Ave
Jack Hazel
Richard Wilhelmy
Hazel
Harold Vaughn
City Liquor Control Board
Veterans’ Organization
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Carbondale
District Vfw
GOP candidates meet county chairmen in Benton
Eight Republican candidates for state offices in the June primary met with 21st District GOP county chairmen in Benton. No endorsements were made. endorsements to follow after withdrawal date March 16. Meetings planned mid February to interview congressional candidates and discuss delegates to the national convention.
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Benton
GOP
Cook County
Richard Ogilvie
Arthur R. Gottschalk
Robert Dwyer
Chicago
Bryan Duff
Bill Harris
Pontiac
Quincy
Wes Olson
Congress
Ray Doerr
Jackson County
Bob Hanneberger
Wabash County
Val Oshel
Harrisburg
Tom Haney
Herrin
James L. Foreman
Metropolis
Delmar Mitchell
Johnston City
Joe Hale
Shawneetown
James Sanders
Ella Fitzgerald stuns SIU Arena with intimate surprise concert
Ella Fitzgerald drew a standing ovation before about 3,000 fans at SIU Arena in Carbondale when she performed a 2½ hour set with the Tee Carson trio. The audience praised scat singing and standards while Fitzgerald lamented tight campus schedules limiting time for conversations with fans.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Ella Fitzgerald
SIU
Song
Fitzgerald
Louis “Satchmo
Armstrong
Ella
Billie Joe
Tee Carson
Freddie Waits
Keeter Betts
Carson
Statistics show traffic deaths and an odd year start
From where I sit by Tony Stevens, the Murphysboro City Editor, reflects on accident reporting in Southern Illinois District 13. He notes 159 deaths in 1967, 164 in 1966, a better start in 1968 with five deaths so far, and an odd pattern of heart attack or natural death cases not counted as traffic fatalities.
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du Quoin
Eddie Klink
Edna Mae
Rt. 149
Kinkaid Hill
Eddie
Helen Ponton
Benton
Rt. 51
District 13
Illinois
Potatoes Burn In Illinois Central Boxcar Fire
An Illinois Central boxcar carrying potatoes caught fire around 3 10 a m in Du Quoin. A salamander heater inside the car started the blaze, burning a small section of the freight car but firemen prevented total loss and saved most of the cargo.
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du Quoin
Illinois Central
McKinney Continuance Granted In Involuntary Manslaughter Case
Judge Lan Haney extended the preliminary arraignment for Kenneth McKinney 22 of Carterville on involuntary manslaughter charges related to the Jan 19 fatal shooting of Charles Haynes in Carterville. McKinney was permitted to hire counsel and his $7,500 bond remains in effect with a new arraignment date set for Feb 5 in Marion Circuit Court.
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Kenneth McKinney
Carterville
Lan Haney
Marion
Haney
McKinney
Charles Haynes
Candidates Seek Re election for Herrin Township Precinct Posts
Thomas W. Haney 30, Herrin attorney, seeks Republican committeeman re election in Herrin Township Precinct 1 while Frances Jeter plans to run again as Democratic committeeman. Nominating petitions available March 4 11 with primary set for June 11. Precinct 2 incumbent Louis Gene Garavaglia may not be replaced until June as he moved to Zeigler.
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Thomas W. Haney
Herrin Township
Haney
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
DePaul University College of Law
Chicago
Williamson County Public Building Commission
Herrin Public Building Commission
City of
Johnston City
Village of Energy
Williamson County
Frances Jeter
Jeter
Vansaghi
Louis
Gene” Garavaglia
Zeigler
Garavaglia
Second bid round set for Du Quoin sewer plant upgrade
Du Quoin City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday to reconsider bids for renovating the sewerage disposal plant after eight bids in December all exceeded the 380 000 estimate. Changes trim sludge beds and a inch of filter media, with construction now expected to start by March.
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du Quoin
J. T. Blankinship
Murphysboro
Hoel-Steffan Construction Co
St. Louis
Blankinship
Youth Burned in Explosion at Local Service Station
Southern Illinois University student Charles Smithson of Carbondale was listed in fair condition at Doctors Hospital after an explosion at Wides Service Station on North Illinois Street. Police say a short circuit while cleaning an oil drain with an electric pump caused fumes to ignite. damage estimates were not yet available.
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Southern Illinois University
Charles Smithson
N. Almond St
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Wides
N. Illinois St
Smithson
Election dates set for June primaries and November general
The 1968 general election will be in the fall with the primary in June. June 11 will elect precinct committeemen in each precinct and convention delegates in each congressional district. Final elections for many offices occur November 5. nominating petitions are due March 4 to March 11.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
U. S. House of Repre
Percy to speak at Lincoln Day dinner in Marion
Senator Charles Percy will address the Lincoln Day dinner in Marion Williamson County at 6 30 p m February 17 at Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club. Percy of Kenilworth Illinois defeated Paul Douglas in 1966 and had earlier run in 1964. he formerly worked as an executive with Bell and Howell.
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Charles Percy
Marion
Williamson County
James Sanders
Sanders
Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club
Percy
Kenilworth
Chicago
Paul Douglas
The
Bell and Howell Co
Williamson County Democrats upbeat on 1968 prospects says Sanders
Williamson County Democratic chairman Omer Sanders predicts a good year for his party as candidates for state and local office remain uncertain. He praises Gov. Otto Kerner, defends Johnson, and criticizes GOP hypocrisy and partisan papers while urging new precinct committeemen and stronger primary turnout.
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Jerry Grotta
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Democratic Party
Omer Sanders
Williamson County
Sanders
Johnson
United States
Vietnam
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Illinois
New York
California
Man charged in Carbondale VFW shooting case
The preliminary hearing sent the manslaughter case against William Barton Webb Jr. to a Jackson County grand jury. Webb 41 of Makanda is charged with voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the death of John Fligg 26 a student who died at Doctors Memorial Hospital after being shot twice in the face at the Carbondale VFW club. Webb remains held on a 15000 bond and has obtained his own counsel Richard White and Fletcher Lewis both of Murphysboro.
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Carbondale
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Jackson County
William Barton Webb Jr
Rt. 1
Makanda
Webb
John Fligg
Southern Illinois University
Fligg
Doctors Memorial Hospital
VFW
E. Main St
Richard White
Fletcher Lewis
Murphysboro
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Carbondale Legion Club
David Hughes
Herbert A. Scott
Drew
Tony Bennett
Tony Stevens
Webster
Park Avenue
Herrin- Johnston City Road
Illinois Central Railroad
Jeffrey Road
Rt. 148
Herrin Democratic Club
Jeter Sales and Service
County Democratic Organization
Harry
State Liquor Control Commission
Herrin Precinct
27Th Street
Herrin - Colp Road
Ilinois Central Railroad
21St Street
Herrin-Colp Road
van Buren Street
Charles L. Vansaghi
Brown’s Business College
van Saghi
Louis Garavaglia
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Secretary of State
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Marion Daily Republican
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