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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1978
Page
3
Five Menard Correctional Center guards returned to duty after suspensions with pay dating from January. An investigation into allegations of excessive force during a routine strip search of two prisoners continues, with possible disciplinary action in several cases.
Ohio Power sues United Mine Workers and Local 1591 for more than 2 million in damages following a December 14 demonstration at the Cook Coal Transfer Terminal in Metropolis. Nine miners and union officials named as defendants claim lost revenue and $1 million punitive damages amid a nationwide coal strike context.
Ten Southern Illinois miners accused of damaging the Metropolis coal terminal will be arraigned at 1 p.m. Monday in Massac County Circuit Court. The hearing was moved from Friday due to bad weather after a Dec. 14 protest at Cook Coal Transfer Terminal left about $40,000 in damage. Indicted are James Thomas, Mike Dillard, Gary Hoey, Ken Talor, David Johnson, Ronnie Karroll, Vernon Morris III, Steven Thornhill, Charles Mohring, and Larry Neibel. Each is free on a $500 cash bond as UMW maintains a 24 hour picket line and leases a camper for breaks.
Two Illinois Army National Guard helicopters were deployed from Decatur to Southern Illinois Airport to relieve local pilots during a blizzard crisis. A weather break allowed road crews to reach rural areas, reducing reliance on air lifts as EMS Director Charles Loftus noted emergency transfers were high but could be handled by ground crews if conditions hold.
A fire in Johnston City gutted the Jaycees building and damaged nearby shops after midnight amid blizzard winds. State Fire Marshal Barney West tied the blaze to a faulty furnace timer and a stairwell chimney effect. Firefighters from 11 departments battled ice and water as crews plan cleanup and possible rebuilding.
The $300000 two story addition at Marion Memorial Hospital is now occupied. It provides a first floor with a physical therapy department and a second X ray room, a new waiting area, and frees space on the third floor for ICU expansion. the second floor hosts board meetings and staff training. The hospital board plans to convert the Kroger store site next to the hospital into a medical center for 11 doctors, with Kroger moving in February after its new store opens. conversion cost is about $250000 plus a $170000 covered heated walkway to the hospital.
Readers report sources for thistle seed and bird supplies. Audubon Workshop in Northbrook and Atlas Hardware in St Louis are cited, with other vendors such as Duncraft in Penacook and local notes on Goldfinches and Flickers. The column describes bird colors and species habits, including Western and Eastern flickers and hybrid forms in Illinois.
Readers report Shrikes impaling prey known as butcher birds. Rufous-sided Towhees appear at feeders, normally woodland birds. Some claim first Robin sightings. robins migrate, but some winter in Southern Illinois, making early January finds uncertain.
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