Forum on kids drugs sparks debate in Murphysboro
At Murphysboro High School a forum titled Kids Drugs and the Law drew about 100 residents. Speakers urged prevention and alternatives while some called for harsher penalties. Officials noted few juveniles face prison for drug offenses and highlighted gaps in youth programs and DCFS services.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Tim Bowers
Murphysboro High School
District 186
Jackson County
Sydney Appleton
Richard Richman
Richman
Richard Pariser
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Pariser
Barbara Arbeiter
York
SIUC Tuberculosis Tests Show Fewer Than Ten Positives
Fewer than 10 people tested positive for TB at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, none infectious. About 700 classmates and staff exposed last semester are being tested, with ~500 more to test and 50 close contacts to follow up. The freshman patient is hospitalized and under treatment.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
University Health Services
Lawrence Frisch
SIUC
Health Service
Frisch
Illinois
Weapons seized from UMW organizers impounded by U S agents
Federal ATF agents told Pope County officials not to return firearms seized from three United Mine Workers organizers after a Jan 22 bombing near Shawnee and an early morning traffic stop. Arrested were John L. Cox Vollie Bishop Jr and Stephen J Earle. They were released on bond on misdemeanor charges.
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Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers
Pope County
Rodney Brenner
U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Gallatin County
John L. Cox
Herrin
Vollie
Bishop Jr
Harrisburg
Stephen J. Earle
Depoy
UMW
Brenner
ATF
AFT
Liens Hit Benton Commissioner’s Business For Cash Owed
Three more tax liens are filed against Benton Public Health and Safety Commissioner John “Jake” Seymour’s Benton Garden Center. Unpaid holds total 63,489.98 across state and federal taxes, with IRS claims of 62,859.75 plus 3,218.63 retailers tax through 11 30 1981. Private judgments against Seymour include 1,300.20 plus 38.40 costs from Ridgeway Greenhouses, 6,087.60 from Monrovia Nursery, and 5,007.16 from Kellogg Co. Inc. The business closed for season until March 1. Seymour bought the business in 1976 and was elected commissioner in 1979.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Public Health and Safety
John
Jake’’ Seymour
Illinois Department of Revenue
The
Revenue Service
Seymour
IRS
Benton Garden Center
Richard Ridgeway
Carterville
Monrovia Nursery Co
Boetticher and Kellogg Co. Inc
Ridgeway
Umbilical cords become participatory art at SIU gallery
SIUC artist Michael Sloan creates large fabric cords inviting viewer interaction. Structures range from 8 to 400 feet, each dyed in colors and designed for tying, knotting, and wrapping. The exhibited pieces aim to erase the line between observer and artwork, premiering late April at the Verte Gallery in the Allen Building on campus.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Michael Sloan
Sloan
Southern Illinois University-Carbendale
Vergette
Allen
SIUC
Benton board approves teacher contract in Benton 47
The Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 board approved unanimously a teacher contract that includes a 1100 raise. The agreement, reached in November, was approved Thursday after language was finalized. Teachers had worked without a contract since the school year began with no class disruptions.
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Benton Community Consolidated School District
William D. Auten
Auten
West City votes pay for firefighters to attend meetings
West City will reimburse firefighters $10 per meeting to attend training sessions, with the secretary and treasurer earning $25 per meeting. The fire chief receives $200 monthly and the assistant chief $150. Trustee committee to set holiday, sick pay and overtime guidelines appointed.
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West City
Shirley Smith
Call Publishing Co. suit may go to judge today
Closing arguments loom in Perry County circuit court over Call Publishing Company ownership dispute. Attorneys for Miller and the corporation seek to stay the Jan. 19 board results, while Smith Jr. contends he owns a majority and that funds were misused. Witnesses questioned stock transfers and 1982 board actions.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Call Publishing Company
du Quoin Evening Call
J. Mark Maclin
L.S
Miller
Corporation
Smith Jr
Smith
Augustus W. Esseck
Callet
Emma Weinberg
Internal Revenue Service
Miss Weinberg
Esseck
H.C. Miller
Lucius Smith III
Weinberg
Maclin
Smith III
Harold D. Emling
Bank of Zeigler
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Byron York
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Bowers
Leonard Williams
Paul Baertschi
Don White
Larry Tincher
Jerry Lower
Larry Frisch
Heidi Swanson
Kellogg Hall
Siu-C
By Jean Ness
U.S
James Bowen
Cape Girardeau
Eagle Creek
Shawneetown
Louilla Coal Co
Bowen
Benton
Franklin County Clerk’s Office
State
John McCutchen
Call Publishing Co
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