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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
5
Authorities probe remains found at Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas in unmarked graves. Bones sent to Little Rock for testing while Maj. Bill Struebing declines comment. Reuben Johnson, 59, claims past burials of 10 to 12 inmates and possible thousands buried nearby.
The U S Supreme Court unanimously struck down Chicago 1906 film censorship rules, ruling the administrative review and court challenge procedures too slow. The decision follows a review of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling, ending censorship in the city. minor note of Marion John Combes Jr. and a $15 improper passing line remains contextual.
Thomas O. Murton 39, newly appointed Arkansas State Penitentiary superintendent, formerly SIU criminology faculty member, deputy U.S. Marshal, and Alaska administrator, oversaw a Cummins Prison Farm dig that uncovered three skeletons. He has a background in criminology from UC and federal drug control training.
The Carbondale Junior High Teen Center run by the Carbondale Park District will open Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Friday nights after home games until 10. After school, the center is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 30 to 5 p.m.
Northern Illinois expected to run 3 to 6 degrees above normal highs of 28 to 36 and lows of 11 to 20 with rain or snow totaling four tenths to seven tenths of an inch Friday and Monday. Southern Illinois highs near normal then warming with showers ending Thursday and possibly Sunday totaling one quarter to one half inch.
William E. Hood, 56, of rural Macedonia, found dead at Motel Benton in Benton at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Coroner Eu gene Dorris said Hood died from a massive intestinal hemorrhage, likely related to heavy alcohol use, with empty liquor bottles found in the room. Hood was last seen Monday evening paying rent and had stayed at the motel since Jan. 19. He was a WWII veteran, former Rural Electrification Administration lineman, and member of American Legion Post 280, Benton Eagles Lodge, and VFW. Funeral services set for Thursday at Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home. Burial in Liberty Cemetery, Benton. He is survived by his wife, parents, a daughter, a brother, and a sister. He was born October 19, 1911 in Franklin County.
An inquest into the death of Tommy Joseph Graham age 47 of West Frankfort is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at West Frankfort City Hall. Graham was found Jan 22 in a brush area near Route 149 two miles west of the city. his car lay 144 feet away. An Evansville pathologist ruled a heart attack as the cause.
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