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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1978
Page
3
Illinois residents with respiratory issues find relief as EPA reports somewhat lower ozone levels this year. Meteorologist Kevin Doty notes faster weather systems and cooler May and June temperatures reduced stagnant ozone pockets, limiting exposure across Southern Illinois.
Ozone readings show daily updates with advisory thresholds at 70 ppb for one hour, and 170 ppb triggers yellow alert warnings. EPA officials say rural areas can experience higher ozone outside urban zones as sunlight and pollutants form gas that can travel 25 to 50 miles from cities. Debbie Huckleberry leads a six-person Indiana group seeking scenic West Coast routes aboard motorcycles.
Retired Southern Illinois miners face loss of local UMW health benefits assistance as the Benton satellite office closes around August 15, with a second Springfield office also shutting. About 2,750 pre-1976 retirees statewide lose local access. the Evansville office in Indiana becomes nearest.
Murphysboro will lend the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group 5000 dollars interest free for two weeks to cover payroll rent and fixed costs while state payments to MEG are delayed as fiscal year starts. MEG operates in seven area communities and reports high arrest conviction rates.
Murphysboro City Council on a 9-1 vote named Alderman Mark Kennedy as chairman of the Apple Festival float committee. The move came after Mayor Michael Bowers sought a volunteer, with Kennedy absent at Tuesday's meeting and McDowell voting no, stating the idea was a joke.
Former Herrin Mayor John B. McVey faces a 9 a.m. Monday start in Williamson County Circuit Court Marion on two counts of theft and one of official misconduct related to alleged gravel deliveries for his personal use.
An inmate from Menard Correctional Center who escaped from a guard at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville was recaptured after 13 hours of freedom Tuesday. Daniel Gabbard, 28, serving 24 to 44 years for escape armed robbery and burglary, was apprehended in an alley near downtown Belleville after a tip. He carried a stolen pistol and 50 rounds, and a homemade handcuff key was found in his pocket.
Funeral services were held for Raymond O. Horn 67 of Salem presiding judge of the Illinois Fourth Judicial Circuit. He died Sunday at a hospital in St Louis County Missouri. Services will be at Rankin Funeral Home in Salem.
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