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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1973
Page
3
A 3.5 million new retail complex with over 200 employees is planned on a 20 acre tract opposite University Mall in east Carbondale. Rezoning and annexation requests go to the planning commission on August 15. Developers include J. W. McKinney and E N Maisel Associates. store name not disclosed.
Union County grand jury declined involuntary manslaughter charges against Joseph Williams of Jonesboro in a July 4 traffic death of a 15 year old. The panel returned a no true bill, while eight other cases yielded indictments including Danny Reynolds and Gary Hileman on aggravated battery after collision with a Cobden officer.
Carbondale police and telephone officials investigated a mysterious package found at the Carbondale General Telephone office. Officials say a high school class project caused the scare and may lead to disorderly conduct charges after the investigation.
Billy Dean George 42 of 917 Main St Du Quoin died after a one car crash on Rt 51 south of Elkville. The car overturned and landed upside down in Hallidayboro Lake. An autopsy will determine cause of death with results due in two to three days. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Neal Memorial Chapel.
Joan D. Cummins, Harrisburg Township supervisor and Saline County Republican Central Committee chairman, will seek the Republican nomination for 59th district representative. Vienna Rep. L. McCormick will retire after this term. Anna Police Chief Lawrence Boyer named volunteer fire chief, replacing H. E. Douglas, starting Wednesday and paid $130 monthly.
A late night thunderstorm struck Anna with strong winds and heavy rain around 12:10 a.m. causing downed utility lines and uprooted trees. Union County Civil Defense director Owen Craig reported no warning existed and the Weather Bureau in Cairo had no storm warnings on record. Electricity was out about an hour while street crews cleared fallen branches and hauled debris to the landfill.
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners was notified by the EPA of five litter sites on rural roads in East Marion and Herrin Townships. The EPA requested removal to landfills. the county highway department will perform the cleanup as workload permits. The board also named the Williamson County Historical Society to represent the county in 1976 Bicentennial observances.
Attorneys expect a temporary injunction to keep water and sewer service on at Carbondale Mobile Home Park while a dispute over a $22,000 overdue bill continues. Park owner Gordon Parrish argues in city rates, city attorney John Womick says court action may keep utilities on for about 1,000 residents as the dispute proceeds.
Two of three arbitrators have been picked in a contract dispute between the Franklin County Board and Wise Brothers operators. A five year bond with Wise Brothers pays $3 050 monthly and expires August 1974. The county offers a $1 500 monthly increase but Wise Brothers declined.
Herrin Police Chief Bill Humphrey said 250 to 300 Southern Illinois officers and their families attended the Illinois Police Association Shawnee Division annual picnic in Herrin Park. The event ran from about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Jack Engram among those seen grilling.
SIU Foundation paid off seven property contracts and now holds titles for seven parcels used by SIU Carbondale. Owners include J W Marberry Joseph Etherton Leona Peithman Ernie Fichter Helen Medlin Elizabeth Lewis and Aline Ventrease with prices listed for each site. Titles shifted as land was purchased under contract for deed and were acquired earlier, not new acquisitions.
West City loses its only police car after a crash involving Police Chief Elmer Smith and Floyd Foster. Foster, 61, of Benton, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle rear ended the chief’s cruiser at 8:49 p.m. at Browning Street and Route 14. Both vehicles were a total loss. Smith sustained neck and back injuries while Foster had a chin cut. They were treated and released from Franklin Hospital. Foster posted $59 bond and his driver’s license.
A hearing on a permanent injunction to stop 66 wildcat strikers at Federal Wholesale Corp. Eldorado warehouse was continued to 10 a.m. Aug. 7 in Harrisburg circuit court. The case follows July 16 clashes that injured two and led to five arrests, with a later arrest the next day.
Stanley H. Smith leads the new College of Human Resources at SIUC, formed from 11 units including Black American Studies, Community Development, and Design. The college aims for autonomous program planning under a common mission to improve human life and develop aging studies. Dean Smith, born in Trinidad, has ties to Fisk University and Meharry Medical College, with wife Sarah Harrell and son Stephen.
A Herrin man, Robert Howell, 34, of 505 N Eighth St, Herrin, is held in the Franklin County jail in connection with a shooting Sunday night at Rend Lake north of Benton. Howell reportedly fired at a pickup around 8 p m. No injuries were reported and officials said no statement would be released pending further investigation.
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