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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
3
About 350 police, state and county officers and prison guards from 16 southern counties attended the Shawnee Division event at the Du Quoin State fairgrounds. Lawrence Caldwell said the barbecue chicken dinner marked the sixth annual picnic for the group.
Paul Schmierbach, the sole Illinois EPA air pollution engineer for 27 Southern Illinois counties, says staff expansion is temporary and new hires will join the Marion office soon. He notes a backlog of complaint driven investigations and explains methods from permit checks to a statewide emission inventory and continuous sampling at four major stations.
Schmierbach describes a multi level review process for air pollution cases before PCB or court action. Officials rank cases by severity and prevalence, sometimes prioritizing repeat violators over larger but cooperative polluters, to allocate limited enforcement time.
A new Carbondale SIU police community services unit and a crime prevention force gain support from an 185311 grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. The 6-officer unit will blend city and SIU personnel to focus on prevention patrol and investigations.
Groundbreaking for the Model Cities Eurma C. Hayes Neighborhood Center will be held August 12 at 11 a.m. at the Carbondale northeast site. Hoel Stetfen Construction Co. builds the $792,000, 28,000 square foot, one story brick center to house Model Cities services formerly at Attucks. The project honors Eurma Hayes, who died during planning.
Dr. M. T. Joseph, 35, a native of India and cardiologist, joins Marion Memorial Hospital staff to lead a new coronary care unit slated to open on the hospital’s third floor in about two months. He will also run a private office at 100 S Monroe St with hours 9 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm five days weekly. Joseph trained at Mysore University and Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit, then internal medicine and cardiology at William Beaumont Hospital, completing cardiology in June 1972.
A Sunday incident at Rodgers Theater in Anna caused patrons to flee as smoke and a strong odor from two worn air conditioner belts beneath the stage seeped through the house. Firemen traced the source. no fire, but the theater closed for two and a half hours before a 7 p.m. re run of Buck and the Preacher and J W Coop.
Herrin Fire Department faced its third apparent malicious false alarm in 48 hours with calls at 12 10 a m to 700 S 9th St 11 18 a m to 101 S 14th St and 5 45 p m to 52 Orchard Drive. Authorities plan to trace future calls and prosecute those responsible.
A collision on Rt. 4 near Pinckneyville involved Shirley M Linder 29 and Lavaughn Linder 47. No one was injured in the crash itself but Shirley Linder was hospitalized for injuries from fighting at the scene. She has since been released.
Williamson County Board of Review sessions start at 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to Chairman William Sinks. Deputy assessors and staff will conduct hearings and review assessments as part of the annual cycle.
A Norris City woman Lynda Faye Martin, 22, was killed at her rural home Sunday night. William Keith York, 25, of New Haven, Ill., was charged with murder after authorities say he drove to the home to rekindle a relationship, drew a pistol from his car and shot Martin in the yard.
A Marion federal penitentiary inmate armed with a homemade knife and gun attempted to overpower a correctional officer Sunday night but was subdued without injuries. The inmate’s name is withheld pending FBI investigation. he has been separated from the population. No disturbance reported. Two honor camp inmates, Robert Leroy Hauck and Jimmy Newton Henry, were recaptured after walking away Sunday night five miles north of the penitentiary. Hauck, 32, from St. Louis, and Henry, 35, from Sparta, Tenn., face charges including forging and counterfeiting. FBI probes ongoing.
The Jackson County Historical Society needs a centrally located natural site to relocate and restore an old log cabin moved from Cove Hollow. Volunteers dismantled the cabin and stored logs on Marion Mitchell’s property as a potential tourist and school exhibit. A September meeting will include a Dillinger mill tour and discussion of a water powered mill.
The Labor Department announced nomination meetings for UMWA international officers across Saline, Williamson, Gallatin and Wabash counties with dates in August. Local offices such as Harrisburg, Eldorado, Johnston City, Herrin, Marion, Shawneetown and Carterville host sessions leading to December elections. Incumbent President Boyle and rivals including Miller and Trbovich vie for nominations. candidates need support from at least 50 locals.
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