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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1978
Page
3
Ground was broken for the first phase of construction by then Governor Daniel Walker in July 1976. Classes in the building will commence with the 1978 fall semester.
SIUC administration and the civil service employees union begin negotiations with topics including a shorter 37 1/2 hour work week, salary raises, and two extra holidays. About 200 of 1,800 civil service workers may reach the maximum vacation after 18 years. the union seeks changes for all employees.
Judge Robert Bastien presided over Perry County Circuit Court as seven defendants pleaded guilty and received probation. Everett Newsom of Zeigler got two years probation and $308 restitution for a purse snatching in April 1978. Tim Chitwood earned 18 months probation on forgery. Robert Woody of Du Quoin drew four years probation and $500 fine for an indecent liberties with a child charge. Gerald Brown of Du Quoin received 30 months probation and $503 restitution for burglary. James Toler Jr of Pinckneyville faced 30 months probation and medical bill payment for an aggravated battery against a state trooper. Jesse George of rural Swanwick got two years probation on auto theft charges with 90 days in jail. Melvin Bruce of Pinckneyville was placed on 18 months probation for forgery.
Shannon L. Seaman of Route 1 Hum bolt was thrown from his motorcycle on North Illinois Avenue in Carbondale Sunday morning and is in serious condition at St. Louis University Hospital. He collided with a car driven by Christine Butcher of Route 7, Carbondale, who was northbound on US 51 turning onto Industrial Park Drive when Seaman, attempting to pass, hit the car's left rear fender.
Edward Lee Graham, 18, of Carbonda le, charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with aggravated battery after allegedly brandishing a knife at a Murphysboro police officer during a domestic dispute at the Jackson County Housing Project in Mt. Carbon. The accused, held in Jackson County jail, awaits bond setting as police and a woman treated at Memorial Hospital report no charges filed by her.
Norman J. Norton, a Percy native and former biology chair at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana, has been named acting vice president for instructional affairs after the resignation of President John J. Pruis. Norton holds degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of Minnesota.
Carbondale officials await a HUD urban development grant decision due Wednesday for a downtown two block redevelopment including a hotel and convention center, city hall, and library. The project, estimated at 13 million, would use 3 million in revenue bonds for city hall and library.
A new state aid formula will variably affect Southern Illinois districts including Carbon Dale Elementary 95 losing about 100000 to end with 1 million in aid and Carbon Dale High 165 facing a 300000 cut to 900000. Murphysboro District 186 expects a slight increase while Marion District 2 predicted a 600000 reduction. Pinckneyville District 204 aims to zero aid after prior overpayments.
The Freeman United Coal Co asks Perry County road officials to close 3.4 miles of three byways for strip mining near its Fidelity surface mine. A Tuesday hearing by Henry Schmidt, road district 62 commissioner, will review the request. Roy Smith says the company owns land along the routes and will provide a through-traffic detour.
Joliet Illinois AP former Stateville warden Ernest Morris 51 retires after 25 years in corrections leaving a sign Gone Fishin. He cites stress and a worsening situation at Stateville and plans to pursue other corrections roles or factory work. He will train interim warden Monahan on his last day.
Vienna inmates embrace Seventh Step, an inmate self help program founded in 1963. Carson Jones, Vienna chapter chairman, credits the program with reshaping his outlook after two arrests for armed robbery following Vandalia Penitentiary time. The group emphasizes self treatment, counseling, peer support, and post release help with housing, clothing, and jobs, aiming to reduce crime and soften stereotypes about former inmates.
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