Carbondale robbery suspects chased by bystanders
Victim Callie Smith was attacked in Carbondale as two youths tried to steal her car. Bystanders including Bob Foster Kathy Vondrasek and Gary Brees chased the suspects, cornered them, and alerted police while Smith received medical care. The suspects, Charles Samuelson 17 and a 16 year old, await court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Bob Foster
Carbondale
Fester
W. College St
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Foster
Gary Brees
North St
Murphysboro
Callie Smith
Smith
Brees
Boren
IGA
Mohr Value
Guerrero
Vondrasek
Mr. Smith
Charles R. Samuelson
AAUP May Lift SIUC Censure Next Week
AAUP may lift its censure of Southern Illinois University Carbondale after consultant Michael W. Friedlander completed interviews. If Committee A recommends removal, delegates at the June 10 meeting in Madison must approve. The 1973 censure followed the termination of Douglas M. Allen and related 104 cases. Friedlander’s visit aims to assess campus academic freedom conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Madison
Wis
Committee A
SIUC
Michael W. Friedlander
Siu-C
Friedlander
Washington University
St. Louis
Aaup National Council
Douglas M. Allen
Allen
University of Maine At Orono
SIU-C Offers Harrell 25000 to Drop Suit
SIU Carbondale offered former English professor Robert B. Harrell twenty five thousand dollars to drop a 650000 lawsuit. Harrell, now Jackson County clerk, seeks back pay damages and reinstatement but the offer does not reinstate him. He plans to review before deciding, and the university declined immediate comment. Harrell has pursued breach of contract and sex discrimination claims since November 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Fiebre
Southern
Siu-C
Harrell
University
Warren W. Brandt
SIUC
Runge
American Association of University Pro
SIU 104
Winning design by Lynn Stromberg and son in Carbondale
Lynn Stromberg and her five year old son David sit outside their home at 3204 Kent Drive Carbondale, celebrating a winning design that earned the highest points total in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Stromberg
David
Kent Drive
Carbondale
Carbondale teacher sues to regain job after staff cuts
LeRoy Waggoner a tenured industrial arts teacher at Lincoln Junior High sues Jackson County Circuit Court seeking rehiring after Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Board fired two tenured teachers in the spring reduction. He and the Carbon dale Education Association allege procedural and seniority violations under the district agreement. The suit targets the board and asks for Waggoner to be reinstated as a full time teacher. Eight teachers and one principal lose positions for 1977 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
LeRoy Waggoner
Waggoner
Lincoln Junior High
James Vale
Carbondale Education Association
CEA
Zeigler
Board of Education
John
District 95
Willis Moore recalls former SIU controversies and shape
Former SIU board member Willis E. Moore, 72, recalls tensions from the 1970s and says SIU Carbondale is in better shape now. He discusses the law school promotion vote, administration and faculty relations, and his view on collective bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Friedlander
SIUC
Warren W. Brandt
James A. Tweedy
Sue Pace
John Guyon
Willis Moore
SIU Board of Trustees
Siuc Philosophy Department
Lewis E. Hahn
John Howie
Lon R. Shelby
College of Liberal Arts
Hans Rudnick
Graduate Council
Larry E. Taylor
Hiram H. Lesar
Siuc School of Law
Law School
Lesar
George McClure
Philosophy Department
Herman R. Lantz
Martha Ellert
School of Medicine
National
Aaup Council
St. Louis
Frank E. Horton
Horton
Poland
John S. Jackson III
Faculty Senate
Brandt
Henry de Fiebre
Southern
Moore
Law
Illinois Senate
SIU
Illinois
Court delays ordinance enforcement in Jackson County massage parlor license filing
Jackson County court action delays the county massage parlor license process. Judge Bill Green granted a temporary restraining order until forms and procedures are provided for The Executive Club on Glenn Road and other applicants. The county plans a $50 annual license with strict rules. forms should be ready by early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Bill Kelley
Kelley
Bill F. Green
Continental Health Clubs, Ltd
Executive Club
Glenn Road
Carbondale
Green
Jackson County Health Department
Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Health Department
Rechter Brothers to close three Southern Illinois stores
The Rechter Brothers department stores in Herrin Du Quoin and West Frankfort will shut this summer after close-out sales. Each store employs four people and former sites in Carbondale Murphysboro and Anna have already closed. The Herrin outlet opened in 1926 by Sam and Isadore Rechter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rechter Brothers
Southern Illinois
Rechter Brothers Department
Herrin
du Quoin
West Frankfort
Leon Rechter
Rechter’s
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Anna
Rechter
St. Louis
Gene Ballis
Sam
Isadore Rechter
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Carbondale Planning Commission
Neal Eckert
Planning Commission
Phillipe
Phil Tipe
DEA
Bill Norwood
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Willis E. Moore
Herrin, du Quoin
Ballis
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