Murphysboro plant to expand capacity and add press
Lastour Corp in Murphysboro plans a major expansion adding 32 000 square feet and about 30 new jobs, with a new 54 inch eight color press. The project aims to boost output of food packages and labels and allow larger 50 by 50 inch formats, due by February 1977 for the addition and June 1977 for the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Lastour Corp
Murphysboro
Richard J. Skrobis
Skrobis
Bemis Co., Inc
Minneapolis
Executive Club Massage Parlor Reopens Near Carbondale
Executive Clubs Inc about two years of operations in the Carbondale area resumes at a site 600 feet west of New Era Road Glenn Road just outside Carbondale city limits. Planning chief James Rayfield cites RMH zoning and a 14 1/2 mile boundary while City Attorney John Womick weighs potential zoning violations and further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Club
Carbondale
Williamson County
Elkville
Ilinois
Executive Clubs, Inc
Springfield
Main St
New Era Road
Glenn Road
James Rayfield
New Parlor
Rayfield
Carbondale City
Gas truck explosion injures driver near Pinckneyville
A gasoline tank truck owned by Bugaieski Oil Co of Christopher exploded in the Keene Constructors yard on Illinois 154 west of Pinckneyville at 5 04 PM. Finis Fasig of Christopher was taken to Barnes Hospital in St Louis in critical condition with burns estimated at 40 percent of his body. Fire officials said fumes entered the diesel motor causing a backfire and the truck was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugaieski Oil Co
Christopher
Pinckneyville
Finis Fasig
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Keene Constructors
Illinois 154
Murphysboro Pair Sentenced in Armed Robbery Case
Two Carbondale residents receive prison terms in Jackson County Circuit Court. Helen Watts age 23 gets 10 to 20 years and David Garrett age 19 gets 6 to 15 years for armed robbery. A juvenile woman atop a building near the courthouse threatened to jump until a deputy sheriff and police talked her down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Carbondale
Helen Watts
Murphysboro
Toby ‘Serger
Watts
Garrett
Daniel Thomas Sheen
Richman
Kane County
Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Menard
Chester
Dwight Center For
Carbondale district weighs cash, bonds and scrip options
Carbondale Community High School District 165 faces July bill shortages and reviews three funding paths. Supt Spence backs cash bonds up to 762000 payable by a 5 cent tax while considering a shorter repayment period. The district may adopt a 1976-77 budget or issue scrip with referendum risk. No final action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School
Mela Spence
Memrs
Spence
Carbondale
SIU professor seeks solutions to campus drinking problem
SIU Carbondale associate professor Arthur Casebeer argues alcohol use is a leading campus issue. He and graduate student James Levy developed a multimedia slide show for staff training and seek funding to produce five tapes. He urges campus alcohol education, on campus activities, and on site services to address abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry deFiebre
Southern Clincisan
Arthur L. Casebeer
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Casebeer
James Levy
SIUC
Nel
Illinois
Tax adjustments set to alter county property values this year
Jackson County releases township adjustment factors affecting property valuations for 1976 tax bills. New system and three not yet published townships will cause reductions in most areas and small increases in Carbondale Sand Ridge and Somerset. Final valuations await Board of Review publication and tax bill processing moves to the county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Review
Jackson County Board
Review Board
Lowell Heller
Murphysboro
Makanda
Heller
Illinois Dept. of Local Government Affairs
Carbondale
Sand Ridge
Somerset
Board of Review
Bradley
Degognia
de Soto
Elk
Fountain Bluff
Grand Tower
Kinkaid
Levan
Ora
Pomona
Vergennes
Tough math for property tax equalization in Jackson County
A county article explains the process to derive equalized valuations for tax bills. It uses De Soto examples with published assessments of 6204 and 6000, applies township factors 1.034 and 0.8286, and notes overall reductions except in Murphysboro and Makanda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
de Soto
Murphysboro
Makanda
White to expand Benton Airport services and roles
R D White of Mt. Vernon signed an agreement Wednesday to operate the Benton Airport and serve as its first full time manager. He plans charter service flight instruction aircraft sales and perhaps auto leasing as the city expands offerings beyond gasoline sales and petroleum products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.D. White
Mt. Vernon
Benton
White
Air Force
Airport Board
Chris Reed
Benton City
Otto Biggs
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Lustour Corp
Bemis Co
Lustour
Lastour
Central Illinois Public Service Corp
Kris Anderson
Carico St
Ed Greer
Cchs Board
SIU Prof
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