Carbondale men arrested at Lambert airport in marijuana case
Two Carbondale men, Stephen Tillman and William Johns, were arrested at Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport after a foot locker shipped from Phoenix contained about 60 pounds of marijuana valued at nearly 14000 dollars. Detectives traced tips from Phoenix police and noted the drug likely originated in Mexico.
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Carbondale
Lambert-St. Louis
St. Louis
Phoenix
Ariz
Stephen Lee Tillman
William Allen Johns
Edward Hogan
SIU
University
Johns
Chuck
Rt. 3
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Archie L. Rippeto
Rippeto
Mexico
SIU student charged with armed robbery in dorm incident
SIU student Willie Horton, 20, of Carbondale, was arrested after a Wright II dorm room holdup in University Park where five students were forced to their knees at gunpoint. About $55 in cash, checks, IDs and keys were taken. Horton faces armed robbery charges.
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Southern Illinois University
University Park
Willie Horton
E. College St
Carbondale
SIU
Wright II
Train derailment near Sesser blocks rail traffic
The Burlington Northern line north of Sesser reopened at 8 a.m. after a Thursday derailment at 2:30 p.m. Ten of 80 coal cars derailed spilling about 1400 tons of coal. A broken rail is suspected before investigators determine the cause. One overturned car landed about 40 feet from Route 148.
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Burlington Northern Railroad
Sesser
Centralia
Rt. 148
Bald Knob Cross road repair bill proposed in Illinois
A bill to use 85000 state funds to resurface the road to Bald Knob Cross near Alto Pass seeks House approval. Rep. Gale Williams notes fall session action and public support are needed. The proposal also funds a parking lot at the cross base.
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Bald Knob Cross
Illinois
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Williams
William Strat
State Police Gun Range Safety Upgrades Planned
Work will start next week at State Police District 13 headquarters south of Du Quoin to heighten the dirt bank behind the pistol range by about eight feet and add side wings to prevent shot deflection. Bob Ellis Construction Co. of Murphysboro will perform the $4,000 bid work. Heavy equipment has arrived but ground wetness delayed start. The range lies west of the District 13 station on Route 51.
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State Police
du Quoin
Don Evers
District 13
Bob Ellis Construction Co
Murphysboro
Evers
Rt. 51
New deputy starts work in Williamson County
Terry Harmon aged 26 of Route 1 Marion began work today as a part time Williamson County deputy sheriff. He passed county merit board examinations and will fill in during vacation periods for regular deputies. Harmon has worked as a farmer and taxi cab driver and is married with three children.
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Terry Harmon
Rt. 1
Marion
Williamson County
Harmon
County Merit Board
Thompsonville Seeks FHA Grant via Sewer Survey
Thompsonville village officials start a resident survey to gauge support for a proposed 365000 sewer system. Village President Flannigan aims to enroll about 225 residents as FHA reconsideration follows a tornado impact and prior grant denial.
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Thompsonville
O. E. Flannigan
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Flannigan
James Harris
Benton
Area deaths Willard Perry 86 Marion funeral at Shiloh Church
Services for Willard Allie Perry 86 of Marion will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Christian Church south of Marion with burial in the church cemetery. Perry died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday in Marion Memorial Hospital. He was born May 7, 1885 in Johnson County and married Eva Pritchett in 1907. He was a retired farmer. He leaves a daughter, several half sisters and brothers. Two Marion men, Anthony Chamness and Carl Kelton, have completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Depot in San Diego.
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Willard
Allie”’ Perry
Rt. 5
Marion
Shiloh Christian Church
Perry
Marion Memorial Hospital
Earl Ligon
Church
Wilson Funeral Home
Johnson County
Rufus
Mary Morris Perry
Eva Pritchett
Williamson County
Mr. Perry
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Anthony B. Chamness
Elijah L. Chamness
Carl M. Kelton
Sam Kelton
Energy family finds a home after village windstorm
A windstorm on May 7 destroyed a house trailer belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Emery and their 9 year old son. The family has found a new home northeast of the town this week and received widespread donations of household goods from supportive residents including Mrs. Bertha Mann. The Emerys express gratitude as neighbors pitched in to supply essentials.
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Donald Emery
Bertha Mann
Emery
Thieves Break In At Southern Illinois Honda Shop
Thieves smashed a bathroom window at a Honda shop on Route 13 east of Carbondale and stole about $2,000 including $1,261 in cash and $730 in checks. A .38 Colt Cobra pistol was also taken. Sheriff Hoffman noted the burglar must have been very small. The shop sits two miles east of Carbondale near Sav-Mart.
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Southern Illinois
Honda
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Jackson County
John Hoffman
Sav-Mart
Ma Hale Day to celebrate 30 years in Grand Tower
Grand Tower hosts Ma Hale Day with 240 gallons of ham and beans to feed up to 3000 people from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Devil's Backbone Park. Guest of honor is Melissa Hale, longtime owner of the Mississippi River town restaurant. A bronze plaque will recognize Hale for serving over 1.5 million meals since 1940. Free ferry rides and hot hobos coffee accompany the event.
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Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
Grand Tower
Ma Hale
Melissa Hale
Mississippi River
Gorham
Wayman Presley
Presley
Presley Tours
Hale
Cable TV bid waits FCC approval for three Illinois towns
Southern Illinois Cable TV Co official John Kirby says six months of delay persists as pleadings urge immediate action. A temporary West Frankfort office is open and plans are ready. The system would charge up to 5.95 monthly for two St. Louis stations and a Chicago or Indianapolis outlet, with operation expected within six months of approval. Mine status: Zeigler 4 down Saturday. others active.
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West Frankfort
Herrin
Johnston City
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
John Kirby
Southern Illinois Cable TV Co
Kirby
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
Ministers urge fairness in handling Allen case at SIU
The Association of Campus Ministry asks SIU administration and trustees to act with fairness in the case against philosophy instructor Douglas Allen. A campus dean and four faculty members face charges after his March 2 lecture, with a hearing planned for Tuesday. A faculty panel recommended dropping the matter, while supporters from religious and student groups urge dismissal and note Allen acted in good faith.
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Association of Campus Ministry
Southern Illinois University Administration and Board of Trustees
Fairness and Justice
Douglas Allen
Allen
Leland Stauber
Government Department
Robert Layer
Stauber
Alvin Horst
Lutheran Student Center
Southern Illinois Peace Committee
John McCaffrey
Jon Taylor
Black Students Union
Center For
Vietnamese Studies
Northeast Carbondale Congress to vote
The Northeast Carbondale Congress will hold an all day election Saturday from noon to 6 pm. Polling sites cover Areas I to V at five addresses in Carbondale with contests for adult young adult and teenager positions across each area and defined age groups.
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Carbondale
Northeast Congress
Marion St
N. Marion St
E. Chestnut St
E. Jackson St
Area I
Shedret McQueen
Willie Gilbert
William McCutcheon
George Koonce
George Metcalf
Robin Jones
Ramon Jones
Area II
Floyd Nesbitt
Minnie Lee
A.P. Penn
Helen Jones
Theresa Smith
Frances Laster
Zegory Scott
Herberteen Broadnax
Joyce Jones
Cathy Passmore
Willie Green
Loyd Sumner
Eric O’neal
Raydine Woods
Dannella Wakefield
Madeline Goodwin
Jackie Chambers
Marvin Ollie
Celestine Thomas
Donna Alexander
Lorraine Hudson
William Manning
Mildred McDaniel
Ida Webb
L. W. Wilson
Geneva Johnson
Ida Davis
Janet Valentine
Bobby Cavitt
Jolean Robinson
Dorothy Henderson
Charles Laster
Trudy Kelly
Charles Mack
Sherman Bownes
Delores Albritton
LaDonna Mitchell
Louvenia Robinson
Viola Sims
Tresa Tolley
Willie Morgan
Joseph Washington
Kay Denton
Wrong mother cat adopts stray rabbit in Cambria
In Cambria the Wisely family found a two week old rabbit and 11 year old Daniel placed it with George the cat. George adopted the rabbit, and Mrs Wise ly notes a mother rabbit rejected the newcomer. The rabbit will be weaned in four weeks and join the other rabbits.
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George
Larry Wisely
Cambria
Daniel
Wisely
Chamber to get Students ready good will plan
A public relations class at Southern Illinois University presented a plan to Carbondale Chamber of Commerce to ease tensions between students and merchants. Proposals include a student cash card, discounts, lenient shoplifting penalties, a guest for a day program, complaint boxes, and a downtown mall long-term proposal.
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Bonita Troutt
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
STU School of Journalism
Chamber
Jim Schwinn
Schwinn
Chamber of Commerce
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Sid Schoen
University Housing Office
Fisher
Good Housekeeping
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Wayne Legleiter
Legleiter
Arnold Radman
Radman
Dennis R. Klein
Klein
Franklin Hotel
Illinois Ave
Phillip Redich
Redich
Ricky Kielhorn
Carbondale City Hall
Walter Allen
Kielhorn
Carbondale Community High School Conservation Club
Cchs Central
Marge Goodin
Charlotte Eiker
Jim Robb
Gordon Rands
Wil
Liam Holder
Judith Farris
Santa Fe Opera Company
Miss Farris
Cape Girardeau
Forrest Rose Theater
Willard Perry
Noel Ollis
James Meece
Bill Chapman
Mary Woodbridge
Newt Perry
Jackie
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Congress
Ray Lech
Lech
Champaign
Corpus
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