Mark Twain firesman tied to illegal acetone dump
State EPA officials found 100 barrels of acetone from Mark Twain Marine Industries dumped in a secluded Southern Illinois field last fall. The firm says a former employee, fired for negligence, arranged the disposal and that proper permits and a landfill site are in question as investigators review potential legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley E. Johnson
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Illinois
State
Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Twain Marine Industries Inc
Blankenship
EPA Southern
Kenneth Mensing
Mensing
Mark Twain
EPA
Franklin County
Mark Twain Industries
Collinsville
Marion
Henry Burress
Burress
Three Southern Illinois stations and bulk plant close
Three Thompson's Filling Stations in Marion Murphysboro and Pinckneyville plus their Marion bulk plant closed May 31 due to shrinking gasoline allotments from Phillips Oil Co. The operation employed 12 people and will be auctioned June 15. Locations include 909 S Court Marion 501 Walnut Murphysboro and 508 S Main Pinckneyville with the bulk plant at Monroe and Jefferson in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Gene Ripley
Stroud and Sherertz Oil Co
Thompson’s
Marion
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Ripley
Phillips Oil Co
S. Court
Walnut
S. Main
Monroe and
Jefferson
Brinks robbery trial opens in Jackson County Court
The bench trial of two Southern Illinois University Carbondale students began in Jackson County Circuit Court for the armed Brinks robbery of guard Robert Priddy last November. The defense sought to bar witness viewing of the gun until its description is clarified. Judge Richard Richmond denied the motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Brink
Jackson County
Richard Richmond
Kelly Hinton
Chicago
Ramon V. Bowery
Maywood
Robert Priddy
University Mall
Carbondale
Robert Mitchell
Hinton
Three Marion prison escapees go on trial
Jury selection began in federal court for Albert Garza Howard Zumberge and Lawrence Caldwell three inmates charged with escaping from the Marion prison on February fourteen The men from Texas Minnesota and Nevada face multiple counts including assault on officers escape conspiracy and firearm possession each has court appointed advisorsGarza was wounded in a prior capture and Zumberge Caldwell were recaptured after three days of freedom and a later pursuit involving Johnson County Sheriff Elly Faulkner who was shot but unharmed by a bullet proof vest in the incident
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Las Vegas
Nev
James Foreman
Garza
Zumberge
Caldwell
Johnson County
Elly Faulkner
Chicagoan named Norge president and executive VP operations
John R. Green Jr. announced Oral L. Goble of Chicago as president of the Norge division and executive vice president of operations for the Admiral group. Goble, a former McCullough division VP at Black and Decker, will oversee the Norge laundry plant in Herrin and Refrigerated products manufacturing in Galesburg.
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Oral L. Goble
Chicago
Norge
Admiral Group
John R. Green Jr
Goble
McCullough
Black and Decker
Admiral
Southern
Roper Inc
Rockwell International
Graphics Systems
Cicero Works
Diamond and Reo Trucks Inc
Allis Chalmers
St. Joseph’s
Whirlpool
Herrin
Galesburg
Williamson GOP chief objects to patronage shifts
Williamson County Republican Party Chairman George F. Williams, of Marion, criticized Governor James Thompson for appointing Democrats to jobs and dismissing lifelong Republicans. He plans to mail about 150 copies of his letter to county leaders, urging consulting patronage committees and questioning loyalty. Williams cites Russell Spitzer’s appointment as assistant director of the Department of Mines and Minerals and notes Spitzer’s long Democratic voting history and his wife’s role as a Democratic election judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Thompson
Republican Party
Williams
Robert Winchester
R-Rosiclare
Russell Spitzer
Marion
Department of Mines and Minerals
Spitzer
Hazing outbreak concerns Carbondale schools reflects annual trend
Carbondale school officials report an annual hazing pattern with eighth graders at risk as the district coordinates responses. Principal Larry Jacober cites shaving heads and a recent junior high arson incident tied to hazing while Superintendent Reid Martin notes more cases than usual due to differing end dates. Parents urged to retrieve children after the eighth grade party at the Elks Lodge to curb further incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Lincoln Junior High
Larry Jacober
Reid Martin
Jacober
Carbondale Elks Lodge
Martin
Mitchell resigns from UMW post for health reasons
Gene Mitchell of Benton and United Mine Workers of America International Board member has resigned his post effective June 1 after nearly seven years in the elected position. Mitchell previously served as District 12 Illinois representative at union headquarters and was a former miner at Freeman No. 3 mine near Waltonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Mitchell
Benton
United Mine Workers of America International Board
District 12
Illinois
Washington
Mitchell
Freeman No. 3
Waltonville
Battered wife breaks free and seeks life anew
A 35 year old woman in Carbondale recounts 15 years of domestic violence culminating in divorce. She describes mental and physical abuse, hospital stays, and fear for her children. Community programs at the Women's Center aid battered wives with a shelter, crisis lines, and crisis intervention to promote safety and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Gibson
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Women’s Center
Kathy Stathos
Miss Stathos
Williamson County
Jack van Zandt
Greater Egypt
Terry Murphy
Metropolis
Murphy
van Zandt
Synergy
Jackson County
Health Department
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Joe Jines
Christine Lozak
YMCA
Brinks
Cypress
Chicagoan
GOP
UMW
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