Carbondale CCHS 298 Graduates Seek Individual Leadership
Speaker Steven Rouhandeh urged class of 1975 graduates to lead their own lives rather than conform. He noted 11 seniors were honored for academic excellence, including Susan Coleman Elizabeth Ekker Steven Elizer Richard Hillegas Christie Hindersman Janet Nelson Philip Simon Kathy Trummer Gwenna Weshinskey and Gregory Withers.
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Steven Rouhandeh
Carbondale Community
Bowen Gymnasium
Rouhandeh
University of Illinois
Attitudes Count For Marion High School Graduates
Marion High School honored 275 graduates with speeches on attitude and communication shaping futures. Top scholars Diane Kaeser and Kevin Trammel urged effort and inclusive dialogue, while others like Michael Brown and Janis Wolaver earned perfect 4.0 GPAs. Superintendent A C Storme framed education as a community investment.
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Marion High School
Diane Kaeser
Kevin Trammel
Miss Kaeser
Trammel
Michael Brown
Janis Wolaver
Dirk Luckett
Dale Bathon
Debbie Cooper
Linda Dingrando
Nancy Peacock
Steve Greenwalt
Brown
Miss Wolaver
Supt
A.C. Storme
Herrin High Graduation Honors 202 Teens
Herrin High School held its 1975 graduation in the gym as Terri Beare served as vale dictorian and Kris Miriani as salutatorian for a class of 202 students. Seventeen seniors earned a 4.5 average, including Beare Miriani and others, with Leah Fosse receiving the DAR Award.
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Terri Beare
Robert Beare
Herrin High School
Kris Miriani
William Miriam
Miss Beare
Christopher Botwinski
Christine Branca
Marsha Chamness
Timothy Childress
Jim Clanahan
Richard Clarida
Gayla Davie
Mike Dunning
Sally Fischer
Frances Fogerty
Mike Kirby
Bart
Jackson County dismisses two more felony cases over speedy-trial delays
Jackson County circuit court dismissed two more felony cases on May 9 under the 160-day speedy trial rule. Six total cases were dismissed after motions by defendants claiming trials were not offered within the mandated time.
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Jackson County
Illnoisan
Atty Howard Hood
Richard Richman
James Guory
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Park Ridge
Erline Harvey
S. 8Th St
Murphysboro
Montgomery Wards
Sam Jones Sr
Jones
Glenn Prano
Kilo
General Telephone
Larry Davis
Carbondale
Doris Randolph
Cynthia Lynn Bryant
Elmer Lee Downs
Floyd Tibbs
Route 4
Medlin, Zimmer and
South of
Peyton Kunce
Four top contenders named for Franklin County sheriff post
Four men dominate the Franklin County sheriff race to be decided by the nine member county board after the death of Sheriff Ralph J. Williams. The leading candidates are William Willis Charles Bray George W Wilson and Dean Westray with West Frankfort likely to supply the replacement. Willis now considered strongest though younger voters are urged. Westray from Thompsonville is a deputy and candidate as a compromise option if the board splits.
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Franklin County
Ralph J. Williams
Franklin County Board
William Willis
Charles Bray
George W
Bill” Wilson
West Frankfort
Dean Westray
Thompsonville
Charles Dawson
Kirby Webb
Williams
Leroy Raubach
Willis
Sheriff
Broy
Secretary of State’s Office
Secretary of State
Wilson
Bend Lake College
Westray
Sheriff’s Department
Band and PE clash resolved in Dongola district
The Dongola Unit School District keeps the band intact after a clash with athletic interests. A proposal to bar eighth graders from the district band was defeated. A scheduling committee will resolve band and physical education conflicts while the band remains at 60 members. Also, James Webber was named unit district principal at a $14,000 10 month contract.
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Dongola Unit
Board of Education
Sical Education
James Webber
Jacksonville
Webber
Triopia
Concord
Arizona State University
Webster College
Webster Groves
University of Missouri of St. Louis
James Jenkins
Sharp Rock Falls Wins Lake Access Rights Near Ava
Sharp Rock Falls Inc plans a 1000 acre recreation complex south of Ava at Kinkaid Lake. The Kin kaid Lake Conservancy District approved a three year lease with three five year options for two piers and temporary mooring for non rent or charge use, with rights to launch and moor. The board authorized officials to sign after insurance clause adjustment.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisa
Kinkaid Lake
Ava
Ava Blacktop
U. S. Forest Service
Sharp Rock
Conservancy District
Jim Gibbs
Dale Peters
Gibbs
Peters
Thursay
Jack Miller
Dave Fliger
Sharp Rock Group
Daniel Graff
C. J. Pierce
Melvin Kiehna
Donald Graff
Lake Front
Mt Vernon Politician Leslie Elliott Dies in St Louis
Leslie C. Elliott 49 of Mt. Vernon Illinois a longtime Jefferson County minister and politician died Thursday night in a St. Louis hospital. He served as county treasurer for four years and ran unsuccessfully for the General Assembly in 1974. Death caused by a blood clot in the lung during recovery from kidney stone surgery.
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St. Louis
Leslie C. Elliott
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Jefferson County
Elliott
General Assembly
Accident kills area policeman in Mt Vernon home
An off duty Mt Vernon policeman Ronald Lacey 28 was at home loading a .45 caliber pistol when it discharged and killed him. Authorities said the accidental shooting occurred Thursday.
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Mt. Vernon
Ronald Lacey
State suit against city still stands
Judge Dorothy Spomer denied Marion's bid to dismiss the suit filed by Illinois Attorney General alleging noncompliance with an EPA order. The complaint cites failures to maintain solids in treated sewage samples and reports, and to update plans for a new sewer plant. The state seeks compliance rather than the maximum penalties.
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Marion
Dorothy Spomer
Williamson County
Illinois Attorney General
Larry Eaton
Environmental Control Division
Attorney General Office
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Environmental Protection Agency
William Novick
EPA
Eaton
Robert Butler
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CCHS
Cathy Mescher
Butch Nevious
Bart Mann
Millard
Pee Wee’ Brown
Kathy Braswell
Donald Burk
Ed Greer
Herrin High
James Bilderback
Merrill Perlman
U.S
Kenneth Gray
Bray
Barney Browning
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Westrays
Thompsonvile
Dongola
Sharp
Leslie Elliott
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