Williamson grand jury returns no indictments in Ripley case
After a two day Williamson County grand jury session no indictments were issued in the murder of Dr. Donald Ripley or the two hospital deaths at Marion Memorial Hospital. Only an indictment for illegal marijuana delivery was returned.
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Southern Illinois An
Donald Ripley
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
William Flack
Flack
Dr. Ripley
Marion
Howerton
Rend Lake draws near one million visitors in 1976
Engineers project Rend Lake will top one million visitors in 1976, a 20 percent rise from last year, as the Army Corps of Engineers continues to develop recreational facilities at the 18 900 acre lake. The St Louis district head Col Thorwald Peterson notes other projects including Carbondale drainage work and a Kaskaskia River canalization program.
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Rend Lake
Corps
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Thorwald R. Peterson
Georgia
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Atlanta
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Carbondale
Kaskaskia
Fayetteville
Chester
Mississippi
Peterson
Army Engineers
St. Louis
Salt River
Missouri
Arbitration set Monday in Illinois coal mine wildcat strike
An arbitration hearing is scheduled for Monday to review the discharge of Gary Beasley at Zeigler No. 4 near Johnston City after a wildcat strike furloughing 4 000 to 6 500 Illinois miners. Miners returned Friday, AMAX Delta mine workers earlier, while pickets appeared at some sites.
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Gary Beasley
Zeigler No. 4
Johnston City
Beasley
Tom Shoemake
UMW
Sandy Hess
Amax Coal Co
Delta
Harrisburg
Zeigler Coal Co
AMAX
Prineas backs 36 billion tax cut to fight unemployment
Carbondale Republican Peter Prineas seeks illinois congressional seat currently held by Paul Simon. He argues a 36 billion tax cut would empower taxpayers to hire the unemployed and curb inflation, contrasting with the Humphrey Hawkins bill proposing government jobs. He criticizes bureaucracy consuming funds.
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Peter Prineas
Carbondale
Prineas
Paul Simon
Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Missing New Haven man William Farr 76 last seen Friday
William Farr 76 of New Haven Center on Lewis Lane in Carbondale has been missing since about 1 p.m. Friday. His son Dempsey reports an extensive search failed to locate him. He was last seen in a green shirt and plaid pants, on foot and able to stand only 15 minutes at a time. Police ask anyone who sees him to call.
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William Farr
New Haven Center
Lewis Lane
Carbondale
Dempsey
How De Young Street Got Its Name in Marion
Sunday News Editor Ben Gelman recounts Marion history tied to De Young Street. Genealogical researcher Ethel Ashby notes 1839 title deeds to Davis, later owned by Joab Goodall and the De Youngs, who may have influenced the street name.
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Ben Gelman
The
Southern Illinoisan
South Holland
de Young Street
Marion
Ethel Ashby
Williamson County
Four Seasons Flower and Gift Shop
Market Street
John
Judy Baker
de Young
Joab Goodall
Cornelia de Young
John de Young
Aggie de Young
de Youngs
Goodall
Untold origins of Mongoose Street and elm tree care notes
The column explores how Mongoose Street in Zeigler got its name and explains elm tree practices. University of Illinois advisor Bob Frank discusses using copper pipes to relieve wetwood pressure in elms since the 1950s and warns pipes were not a Dutch elm disease cure. He also notes mercury treatments for anthracnose are now restricted and advises fertilizing to foster new leaf growth.
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India
Bob Frank
University of Illinois Extension Service
Jackson County
U of I
Frank
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