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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1982
Page
2
Red Cross staff in Marion report many victims still do not use services offered. About 500 homes damaged or destroyed and 200 injured residents. 64 workers, mostly volunteers, assist with urgent needs, medical aid, and housing support as insurance and aid address immediate needs.
Herrin city officials start outlining a disaster plan after studying a prior event in nearby areas. Police Chief Bruce Townsend leads the group with Fire Chief Dell Carrasco Public Works Superintendent J C Kirk Fire Department Captain David Bandera and Ambulance Director Fay Lee. They plan to reconvene soon to draft concrete steps for council approval.
The Little Egypt Police Chiefs Association will discuss a broad regional contingency plan following the Marion tornado. Vice President Rick Pariser says discussions will cover pooling resources from law enforcement and EMS and specialists in electrical wiring. The group will sponsor a law enforcement day on Sept. 4 at the Du Quoin State Fair with exhibits from Carbondale Crime Prevention Bureau, the FBI, Illinois State Police, the Illinois attorney general’s office, the U.S. attorney’s office, and the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group.
J C Penney stores provide special arrangements for charge account customers affected by the tornado. Victims may submit a form detailing feasible repayment plans. A regional office in Shawnee Mission Kansas will handle arrangements while keeping customer information confidential and not impacting future credit.
Former independent presidential candidate John Anderson spoke to SIU medical graduates in Springfield lamenting the rising cost of care and deteriorating quality. He blamed high costs for poor access, warned of Medicaid cuts under Reagan era policy, and noted public willingness to use clinics and nurses for routine illnesses. He said he would decide by year’s end about a 1984 presidential bid.
Public notice details for the Southern Illinoisan including office addresses Carbondale and Herrin, subscription rates for in state and outside areas, office phone numbers, classified advertising lines, and mailing address for post. Includes context of publication schedule and prior consolidations.
A 15 year old was arrested by Marion police Thursday on theft charges after reportedly stealing property from the demolished Ben Franklin Store in Marion. The youth, arrested at 8 05, was released to the custody of Seefather awaiting juvenile court. In an unrelated case, $24.50 was stolen in a burglary at Pulley's Barbecue on Old Route 13 East Marion.
Funeral services are set for Tuesday for William E. Jones 67 a former assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor and the first Black to hold a top state labor post. Jones died Thursday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
A report from Marion notes the CVA 188 De See gun event at the Illinois High School Rodeo taking place Saturday. A photo caption in The Southern Illinoisan misprinted the parade cancellation claim in its Sunday edition.
Double roped Jill Bohm of Havana advances in the calf-roping contest at the Williamson County Fairgrounds. The rodeo resumes today at 2 PM after a Saturday start, as Marion hosts a horse parade amid this week’s tornado alerts.
On the first day of the rodeo, winners in girls cutting Lori Ponder Herrin and boys cutting David Stitt Carbondale earned top honors. Ed Waldhauser Milan won bareback, Carson Pate Belleville took saddle bronco, Kristi Douglas Goreville and Farron Sims Marion won team roping, Brian Dewey Dixon led steer wrestling, Clay Hurst Buncombe claim calf roping, Carol Clark Hume won goat tying, Shelley Miller Triboli held breakaway roping, Linda Basting Bloomington won pole bending, and Shawndie Dalton Albion captured barrel jumping. Bulls won bull riding as no rider stayed on long enough.
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