Housing project approved for Marion elderly units
The Illinois Housing Authority plans 150 one bedroom low rent apartments for seniors in Marion two blocks north of Main Street between Carbon Street and Interstate 57. The project aims for a 100 percent HUD grant and is a joint effort by the state authority Williamson County Housing Authority and Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. The board also okayed a $42,240 federal grant plus $21,120 local match for Greater Egypt planning support. Penalties on the first installment start July 12 and September 1 for the second.
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Ilinois Housing Authority
Marion
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Carbon Street
Interstate 57
Main Street
Williamson County Housing Authority
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
Hollywood
Fla
Boswell Elected Associate Judge in First Circuit
Arlie O. Boswell Jr., 52, of Harrisburg, elected associate judge by 14 circuit judges in the First Judicial Circuit. He defeated E Dan Kimmel of Carbondale in a runoff after leading in a prior vote among nine Southern Illinois attorneys. Boswell will begin July 1 with a term to July 1, 1979. prior experience includes patent law in Chicago and Harrisburg office setup. He is the son of longtime Harrisburg attorney Arlie E. Boswell Sr.
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Arlie O. Boswell Jr
Harrisburg
First Judicial Circuit
Boswell
John Clayton
E. Dan Kimmel
Carbondale
Clayton
Kimmel
University of Illinois
DePaul University
Chicago
Arlie E. Boswell Sr
State DOT to trim mowing along primary highways
Illinois DOT will reduce mowing along primary highways to cut costs while keeping interstate roads untouched. Right of way will be moved to the ditch line regardless of width, with brush and undergrowth limited to that line and a roadside zone kept clear. Estimated savings include 15 percent less gasoline use and fewer moved acres and equipment needs.
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Illinois Dept. of Transportation
DOT
Department
Langhorne Bond
Bond
Ilinois
Three Hurt in Collision West of I-57 in Union County
A three-vehicle crash on the Don gola Cypress road west of I 57 injures Virginia A. Scott 37 of Buncombe and two young passengers Tresa Durham 11 and Clifford Sims 4 both of Makanda. Scott is in fair condition at Herrin Hospital while Durham and Sims were treated at Union County Hospital in Anna.
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Dongola-Cypress Road
Union County
Virginia A. Scott
Buncombe
Herrin Hospital
Tresa Durham
Makanda
Anna
Clifford Sims
Marion bicyclist injured in collision with car
A 15 year old Marion youth remained in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon after a bicycle car crash Sunday. Dennis Colp 306 S Market St sustained a head injury when his bicycle struck the ear of William Davis 58 1006 S Liberty St Marion at 645 p.m. Policeman L R Snyder said the youth rode from an alley onto South Liberty Street into the side of the moving car. Colp's head hit the windshield. He was moved from Marion Memorial Hospital to Mt Vernon. Guardians are Mr and Mrs Tom Flemming.
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Marion
Good Samaritan
Mt. Vernon
Dennis Colp
S. Market St
William Davis
S. Liberty St
L. R. Snyder
South Liberty Street
Snyder
Colp
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mt .Vernon
Tom Flemming
Whittington votes to reject incorporation plan
Nearly half of Whittington's 225 voters turned out Saturday to defeat the Franklin County bid for incorporation. Of 184 votes cast, 73 favored, 103 opposed, with eight spoiled. the measure will be voted again in about a year. Whittington lies north of Benton near Rend Lake.
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Whittington
Franklin County
Luther Corey
Corey
Benton
Rend Lake
Johnston City bank conflict charge raises questions
Johnston City school board members who also have bank ties face a possible conflict of interest. The Bank of Johnston City roles include director and stockholder positions, with deposits from the district and bond proceeds. Attorney general opinions are pending, and officials consider resignations if needed to resolve concerns.
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Johnston City
Illinois
William J. Scott
Johnston City State Bank
David E. Mitchell
Bank of
Milo Cardwell
Gilbert Engram
School Board
Melburn Babington
Mitchell
Cardwell
Mitchell’s Bank
Remo Castrale
Bill Wallin
Scott
Wallin
Sanders
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Howerton
Striking Illinois miners return to work after wildcat dispute
Wildcat actions at 18 Illinois coal mines halted 4 000 workers before talks. UMW Subdistrict 8 board member Tom Shoemake said arbitration with Zeigler Coal Co. was set for Marion at the Ramada Inn. An impartial mediator joined both sides to resolve the firestorm over Gary Beasley's dismissal from Zeigler No 4 near Johnston City.
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Illinois
Tom Shoemake
United Mine Workers Subdistrict 8 Board
Zeigler Coal Co
Ramada Inn
Marion
Gary Beasley
Zeigler Coal
Johnston City
Beasley
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Springfield
Shoemake
UMW
Giant ribbon cutting at farm equipment museum
The Museum of Early American Farm Equipment in Pinckneyville will open with a 2 p.m. Sunday ribbon cutting by American Thresherman Association members wearing the Thresherman’s Uniforms. The near 100 piece collection includes steam tractors threshing machines walking plows and antique monkey wrenches adjacent to the Perry County fairgrounds. The museum will be open free this summer with tentative weekend hours and free lecture tours.
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Farm Equipment Museum
Pinckneyville
American Thresherman Association
Perry County Fairgrounds
U.S
Darling named SIU Carbondale business dean
John Darling a Wichita State University marketing professor was named dean of SIU Carbondale College of Business and Administration, effective July 12. He succeeds Charles H. Hindersman who resigns after a 14 year tenure and will return to teaching. Darling has held multiple academic posts and runs Business Research Associates in Wichita.
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Southern
James Tweedy
Horton
Darling
SIUC
Kansas
Wichita
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
J. C. Penney Co
Kansas City
Agriculture College At
Illinois
Ilinois
Ing
Business Research Associates
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Dept. of Justice
Attorney General’s Office
Hindersman
Bicycle tour highlights scenic Midwest to Kentucky
A 49 year old cyclist named Gray travels from Carlinville to Lexington on a nationwide bicycle tour. He favors the bike as the only way to truly see the country, rests on Illinois 13 at the Interstate 57 interchange, and relies on motels or hotels with car rentals to skip unwanted areas. Southern Illinois endorses the tour.
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Sin Gray
Nantes
Fla
Interstate 57
Carlinville
Lexington
Southern Illinois
Ed Greer
Corps of Engineers reshaped waterways and national landmarks
The U S Army Corps of Engineers built major sites like the Washington Monument the Capitol dome and Yellowstone National Park as well as flood control systems in the Mississippi Valley. From 1820 surveys to the 1927 flood and the 325 million post flood program the agency expanded into multi county water resources and park development under Col Thorwald Peterson and a large St. Louis district staff.
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Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Washington Monument
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Yellowstone National Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
U.S. Army
New England
Florida
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Baltimore and Ohio
Capitol Dome
Arlington National Cemetery
Yellowstone
Sequoia
Yosemite National Parks
National Park Service
Agency
Southern Illinois
Army Engineers
Ohio
Mississippi
Civil Works Branch
Congress
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River Commission
Army
Hodding Carter
Jackson County
Murphysboro Daily Independent
Gorham
The
Daily Independent
Panama Canal
Rock Island
Ilinois
Thorwald R. Peterson
St. Louis
Peterson
Illinois
Carlyle Lake
Shelbyville
Missouri
Ohio River
Louisville
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Gilbert W. Logel
Logel
Robert Grupp
Johnston City Board
Hindersman Replacement
Siu
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University of Missouri At Columbia
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
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