Hood declines to push Heller removal as board weighs outside counsel
Jackson County Board votes to study hiring an outside lawyer to direct removal efforts against Supervisor of Assessments Lowell Heller while approving a reorganizational plan and state advised assessment guidelines. The move aims to fix tax billing delays and overhaul the assessor’s office.
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Hood
Heller
Board
Atty
Howard Hood
Lowell Heller
Jackson County
Illinois
Bill Kelley
Kelley
Jack Cooper
Walter Robinson
Hazel le Fevre
Supervisor of Assessment
Sup
Jackson County Bans Massage Parlor Rules Rewritten
Jackson County replaces four month old massage parlor ordinance with a new health focused measure. The board narrows the scope to health concerns and defines sexual conduct more precisely while adding appeal rights and board enforcement. The vote was 10 to 2 with two members absent. The new ordinance takes effect next Tuesday. The injunction hearing on the old ordinance resumes Monday.
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Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Executive Club
Carbondale
Continental Health Clubs Ltd
Continental
Don Prosser
Atty
William Schwartz
Schwartz
Susan Casey
Ned McGlynn
Hazel le Fevre
Walter Robinson
Bill Kelley
County Board
Hazel Le Fevre Resigns from Jackson County Board
Hazel Le Fevre of Carbondale resigned Wednesday from the Jackson County Board for health reasons. The 52 year old Democrat, who represented District 5, was serving as Health and Safety Committee chair and as the 708 board representative. Ned McGlynn was named temporary Health and Safety chair and Gary Hartlieb became the new 708 representative. The board will appoint a successor to complete the term expiring next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel le Fevre
Carbondale
Jackson County Board
Bill Kelley
Kelley
Ned McGlynn
Health and Safety Committee
Gary Hartlieb
le Fevre
SIU-C eyed 1.5 million second parking garage by 1980
SIU Board approves planning a 350 space three level garage near Woody Hall to relieve campus parking and traffic. The project, costing about 1.5 million, would be funded by parking fees with no state money. also greenlights expansion of a 72 to 380 space lot and a 200 to 400 space lot near Grand Avenue and Recreation Building with engineering work contracted.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern
Woody Hall
Mill Street
Clarence G. “Doc” Dougherty
Campus Services
Bursar
University Avenue
Home Economics
Lab
Dougherty
Siu-C
SIU
John H. Crawford
Carterville
Carbondale
Weekend forecast calls for clear pleasant skies in Southern Illinois
Weather observer Sam Al-Khalaf reports calm weekends with clear skies and cool dry air from a cold front east of the area near Carbondale. Scattered showers occurred Wednesday with no airport accumulation. Wednesday high 87, low 58. today’s high around 82, low near 60. warming trend begins Friday through the weekend.
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Illinois
Sam Al-Khalaf
Ilinois
Carbondale
Popeye Statue Finds Home in Chester Near Bridge
A six foot bronze Popeye statue atop a granite base has arrived in Chester near the bridge entrance. Beta Sigma Phi members raised about $10,000 through local business and community drive to fund the $11,000 project. Dedication is set for 2 p.m. June 25 with Bud Sagendorf and Myrtle Segar attending.
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Popeye the Sailor Man
Chester
Chester Bridge
Popeye
Xi Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Theda Ripperdan
Popeye Committee
Rocky Figiel
Figiel
Elvie Segar
Ripperdan
Segar
Bud Sagendorf
South Berry
Conn
Sagendorf
UMW plans new Southern Illinois subdistrict office
United Mine Workers of America plans a new subdistrict in Southern Illinois by August as mining growth shifts members into a fourth subdistrict. Subdistricts 7 and 6 will lose and gain miners with several new mines and shops included, and elections set for August.
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UMW
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Subdistrict 8
Thomas Shoemake
Herrin
Jefferson County
Ohio River
Old Ben Coal Co
West Frankfort
Shoemake
Franklin County
Southern Illinois Mineral Corp
Jackson County
Subdistrict
Jack Ponsetti
Southern Illinois
Mike Bunton
du Quoin
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Janet Swelland
Murphysboro Township High School
Ed Greer
Butch Nevious
Popeye the Sailor
Joseph Arimond
Weibusch
Wimpy
Robert L. Walker
St. Louis
Atlas Casing Co
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