SIU expels eight students after May break in hearings
A panel at Southern Illinois University expelled eight students effective May 9 after hearings into the May 8 break-in at the president’s office. The majority report urged expulsion. a minority urged no action until court testimony. Appeals due by June 19.
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Southern Illinois University
Satoffe
SIU
Delyte
W. Morris
Ralph W. Ruffner
Morris
J. W. Adams
B. D Hudgens
David P. Kenney
Jeunes & S. Handler
Stuart A. Taylor
James Urbanik
Joliet
Patrick R. Vannahmen
Godfrey
Edward G. Singleton
Richard M. Walker
Theodore R. Dawson
Lorenzo V. Bell
Craig B. Thurmond
Chicago
Charles M. Hughes
Gary
Ind
John L. Foster
Aurora
SHU — of Trustees
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Foster
Walker
Singleton
Dawson
Bell
Thurmond
Hughes
Vannahmen
Urbanik
Carbondale
Stokely Carmichael
Precinct voters set to choose GOP primary in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois voters head to the polls Tuesday for Republican contests on U.S. Senate governor secretary of state auditor and Supreme Court clerk. Democratic statewide posts have no primary challenges. delegates to the presidential nominating convention are chosen in contested races in Carbondale Shawneetown West Frankfort Makanda and other cities. Primary races for county offices are listed in Williamson Franklin Randolph and Johnson counties with several unopposed incumbents and multiple candidate faces on both parties.
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GOP
U.S
Supreme Court
Fifth Judicial District
Congress
21St Congressional
Einar V. Dyhrkopp
Shawneetown
Kenneth J. Gray
James LaVern Sanders
West Frankfort
Robert Hunter
Makanda
George McClure
Carbondale
E. E. Curtis
Mt. Vernon
Eugenia Handler
Robert P. Griffin
Frank F. Bleyer
Hunter
McClure
Griffin
David L. Stanley
Carmi
Theodore van Winkle
McLeansboro
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
Sam Slagel
William L. Grindle
Herrin
Jackson
Williamson
Union
Johnson, Gallatin
Pope
Hardin
Alexander, Pulaski
Massac
General Assembly
Franklin
Randolph
Johnson
Perry
Williamson County
William Jordan
Johnston City
Jack Hampton
Carterville
Henry“Hank” Wright
Everett E. Jeter
James E. Wilson
Marion
Wilson
Paul Litton
J. L. McDowell
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Benton
Paul Gayer
Zeigler
Kirby Webb
Fred Kolisek
Frank L. Thomas
Clarence L. Hogan
Guy E. Bray
Arthur Marks
Joseph Williams
Richard W. Garner
Lesser
Elmer Gene Wells
West
Frankfort
Eddie Griffin
Randolph County
Vernon Dashner
Red Bud
M. A. Ivanuck
Steeleville
Leo L. Gross
Evansville
Carl Burgesser
Goreville
Leslie Hogshead
Vienna
Johnson County
East Marion
Leroy Linck
Woodrow W Webb
Cloud Copher
Gary Hastings
Orval C. Leukering
Vernon Lowe
West Marion
James W. Sanders
Charles Samples
Andy Viverito
Dean West
Crab Orchard
Loren Angel
James
Si”’ Orr
Lake Creek
Earl E. Jent
Audie Gower
Southern Township
William R. Jenkins
Virgil Pritchett
Henry Brusati
Mario Ruggeri
Blairsville
Robert Lampley
John R. Ennis
Minnie Hudgens Popham
Charlie Bloodworth
Glenn Samuel
Lee O. Taylor
Ed Wills
William Manning
J. C. Penn
Norvell N. Haynes
Billy G. Branch
D. B. Bennett
A. P. Penn
Matthew J. Kelly
Louis DeGasperi
Kenneth J. Buzbee
Roy D. Booth
Herrin Council to Act on Rezoning and Bids
The Herrin City Council will consider a rezoning request for 1008-12 S. 10th St from R-2 to R-3 to allow a mobile home after plan commission approval. The meeting may also award a garbage and tin can collection contract with four bids opened May 27. A 1952 Civil Defense bus sale bid process continues with initial offer of 150 dollars. A Marion car belonging to Lillian Bundy was destroyed by fire near the Marion Country Club after backfire ignited gasoline in the carburetor.
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Herrin
Plan Commission
George Dixon
S. 10Th St
Civil Defense Agency
Lillian Bundy
S. Madison St
Marion
Marion Country Club
Three charged after knifing in Murphysboro tavern
In Murphysboro circuit court three D street residents Curtis Jones George Murphys and Laverne Johnson face aggravated battery charges for a Sunday morning tavern attack that left 19 year old Wachsnicht with facial and back cuts. Additional charges are possible against two other men as the investigation continues.
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Murphysboro
D Street Area
Atty
Richard Richman
Curtis Jones
George Murphys
Laverne Johnson
Richman
Wachsnicht
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Jackson County Saddle Club
Rt. 149
Jackson County
The
Saddle Club
Five mental health awards issued in southern Illinois
Dr. R C Steck awarded five honors for outstanding contributions in mental health across southern Illinois. Anna State Hospital units received three awards for programs, with Franklin County’s unit recognized for a post discharge program and cooperation with Bi-County Public Health. An initiative at Southeast Missouri State College engages 100 plus students volunteering weekly at the hospital. Illinois Security Hospital earned an award for a therapeutic program for maximum security patients. A vacation crisis bed program at A L Bowen Children’s Center Harrisburg also received an award. Separately, a vandalism incident in Marion saw burglaries at a drive in and a market with bricks used to break windows. suspects left shrimp and onion rings scattered inside.
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Illinois
R. C. Steck
Department of Mental Health
Anna State Hospital
Williamson
Franklin Counties
Public Health Department
Franklin County
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau, MO
Vol
Illinois Security Hospital
A. L. Bowen Children’s Center
Harrisburg
Marion
Tony Shapkoff
Tucker heads Poor March in Washington
Sterling Tucker director of the Washington Urban League will organize a June 19 march for the Poor People’s Campaign. He aims to keep the event peaceful and create a climate of concern, after Bayard Rustin quit and Ralph David Abernathy invited Tucker to lead.
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Washington (Ap
Sterling Tucker
Washington Urban League
Tucker
Ralph David Abernathy
New York
Bayard Rustin
Rustin
Washington
Resurrection City
Fire Damages West Frankfort Tavern
A Sunday night blaze at Ann's Tavern 226 E Main St West Frankfort caused about 10000 in damage. Police found the fire at 10 pm and one fire truck fought the blaze for about 45 minutes. Firemen estimate 6000 to the building and 4000 to the contents. owner is Raymond Polchuske.
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West Frankfort
Ann’s Tavern
E. Main St
Raymond Polchuske
Ogilvie Seeks Mandate For State Government Reform
Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard B. Ogilvie, touring eight downstate cities, calls for a state government dedicated to all Illinois residents. He argues Democrats push a powerful federal bureaucracy and claims the primary is the start of ending machine control. He cites concerns for downstate and Cook County voters and urges responsible governance across races and conditions.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Williamson County
Allen Industries
Herrin
Illinois
Cook County
Truck Driver Killed In Overpass Crash Near Benton
A Fulton man Roger Dale Williams 23 died at 2 35 a m when his semi trailer struck the center support of an overpass on Interstate Rt 57 about three and one half miles north of Benton The truck burned after the impact Franklin County Coroner said massive head injuries were the cause Williams was dispatched from Texas hauling household goods to Rantoul
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Fulton, Mo
Benton
Roger Dale Williams
Franklin County
Williams
Texas
Mines Report On Tuesday Activity At Several Sites
The mining ledger shows activity at Old Ben locations 21 and 24, Orient shafts 3 4 and 5, Zeigler 4, Fidelity with no report, and Burning Star entries 2 and 3, indicating ongoing work and gaps in documentation.
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Ben
Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Carbondale considers new position classification and pay plan
City Manager C William Norman explains a twofold plan to analyze and rank all city positions and place them on a pay scale with five percent annual increases for five years. The plan aims to reflect duties, promote advancement, and reduce misperceptions among employees amid recent walkouts and grievance board discussions.
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Roger Stafford
Norman
Nor- Man
Frank C. Brown and Co., Inc
New York City
New York
Lier
Plumbers and Pipewatters Union Local 160
Plumbers Union
David R McConachie 89 Sparta Banker Dies
David Rilen McConachie 89 former president and director of Sparta State Bank dies in Sparta Community Hospital. He served over 35 years at the bank and was a Rotary International district governor. Born February 9 1879 in Randolph County he was predeceased by his wife Flora Mae Wright and survived by a daughter-in-law a granddaughter and great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Lynn Hill Funeral Home Sparta with burial in Caledonia Cemetery.
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David Rilen McConachie
Sparta State Bank
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
McConachie
Rotary, International
Randolph County
David
Lucinda McConachie
Flora Mae Wright
Cairo
Car stalls led to fatal hit run on Rt 4 north of Sparta
A 17 year old from Tilden, Daniel Paul Goforth, was struck and killed while walking for help after his car stalled on Rt 4 north of Sparta at 10 p.m. James Wright, 40, of Sparta, drove the car that hit him. Goforth, born January 24, 1951 in St Louis, was a member of United Presbyterian Church in Tilden and De Molay chapter in Sparta. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church, Tilden. Burial in Tilden Cemetery. Funeral director Lynn Hill in Tilden. Five hurt in two car crash on Rt 149 near Blairsville, four seriously. Drivers Billy Hale, 28, of Bush, and Donald Cornell, 31, of Murphysboro, involved. Hale and family treated at Holden Hospital. Cornwall released with minor injuries.
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Tilden
Rt. 4
Sparta
D ' Paul Goforth
James Wright
Goforth
Daniel Paul Goforth
St. Louis
Harry Paul Goforth
United Presbyterian Church
de Molay
Glenn Alan
Dennis Saylor
Tilden Cemetery
Lynn- Hill
Rt. 149
Blairsville
Billy Hale
Bush
Donald Cornell
Murphysboro
Hale
Janice
Jeannie
Timothy
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Cornell
Burglars Take Food in Carbondale Break-In
Anita Schlehuber of the Ambassador Apartments reported a Sunday morning break-in at East Main street between 10 20 p m and 8 a m. The thief or thieves took only edible items from the refrigerator including a frying chicken cheese hot dogs and a chocolate cream pie.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
Carbondale
Anita Schlehuber
Ambassador Apartments
East Main Street
Miss Schlehuber
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Southern Illinois
Ben Blade
Fairfield
James Eatherly
Galatin
Emil J. Hoffman
Mike McClatchey
Robert S. Redfern
Harold Stedelin
Centralia
Richard C. Hart
Wayne R. Samuels
Carl E. Tennyson
Robert W. Walsh
Grayville
Jefferson, White
Wayne
Herrin Council
Marion Drive-In
Charles A. Pritchard
Frank Dunbar
Ed Greer
Carbondale Council
David R. McConachie
Daniel Goforth
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