Excavating efforts speeded in Cahokia area sites
University students race to salvage two key archeological locations before flooding and development. An American Bottom site near Cahokia Mounds will be flooded by a 500 acre reservoir, while a bluff site near St. Charles Mo will become an industrial park. An $8000 Parks Service grant backs work to expose a prehistoric settlement dated 1000 to 600 AD. The St Charles burial mound site dates to 100 AD and may hold remains and artifacts of high status individuals.
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Edwardsville
Cahokia
St. Charles
University
The
National Parks Service
Cahokia Mounds State Park
B.C
Illinois seeks FAA decision on Waterloo site for St. Louis airport
A Illinois congressional delegation led by Sen. Charles Percy urged the Nixon administration on April 11 to decide whether a new St. Louis airport should be built at Waterloo Illinois. FAA officials said the decision remains bogged down in the agency's legal department while supporters highlight Waterloo's rural, environmental suitability and potential jobs for Illinois.
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Federal Aviation
St. Louis
Waterloo
Ill
Illinois
Charles Percy
Percy
William Scott
Neil Hartigan
FAA
Missouri
Lambert
United States
James Thompson
Environmental Department
Thompson
Transportation Department
Scott
Carbondale Jewelry Store Robbery Leaves No New Leads
Carbondale police report no new leads in Friday robbery of Don's Jewelry at 400 S Illinois Ave. Capt. Edward Hogan said a composite sketch and full inventory are not yet completed. The lone gunman escaped with cash, wristwatches, and expensive wedding rings after a 4 p.m. hold up.
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Carbondale
Don’s Jewelry
Illinois Ave
Edward Hogan
Murphysboro Mother and Son Face Arraignment
A Murphysboro mother and her son were to be arraigned in circuit court on charges of attempted murder after a neighborhood dispute Saturday. Ivory Jackson, 30, and Donald Jones, 15, both of 702 Bridgewood Lane, were jailed since Saturday night. Doris Wilson and Christine Smith, visiting, were treated at St Joseph Memorial Hospital for leg and skull injuries. The weapon remains unfound.
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Murphysboro
Ivory Jackson
Donald “Duck” Jones
Bridgewood Land
Jackson County
Doris Wilson
Bridgewood Lane
Christine Smith
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Makanda couple charged after drug haul seized
Richard Munk and Kathleen Munk of Rt. 1 Makanda remain in custody after police and postal officials confiscated LSD and contraband at their home about 4 ½ miles south of Carbondale. The pair are charged with possession and transporting LSD via the U S Mail and held on $5,000 bond.
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Richard W
Kathleen Munk
Rt. 1
Makanda
Richard
U S
Richard Munk
Jackson County
St. Clair
Carbondale
Carl
McClain
J. B. Sikes
Jackson
Walt ‘Allen
Sikes
Rt. 51
Logan College 249 Degrees At Du Quoin Commencement
Logan College in Carterville held commencement for 249 graduates Sunday at the Du Quoin State Fair Grounds. Guest speaker Robert C. Spencer urged graduates toward the future as Logan President Nathan A. Ivey presided in his final ceremony before moving to Thornton Community College. A reception honored Ivey with plaques from the Logan board and SII. William Anderson led the program as acting president pending a successor.
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John A. Logan College
Carterville
du Quoin State Fair Grounds
Robert C. Spencer
Sangamon State University
Springfield
Logan
Nathan A. Ivey
Thornton Community College
South Holland
Chicago Su
Ivey
College and Southern Illinois Inc
SII
Richard Hunter
Logan Board of Trustees
Goffrey Hughes
William Anderson
Anderson
Logan Board
Jerome Alongi
du Quoin
Two men held after water pistol holdup attempt
Roy Deason II and David W. Thompson were charged with attempting to rob a Johnston City Texaco attendant. Police say the pair bought gasoline, passed a counterfeit or large bill, and one man brandished a water pistol saying he would take the rest. The incident occurred at 2:25 a.m. at Willmore's Texaco on Interstate 57. The suspects are jailed in Williamson County.
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Williamson County
Johnston City
Roy Deason II
Rt. 2
West Frankfort
David W. Thompson
Rt. 4
Thompsonville
John Clarida
Willmore
Texaco
Interstate Rt. 57
Wash day postponed in Royalton to Thursday
Water service official Tom Shafer says Royalton residents should postpone wash day until Thursday due to hydrant flushing ongoing today through Wednesday. Discolored water may stain clothes though it is safe to drink.
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Royalton
Tom Shafer
Shafer
St Louisan Wins Photo Contest at SIU Carbondale
St Louisan Steve Adams won first place in a black and white photography contest of Southern Illinois subjects sponsored by Friends of Morris Library and SIU Carbondale cinema and photography. Adams’ entry Drilling and Rigging an Oil Well earned top honors.
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Steve Adams
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Friends of Morris Library
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Siuc Department of Cinema and Photography
Adams
Richard Levine
Carbondale
John Shiffington
Deerfield
Blue Jeans
Chris Williams
Kansas
Du Quoin Man Arrested in Fatal Hit Run
Du Quoin police arrested 32 year old William B Frary on Sunday night charging him with reckless homicide driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene after a motorcycle crash near the Big Muddy River Bridge north of Carbondale. Robert L Dickson 25 of Carbondale died from his injuries and Maureen L Grady 17 of Tinley Park survived with major injuries.
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du Quoin
Carbondale
William B. Frary
Robert L. Dickson
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
Big Muddy River Bridge
Rt. 51
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Dillinger Road
Robert Scott
Frary
Scott
de Soto
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
State Crime Laboratory
Springfield
Maureen L. Grady
Tinley Park
Dickson
Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Mr. Dickson
Miss Grady
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Williamson road materials contracts okay by state
Williamson County Board of Commissioners won state approval for 149 006 in road materials contracts let last week. Highway Supt. Fred Thane aims to start work on 108 miles of county unit roads this week. Robert Fester reports progress on indexing ordinances and resolutions via the Governor's Internship Program.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
State Department of Transportation
Fred Thane
Robert Fester
Centralia
Barney Boren
Fester
Illinois State University
Southern Illinois University At
Southern Illinois highway bids near 1.5 million total
Illinois Department of Transportation reports bids on two Southern Illinois highway projects and a statewide project. Keene Contractors submitted the apparent low bid on the Jackson Perry Randolph Rt 4 widening project at 1 208 761 against a 1 393 000 estimate. Keene also offered the low bid of 47 013 on Fort Kaskaskia State Park resurfacing estimated at 49 100.
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Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Jackson - Perry - Randolph
Percy
Ava
Keene Contractors, Inc
Pinckneyville
Former area man Pilot declared dead
Warrant Officer Eddie Dean Clinton formerly of the Whittington area was officially declared dead after being listed as missing in Vietnam since 1967. His parents Joe and Nancy Clinton of rural Dix received the news by telegram. He co-piloted a U S Army helicopter that ran out of fuel and crashed June 11 1967 off the coast of South Vietnam. Clinton graduated from Benton Consolidated High School in 1964 and studied at a Nashville vocational school before joining the Army. He is survived by his parents two sisters Nancy Clinton and Marilyn Sue Yosanovich and four brothers Jody Clinton Marlin Clinton Maurice Clinton and Jim Clinton.
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Eddie Dean Clinton
Whittington
Vietnam
Joe
Nancy Clinton
Dix
Clinton
U.S. Army
South China Sea
South Vietnam
Benton Consolidated High School
Nashville
Tenn
Marilyn Sue Yosanovich
Buckner
Jody
Freeman Spur Board Divides $854 Revenue Check
Freeman Spur village board in a special meeting divided the 1973 first revenue sharing check totaling 854 for public safety environmental protection and public transportation. The police and fire departments receive 280 for improvements while 282 funds ditch cleaning and clearing vacant lots and 282 goes to street patching and improvements. The period covers January 1 to June 30, 1973.
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Freeman Spur
Oden Lemons
Limited Transfers Yet High Black Lung Toll Among Miners
A Labor Department study by Leo Kramer Inc reports only 650 of over 3,000 eligible coal miners have shifted to cleaner jobs under the 1969 act. Reluctance stems from higher dusty mine wages, black lung benefit plans, and seniority concerns. The act also caps dust, offers lifetime benefits, and aims to aid victims and families.
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Labor Department
Leo Kramer, Inc
Washington
Bor
United Mine Workers
United States
Edwardsville educator earns SIU Distinguished Service Award
Christopher Columbus Jones, a 95-year-old educator and oldest living black graduate of Southern Illinois University, received the SIU Distinguished Service Award at June 9 commencement in Edwardsville. He earned a BA at Carbondale in 1938 and taught in Edwardsville public schools from 1940 to 1950. Presented by SIUE president Dr. John S. Rendleman.
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Christopher Columbus Jones
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Jones
Univer
Carbondale
John S. Rendleman
SIUE
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Perome Alongi
Randal L. Forby
Butch Nevious
St. Louisan
Boren
Circuit
James Basler
Basler
Lee Booth
Marlin Clinton
Lockport
Maurice Clinton
Kell
Jim Clinton
Ewing
Freeman
Medial News Service
Federal Coal Mine
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