Charges Dropped Against West Frankfort Officials
Former West Frankfort Commissioner Bernard Melvin and former Police Chief James Kinsman have charges of theft and official misconduct dropped by Circuit Judge Albert McAllister. The judge ruled the indictments did not prove specific crimes or property ownership. The state plans to seek new indictments from the Franklin County Grand Jury in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Bernard Melvin
James Kinsman
Albert McAllister
Carmi
McAllister
Franklin County
Terry Hopkins
Ment
Hopkins
Kinsman
Melvin
FBI
Bob’s Interstate Shell
Jackson County picks Massey as assessor after firing Heller
Jackson County board approved Bill Massey as assessor at $17 000 a year for four years beginning Friday. Massey, Heller and Batteau passed a May testing administered by the Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs. Heller had fired Massey previously citing absenteeism and subordination. Four board members opposed Kelley’s appointment. The meeting also covered courthouse remodeling plans and concerns over overcrowding, plus a plan to bury euthanized animals in the county landfill with EPA approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Bill Massey
Lowell Heller
Jackson County Board
Heller
Massey
Bill Batteau
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Bill Kelley
Batteau
Tross Pierson
Alvin Lange
Larry Lipe
Mary Nell Chew
Kelley
Pierson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Fifth District Appellate Court
Lowell
Kelsey
Lipe
Ben Dunn
Savings and Loan
Lange
County Humane Society
Jackson County
Bill Schwartz
Environmental Protection Agency
Voorheis
Hartlieb
Violence halts New Burnside water tower project
Four of seven Brown Steel Co workers were beaten by about 60 men traveling by bus in a labor dispute at the New Burnside water tower site. Workers received treatment at Marion Memorial Hospital and Doctors Hospital in Harrisburg and were released. The incident halted work scheduled for the New Burnside and Tunnel Hill towers, with equipment damaged and underground lines completed. Burnside Water District officials plan further contracts, while state police and the Division of Criminal Investigation may aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Water Tower
Johnson County
Marion Memorial Hospital
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
Sheriff’s Office
New Burnside
Brown Steel Co
Burnside Water District
Tunnel Hill
W.H. Johns
Johns
Newman, Ga
Southern Illinois
Georgia
Panel to run ambulance service and seek new director
Jackson County officials moved to appoint the ambulance committee to run the service on an interim basis after director Patrick Voorheis resigned. The panel will search for a replacement while overseeing finances and payroll needs, with Voorheis consulting briefly before a vacation.
Bible lost in Carbondale eludes Philadelphia pastor
The Rev. George P. Urban of Olney Baptist Church Philadelphia lost a valuable Bible during the American Baptist Churches convention in Carbondale. He parked at the University Motor Inn, placed the Bible in a black zipped case on the trunk, and drove off. Five days later the book remains missing despite calls to the motel. Urban offers postage reimbursement and a reward for its safe return, with contact via P O Box 18477 Philadelphia PA 19120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
George P. Urban
Olney
University Motor Inn
Urban
Illinois 13
P.O. Box
Philadelphia
Victim’s Sister Denies Earlier Marion Death Report
Regina Oliver Costellia was found dead near Marion on June 3 after separating from her husband in July 1978. She had completed her sophmore year of high school, married, and had a child. Her sister Mary McKane said a June 5 newspaper story was incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina Oliver Costellia
Marion
Picket lines protest Carter policy at Marion VA hospital
Veterans Administration workers in Marion joined a nationwide informational picket to oppose President Carter and Congress over federal workers' pay. They urged relief from a 5.5 percent cost of living allowance, objecting to pension changes and a Social Security shift. Participants noted the difference with private sector COLAs, and the focus on grades 1 to 15 while arguing for broader protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley E. Johnson
Southern Illinoisan Veterans Administration
Marion
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Old Illinois 13
Veterans Hospital
Leon Dahmer
Madeline Stearns
Stearns
Buddy Pulley
American Federal Government Employees Local 2583
Pulley
Federal Civil Service
Williamson County suspends County Line Tavern license
Marilyn Clark owned County Line Tavern faced a 14 day shutdown by Williamson County Liquor Commission for violating closing hour rules. County deputies had previously found 30 to 75 patrons inside past 2 a.m. on two weekends. Humphreys noted a maximum 30 day suspension for the violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Line
Marilyn Clark
Williamson County Liquor Commission
William Humphreys
Humphreys
Ms. Clark
Colp
Sheriff's Deputies
Talks Stall In Singer Red Bud Plant Strike
Six week strike at Singer Co furnace and air conditioning plant in Red Bud ends in stalemate as federal mediator involvement yields no progress. Local 459 members rejected the latest offer 376 to 189, seeking a $1.10 hourly raise over two years and pension rise from $7 to $10 weekly. Company proposed 88 cent raise, citing Carter wage guidelines. About half of 175 salaried staff remain laid off while production and maintenance are halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Singer Co
Red Bud
Harvey Eggemeyer
Eggemeyer
Sheet
Singer
Carter
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West
Fifth District
Mount Vernon
People Vs. Adams
Leo Desmond
Benton
J.C. Mitchell
Jackson Board
Alayne Blickle
Burnside
Elly Faulkner
Faulkner
Division of Criminal Investigation
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Patrick Voorheis
Gary Hartlieb
Kelly
Carbondale Clinic
David Rendleman
John Moore
Joy Goodman
Dave Meiners
Gene Chambers
Sharon Kowalzik
Russell Elliott
Elkville
Ava
Campbell Hill
Gorham
Grand Tower
Carbondale
Williamson
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