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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1981
Page
3
After an eight hour session the Jackson County reapportionment committee chose one of two plans for county board districts and will meet again to approve a written version for June 22. Boundary between districts 1 and 3 remains unresolved with population still to be allocated using maps and house counts.
Stagehands from Southern Illinois Shrine depart the routine jobs of the George Hubler International Circus. Kirwan Heisner of Pinckneyville and Shrine volunteers work 11 to 11, then 12 hours more to help set up 16 trailer loads of gear. Netherton, a veteran 24 year old from Dayton, Ohio, joins four on the main transition team as lions and wire acts begin. The Shrine crew watches between duties, while Ringmaster Col Lucky Larabee and the lions provide the perilous theater, and the show carries on after a long night and early morning setup.
The Southern Illinois Shrine Circus at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds drew over 21 000 across three performances, with the largest 8 400 on Saturday night. Organizer Gene Morris said a 1982 return is likely, possibly with reserved seating for some sections, and officials will set dates within 30 to 45 days. The Ainad Temple will report total proceeds in two to three weeks.
Randolph County sheriff said Ronnie Norman, a 21 or 22 year old Ca hokia man, disappeared after diving from a railroad bridge into Baldwin Lake Sunday evening. Crews from Randolph, Sparta, Red Bud departments and divers from Sparta worked through night. O'Fallon rescue team and Illinois Department of Conservation joined this morning. Both parents were at the lake as the search continued.
Rural DeSoto resident Robert Berner petitions the Illinois attorney general and Pollution Control Board to shutter the Jackson County Landfill until Everett Allen’s operation complies with IPCB rules. Berner cites odors mud and water seepage risking his lake and cabin renters. Allen denies violations notes covering delays and says no fish kill or contamination is proven and that closing is not an option.
Salem Illinois mayor Charles McMackin rewarded area ministers with a $180 poolside steak dinner after rains relieved drought. Congregations had prayed since late April, and reservoir levels rose from 60 inches below spillway in May to 17 inches below. He joked that if ministers prayed for rain by June 1 he would buy another celebratory meal for them.
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