We Need Rain As Illinois Crops Finish Planting
Dry weather across Illinois leaves farmers hopeful for moisture as planting nears completion. Southern counties report good crop conditions though some areas are very dry. Officials note 78 percent of corn in good condition, 97 percent of soybeans planted, with several counties awaiting rain to sustain growth.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Dale Bateman
Douglas County
William Wagner
Union County
Dick Howell
Perry County
Howell
Bateman
John Unger
The
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Unger
Carbondale approves revised depot design after dispute
Carbondale officials formally approved a revised train station design, a compromise between Illinois Gulf Central Railroad and Amtrak after initial clashes over a larger downtown compatible depot. The 3,960 square foot structure on Illinois Avenue between Elm and Cherry will cost about 316,800 for the building and 200,000 for site work, with the city under FHA constraints and ICG ownership shaping the outcome.
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Illinois Gulf Central Railroad
Amtrak
Illinois Avenue
Elm
Cherry Streets
Sue Mitchell
Hans Fischer
Charles Watkins
Carroll Fry
Fry
ICG
Whistling Dixie
Olsen
Miller to appoint next Illinois UMW international board member
Gene Mitchell of Benton resigns as District 12 rep for health reasons after six years. Arnold Miller will select a temporary replacement until the 1981 elections. Miners see the post as a policy making cabinet like role, with Ponsetti among likely candidates and others warning of potential shifts in mining community influence.
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Evan M. Davis
Illinois United Mine Workers of America
International Board
Gene Mitchell
Benton
District 12
Mitchell
Arnold Miller
Miller
Washington
U.S
Jack Ponsetti
Subdistrict 5
Illinois Umw Board
Max Stucker
Zeigler No. 4
Johnston City
Tom Gaston
9905
Zeigler
Spartan
Coulterville
Ponsetti
Mike Bunton
du Quoin
Illinois Board
Subdistrict 6
Bunton
Gaston
Stucker
Tony Kujawa
Pinckneyville
Kujawa
UMW
New Jackson County Workshop names Curtis Kohring director
Curtis Kohring, 38, introduced as new director of the Jackson County Community Workshop, replacing Dean Brandenburg who resigned to private business after 64 years with the workshop. Kohring will move from Chicago and work part time until relocation, with an annual salary of 22500.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Curtis Kohring
Kohring
Dean Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Cherryl Daugherty
Chicago
Goodwill Industries
Daugherty
St. Louis University
Adam S. McKinley Community Services
Specialized Services Inc
Belleville
East St. Louis
Marion Prison Inmates Under Movement Restrictions After Stabbing
At Marion penitentiary inmates remain limited to small groups outside cells with 72 allowed at a time. Associate Warden John L. Clark, 41, stabbed in the dining room Thursday, remains in stable condition. The attack prompted an FBI investigation and the discovery of a homemade knife. Four days earlier six inmates attempted escape with two minor injuries.
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United States Penitentiary At
Marion
Ron Beal
John L. Clark
Mate
Marion Memorial Hospital
Clark
Baby found dead in woods near Anna
A newborn girl was found in a shallow creek about five miles northwest of Anna by a Union County couple walking in the woods. The full-term infant had the placenta and umbilical cord attached. An autopsy was planned as investigators work with Union County sheriff's deputies and Ballard's investigators.
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Union County
Anna
William Ballard
Ballard
Union County Sheriff
Herrin Board Sets Priorities For Eighty Thousand Repair Plan
Herrin school board on Monday set priorities for an eighty thousand dollar repair program. Immediate work excludes bids while remaining projects await bid approval. Topics included roof and masonry work, heating and plumbing upgrades, lighting, repainting, and safety improvements across Energy Lincoln Hurst High School Southside and other buildings. The board also discussed state minimum competency testing and district guidance programs, approved insurance renewal, and announced staffing changes including resignations and new hires.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Board of Education
Energy School
Lincoln
Hurst
High School
Southside
Energy
Donald
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale College of Education
Harry Revelle
Lela Marvin
Revelle
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Kathleen Faber
LaSalle County
Carbondale
Tom Woolf
Jack Olsen
FGM Inc
Chester
Watkins
Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Jim Cherry
John Cook
Art Albon
West Murphysboro Road
General Agriculture
Eldon Gosnell
Illinois Commerce Commission
Pleasant Hill Road
ICC
Betty Mitchell
Don Prosser
Tyler Young
Carbondale Public Library Board of Trustees
Gerald Compton
Becky Hayes
Citizens Advisory Committee
CAC
Virginia Edwards
Public Works
Janet Vaught
Cape Girardeau International
99’S
Wayw
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Clanahan
Poplar Bluff, Mo
Bill Branson
Cape Girardeau
Mona Marcer
Area
S. 15Th St
15Th Street
Egyptian Association
FBI
Baby
Resource Center
Energy West
Energy Gymnasium
Marvin
William Clarida
American Youth Co
Martha Vesper
Karen Sue Barton
West Frankfort
Karla Mees
David Loucks
Virginia Appuhn
Miss Mees
Miss Appuhn
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