Car cycle crash injures four. two in serious condition
Illinois State Police say at 6 25 p m Friday a cycle collided head on with a car east of Crab Orchard Creek on Old Route 13 injuring four. Larry J Childers 21 and Lori Larson 20 both suffered major injuries taken to Doctors Hospital Carbondale and Barnes Hospital St Louis Larson later listed in fair condition. Linda K Nash 23 Carbondale escaped with minor injuries. An unrelated 145 p m Friday wreck near Pittsburg left Velma Duplessis 44 treated at Marion Memorial Hospital.
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Illinois District 13
du Quoin
Larry J. Childers
Herrin
Lori Larson
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Three-Car Collision Injures Pedestrian Passengers
A three car chain crash on the Herrin Colp Road at Blairsville at 9 45 a m injures three people. Elmer J Rice 47 of Pittsburg driven car and Rufus R Duplessis 10 treated at hospital with minor injuries. Ronald Stonberski 32 of De Soto also minor injuries not hospitalized. Larry Lueck 22 and Hilton L Perrine 56 both from De Soto and Royalton treated at Herrin Hospital. No passengers in the vehicles.</s>
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Pittsburg
Elmer J. Rice
Rufus R. Duplessis
Herrin-Colp
Blairsville
Ronald Stonberski
DeSoto
Larry Lueck
Hilton L. Perrine
Royalton
Herrin Hospital
SIU seeks biophysics program in engineering blend
The SIU board of trustees seeks Illinois Board of Higher Education approval for a five year program in engineering biophysics. It would join engineering science and medicine across departments and lead to an undergraduate degree with a fifth year for a master’s in the graduate school. The plan includes hospital and laboratory internships for the master’s degree. A police brief notes Bonnie L. Deming, 48, charged with $15 failure to yield at an intersection in Carterville.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Ilinois Board of Higher Education
SIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
IHSE
Carterville
Bonnie L. Deming
Carbondale VTI site chosen over Carterville location
Southern Illinois University trustees designate a Carbondale site for a new Vocational- Technical Institute classroom office building, moving the VTI campus from Carterville. The plan, tied to IBHE master plan Phase III, aims to coordinate programs and save costs, with a move possible in four to five years pending funding and legislative approval.
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Vocational- Technical Institute
Southern Illinois University
Board of
Carbondale
VTI
Carterville
Willis Malone
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Malone
IBHE
SIU
General Assembly
SIU Board Appoints Doctors to Springfield Medical School
The Southern Illinois University board of trustees approved three key appointments to the School of Medicine in Springfield. Dr. Robert D. Conn named professor and chairman of medicine, Dr. William L. Stewart to family medicine, both begin July 1, with George R. Taylor of Springfield named finance director. Nine Springfield physicians named clinical associates without pay. Magdalena Sokolowska approved for fall teaching on the Carbondale campus. she is a visiting professor from War saw Poland and former Polish Academy of Sciences medical sociology chief.
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Southern Ilinois University Board of Trustees
School of Medicine
Springfield
Robert D. Conn
Department of Medicine
William L. Stewart
George R. Taylor
Springfield Area
Magda
Lena Sokolowska
Carbondale
SIU board approves VTI repair contracts after fire
The Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute building damaged by the January 21 blaze will be repaired under four contracts totaling 47,800 dollars. P and K Construction of Marion will handle general construction for 29,800 dollars, McNeil and Dugger of Herrin will do mechanical work for 7,625 dollars, and Crawford Electric of Chester will perform electrical work for 10,375 dollars. Additional funds will replace equipment and furnishings.
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Southern Illinois University-Vocational Technical Institute
Board of Trustees
P and K Construction Co
Marion
McNeil and Dugger Inc
Herrin
Crawford Electric Co
Chester
Astrofood cake touted as breakfast substitute
Dr Ruth Leverton of the US Department of Agriculture endorses Astrofood as a nutritious breakfast alternative. Carbondale Grade School District weighs Astrofood to save time and money with high energy cake cited as a nutritional compromise but concerns include heaviness and high carbohydrate content affecting teeth.
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Ruth Leverton
Agriculture Research
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carbondale
Leverton
Ramsey named Illinois federal Economic Development Administration rep
A. E. Gene Ramsey of Carbondale has been named the EDA's representative for Illinois. He opened an office in the Robinson Building, Carbondale, after leaving Egyptian Electric Co op. Ramsey, who ran for Carbondale City Council, attended a Lexington Kentucky school for a week and will join a Chicago EDA conference next week. He began June 13 with a salary in the 17 thousand dollar range, to be finalized after the conference.
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A. E
Gene
Ramsey
Carbondale
Federal Economic Development Administration
Illinois
Egyptian Electric Co-op Association
Robinson Building
East Main Street
Lexington
Chicago
Stonemark Clarifies Bus Protest Remarks in Board Meeting
Frank Stonemark of Emerald Lane parents group clarifies comments reported about him at the Carbondale Grade School Board meeting. He says he intends to campaign against reelecting board members but opposes removing Superintendent Laurence Martin.
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Frank Stonemark
Emerald Lane
Carbondale
Stonemark
Laurence Martin
Johnston City hair controversy delays graduation
John Hepler III of Johnston City was not among graduates this summer after a hair length dispute with the Johnston City Unit One District. Hepler awaits a Supreme Court appeal date following a circuit court upholding of his suspension. Hepler cites other long haired seniors and notes teachers intermittently sent assignments.
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Wanda Barras
John Hepler III
Johnston City
Hepler
Illinois Supreme Court
Marion
Bernard Paul
Supreme Court
West Frankfort
Herrin
Carbondale
Ers
John Parks
Parks
Sanders
A. R. Cagle
Epitaph
West Frankfort man surrenders in shooting case
Benjie Brown 18 of West Frankfort turned himself in Friday at the Franklin County Sheriff’s office. He faces attempted murder charges for the April 17 shooting of George Lamont 22 of West Frankfort, who was treated at Union Hospital after shotgun wounds and later released. Bond set at 20000.
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Bennett
Benjie
Brown
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Barney Browning
George Lamont
Lamont
Union Hospital
Tammi Morgan Among 20 Graduates at Attuck’s Day School
Carbondale honored 20 four year olds at Friday night ceremonies for Attuck’s Parent Child Day School. Tammi Morgan, daughter of Mrs. Nettie Morgan, was among the graduates who will begin kindergarten in Carbon.
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Tammi Morgan
Nettie Morgan
Carbondale
Attuck
Parent Child Day
Carbon
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