U S may OK two coal plants in Illinois and Ohio
Congressman Paul Simon says federal energy officials likely to approve two coal gasification plants to ease the energy crisis. ERDA has funded planning for a Cutler Illinois plant and is weighing sites in Noble County Ohio and New Ashets Illinois, with a possible construction grant for one site and a consortium of Illinois utilities to share costs.
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Salem
Illinois
Ohio
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Cutler
Noble Coun
Paul Simon
Simon
ERBA
Williamson County Sets Tax Payments Schedule
Williamson County will begin tax collection on July 1. The Board of Commissioners set August 1 as the deadline for the first installment and September 1 for the second installment with a 1 percent monthly penalty for late payments. The board is reviewing 1977 real estate assessments for 1978 taxes, with hearings by appointment after complaints are filed with Tax Assessor Wade Rowatt.
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Williamson County
County Board of Commissioners
Curtis Palmer
Board of Review
Wade Rowatt
Missing SIU Plane Found Near Giant City Park
A Cessna 150 reported missing Friday from Southern Illinois Airport was found Sunday at a small air strip near Giant City State Park by a state park custodian. The plane valued at $5,000 was undamaged and flown back to Carbondale by a SIU Airport pilot. Ownership is listed as Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
The
Center
Southern Illinois
Giant City State Park
Barbara Benz
State Park
T Kow
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
Benz
Former Herrin Chief Faces Civil Rights Suit Over Car Destruction
The suit filed June 2 in Benton claims ex Chief Bill Humphrey conspired with Vernell Sellars and city officials to tow and destroy a car seized in a Sept 17, 1976 arrest of Kerry Brown. Kerry and Edward Brown seek 25000 total, alleging race-based civil rights deprivation. Pretrial set for Aug 25.
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Herrin
Bill Humphrey
U.S. District Court
Benton
Kerry L. Brown
Freeman
Spur
Edward C. Brown
Mt. Vernon
Humphrey
Vernell Sellars
Vernell
Kerry Brown
Colo
Williamson County
Don Dorris
Dorris
Brown
Charles W. Denham Jr
Frank Hubbard
Sellars
Bernard Paul
Colp
Paul Murphy
Corinth seeks injunction to halt Rend Lake water sale
The Corinth Water District in Williamson County Circuit Court Marion seeks an injunction against Rend Lake Conservancy District to stop water sales to Old Ben Coal Co. mine within Corinth district boundaries. Corinth buys from Galatia, joined Rend Lake in 1971. no hearing date set.
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Corinth Water District
Williamson County Circuit Court
Marion
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Water District
Rend Lake
Ben Coal Co
Corinth District
Cording
Corinth
Galatia
Rend Lake District
Rend Lake Days crowns Pam Smothers 1977 queen
Pam Smothers of Sesser was crowned Rend Lake Days queen on the final day of the three day event in Sesser City Park. She will be a senior at Sesser Community High School and succeeds Michelle Lovelady. Runners up were Alice Brown and Brenda Crocker, while Lisa Robinson was named princess and Michael Dame prince. Publicity chairman Dewey Nussbaum reported a turnout of about 3 500 in the park.
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Pam Smothers
Cyril Smothers
Sesser
Rend Lake
Miss Smothers
Sesser Community High School
Alice Brown
Louis Brown
Brenda Crocker
Bert Crocker
Lisa Robinson
Delmar Robinson
Princess
Michael Dame
Keith Dame
Scheller
Prince
Dewey Nussbaum
Murphysboro to Discuss Street Parking Tonight
City engineers invite representatives from Elsie's Cafe Farm Fresh Milk Store Gibbs Barber Shop C Ray Chancey Real Estate Brenda's Hair Fashions to an informal 7 30 p m meeting at city hall to address parking on sidewalks and traffic issues near Walnut and 19th Streets. The session aims to find talk over action before any city measures, unrelated to last Saturday's fire incident.
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Murphysboro
Walnut
19Th Streets
Willard Hart
Hart
Elsie’s Cafe
the Farm Fresh Milk Store
Gibbs Barber Shop
C. Ray Chancey Rel Estate and Insurance
Brenda’s Hair Fashions
Cairo Man Dies After Motorcycle Crashes Through Window
Johnny Gonzales Pons a 22 year old Dallas resident died at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah after his motorcycle crashed through a furniture store display window at 7th Street and Commercial Avenue Cairo police said the rear tire blew out causing the bike to swerve Friday night.
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Johnny Gonzales Pons
Dallas
Tex
Western Baptist Hospital
Paducah
Cairo
7Th Street
Commercial Avenue
Countywide Labor Council Organized in Jackson County
Labor unions in Jackson County have formed a new central labor council to replace a disbanded inactive body from five years ago. AFL-CIO approved the charter, with Herbert Donow named president and a Southern Illinois University Carbondale affiliate. The 11 member council seeks 25 to 30 local unions within a year and aims to educate on labor issues. Other officers include Ray Baskin, Claudine Shannon, Elmer Brandhorst, Eugene Burke, Earl Baskin, and Elizabeth Perschbacker.
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Jackson County
Central Labor Council
Carbondale Central Labor Council
Denen
Ray Baskin
Sheet Metal Workers Local 268
Claudine Shannon
Printing and Graphics Communications Local 418
Elmer Brandhorst
Service Employes International Local
Eugene Burke
Almagamated
Earl, Baskin
Elizabeth Perschbacker
Massage parlor charged under Jackson County ordinance
Jackson County filed charges against Deja Vu massage parlor operators for operating without a county permit and under an assumed name. A hearing is set for June 29 as the site remains closed or under suspension and a second parlor, the Executive Club, seeks a permit while its permit is temporarily denied.
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Jackson County
William Schwartz
Jackson County Board
Old Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Larry Klasen
Deja Vu
Chares
Schwartz
Kalsen
Executive Club
Glenn Road
Jackson County Health Department
White swans grace Herrin police station
Two anonymous ceramic swan planters were dropped at Dennis Johnson’s Herrin home and turned over to the Herrin police. Officer Gene Clark placed them outside the station and waters them daily hoping the owners see the display and reclaim the pots.
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Herrin
Dennis Johnson
Johnson
Gene Clark
Clark
Weekly flea market delights loyal shoppers in Sesser
Lula Pinkerton of Elkville rises at 1 30 a.m. every Tuesday to reach the Sesser flea market by 3 a.m. She sells with husband Homer, buying items from a St. Louis warehouse and earning a $2 weekly parking spot fee. The market, running for years, features plants, crafts, books, tools and snacks with longtime attendees recalling the old livestock barn era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Mlinoisa
Lula Pinkerton
Elkville
Sesser
Homer
Eastern Star
Lula
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Bill Eisenhand
Southern
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
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U.S. May OK
SIU
Car
ex-Herrin
Rend Lake System
Michelle Lovelady
James E. Lovelady
White Swans
Grace
Sesser Spot
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