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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1976
Page
6
Eleanor Busalacki, a 4 foot 10 inch Milwaukee waitress, spent more than 12 hours locked in the trunk of her car after someone shut the trunk in a restaurant parking area. She freed herself Monday by removing a speaker from the rear deck and pushing her arm through a hole to seek help.
Murphysboro City Council voted to curb parking on one side of Elm Logan Wall Clarke Herbert and related streets to ease traffic and fire truck access. The measure bans north side parking from 19th to 22nd on most streets with special adjustments for Elm Wall and 22nd Street areas. Additional no parking zones cover Williams Street near New Mississippi 13 and near Walnut, South 20th Street, and around Green's IGA lot. The council also asked cost estimates to extend Illinois Avenue west from 16th to 19th Street crossing the IC Gulf tracks north of the ice plant.
A resolution calling for immediate consideration of a county wide ambulance service in Jackson County was presented to Murphysboro City Council by St. Joseph Memorial Hospital medical staff. It cites risk to ambulance coverage as Murphysboro contemplates leaving the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Health Service cooperative. A one year agreement expires Aug. 15. The hospital offers full cooperation with the city and county board to find a solution.
Springfield AP reports House Democrats vote 153 to 7 to exonerate Gerrald Shea after a special committee found no violation of conduct rules. Accuser maintains ethics Act violation. Shea receives standing ovation and says he expected vindication after disclosure of all facts.
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