New Jackson ambulance arrives in Murphysboro
The Jackson County ambulance delivery marks the start of a three unit SIU C emergency vehicle service. The new vehicle costs 18800 dollars with an 1800 dollar radio and essential medical and extrication equipment. A 1000 watt generator powers lights at accident scenes. A second unit for the county and a Murphysboro unit are due in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Ambulance Service
Murphysboro
Siu-C
Siuc Health Service
Carbondale considers police dispatching of ambulances
The Carbondale Police Dept may handle east Jackson County ambulance calls after Aug 1, per Samuel McVay of SIU Carbondale. A July 7 meeting with City Manager Carroll Fry will finalize plans for city council review and outlines hospital dispatch changes and countywide future.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Samuel McVay
Southern Ilinois University
McVay
Carroll Fry
Memorial Hospital of
George Maroney
Maroney
Ilinois Airport Road
Murphysboro
Michael Bowers
Sheriff’s Dept
Sheriff’s Office
Murphysboro Officers to Receive Valor Awards for 1975
Two Murphysboro police officers, Jim Nash and Frank Eovaldi, will be honored with the Illinois Police Association Distinguished Law Enforcement Award at a Vienna Correctional Institution ceremony. The awards mark the first anniversary of their role evacuating tenants during the Logan Hotel fire, with Margie Wilkerson noted as the sole casualty.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Police Association
Logan Hotel
Jim Nash
Frank Eovaldi
Margie Wilkerson
Vienna Correctional Institution
Toby Berger
IPA
Embarrassment at Carbondale intersection collision
Carbondale police sergeant and Carbondale Community High School driver education teacher collide at South Wall and East Grand. Sgt Larry Hill started from a stop sign as Larry D Jackson moved, causing an estimated $75 in damage and embarrassment. Passenger Sgt William Rypke, a Northwestern traffic school graduate, was in the police car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
South Wall
East Grand Streets
Southern Illinois University
Larry Hill
Larry D. Jackson
William Rypkema
Northwestern University
Panel OKs area nurse's appointment
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved Patricia Craig, head nurse of the alcoholic rehabilitation program at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, for a two year term on the Dangerous Drugs Commission. The full Senate must approve her appointment by vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Senate
Johnston City
Patricia Craig
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Education quality in Southern Illinois schools praised
Administrators and teachers in five Southern Illinois districts say student education is equal to or better than four years ago. They note tests partly reflect learning, cite improved programs in art, music, and vocational tracks, and emphasize class size and funding as key factors.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinois
Ben Brinkley
Illinois Education Association
IEA
Carbondale Central High School
Arthur Black
Marion Unit 2
A. C. Storme
Tom Reilly
Marion Schools
Marion
Murphysboro
Kathleen Miller
Brinkley
Carbondale
Laurence Martin
Herrin
Black
State mandates strain Southern Illinois school budgets
Agencies require special programs but often fail to provide funds for mandated education, forcing districts to cover costs. Officials cite rising special education expenses, late reimbursements, and calls for earlier vocational and remedial programs to better serve students.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale Central High School
Arthur Black
Clarida
Martin
Leslie McCollum
Williamson County
McCollum
Trees Turn Fatal on Illinois 3 Bluffs
A tree fell onto a Belleville couple’s car on Illinois 3 near the Gorham turnoff, killing Norman H. Schroen, 61, and injuring Agnes, 50, as they drove to Kentucky Lake. A second tree fell a week later with no injuries. The ownership of the land is disputed between C L Huthmacher and local records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha White
Illinois 3
Mississippi
Belleville
Gorham
Norman H. Schroen
Agnes
Kentucky Lake
Hecker
Jackson County
Don White
Mike Schroen
Schroen
Belleville West
Don Shelton
Claims Department
Illinois State Highway Department
C.L. Huthmacher
Decatur
Murphysboro
Huthmacher
Port funds may survive after all
Illinois fund for a Jackson Union County Port Authority seed money was restored in the House conference committee after the Senate previously removed it. State Rep Clyde Choate D Anna said the allocation now only needs Senate concurrence to become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson- Union County
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Illinois Senate
Choate
House Conference Committee
Senate
Strike Ends as Area Roofers Sign Two Year Pact
The United Tile and Composition Roofers Camp and Waterproof Contractors Association Local 255, representing about 80 members, ratified a two year contract ending a strike that targeted Benton Roofing Co Neal Brothers Biebel Roofing and Baccus Roofing. Wages rise 65 cents per hour for journeymen first and second years, helpers earn 10 and 35 cent raises, plus travel reimbursement increases to 15 cents per mile. The local covers 17 area counties including Jackson Williamson Franklin Perry Randolph and Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Benton Roofing Co
Neal Brothers
Biebel Roofing Co
Benton and Baccus Roofing and Siding Co
Herrin
Bill Wilkerson
Baccus
Roofers
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Union
Herrin Maps New Parking Meters Cut Rationale for Play
Herrin reports higher revenue from 225 disappearing-needle meters installed in May. Budget Director Marlene Simpson notes $725 more revenue in the first full month, with $1,037 from new meters versus $802 from old meters. The meters aim to fund a $190,000 1967 revenue bond for a 90 car lot on 14th Street.
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Herrin
Marlene Simpson
14Th Street
Madison
Monroe Streets
Williamson board mileage rise expected to near 240 monthly
Williamson County commissioners report mileage claims for the first six months show 9,596 miles totaling $959.60 at 10 to 15 cents per mile. If trends continue, average monthly pay would reach about $239.90 as new state law raises rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Commissioners
J. M. Walker
Herrin
William Humphreys
Car
Terville
Curtis Palmer
Marion
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New Jackson
Robert E. Motti
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Hazel le Fevre
Jackson County Board
Reginald “Bo” Stearns
Dennis Morgan
Nash, Eovaldi
Daniel Walker
Kathy Wheeler
Herrin Education Association
Styrest
Herrin Unit
William Clarida
A.C. Storme
Illinois Office of Education
James Blackwood
Highway Department
James Newton
Illinois State Highway
Gene Chambers
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Grand Tower
Bernita Hopkin
Williamson Board
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