Herrin considers district building needs feasibility study
The Herrin Unit School District surveyed faculty administrators students and Citizens Advisory Committee members on district facilities. Supt. William Clarida says a long range plan is under study with no decisions yet on a new high school or wings. He notes a growing South Side area and says a map from the Illinois Geological Survey shows portions of Herrin are undermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Hughes
South Side
Energy
Hurst
Clarida
Illinois Geological Survey
Herrin
Truck crash in Eldorado kills woman on porch
A grain truck lost brakes on an Eldorado street and crashed into a house, killing 61 year old Helen M. Watson on the front porch. Coroner Louis Rodgers cited brake failure in the Galatia driver Rodney Bird, 23.
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Eldorado
Eldorado Street
Helen M. Watson
Louis Rodgers
Saline County
Rodney Bird
Galatia
Percy visits plant during weekend campaign trip
Politician Percy toured a bakery in Steeleville during a weekend campaign swing through 12 area towns. A Mary Lee mix cake was prepared for the event, labeled as from scratch by workers. Percy spoke to about 315 employees and recalled his father once ran a small bakery in a period of low mood.
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Steeleville
Percy
Mary Lee
Charles H. Percy
Blll
Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation
Randolph County weighs ambulance tax to sustain service
Randolph County residents face the possible loss of private ambulance service after December 31 due to regulatory burdens. A public meeting is set for July 5 at 7 30 p m in Chester to discuss alternatives including a county tax to fund ambulances.
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Randolph County
Chester
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Perry County tax bills to fall about 10 percent this year
County Clerk Winton L. Bigham says late July tax bills will reflect roughly a 10 percent decrease due to a $9 million rise in evaluated value and improved administration. Every taxpayer will see a 7 cent drop per $100 in the county rate to 37 cents, among the lowest in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County
Winton L. Bigham
Bigham
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Marine Cpl Cochran Graduates Training Course
Marine Cpl Clarence R Cochran son of Mr and Mrs Albert A Cochran of Murphysboro completes the Instructors Training Course with the First Marine Brigade at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Oahu Hawaii.
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Clarence R. Cochran
Albert A. Cochran
11Th St
Murphysboro
First Marine Brigade
Marine Corps Air Station
Kaneohe Bay
Oahu
Hawaii
Indiana University administrator joins SIU President staff
Edgar Hollis Merritt 34 of Bloomington will become assistant to SIU President David R. Derge starting July 1. His salary is 17400 dollars. Merritt previously served under Derge at Indiana University and comes to SIU with four new vice presidencies approved by the SIU Board of Trustees on June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Indiana University
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIU
David R. Derge
Edgar Hollis Merritt
Bloomington
Ind
Derge
Merritt
Indiana
Siu-C
SIU Board of
Danilo Orescanin
Orescanin
Carbondale
Mager
Board of
Southern Illinois University
Drugs Stolen From Benton Pharmacy Break-In
Police report an undetermined amount of drugs taken from Kim mel-Chaplain Pharmacy in Benton. Thieves forced entry by breaking a door window on the east side of the medical clinic building on Bailey Lane during the weekend. Pharmacy owners Mike Kimmel and William Chaplain were inventorying the missing drugs.
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Kimmel-Chaplain
Benton
Ken Eubanks
Mike Kimmel
William Chaplain
Medical Clinic
Bailey Lane
Idrug
Carbondale population climbs after annexations
Carbondale officials report 26,857 residents after annexing Lakeland subdivision and SIU student areas, up from 22,816 in 1970. The increase boosts motor fuel and income tax revenue and enables home rule powers. City plans to certify the figure with the state and outline steps for home rule on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Lakeland Subdivision
Southern Illinois University
Carroll J. Fry
Robbery at Cousin Fred's Store in Carbondale
Three armed men robbed Cousin Fred's Store on East Main in Carbondale about 8:15 am taking about $4,000 in cash and $60 in watches. Five employees were tied up as the thieves, described as black men in their 20s or 30s, fled with keys and cash drawers after about five minutes. The incident drew police attention from local security and witnesses near East Walnut and Cedar View Lane.
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Bonita Troutt
Fred
East Main Street
Carbondale
Don Milton
Milton
Lowell O’neal
Betty Dunn
East Walnut
Cedarview Lane
Gray Plaza
Carpet World
Herbert Flickinger
Policeman Targeted by Driver in Benton County
Herndon R. Sullivan 30, allegedly tried to run down Sgt. Bradley Proveson near Routes 57 and 14. He was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated driving with a revoked license and attempted murder, with prior tickets in Benton and a threat on the Benton police. Proveson reported the car moved toward him at about 15 mph before his pistol stopped the vehicle 14 inches away.
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McLeamsboro
West City
Herndon R. Sullivan
Bradley Proveson
Rts
Franklin County
Sullivan
Benton
Proveson
Pioveson
Two SIU students charged with aggravated battery against off duty Carbondale officer
Keith Wadell and Philip Rhode were charged in Murphysboro circuit court with aggravated battery and resisting arrest. Police say Wadell and Rhode, both students at Southern Illinois University, assaulted off duty Carbondale officer Reggie Cochran and sisters Sarah and Frances Grant near Merlin's Restaurant. Cochran, not on duty, identified himself as a police officer and was knocked to the ground, then treated at Doctors Hospital. The pair were held in the county jail after arrest early Saturday near East College Street and South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Keith Wadell
Circle Park Manor Apartments
Philip Rhode
Neely Hall
Reggie Cochran
Sarah Grant
Frances Grant
Wadell
Rhode
East College Street
Illinois Avenue
Cochran
Grant
Doctors Hospital
Mager named SIU vice president for development services
Dick Mager is appointed vice president for development services at Southern Illinois University. He will consolidate departments, cut admin costs, coordinate fundraising, publications, off campus services, and long range campus planning while remaining university counsel.
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Dick Mager
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Mayer
Mager
SIUC
University of Missouri
Derge
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