Fire believed accidental in Murphysboro blaze
Investigators now think the Thursday fire that devastated much of Murphysboro’s business district began by accident in Apartment 1 occupied by Marjorie Nation Wilkerson. Autopsy shows death by smoke inhalation and burns with no accelerant found.
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Murphysboro
Larry Tincher
Marjorie Nation Wilkerson
Tincher
Wilkerson
Nesday
Walker Hill
Grand Tower
Tindher
Cecil Baltzell
Assistat
Baltzell
Southern Illinois Cable TV
Walnut St
Gary Dillinger
Rodell’s Men’s
11Th
Hanson Streets
Tassel Detasseling Boosts Hybrid Corn in Southern Illinois
In Gorham and surrounding areas, detasseling corn to produce hybrid seeds is a busy summer task. Teens operate hydraulic cutters and manual picks to remove tassels over multiple passes, ensuring cross control while preserving leaves. Detasselers earn around two dollars an hour for three to six weeks of seasonal work.
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Pat Huet
Funks Seeds International
Huet
Martin Twenhafel
Gorham
Twenhafel
Illinois
Leaverton
Glen Miller
Jacob
Wayne Miller
St. Louis
Patty Krause
Governor delays pari mutuel betting at Du Quoin fair
Du Quoin State Fair President William Hayes says bills allowing pari mutuel betting will not take effect until October 1 after Gov. Daniel Walker signed them Wednesday. Officials expected immediate effect and seek remedy for the delay.
Betting at state fair may await 1976 start
Governor press secretary Hayes Norton Kay says betting at the state fair likely cannot begin this year due to a clerical error in the bills. Some laws take effect immediately, others on October 1, and the legislature remains in session to resolve the issue. He expects betting will occur at the state fair eventually.
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Hayes
Norton Kay
Daniel Walker
Kay
Randolph County stays in St. Clair Consortium over CETA funds
Randolph County will remain a member of the St. Clair County Consortium to administer about 141 500 in CETA funds starting July 1. Attorneys for the U S Department of Labor and both counties say the February contract is valid despite objections from two Randolph officials. The decision affects county program implementation and staff assistance from St. Clair, with Western Egyptian eyed as an alternative if withdrawal occurs.
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Randolph County
St. Clair County Consortium
US Dept. of Labor
Randolph
St. Clair County
Kenneth Been
D-Sparta
Phillip Taylor
St.Clair County
Stellhorn
Dept. of Labor
Washington
Perry
St. Clair
Lester Campbell
Washington County
Gils
Charles Stegmeyer
Stegmeyer
Belleville
Taylor
Gilster
Steeleville
Federal ruling forces state aid for disabled Illinois woman
U S District Judge Thomas R. McMillen ordered Illinois to pay full housekeeper grant amounts for disabled residents, including Emogene Slayden of West Frankfort. The decision affects about 6000 aged blind and disabled Illinoisans previously cut from special service funds.
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Chicago
Franklin County
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Thomas R. McMillen
U.S. District Court
Emogene Slayden
West Frankfort
Shawnee College error bids cause extended dispute with architect
A 12 hour meeting in Springfield failed to resolve Shawnee College’s dispute with architect Frank Larocca and Edgemont Construction over erroneous bid documents. Parties differ on $27,000 in change orders and $20,700 claimed for earth moving, with proposals for back charges and reimbursements discussed but no agreement reached.
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Gary Sosniecki
Southern I Linoisa
Shawnee College
Shawnee
Fitch Larocen Associates Inc
Chicago
Edgemont Construction Co
East St. Louis
State Capital Development Board
Springfield
C. G. Ulrich
Shawnee Board
Frank Larocca
Edgemont
Leonard K. Kaye
Larocen
Larocca
John Thorson
CDB
Thorson
Williamson disputed 33 1 3 percent assessment claim
Williamson officials challenged a state official’s statement that county property assessments are only 30.5 percent of value, below the 33 1 3 percent threshold. The report tracks other counties, a Senate bill lowering the threshold, and Williamson’s 1974 reassessment actions and tax multiplier adjustment.
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Williamson
William Townsley
Office of Financial Affairs For
Springfield
Townsley
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Union
Franklin
Senate
Daniel Walker
Williamson County Board
William Humphreys
Williamson County
Humphreys
Dual SIU Carbondale appointments ease Brandt pressures
Henry de Fiebre reports that SIU Carbondale named Mary Helen Gasser as affirmative action director and Richard Hayes as associate. the two, a white woman and a black man, will start next month. The move aims to signal leadership in affirmative action amid campus tensions and pending budget details.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mary Helen Gasser
Richard Hayes
Warrent W. Brandt
Brandt
Gasser
Hayes
Clarence G
Daugherty
Jerome Lacey
Shryock
SIU
Lacey
Siu-C
Life
Welch
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DeKalb Seed Co
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Southern Illinoisan
Ruth Gilster
D-Chester
Kenneth Stellhorn
R-Red Bud
Mr. Been
William Posternack
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Richard Mager
Mager
George R. Mace
SIUC
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Illinois Commission On the Status of Women
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