Boyer sent to mental health center after fitness ruling
Robert Boyer, 31, of Murphysboro, was committed to the Chester Mental Health Center after Circuit Judge William A. Lewis found him unfit to stand trial on a murder charge in Williamson County. Midwest representatives at the White House Conference on Families highlighted discrimination, drugs, liquor, public policy, elderly housing and media standards as key issues to improve family life. Geraldine Bowie of Carbondale, an early childhood education expert at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, described the Minneapolis conference begun June 19 as hectic and noted resolutions with broad support could reflect compromises among conservatives and liberals.
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San
Robert Boyer
Murphysboro
Chester Mental Health Center
William A. Lewis
Boyer
Williamson County
Jean Ness
Midwest
White House
Geraldine Bowie
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Minneapolis
Minn
Bowie
Conferees urge Carter to strengthen family centered child care
The conference of 572 conferees considered 55 recommendations and passed 50, aiming to assess public policies for their impact on families. Top measures call for anti poverty family acts, no racism in services, and preventive drug and alcohol education across schools, churches, and law enforcement.
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The
Federal Communications Commission
Water quality council adopts list of projects
The Regional Water Quality Coordinating Council of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission approved a 10-project work program for the fiscal year starting January 1. Four Priority A projects include runoff control, reclaimed agricultural lands, salt brine damage, and erosion control with costs totaling about 140000 dollars. six Priority B projects focus on erosion control financing, mine waste study, stream modifications, land inventory, forestry buffer protections, and watershed safeguards, with total Priority B costs around 173000 dollars.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Regional Water Quality Coordinating Council
Greater Egypt
Marion
Mayor Bowers: No layoffs yet in Murphysboro
Mayor Michael Bowers said there will be no immediate layoffs for Murphysboro workers though a city council override of his veto on 13 percent pay raises prompts departments to save time and money. He met with department heads to review efficiency while police, fire, water and street teams adjust staffing and patrol patterns to conserve fuel and maintain service levels.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Michael Bowers
Bowers
Larry Tincher
Tincher
Jim Shields
Shields
Parm Williams
SIU C awards energy management contract to Belcher Electric
Belcher Electric Co of Anna wins the Illinois Capital Development Board bid to install a campus wide energy management system at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The $243,289 project centers a central computer in the power plant, linking buildings for monitoring energy use and automated controls. Estimated savings run $50,000 to $75,000 yearly, paying for itself in about five years. Work to start by mid July and finish within a year.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Anna
Belcher Electric Co. Inc
Illinois Capital Development Board
Belcher
CDB
Carbondale Engineering
P.G. Princas & Associates
Write-in candidate found unfit to stand trial in attack
Robert Boyer, 31, announced as a write-in candidate for the 58th District state representative seat, was found unfit for trial on an attempted murder charge related to an attack on a John A. Logan College student. Circuit Judge William A. Lewis scheduled progress hearings at Menard Psychiatric Center with potential improvement from treatment.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Robert Boyer
Murphysboro
Menard Psychiatric Center
Williamson County
Boyer
John A. Logan College
David Warshauer
Michael Yates
Yates
Warshauer
William A. Lewis
Jackson County
Saillez Named Fulltime West Frankfort Officer in Pay Dispute
Leon Saillez won a regular police appointment after a lengthy fight but seeks back pay and seniority from 1979 as a temporary officer under CETA. His attorney and city attorney discuss the back pay and seniority demands while a merit board later ruled the passing score valid.
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Leon Saillez
West Frankfort
Saillez
Charles Grace
Murphysboro
Don Lucas
Merit Board
Petition drive to ban CO&E stalls after weak turnout
A bid to stop Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad coal locomotives from smoking Marion downtown fizzled with little petition participation. Organizer Woody Ashby noted about 20 people were asked to circulate petitions, none signed. He warned of health risks from coal dust near a nearby auto shop and a high rise under construction. The railroad cites EPA findings that the smoke is non-polluting and notes it uses coal conservatively.
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Cathy A. Monroe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad
Marion
Woody Ashby
Ashby
North Market Street
State
Environmental Protection Agency
Hugh Crane
Passion of Dracula thrills SIUC crowd with chills and laughs
Ben Gelman reviews SIUC Summer Playhouse production The Passion of Dracula at Archibald McLeod Theater. Walt Willey plays Dracula with Diane Timmerman as Wilhelmina Murray in a blend of horror, spoof, and strong stage effects.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Count Dracula
Bram Stoker
Dracula
Archibald McLeod
University
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siuc Summer Playhouse
Walt Willey
Carterville
England
Diane Timmerman
Indianapolis
Wilhelmina Murray
Abraham van Helsing
D. Alan Plato
SIU
Mina
Alan Petrich
Jameson
Mary Linn Snyder-Swanson
Helga van Zandt
Michael Blum
Lord Godalming
John Kazee
Mr. Renfield
Chuck Peterson
Wilhelmina
Joe Proctor
Patrick Reed
Richard Ross
Lang Reynolds
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Jefferson County Soil and Water District
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Benton
Francis Kittinger
Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson, Jefferson
Perry
Pope
Saline and
Williamson
Dubuin
Eldorado
Harrisburg
Herrin
McLeansboro
Mount Vernon
Jackson
Jefferson, Perry, Pope Hardin
Williamson Counties
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek
Rend Lake
Saline Valley
Lusk Creek
Bay Creek River Conservancy
Joe Jines
Angela Turk
Jo Ann
Angela
Dan
Mayor Bowers
Arlington Electrical
Arlington Heights
Compaguard
Pittsburgh
Able Associated Enterprises
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Belise Inc
Donald Glickman
Glickman
O.R. Walley
Co&e
Review
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Cedric Seward
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