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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
4
Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford inventories seized evidence from a Carterville apartment raid on Wednesday. Four men were charged with possession of narcotics and stolen property.
Four men aged 20 to 24 were arrested in a Carterville apartment raid on a warrant for narcotics possession and stolen coins connected to burglaries at the offices of Dr. L E Keller and Dr. D A Waterbury. Recovered were coins including 18 silver dollars, about 30 dollars in new coins, one pound of marijuana, LSD and other drugs, plus laboratory gear.
Sparta Police Chief Carl Adams stopped John R. Gordon 21 of Tilden for a parking violation and found about 21 potted cannabis plants in the car. Gordon charged with unlawful production of cannabis sativa. bond set at 1000 dollars. Additional details involve coins, a distilling device, a pistol, and SIU students amid a broader investigation.
A 15-year-old Steeleville youth is listed in fair condition at Memorial Hospital in Chester after a farm tractor he drove overturned in a ditch, pinning him beneath. State Police say the 4:25 p.m. Wednesday crash occurred on a rural road east of Steeleville.
Circuit Court dismissed all charges against nine defendants tied to an alleged armed robbery and marijuana deal aimed at buying over 200 pounds of cannabis for resale at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The state kept the right to reinstate, but witnesses were only defendants.
Murphysboro Sallie Logan Library shifts to First Apostolic Church at 14th and South for a limited service phase from 2 to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays. Patrons use the northeast entrance. new cards require two names from the local directory. Books should be returned to the library.
Roy Boone resigned as Anna police chief at the City Council’s request. Boone, 25, had led the five person force since Jan. 10 after four years as Cobden chief. The resignation takes effect Friday amid council doubts about his proposed long range improvements and funding.
Williamson County boards set tax collection dates with the first real estate and personal property bills due soon and penalties after Aug 4. Road contracts total $190,000 in motor fuel tax funds and $180,000 in federal matching funds for asphalt and patching work.
Authorities say 10-year-old Edward Stutz of Freeman Spur died of smoke inhalation after a fire in an unoccupied house owned by Oma Harris in Dixon. Firemen found him between a refrigerator and cabinet. three boxes of matches were found in his pocket. Coroner James Wilson said the boy may have entered through a back window and became lost in the kitchen. Funeral set for Friday in Herrin. burial in Freeman Cemetery.
Patricia Jean Williams 25 will marry David R. Derge 43 SIU president in a church wedding planned for Sept. 2 in Carthage Illinois. Williams, an education specialist for state public instruction, met Derge at an SIU board meeting and says she was slightly shocked yet said yes.
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