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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1968
Page
3
Carbondale City Council rejected reinstating Police Chief Jack Hazel after employee rejection of a six point settlement. The council approved letters preserving emergency insurance and regular pay, but halted the position classification study amid employee opposition. Workers returned to duty under a court injunction with hearings set for Monday.
William Newbolds, 32, of Marion, was released from the county jail after a circuit court grand jury did not return an indictment. He had been charged with breaking and entering the home of Mrs. Geraldine Lingle on January 31 near Creal Springs. The case against Doug Brown, 18, Marion, who Newbolds said accompanied him, was dismissed on February 8.
About 200 students gathered around Neely Hall 17 story dorm as Carbondale firemen answered a false alarm at 8 10 pm Firecrackers and toilet tissue rolls flew while chants of we want water we want protection spread The chant referenced a recent two day walkout by Carbondale firemen and policemen protesting the firing of the police chief by the director of public safety.
Murphysboro city council discussed handling junked cars with authority to impound. William Rosson proposed central storage for about 60 days before crushing. city may pay hauling. Rosson would salvage usable parts and seek county wide disposal cooperation. Council took no action pending alternatives.
Former Carbondale Mayor D. Blaney Miller broke his leg Friday night at his home. He was getting out of a car when he tripped and twisted his leg, leaving him in Holden Hospital. His daughter noted the leg has lingering vulnerability from an auto accident eight years ago.
Harold Williams of Williams Sanitary Disposal Service tells Murphysboro city council he cannot operate under a 50 load monthly cap and will not pay 20 per load for excess. Mayor notes 106 February loads and cites landfill capacity limits and cross area dumping.
A Carbondale woman Rosalyn Smith Ellis 21 was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her husband Clarence Ellis Jr. 22 in Murphysboro circuit court. Associate Judge Everett Prosser imposed three years probation. The stabbing at 30414 E Hester St left Ellis dead on arrival at Doctors Hospital after an argument. The jury acquitted on two voluntary manslaughter counts.
The Marion appeals board denied an original petition to rezone 10 acres for a trailer court. A revised petition for the John Torulo site eastward was not acted upon, with protests from 130 residents. The area would host about 90 trailers, a shopping plaza, and amenities, amid zoning changes approved in 1963. The board urged council review of its November action and the fight continues at a Monday council meeting.
At least six EDA officials will attend public meetings with Greater Egypt Regional Planning staff and commissioners in Mt. Vernon. An informal 4 p.m. meeting at Hunt's Cafe precedes the 7:30 p.m. commission session at the Jefferson County courthouse. The visit aims to explain EDA programs including public works and business loan assistance to Jackson Williamson Perry Franklin and Jefferson counties.
Franklin County coroner's jury rules Donna True death a homicide at a Buckner Club 14 inquest. Betty Cunitz faces grand jury action after witnesses say she stabbed True with a knife during a March 2 incident. Mace and others disputed accounts.
The Educational Council of 100 Inc endorsed a plan to create a regional Mott Foundation Program center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Mott program converts idle school facilities for full time use in instruction and recreation for all ages, with a conference set for April 24 on the Carbondale campus and an April meeting to be held jointly.
The Williamson County Liquor Control Commissioner announced hearings at 9 a.m. Wednesday on complaints against the Show Bar operated by Mrs. Jean Jansco on Route 1 Johnston City and the Domino Club operated by Billy Gene Bearden on Route 37 north of Marion for failing to observe closing hours. Sheriff's deputies and State Trooper Barham raided both locations early Sunday. the ordinances require taverns to close at 2 a.m. and clear patrons by 2:30 a.m. Officers found about 190 patrons at each club during the raids. The two mines Orient 3 and Fidelity did not report in the Monday operations.
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