Williamson County eyes Pulley ambulance contract plan
Williamson County Board weighs private ambulances to solve its ambulance shortage. Officials say contracting with Pulley's Ambulance Service could reduce costs versus a county run system, with tax funding needed only after voter approval in 1979. Local mayors and industry reps discuss impacts and possible private partnership.
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Williamson County Board
Pulley
William Humphreys
Mario Ottolini
Herrin
Robert Butler
Marion
Johnston City
Walker
Lic
the Board
Pulley’s
Anthony Marquez
Public Health Department
Marquez
Williamson County
James Redden
Olin Corp
Ordill
Redden
Four area schools set for drama sectional
Four Southern Illinois high schools advanced from the Carbondale district IHSA tournament to the sectional. Advancing group interpretations are Murphysboro Community High School Christopher High School and Carbondale Community High School. Drama presentations advancing are Carbondale and Cairo high schools. Gran ite City hosts sectional March 17 and 18 with state qualifiers to be held at Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington April 7 and 8.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Illinois High School Association
Cairo
Lesser
Christopher
Anna-Jonesboro
Benton
Metropolis
Murphys
Boro
IHSA
Murphysboro
Commu
Harnick and Bock
Theodora Bach
Cairo High School
Petunias
Tennessee Williams
Jeanette Posey
Granite City
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Liquor license hearings set for Carbondale
Carbondale officials will hear requests to renew beer and wine service at Southern Barbecue on South Illinois Avenue. The plan follows a January denial by three to two amid concerns over crowded bar traffic. Other license requests include Danver's Restaurant on Main Street, a new package store in Lewis Park Mall, and Rodalen Corp. at Calvi n Magoo's. A new hearing committee was approved to handle violations with possible license suspensions or revocations.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Carbondale Liquor Control Commission
Ernest Fliger
Liquor Commission
Winkler School
Fligor
John Stearns
City Liquor Advisory Board
Stearns
Commission
Danver’s
E. Main St
Robert K. Collins
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Wilbur Pick
Lewis Park Mall
Jack Merkin
Pit Stop Inc
West Main Street
Dale Williams
Rodalen Corp
Calvin Magoo’s
Walnut Street
R’’ Inc
Bonaparte
State Liquor Control Commission
Full Liquor Commission
ST Hoffmann Enterprises
Robert and
Thomas Palmier
ABC Liquors
Eastgate Liquor Mart
Leo’s Liquors
Ramada Inn
American Legion Hall
Miner criticizes column on coal strike and law defiance
Zeigler coal miner Troy L Simpson denounces a Wednesday column on the coal strike. He argues coal is controlled by big oil gas and steel interests and says some workers break laws to survive. Readers express mixed views on the strike's impact on the public and labor, while the writer clarifies his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Troy L. Simpson
Zeigler
Debating Taft-Hartley and the Coal Strike Voices
A letter from Vienna reader J H Taylor and Arlene Heisler of Carbondale weigh mixed feelings on the coal strike. The writer hopes for an amicable settlement benefiting miners and all, urging respect for opposing views and seeking guidance from leaders and God.
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Vienna
J. H. Taylor
Arlene Heisler
Carbondale
Jackson County official wins state health prize
Mary Nell Chew of Carbon Dale District 7 on the Jackson County Board of Health receives the Illinois Association of Boards of Health Charles Sutton award for outstanding health work during 1977. She has served six years on the county health board and eight years on the full board, with roles on health and safety nursing home and 4-H Extension Service committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nell Chew
Carbondale
Jackson County
Illinois Association of Boards of Health
Charles Sutton
Jackson County Board
Health and Safety
Association
Carbondale group home for boys almost like a real home
In Carbondale the Huber Boy's Home, run by the Baptist Children's Home of Carmi, houses seven boys with two foster parents. Leon Talley explains group homes offer a home-like setting for temporary shelter and emphasize consistency, supervision, and school attendance. The home, opened in 1967 after John Huber's donation, features a workshop, pool, TV, and books, with weekly visits by Talley and rules tied to Baptist faith and church attendance. Joe, 17, plans to join the Air Force after graduating, while other boys anticipate returning to their natural families or moving to foster care as they mature.
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Paul
Huber Boy
Carbondale
Leon Talley
Huber
Baptist Children’s Home of
Carmi
Talley
Tom
Thomas
Thomases
Mases
Pauline
Charles Thomas
John Huber
Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Baptist Home
Baptist Children’s Home
Joe
Carbondale Community High School
Air Force
Anna
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Ronald) Pulley
Joe Walker
Illinois Department of Public Health
Marion, Sus
Humphreys
Dustry
Southern Illinois, Inc
Norge Co
Allen Industries
Dura-Container
Williamson County Coal Co
Energy
Diagraph-Bradley
Olin
OSHA
Butch Nevious
Steve Hepokoski
Wadena, Minn
Bemidji State University
Cass Lake
Minn
Giant City State Park
Hepokoski
Nity High School
Tim Peter
Machine
Christopher High School
Philip Roth
Karen Mitchell
CCHS
Byline
Simpson
Merit Systems
The
Carbondale Group Home For
Chris Moenich
Terry
Pauline Thomas
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