Escapees Returned: Melvin and Lee Rebooked in Illinois
Kenneth R. Melvin 20 of Herrin and Robert Lee 29 of Seattle were recaptured near Delta Missouri after escaping Franklin County jail Saturday night. Melvin faces escape and aggravated battery charges with $30,000 bond. Lee, held as a witness in Benton, may face escape charges in Franklin County. Both were extradited from Cape Girardeau County jail and earlier held on robbery and federal bank robbery warrants.
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Illinois
Kenneth R. Melvin
Herrin
Robert Lee
Seattle
Wash
U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Melvin
Lee
U.S. District Court
Kansas
Delta
Cape Girardeau
Jackson
Pinckneyville board joins class action over county fees
The Pinckneyville Grade School board voted Tuesday to join a class action with John A. Logan College and Rend Lake Junior College Districts to recover Perry County collection and extension fees. Other districts may join. Perry County officials defend legality and plan to fight in court.
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Perry County
John A. Logan College
Rend Lake Junior College
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Michael Grabowski
Hungarian sergeant defects in Saigon seeks asylum in Australia
An AP report says 22-year-old Hungarian army sergeant Gyorgy Wallner, attached to the International Commission of Control and Supervision in Saigon, defected over the weekend and was granted asylum in Australia. The Australian Embassy withheld identity, while a Hungarian delegation spokesman confirmed his name and brief posting. He arrived in Saigon from Budapest two or three weeks earlier.
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Saigon
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Australia
Gyorgy Wallner
Budapest
Hungary
Troop costs to rise nearly one billion in Europe defense
Pentagon officials estimate U S forces in Western Europe will cost about 17 billion dollars in fiscal 1974 to maintain 300000 personnel and readiness in the U S for quick deployment. The rise, blamed on inflation and higher pay and equipment prices, brings two year total to nearly 3 billion more than 1972.
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Pentagon
U.S
Western
Europe
United States
European
Carbondale to launch unified emergency medical system
Carbondale will shift ambulance and ER duties to a unified system starting May 1. SIU operates the ambulance service, Doctors Hospital runs the ER, Carbondale Clinic staffs 24 hour ER, Shawnee Health handles administration. City subsidies total 8550 dollars. city rates rise to 35 inside and 54 outside. annual ambulance budget 26000. ER charges range from 12 to 50 with 94,000 dollars for SIU students.
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Doctors Hospital
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Clinic
SIU
Carbondale plans Bikeways to open in two months
Carbondale plans two bikeway systems to begin operation within two months after city council approval. The routes include a 242 mile business loop from SIU Home Economics to Grand and a 2 mile recreational loop from Parrish School through SIU campus. Parking will be removed on one side and signs installed at a cost of 3845 dollars.
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Campus Loop
Poplar Street
Oak
Marion
Elm
Washington
Grand
Home
Parrish School
Sunset Drive
Canterbury
Walnut
Dixon
Freeman
Valley Road
Johnson Street
Johnson
Hill
Grand Avenue
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Murphysboro
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Shurfine
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Iceberg
Country
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Rhan Noodles
Glade
Ra Zoe
Shurfine Biscuits
Walker
Bank OF Herrin
Rairie Farms
Buttermilk
Oxford
Jcpenney
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