Black group accuses Carbondale police of theft and harassment
A Black community group, YMCC, accuses Carbondale police of breaking into its headquarters at 105 E. Oak St and stealing $700 in scholarship funds. Police deny charges, cite routine checks, and have involved the FBI and Illinois DCI for investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Group
Carbondale
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Edward Hogan
John Clemons
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigations
Young Men’s Community Council
E. Oak St
Hogan
Clemens
Clemons
Illinois DCI
Rayalette Clayton
YMCC
Palm Tavern
Clayton
Palm
Carbondale Liquor Control Commission
Ter
Fort Wayne floodwaters recede as more rain looms
Fort Wayne, Indiana. Floodwaters retreat from near record levels but authorities warn against more rain. Mayor Winfield Moses Jr. oversees 50-pound sandbag defenses along the Maumee River as 10,000 residents evacuate. Forecasters cite an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms and rivers rising with rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Winfield Moses Jr
Maumee River
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Moses
Weather Service
Terrell
Maumee
St. Joseph
St. Mary’s
William Kerr
American Red Cross
Dan Widner
Ohio
Delphos
Midwest
Peoria
Weather Outlook With Showers And Cooler Temperatures
The National Weather Service predicts a cooler night with south to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph and a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, low in the upper 50s. Saturday remains windy and cooler with a 40 percent shower chance and a high in the upper 60s to low 70s. Showers may continue Sunday, with partly cloudy skies Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Carbondale files condemnation suits for downtown center project
Carbondale moves to acquire property for a 15 million downtown hotel and convention center. James Zimmer filed 20 eminent domain lawsuits in Jackson County, with 30 days to respond. Demolition planned for Sept. 7, 1982, garage and convention center set for completion in 1984, while a city parking garage and the hotel center proceed under a tight timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois.n
Carbondale
James Zimmer
Jackson County
City Coucil
Illinois Avenue
Stan Hoye
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Myrtle
Ill
Ann Landers
Center
C. E. Cochran
S. Illinois Ave
Amoco
Violet Mae Yehling
Kathryn Silvania
Wilfreda Hieronymus
Corone’s
International Fashions
Phoenix Cycles
Walnut St
Barefoot Cobbler and Leather Works
Book Depot
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Phoenix Cycle
City National Bank of Murphysboro
Thomas H. Mofield
Winifred H. Mofield
First National Bank of Cartondale
W. E. Kimmel
Eiline Kimmel
Monroe St
Nutrition
Winifred Hewitt
Phillip Hirsch
Thomas
Winifred Mofield
Weisser Optical
Archie Stroup
Steven Loomis Stroup
Jack C
Mary Lou Atwood
Atwood Drugs
Karin
Sandra Pasha
Harry Wright
Ernest Fliger
Victor DeFrank
Tom Fligor
C.E. McNeill
McNeill
Eleanor Steinbach
Attie G. Hunt
Pizza King
David L. Hoffman
R. Martin Spencer
Hugh D. McGowan
John R. McGowan
W. Monroe St
Vicki Randall
Harry S
Lillian Goldstein
George D. Barnes
W. Homer Lee
James Cleland
Southern Illinois Gems
Linda Bollenbach
Edward Varndell
Jeff Story
Paul F. McRoy
Mary F. McRoy
W. Walnut
Wilda Rudmose
Walnut Street Baptist Church
W. Walnut St
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