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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1981
Page
2
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Delivers by carrier Sunday to Friday. Rates: one year 65.00 within 18 county area and Illinois. other options 75.00. Six months 36.00. three months 21.00. one month 7.00. Not mailed where carrier service is available. Office numbers Carbondale 549-5391 Mysboro 687-2391 Herrin 942-3187 Marion 993-8161. Classifieds 549-3326 549-3327 997-5432 997-5433. Postmaster: send address changes to Southern Illinoisan Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62901.
Perry County deputies report Tony C. Dudek an 18 year old Pinckneyville man was injured Saturday when his parked car was struck from behind as he stood in front of it under the hood. Harold L. Brewster 61 of Murphysboro faces DUI and improper lane usage charges after his car hit Dudek on Illinois 127 north of Rice Road. Brewster posted bond and was released. Dudek was treated at Pinckneyville Community Hospital and transferred to Memorial Hospital in Carbondale but the hospital had no record of admission.
Harley E. Miller, 62, escaped serious injury after his car overturned Sunday on Pyatt Road in Perry County. He was treated and released at Memorial Hospital in Chester after the 1:20 p.m. crash as deputies noted the vehicle traveled 87 feet off the road, rolled over, and slid 70 feet before stopping.
Gregory L. Coffman, 36, of Memphis, Tenn., is charged with theft over 150 in connection with the slaughter and theft of a calf at the Jack Biggs farm east of Cypress. He was arrested Friday at a rural Vienna residence and is held in the Johnson County jail awaiting an initial court appearance. Investigators pursue possible ties to a prior cattle theft near Vienna. One calf was slaughtered and removed, another injured in both incidents.
A routine traffic arrest in Sparta led to drug and alcohol charges for two Evansville men. Terry J. Abell, 18, was ticketed for improper lane usage and illegal possession of cannabis and illegal transportation. Lyle C. Nitsche, 21, faced cannabis and alcohol possession counts. Both were jailed in Randolph County and await circuit court. Richard A. McConachie, 24, was cited for illegal possession of alcohol and released on bond pending court.
The Anna Jonesboro High School board re employed tenured and non tenured teachers except one, Michael Scott, due to uncertain Title I funding. Superintendent Ralph Kelly said Scott is a good teacher but funding may not allow rehiring. Board also approved teaching assignments with activity and coaching duties to be decided later.
Franklin County sheriff deputies recovered two of five vehicles stolen in weekend thefts. A wrecked 1981 four wheel drive pickup owned by Rick Johnston was found near Thompsonville with about 1000 dollars damage and a juvenile is suspected. Two three wheelers were stolen from George M s yard and found in a field. A Bonanza restaurant manager reported a 350 dollar stereo stolen from a van at Ralphs Tune up. A CB radio and antenna were stolen from Maxine Heyder s car and a battery was stolen from Thomas Gunter s car after a breakdown.
A man wearing a mask robbed Huck's Convenience Food Store at 801 W Herrin St Herrin early today taking an undetermined amount of cash. Police were alerted at 4 39 a m by a clerk who said the suspect demanded contents of the cash with no weapon shown and no injuries reported as investigators from Williamson County detective unit pursue leads.
Two 18-year-old Johnston City area men, Tommy T. Stritzel and Frederick E. Richardson, were given one year of probation and a $150 fine after pleading guilty to theft of a Williamson County deputy’s sunglasses helmet and nightstick. Burglary and theft under $150 charges were resolved in a plea agreement. Deputy Roger J. Webb’s equipment was taken from a sheriff’s patrol car outside Johnston City Police Department.
The Supreme Court, in a split ruling, upheld terrorism conspiracy convictions of three Serbian nationals tied to bomb offenses from 1975 to 1978. It also ruled that California rape laws do not discriminate against men and upheld Utah parental notification for abortions. The court declined to hear claims of unfair trials and set decisions on federal employee pay, a parental rights case, and Amish tax questions.
Columbus Georgia AP A local Klan leader Calvin Tex Reeves says the Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan has disbanded its three Georgia klaverns in Columbus Macon and LaGrange as the Reagan era and Republican ascendancy take over. Reeves notes the Klan acts as a political organization on the far right and will stop with the party’s direction. He cites the group’s disbandment as progress toward a modern society and says other klaverns may follow suit.
The first of 48 correctional officers furloughed in December will return to work at Centralia Correctional Center. Eighteen will report today as 100 inmates are expected this week, with total inmates rising to about 400 by July 1982 due to budget cuts. The prison capacity is 750 and staff total 236.
Undergraduate spokesman Keith Kovarik says SIU Carbondale built a 32 foot wide broom with a 40 foot handle for a cleanup last September. Ripley International plans to feature it in a King Features cartoon and Kovarik will notify Guinness World Records after a prior lack of competition.
A fire that started in the kitchen caused heavy heat and smoke damage to a rural Marion residence early Sunday. No one was home at Rebecca Lyell's house when the fire broke out about 5 a.m. A passerby alerted authorities, allowing firefighters to confine the damage to the kitchen. extreme heat melted belongings and the house sustained smoke damage. No loss estimate was provided.
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