Collision Over Ozark Flight Turns Fatal for Cessna Crew
A DC9 operated by Ozark Air Lines collided with a single engine Cessna 150 near Hazelwood Missouri. The Cessna pilots Bob Allen and John Brooks died. The Ozark jet landed safely at Lambert-St Louis Airport after fuel rupture. FAA opened an investigation.
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St. Louis
Ozark Air Lines DC9
Paul J. Rodgers
Ozark
Russell Fitch
Chicago
Peoria
Specialty Tool Co
Hazelwood
Cessna
Bob Allen
Piedmont, Mo
Interstate Airmotive
John Brooks
Board approves purchase of 40-foot flagpole
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approves buying a 40 foot flagpole for 100 dollars. Chairman Homer Askew notes a dedication ceremony set for April 18 with Rue Starr in charge. Gold Star mothers will be invited. Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees offer to cover part of costs. Marion courthouse lacked a flagpole for years.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Homer Askew
Rue Starr
Marion
Askew
Marion Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Illinois Tourism Advisory Committee Meets in Marion
The nine member Illinois Tourism Advisory Committee gathers for its first Southern Illinois public meeting at the Ramada Inn in Marion. Appointed in 1963 by Gov. Otto Kerner to oversee state match funding for tourism promotion, the group will preview a new advertising program for the tourism division of the Department of Business and Economic Development. Lawrence Buckmaster of Chicago chairs the panel as executive VP of the Illinois Hotel and Restaurant Association, with four legislators and five lay members.
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Illinois Tourism Advisory Committee
Ramada Inn
Marion
Illinois
Otto Kerner
State Business and Economic Development Department
Lawrence Buckmaster
Chicago
Illinois Hotel and Restaurant Association
Local visitors dominate Crab Orchard refuge use
A Southern Illinois University study shows fewer than 10 percent of annual Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge visitors are from out of state. Ed Nichols says about 90 percent of refuge users are local residents on trips of 12 hours or less, based on a McCurdy Miller report.
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Forestry Department
Ed Nichols
Southern Illinois Recreation Council
West Frankfort
Dwight R. McCurdy
SIU Forestry Department
B. Gene Miller
Reservoir Properties
Tennessee Valley Authority
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Nichols
Recreation Council
Roger Leonard
Shawnee National Forest
Williamson County
National Forest
Mississippi River
Ohio
SIU
McCurdy
Miller
Les Broom
Vienna
Oren Drew
Paul Chamberlain
Ray Benson
Rossclare
Rex Karnes
Carbondale
Mary Resheter
Buckner
Miss Resheter
Leonard
Lake Glendale Beach
Local funds urged for Southern Illinois tourism projects
The Illinois Region 9 Tourism Promotion Council in Carterville says local money must be raised before new projects can start and to qualify for state funds. Current bank balance is about 4,700 with 1,945 due from the state tourism division, totaling around 6,645 to cover bills of 5,400 and future costs. Council members discussed paying part of outstanding bills, delaying two others, and boosting local fundraising to attract up to 18,000 in state matching funds.
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Illinois Region 9 Tourism Promotion Council
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Robert Sullivan
Tourism Promotion Council For
Illinois
Carterville
State Department
Herrin
Paul Chamberlain
Goffrey Hughes
Sullivan
Hughes
Les Broom
Broom
Southern Illinois
Hogs killed at Menard for distribution to needy
Fifty hogs taken to Menard Penitentiary in Chester by National Farmers Organization members will be picked up Friday in refrigerated trucks and given to the needy. Some were killed Wednesday with the rest to be slaughtered today. A state meat inspector is on site during slaughter. Meat to be distributed in the East St. Louis area.
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Menard Penitentiary
Chester
National Farmers Organization
Frye
East St. Louis
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Jonesboro
Wayne Hepp
Cutler
Ken Greening
Navy
Greening
Ron Smith
Village Square
Rogers
Federal Aviation Agency
Board
the Council
du Quoin
Canada To
Gulf of Mexico Great River Road
Southern Illinois Inc
State Department of Personnel
State Personnel Dept
Springfield
Crab Orchard Lake Beach
Crab Orchard
Menard
Syaves
Magnavoox
Magnavox
Carbondale, Illinois
LEE & Hillyer Appliance Center
Duquoin, Illinois
Home Entertainment Center
E. Main
Marion, Illinois
Boatright Electronics
Pagano TY
Bt A
Barclays Aetation
Roof
Jas
Barclay & Co., Limited
Peoria, Illinois
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