Carbondale swears in mayor and two council members
Carbondale officials Hans Fischer Helen Westberg and Susan Mitchell were sworn in Monday at the city community center in a ceremony led by City Clerk Leilani Weiss, who marked her final act before resigning. Rev. Duane Lanchester urged service, as Fischer pledged full effort to planned progress and the two women expressed gratitude and commitment to the city.
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Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Helen Westberg
Susan Mitchell
Leilani Weiss
Ms. Weiss
Chicago
Duane Lanchester
First Presbyterian Church of
David Kenney
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Lanchester
Fischer
Mitchell
Quiet Campbell Hill teen found dead two years later
A 16 year old, David Skurat of Campbell Hill, was described as shy and quiet by former Trico High assistant principal Clarence Schorn. His skeletal remains were found near Percy Sunday, and police consider the death a homicide. A tire tool was found at the scene. Skurat last seen alive during a Fourth of July celebration in Steeleville, where he worked from October 1976 until his disappearance in July 1977.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Percy Sunday
David Skurat
Randolph County
Ardell “Snap” Currat
Skurat
Clarence Schorn
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Schorn
Cupyent
Steeleville
Les Bland
Lant
Kentucky strikers end picket action at three mines
Two of three Southern Illinois coal mines affected by Kentucky strikers returned to operation. Amax Delta Mine near Marion and Peabody Eagle surface mine near Shawneetown were working Thursday morning while Eagle No 2 remained shut due to an in mine problem. The Eagle No 2 crews protested a new attendance control program amid a broader strike tied to safety and a UMWA contract. The Justus mine near Whitley City, Ky, led the initial strike on Monday. A representation election by the NLRB and UMWA is set for Thursday. The Stearns Mining Co unit of Blue Diamond Coal Co has kept running since 1976.
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Kentucky
Amax Delta
Marion
Peabody Eagle
Shawneetown
Forrest ‘Frosty’ Yonker
Peabody Eagle 2
Yonker
Eagle No. 2
Justus
Whitley City
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Stearns Mining Co
Blue Diamond Coal Co
Death ruled accidental in Jeff Johnson case
Jackson County coroner jury ruled 21 year old Jeff Johnson died by drowning after his body surfaced in Crab Orchard Creek near Dillinger Road. Fingerprints tied him to a April 10 crime spree. Dr M L Webel found him dead at the scene. Third suspect Floyd Johnson remains at large as police pursued charges against Charles King Young in related armed robbery and kidnapping.
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Jackson County
Jeff Johnson
Johnson
Crab Orchard Creek
Dillinger Road
Don Ragsdale
M. L. Webel
Carbondale
Charles King Young
Elkville
Young
Mobile Home Park
Howard Hood
Washington Street
Charles H. Zimmerman
Memorial Hospital
Floyd Johnson
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