Mississippi river forecast shifts as flood recedes
The Mississippi River at Chester is forecast to fall for weeks from a record crest of 43.3 feet last Sunday toward flood stage of 27 feet. At Chester the level was 41.3 feet today while Cape Girardeau readings showed 45 feet. Levees along Alexander County remain sandbagged and pumped as crews plan continued seepage control and rock work. Local roads stay closed as the Big Muddy at Murphysboro declines slowly after heavy rains.
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Mississippi
Chester
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Cape Girardeau
Alexander County
Lea Small
Fayville
Harold Mullins
Army Corps of Engineers
Miller City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Murphysboro
Disaster relief centers aid flood victims in Illinois
State and federal agencies open disaster assistance centers across Illinois to help flood victims. In East St Louis and nine other communities centers offer SBA loans, HUD housing aid, DOL unemployment support, IRS tax relief, FHA funds, and Red Cross relief. Citizens are urged to bring loss substantiation and damage lists for in-person aid.
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Karen Rothe
Minvis
Olive Branch
Small Business Administration
SBA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Department of Labor
DOL
F Revenue Service
IRS
Farmers Home Administration
Ee Office of
Emergecy Preparedness
Ilinois
Union County
Jonesboro
Rockford
Morrison
Rock Island
Wheaton
Quincy
Jack
Sonville
East St. Louis
Wadlstock
Val Oshel
Civil Defense Agency
Civil Defense
Osher
Robert Connor
OEP
Irinsis Department of Agriculture
Monroe County
Paul Nobbe
Herman Wessel
Small Business Association
Robert A. Dwyer
Dowyer
Chicago
Springfield
Dwyer
Unem
Internal Revenue Service
Leon C. Green
Red Cross Boyies Ems
Man dies from gunshot on porch in apparent suicide
Henry McFerron, 76, of Baldwin, died about 3 p.m. Wednesday from a gunshot wound to the head in what authorities termed an apparent suicide. The shooting occurred on the McFerron home’s back porch while his wife sat on the front porch, Randolph County coroner Gary McClure said.
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Henry McFerron
Baldwin
McFerron
vRandolph County
Gary McClure
Stone returns stock for million gift to SIU Foundation
Stone gave SIU Foundation $1 million in exchange for 25 549 shares of his Combin ed Insurance Company of America stock donated to fund the University House at SIU Carbondale. Foundation treasurer Gallogly says Stone bought back the stock in March at market value and added $600 000 in a cash gift. Total house cost now exceeds $1 061 million with ongoing interest. SIU leases the house to STU for 18 000 annually to cover higher costs. A SIU student charged with criminal trespass at the dedication in October had the charge dismissed after a defense motion alleging improper wording and ownership identification.
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Dave Butler
Southern Iindisand
Clement Stone
Southern Illinois University Foundation
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Stone
Foundation
Insurance Company of America
Robert £. Gallogly
Gallogly
Chicago
SIU Foundation
Stu
University
SIU
Southern Ilinois University
University House
Circuit Court
Murphysboro
Richard P. Howard
Robert Schwartz
Tries to keep all services Model Cities endures cuts
Bonita Troutt reports Carbondale’s Model Cities program, receiving 748000 more to July 1974, faces deep cuts as Nixon phases out the national program. Stalls says few layoffs, but social services budgets shrink, transportation trimmed, and new center funded. Prospects hinge on block grants or shared revenue.
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Bonita Troutt
Carbondale
Richard Nixon
Tay
Employment and Resource Center
Geary Simmons
Simmong
Stalls
Equal Opportunity Development Corp
Ous
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ilinois
Chicago
East St. Louis
Rock Island
Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
Congress
House Rules Committee
Watman
Area roofers strike nears quick settlement predicted
Henry de Fiebre of The Southern Illinoisan reports picket lines at four Southern Illinois roofing firm offices as contract talks falter. Local 255 representing 50 tile and composition roofers seeks higher wages and time and a half, with current offers seen as insufficient. Negotiations continue with no site pickets scheduled.
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Henry de Fiebre
Tlinois
Mt. Vernon
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Union
Baccus
Biche Roofing Co
Benton
Benton Roofing Co
Neal Brothers Roofing Co
Douglas
Maren
Manard Prisoners Hold 42 Inmates Shell Shocked Guards Hostage
Chester Sheets, a 22 year veteran of Menard Penitentiary, spent Tuesday recovering after being held hostage by 42 inmates in the inmate commissary. He describes a tense hours long standoff, injuries from gas, and extensive property damage estimated at up to 20 thousand dollars.
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Menard Commissary
DeMaris Berry
William Sheets
Chester
Menard Penitentiary
Sheets
D. Henderson
Sparta
Memorial Hospital
J. D
Daniel Walker
Menard
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Don, Smith
Don Dillon
Randolph County
John Brown
Earl Henderson
Massae
Carl Paul Miller
Anna
W. Clement Stone
Ices
Earl Ward
Innor ‘Arbondale
Bhoast
Gilbert Douglas
Vimer
Florida
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