Carbondale task force approves downtown reroute plan
The Downtown Task Force steering committee approved a redevelopment plan to reroute Illinois Avenue (Rt. 51) along the west side of the railroad, creating a pedestrian mall and moving the Illinois Central depot east of the tracks to spur business growth. The plan, favored over three others, requires right of way purchases and engineering study to confirm railroad space. Cooperation from state and railroad officials is sought, with a public hearing possible after a city study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Troutt
Southern Illinoisand
Carbondale
Illinois Avenue
Rt. 51
Downtown
Mill
Jackson Street
Frank Ruder
Urban Programming Corp
Cherry
Main
Washington Street
Mill Street
Arthur Skrivan
Illinois Central Railroad
Ted Jennings
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Jennings
James Newton
Newton
Illinois Central
Cc 7
University Avenue
Walnut
Cherry Streets
Elm Street
University
Illinois
Shirvan
Task Force
Bill Eaton
Incomplete Carbondale grade schools behavioral report
A 14 member committee report on Carbondale elementary discipline was incomplete as it relied only on teacher data. The board called for expert child guidance testimony and a fuller report, noting gaps in causes of disruption and funding for field trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Addon
Don Monty
Asi
Monty
Herrin Plans Loyalty Day Parade and Poster Awards
Posters in Herrin shops promote Loyalty Day events with a 1:30 p.m. Saturday parade route through town. Winners in the poster contest include Rita Jo Lattuada and Debbie Revelle with several others earning top places. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Herrin Chamber of Commerce sponsor activities including a dinner dance after the parade and a Barber Shop Harmony Show at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Rita Jo Lattuada
Debbie Revelle
Brian Pierson
Cindy Varacalli
Joe Harmon
Lowell Hall
Susan Conrath
Brett Crouse
Jim Howell
Cairo
Cording
Robert Craig
Craig
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clark Supe
Carpenter buried alive at east Carbondale site survives
An 18 year old man, David Bates, was buried for about 30 minutes at a new service station site in east Carbondale. He suffered a fractured skull, broken back and flailed chest and was moved from Doctors Memorial Hospital to Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago in critical condition. Two coworkers, Darrel Horner and Clifford Veach, sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Carbondale
David Bates
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Wesley Me
Chicago
Bates
Darrel Horner
Tunnel Hill
Clifford Veach
Vienna
Veach
Horner
Northwestern
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Southern Illinois University
Meigs Field
Carterville man killed in accident
John T. Woods 26 of Rt 2 Carterville died when his pickup veered about 60 feet down an embankment near Grand Avenue east of Carterville at 5 20 p m. He was reportedly killed instantly. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Riggin Funeral Home Carterville with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. He was born March 15 1946 in Carbondale son of Thomas and Pauline Murray Woods. He married Rosann Collins on November 27 1964 in Carbondale. He worked as a construction labourer with Trout Plastering Co Carbondale and belonged to the Laborers International Union of America. Survivors include his wife his parents a daughter Teresa two at home a son John ie four at home a sister Patsy Ann Potter Allin and a brother Joe Woods Cambria.
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John T. Woods
Rt. 2
Carterville
Rt. 148
Grand Avenue
Williamson County
James Wilson
Wilson
Woods
Hillcrest Cemetery
Carbondale
Thomas
Pauline Murray Woods
Rosann Collins
Trout Plastering Co
Laborers International Union of America
Thomas Woods
Cambria
Teresa
Johnie
Patsy Ann Potter
Allin
Joe Woods
Three-car wreck kills Logan man near Benton
One man, Joe W. Patterson aged 46, died in a three car crash on Rt. 34 about two miles east of Benton around 4 25 p m Thursday. Denny L. Burke 27 was treated for severe cuts and reported in satisfactory condition at Franklin Hospital Benton. Robert L. Bartinus 43 of Harrisburg was uninjured. Patterson reportedly lost control hitting Bartinus then Burke. Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church northwest of Galatia with burial in church cemetery.
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Logan
Rt. 34
Benton
Joe W. Patterson
Galatia
Denny L. Burke
Franklin Hospital
Robert L. Bartinus
Harrisburg
Patterson
Bartinus Auto
Burke
Mr. Patterson
Franklin County
Carrel
Emma Hicks Patterson
Kenneth W. Patterson
David Reggie Patterson
Daugher
Tamie Jo Patterson
West Memphis
Ark
Audie Seigle
Reggie
Ivan
Howard Patterson
Lada Merck
Vernie Mathewson
Pontiac
Mich
Rissie Maddox
Houston
Tex
Monnie Williams
Bradley
Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Walter Holmes
Church
Courtney-Sloan Funeral Home
Cairo Man Charged in Club Killing
Harold E. Halley 38 is charged with murder in the shooting of Mears Chamness 40 at Chamness nightclub on U S 51 near Cairo. Halley held without bond after Thursday court appearance. Chamness, former husband of Halley's wife, was shot three times in the back. investigators say no witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Harold E. “Brad
Halley
Alexander County
Mears Chamness
Chamness
U.S. 51
Couple held in weapons case after stolen car found
Robert M. Minchew and Janet Crady are jailed on charges of possession of stolen government property and stolen vehicle. Arrested at the Gray Plaza Motel in Benton, four M1 rifles, an M60 machine gun and other weapons were recovered. Minchew uses an alias and faces potential parole-violation charges. Crady faces unlawful use of weapons and possession of stolen property charges with a $10,000 bail set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trimble
Robert M. Minchew
Milwaukee
Wis
Janet Crady
Indianapolis
Ind
Gray Plaza
Benton
Ala
Florida
James P. Moreland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Springfield
Minchew
Moreland
Robert DeMurry
U.S
Marion
Franklin County
Gerald Owens
Miss Crady
Jackson County
West City
Bradley Pioveson
Illinois
Pioveson
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Death probe continues in SIU student shooting
State police investigate the 19 year old Southern Illinois University student Michael Gerchenson of Highland Park found shot to death along Rt. 57 north of West Frankfort. Police seek his 1969 Chevrolet Caprice license F 72330 and note an SIU emblem on his jacket. The coroner says the body shows multiple gunshot wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Michael Gerchenson
Highland Park
Gerchenson
Carbondale
Schneider Hall
SIU
Rt. 57
West Frankfort
Franklin County
SIU student Gerchenson found slain in Highland Park home
Landowski, roommate of SIU sophomore Gerchenson, recalls a quiet, friendly man with two horses and no enemies. He says the motive seems unpremeditated and cites Gerchenson's normal routine, exams, and concern for his leg defects as notable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle S. Klaus
Ilinois University
Highland Park
Landowski Oe
Watten
Landowski
Gerchenson
Mike
Du Quoin Man Charged After Jethro Tull Concert Disturbance
Du Quoin resident Charles Otis Johnson was arrested Thursday night at a Jethro Tull concert in Southern Illinois Seabacs after creating a disturbance and resisting police. Officers found a bag resembling marijuana during a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Otis Johnson
du Quoin
Jethro Tull
Southern Illinois Seabacs
Johnson
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