Williamson County tavern hours set back to 1 30 a.m.
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved restoring 1:30 a.m. closing time for taverns effective June 1, reversing a 1966 change to 2:30 a.m. with 30 minutes to clear out patrons. The move follows a Sunday incident at the Domino Club. officials cite time confusion and standard practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Homer Askew
Domino Club
Marion
Ova Greer
Clarence Whitby
Greer
Johnston City
Bill Bearden
Bearden
Askew
Sheriff’s Office
Tavern Hours Tightened to 1 30 A.M. Close by 1 45 A.M.
The state liquor board voted to equalize closing hours for taverns with a 1:30 a.m. last call and 1:45 a.m. departure, applying to all 10 licensed taverns while allowing county reopenings at 7 a.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. A June 1 notice gives operators time to adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Bearden
Askew
Marion
Herrin
Williamson County Ministerial Alliance
Meridian opens new district building with 1000 in attendance
More than 1,000 people attended an open house for Meridian Unit School District’s new $1.1 million junior high and high school. The 68,000 square foot facility on a 40 acre site includes a 2,200 seat gym, library and cafeteria, with grades nine to 12 already moved in and future plans to relocate junior high grades and integrate several elementary schools.
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Meridian Unit
Mounds Blacktop
Rt. 37
Mounds
Mound City
Olmsted
Pulaski
Villa Ridge
Mounds Township
McKinley
Mound v
David Glisson
Douglas
Glisson
Two hurt in three car crash west of Marion
A three car collision Sunday at 5 p.m. west of Marion on New Route 13 injured two people. Melanie Owens, 2, was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital for head bruises while Sharon F. Owens suffered non hospitalization injuries. Sarah Fleming of West Frankfort turned left into the Owens car causing the crash that also struck Alva V. Dare at the Skelly Truck Stop entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
New Rt
Melanie Owens
Sharon F. Owens
Rt. 1
Marion Memorial Hospital
Du Quoin P D strike continues at aluminum plant
The Du Quoin Phelps-Dodge Aluminum Products plant faces a fifth day walkout by about 100 workers over hiring procedures. Plant officials declined comment while clerical staff remain on site. the plant employs about 200 people on Route 5 south of Du Quoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Phelps-Dodge Aluminum Products Corp
Soldier Missing in Vietnam from Carbondale
Pfc. Roger W. Morgan, of Carbondale, is reported missing in action in Vietnam after his unit engaged a hostile force during perimeter defense. Son of Clyde G. and Mrs. Morgan, he graduated from Carbondale High School in June 1966 and enlisted September 20, 1966, serving in an armored division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Vietnam
Roger W. Morgan
Pfc
Morgan
Clyde G. Morgan
Rt. 3
U.S. Army
Carbondale High School
Fire destroys garage in Marion Saturday blaze
A fire at 906 S Midway Street in Marion damaged and destroyed the garage interior. Wayne Vinson reported the incident at about 6 30 p m Saturday as investigators assess the scene. Mine reports indicate all mines were working on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Wayne Vinson
S. Midway St
Williamson County approves contracts for road materials
Contracts totaling 38 417 dollars for road materials were approved by the Williamson County Board of Commissioners. The Franklin Asphalt Co. of Benton bid 38 007 dollars for 96 448 gallons of asphalt and 4 499 tons of stone, while Wilson Asphalt Co. of Marion bid 410 dollars for 40 tons of patching mixture. State approval from the Department of Public Works and Buildings is pending. Materials will serve roads north of Johnston City and areas around Herrin Carterville Marion Lake of Egypt south of Marion and Freeman No. 4 mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Franklin Asphalt Co
Benton
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Fred Thane
Johnston City
Herrin
Carterville
Lake of Egypt
Freeman No. 4
Woman Charged With Knife Fight Outside Courthouse
Jackson County deputies found Katy Travis of Murphysboro fighting with her boyfriend in the street beside the county courthouse Saturday night. She had a knife and attempted to slash the man and was held on aggravated assault charges. The man was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Sheriff
Katy Travis
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Egyptian junior college dean begins duties on June 12
William M. Anderson, newly appointed academic dean of Junior College District 530, will begin work June 12 per President Nathan A. Ivey. Formerly at Southwestern Michigan College, he holds degrees from Michigan State and Central Michigan, served in the Army, and is editing Civil War histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Anderson
Nathan A. Ivey
Anderson
Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac
Ivey
Community College
Western Michigan University
Michigan State University
Central Michigan University
Germany
Jackson, Mich
42Nd
Illinois Infantry
19Th Michigan Infantry
Southwestern
Oak roof timbers rise at SIU Forest Lab
Massive red oak roof timbers are erected Wednesday at the Forest Sciences Laboratory on the SIU Carbondale campus. The $800,000 building, designed by Fischer Bowden of Carbondale and built by R and R Construction of Alton, will house offices and laboratories of the Central States Forest Division now in the SIU Agriculture Building.
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Forest Sciences Laboratory
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
SIU Carbondale
Fischer, Bowden of
Carbondale
R and R Construction Co
Alton
Central States Forest Division
SIU Agriculture
Southern Illinois eyes coal to oil future
Atlantic Richfield Co and Hydrocarbon Research Inc announce a joint program to convert coal into liquid fuels using the H Coal Process and Sea Coke plus Project COED. The plan involves potential pilot plants in Illinois with Amoco backing a prior evaluation, while industry talks hint at further partnerships and possible Sohio-Old Ben merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Southern
Illnoisan
Illinois
Atlantic Richfield Co
Hydrocarbon Research Inc
Dynalectron Corp
Atlantic Richfield
Sea Coke
FMC Corp
Evansville
Ind
George C. Fumich
Federal Office of Coal Research
OCR
COED
Amoco
New Mexico
Wyoming
Ilinois
Saline
Williamson
Franklin
Southern Illinois
Blaw-Knox Co
FMC
Bell & Zoller, Peabody
Consolidation Coal
Old Ben Corp
Graves
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Old Ben Coal Corp
Sohio
Continental Oil Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Island Creek Co. Co
Kennecott Copper
Peabody Coal Co
Trip to Marks Abundance of fried chicken but need food
Two Carbondale men drove a station wagon full of clothes and food to Marks Mississippi for the Poor People's March from Memphis to Washington. Donations were collected by a local group with funds directed to the SCLC via St Andrews Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Marks
Miss
Memphis
Episcopal Canterbury
Hoffman
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Sparta
Barbara Rohrer
Mississippi
Management executives meet in Carbondale for regional conference
About 50 top industry leaders in distribution and inventory management attend the first midwestern regional conference of the National Council of Physical Distribution Management hosted by Southern Illinois University. SIU officials welcome participants as Harlan Meal and Hugh Ronalds take part in program presentations. Reception Monday evening honors attendees at the Holiday Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
National Council of Physical Distribution Management
School of Business
Transportation Institute
Harlan C. Meal
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge, Mass
Hugh Ronalds
Maremont Corp
Chicago
Robert W. MacVicar
Robert S. Hancock
Con man charged in Carbondale theft case
A Jackson County warrant charges Donald O Connell a Canada resident about 40 with theft over 150. He was picked up in Dixon after posing as a private detective and bilking the Farners of 2200 in 100 bills. Bond set at 20000 and 1700 in recovered bills noted. Two Murphysboro women face theft under 150 for separate Kroger store thefts. Bond posted and court date set for May 21.
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Jackson County
Lee County
Carbondale
Richard Richman
Donald O’connell
Canada
O’connell
Dixon
Richman
Fred Farner
Oakland St
Farners
Murphysboro
Gertrude Whiteside
N. 8Th St
Kroger’s
Walnut St
Amanda C. Klump
Rt. 3
Williamson County GOP chief notes Johnson withdrawal aids race
Johnson's withdrawal relieved Williamson County Republican Chairman James Sanders who says Illinois voters wanted change from the Johnson era. He cites dissatisfaction with fiscal and foreign policy, unrest and civil rights, and argues Nixon or Rockefeller could unite the party if Johnson runs or not. He predicts county results favor Republicans even if Democrats win nationally.
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Sanders
Johnson
Reagan
Percy
Romney
Bobby Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Charles Percy
Illinois
Val Oshel
Harrisburg
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Gray
Adlai Stephenson III
Daley
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E. Hester St
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Richard Sutton
Edwin B. Greenburg
Dean
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Daniel
Crete
Ther
Hydrocarbon
Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development
Gene Graves
Springfield
Kerner
Rt. 40
John C. Taylor
Williamson County
GOP
B. O. R. Walley
Kennedy
Bobby
Humphrey
McCarthy
George Wallace
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