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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1973
Page
3
Carbondale police will use a new Startran passive night vision device to improve visibility in low light. Sgt Wayne Booker demonstrates the unit which can increase light levels by up to fifty thousand times and costs three thousand four hundred dollars purchased with federal funds.
Two Perry County commissioners voiced strong support Friday for a county airport while Chairman John Rednour hesitated. Vic Provart and Wallie West argued an airport could be built with no tax money, using land volunteered by a coal company, and would boost transport links and local economy as 11 aircraft and 30 pilots exist in the county. Rednour urged prioritizing road districts and sought legal guidance on county obligations.
The Perry County Board of Commissioners on Friday passed a resolution urging Gov. Daniel Walker to reverse plans to delete the supplemental freeway linking Southern Illinois to the St. Louis area. Board members Vallie West and Vic Provart joined Rednour in backing the request, with a copy of the resolution to be sent to the governor. The governor did not mention the freeway in his road program.
The Rehabilitation and Vocational Education Program at Anna State Hospital was funded last year by a $20,000 grant and has now received an extra $6,000.
Ten thousand to twelve thousand residents and area visitors filled Herrin as the 15th district VFW staged Loyalty Day events. Air Force Thunderbird jets dazzled crowds at Park Avenue and Williamson County Airport, with two UH 1 Huey helicopters on display. Parade units, including Herrin High School band and various civic groups, joined the spectacle amid celebratory receptions and later ceremonies.
A Saturday morning log from Jackson County sheriff’s office notes an apparent dead person in a car near the Jackson Williamson County line south of Old Route 13. Deputy Procunier said responders found nothing at the scene, suggesting the person had left, leading to the entry DOA left scene.
Buckminster Fuller spoke at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale predicting technology could care for all humanity at a higher level, with progress toward 1985. He noted Earth’s resources must be conserved and highlighted his life work from the Dymaxion to World Game.
Carbondale attorney John G. Gilbert, 60, was named 1973 recipient of the Service to Southern Illinois Award by the Jackson County SIU Alumni Association. Chapter president Mona Marcee praised his outstanding service to the people of Southern Illinois. Gilbert, a former state senator, is a Carbondale native with wife Helen and three children. The award honors those who go out of their way to help others. The presentation occurred at a Carbondale Ramada Inn banquet.
Negotiations between Southern Illinois contractors and Operating Engineers Local 318 stalled with no new talks scheduled. About 500 workers are covered as the three year pact expired December 31 1972. Jurisdiction includes Jackson Williamson Franklin Union Johnson Saline Hamilton White Galatia Pope Hardin Massac Pulaski Alexander counties.
Counties patrol vacant areas to deter theft as Alexander and Union sheriffs report looting risks near McClure after Mississippi River crest. Two houses broken into but valuables spared. soybean bags and a riding mower stolen from Ware area. other incidents include a Clyde Treece break in and a phone stolen. Two SIU students treated for injuries from Fountain Bluff fall. responders transported them to Doctors Hospital Carbondale.
Mulkeytown Grade School schedules kindergarten registration from 1 to 3 p.m. May 18 at the school. Principal John Rice requests proof of birth date for each child. To enroll for fall, a child must be five before Jan 1, 1974. Parents unable to attend may call 724-4060 to register.
Douglas Palmer 19 a Southern Illinois University Carbondale sophomore from Roselle Ill jumped or fell to his death from a Neely Hall dormitory window about 7 30 p m on Saturday A woman student in Neely Hall described Palmer entering a 13th floor lounge breaking a window with a chair and jumping He was taken to Doctors Hospital Carbondale where he was pronounced dead The Jackson County Coroner identified him as Emmett and Gladys Palmer’s son known as Possum Palmer resided in Boomer II University Park
A Southern Illinois University student Ding J. Chang age 20 from Carbondale remains in critical condition at Firmin Desloge Hospital St Louis after his motorcycle was struck by a pickup at the old Route 13 entrance to Penneys. He was flown there from Doctors Memorial Hospital.
The Southern Illinoisan earned five awards at the 1973 Better Newspaper Contest, including first place in general excellence for dailies. Other honors included second for best editorial and third for photography, with two honorable mentions for local news coverage and a column.
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