Johns bill to create public counselor at ICC advances
State Senator Gene Johns says SB899 to form Illinois Commerce Commission public counselor, an attorney appointed by the governor, gains Labor and Commerce committee approval and heads to Senate Appropriations. The measure aims to aid utility consumers with complaints and rate reviews.
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Gene Johns
Illinois Commerce Commission
Labor and Commerce Committee
Johns
Ilinois Senate
Commerce Commission
Commission
Ilinois
Paul Simon
Senate Appropriations Committee
VTI bid opening May 20 for SIU rebuilt wing
Bids to renovate a fire damaged building at Southern Illinois University's Vocational Technical Institute will be opened May 20 at 2 p.m. The project covers 6800 sq ft gutted area plus 5800 sq ft restoration with two classrooms an office area and learning resources section. Architect's estimate is 41500 dollars.
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Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Carbondale Underage Drinking Arrests Prompt Police Action
Carbondale police arrested numerous individuals over the weekend on underage acceptance and public intoxication charges. Names include Ricky A. Fonioni Cheryl Fuess James O Toole Judy Greenburg and others. Separate arrests cited for disorderly conduct public consumption of alcohol and illegal transportation.
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Carbondale
Ricky A. Fonioni
Stevenson Arms
Donald Ashland Jr
Brentwood Drive
Cheryl Fuess
Neely Hall
Barbara L. Allen
Thewville
Edward Baumer
S. Logan
Paula Nas
Rt. 1
James N. Duke
East St. Louis
Tom McDermott
Louisville
McDermott
South Illinois Avenue
Marion teen earns Eagle Scout rank with 21 merit badges
Ronald L. French, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Harry H French of 707 North Monroe Marion, is named an Eagle Scout. He earned 21 merit badges as a Marion High School sophomore and member of Explorer Post 140. He belongs to the Order of the Arrow and edits its newspaper.
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Ronald L. French
Harry H. French
N. Monroe St
Marion
Marion High School
Explorer Post
Boy Scouts
Ron
The
Order of the Arrow
Christopher hires consultant for school bond work
The Christopher Grade School Board agreed to hire Illinois School Consultant Service of Naperville to prepare for a bond referendum. The fee will be 1 percent of the bond amount. The $307,000 plan for six classrooms a new cafeteria and three service rooms was defeated in November 1970.
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Christopher Grade School
Mllinois School Consultant Service
Naperville
Glenn Byars
Byars
Drinking booklet offered to Illinois motorists
Tony Stevens reports that Illinois residents can obtain a free Drink-Drive Calculator from the Governor's Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee. The pocket device compares body weight to the number of one-ounce 86 proof drinks, showing estimated blood alcohol at different hours, with 0.10 percent defined as legally under the influence. Don’t drive.
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Tony Stevens
Illinois
Governor’s Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee
Springfield
Calendar of public meetings and film showings across Southern Illinois
Public notices list city councils in Herrin Benton Sparta Marion and more with 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. meetings. SIU Carbondale events include mixed instrument recital and a volunteerism talk. Drive- in and indoor theaters from Roxy Coulterville to Orpheum Marion show films through the week.
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Campus Drive-In
Sledge
Riviera Drive-In
Magic Christian
Roxy
Coulterville
Norma
Rodgers
Anna
Valley of the Dolls
Webster
Steeleville
Varsity
Carbondale
Old _ Baptist Foundation
Southern Illinois University
Herrin Little Egypt
Herrin High School
Fox
Orpheum
Marion
Tora
Local government and school board notices Tuesday meetings
Johnston City Council Murphysboro City and Herrin Unit School Board meet Tuesday with scheduled times and locations. Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce hosts a fundraising dinner at St Andrew's School Gym 6 30 p m priced at 7 50 per person. Funeral services for Mrs Ethelda Miller 78 of Geneva Fla formerly of West Frankfort at Union Funeral Home with burial in Tower Heights Cemetery. Mrs Miller died Saturday after long illness born in Jasper Ala wife of Blaine Miller with daughters Eugenia Keelin Jo Chartrand sons John and Blaine Jr and many relatives. Services for Mrs Fannie Chamber 92 of Tyler Nursing Home Murphysboro at Jackson Funeral Home with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery.
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Herrin
Benton City Council
City Hall
Hurst City Council
Sparta City Council
City Council
W. Broadway
Marion City Council
Frankfort
E. Church Eateries Unit
Unity Point
Franklin County Mental Health Association
Mental Health Services
E. Oak St
West Frankfort
Williamson County Airport Authority
Jackson County Zoning Commission
Board of Supervisor
Murphysboro
Johnston
Ethelda Miller
Geneva
Fla
Union Funeral Home
Max Samples
Tower Heights
Miller
Jasper
Ala
John Burton
Blaine Miller
Eugenia Keelin
Rock Springs
Wyo
Jo Chartrand
Eugallie
John of
Benton
Blaine Jr
Fannie Chamber
Tyler Nursing Home
Jackson Funeral Home
Carbondale
Tower Grove Cemetery
Chamber
Tennessee
Robbery and assault incidents linger in Jackson County area
Jackson County authorities seek two Grand Tower brothers Donald and Frankie Robertson in connection with a shooting that wounded bystander Mike Reed during a late night argument over a drag race. Reed, 13, was treated for minor injuries. Also in Carbondale, five men faced robbery and drug charges, including Herbert Spiller and Lewell Golden, and two SIU students were jailed after finding drugs on them.
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Jackson County
Grand Tower
Richard Richman
Donald Robertson
Frankie Robertson
Mike Reed
Robertson Brothers
Richman
Reed
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herbert Spiller
Lewell Golden
Chicago Area
Spiller
Golden
Auto theft arrest after Murphysboro car recovery
A car stolen Friday from Grob Chevrolet at the Rt 13 127 intersection was recovered Saturday by Murphysboro Police. Donald Carowell of Murphysboro is jailed on auto theft charges after trading cars and placing his plates on the stolen vehicle. Police say the car was seen Sunday at 1611 Spruce Street and reported to the department.
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Grob Chevrolet
Murphysboro
Donald Carowell
Carowell
Harold Grob
Spruce St
Jackson County
Bernard A. Jenkins
E. College St
East Gate
Jenkins
Franklin P. Nadler
Rt. 2
Carbondale
Corrections on Honors Day speech at Illinois convocation
Corrections indicate Lyle H. Lanier gave the Honors Day address at the April 39 convocation in Champaign. Barbara Crawford Johnson spoke at the Illini Mother's Association meeting. The EPA administrator William Ruckleshaus was misspelled in a Sunday headline.
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Lyle H. Lanier
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Barbara Crawford Johnson
William Ruckelschaus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Southern Illinoisan
Boy Struck by Car Injures 6 Year Old in Murphysboro
A 6-year-old Murphysboro boy was treated at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car Sunday afternoon at 24th Street and Commercial Avenue. Police said Arnold Saylor Jr. riding a bicycle ran into the path of the vehicle driven by Matthew J. Calandro. No charges were filed.
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Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Matthew J. Calandro
N. 7Th St
Arnold Saylor Jr
Alexander St
24Th Street
Commercial Avenue
Arnold Saylor Sr
Drew Estes
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St. Louis
Shryock Auditorium
Alternative
VTI
Miss Greenburg
Leo’s
Monroe St
Cusack
Illinois Central Railroad
Christopher
Harriet N. Naylor
Lawson Hall
SIU Carbondale
Marion Drive-In
Fannie Chamber Services Set
Ocel
Daniel
Richard Terrell
Jerome Morgan
Gary Philip
Atty
David C. Klostermeier
Russell Food
Klostermeier
SIU
Southern Ilinois University
Campus Lake
Stephen S. Thomas
Thompson Point
Kenneth G. Martch
Schneider Hall
Brush Towers
Chicago
du Quoin
William Fowler
St. Nicholas Hotel
S. Oak St
Perry County
Jeffrey B. Clark
Ramada Inn
Clark
Area Police
Rts
Irwin
Shell
Gib
Texaco
Jerry Baine
N. Springer St
First Baptist
W. Main St
Baine
Alvin Evans
S. Ash St
Mark Kloever
Glenview Drive
Evans
Kloever
Walnut Street
Illinois Avenue
Main St
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Wanut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Hayes Fair Acres, Inc
DU Quoin State Fair Grounds
du Quoin, Illinois
Taeles
Chas
Todd Dry Cleaners
Phon
Weate
Herrin, Carbondale & W. Frankfort
OUR
Brush
PAN & Roller
Buster
15Th Street
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