Rejected EPA nominee speaks out in Illinois lecture
Former acting EPA director Mary Lee Leahy spoke at Southern Illinois University Carbondale saying the environmental program faces a major backlash. She warned bills threaten 1975 federal standards and urged selective leaf burning bans while criticizing legislature for cutting long term programs.
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Karen Rother
Southern Illinoisan
Mary Lee Leahy
Environmental Protection Agency
Carbondale Wednesay
Illinois
Sion
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Webber Borchers
Decatur
Jackson County realignment proposes 60 precincts including Carbondale
Jackson County Board weighs a new precinct plan reducing to about 600 voters per precinct for the 1974 primary. The plan, presented for June 11 adoption, divides De Soto into two and redefines Murphysboro and Carbondale zones with detailed precinct totals for Elk, Vergennes, Makanda, Pomona, and others.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Jackson Board
Elk
Elk 2
de Soto
Somerset
Levan
Kinkaid
Degognia
Fountain Bluff
Pomona
Sand Ridge
Makanda
Violent Storms Bring Hail and Gusts Across Southern Illinois
A small thunderstorm cluster moved through central Illinois and produced hail and strong winds in Southern Illinois. Power flickered in De Soto for about 30 minutes after 8:30 a.m. The Sparta area reported hail up to three quarters of an inch, with a brief blackout in De Soto and no major damage. A tornado was sighted near Baldwin but did not touch down, per Sparta Police, while Randolph County towns including Sparta Steeleville saw rain and hail. Chester did not receive hail.
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Illinois
de Soto
Baldwin
Sparta
Randolph County
Steeleville
Chester
Carbondale zoning panel debates agriculture district rules
Carbondale zoning commissioners clash over a proposed general agriculture district ordinance. The plan would require four acre minimum lots for new residential homes and ban rebuilding or expansion if damaged beyond fifty percent. Proponents urge protecting existing uses, while opponents warn of urban sprawl spreading outward from Carbondale.
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Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Zoning Commission
George Twomey
Commission
Duane Lanchester
Carbondale
Twomey
Clyde Arnold
Tennessee escapee captured near Interstate 57 and 146
Billy Gene Swafford, 29, fled from Tennessee officers during transfer to face forgery charges. State Trooper Fred Stilley caught him at the I 57 Rt 146 intersection, two miles from the initial escape point. He is jailed in Union County awaiting return to Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Fred Stilley
Anna
Stilley
Billy Gene Swafford
Rt. 146
Swafford
Chicago
Union County
Jonesboro
Sesser Minister Hurt in Basement Fire
The Rev. Harvey Mitchell 31 of Sesser pastor of the Les ser Church of God was burned on his back and legs and listed in fair condition at Barnes Hospital St Louis Missouri Firemen found two five gallon gasoline cans in the basement and suspect a flash fire or furnace explosion. the blaze confined to the basement of the church parsonage at 603 North Elm Street with heavy smoke.
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Harvey Mitchell
Sesser
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Ralph Olgvin
Mitchell
Church of God
Olgvin
N. Elm St
Sportsmen set boat dock work in Murphysboro area
Murphysboro-Kinkaid Lake Boat Association with 150 members plans an early June work weekend to install a temporary boat launch near the Mt Joy and Mud Line road intersection. The group will organize donated equipment and labor and fix a May 23 meeting to set the exact date.
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Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro-Kinkaid Lake
Southern Illinois men named to Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Gov. Daniel Walker appointed Carbondale Police Chief Joseph Dakin Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford and SIU Carbondale professor David Kenney to the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. The trio joins 15 others as commissioners to oversee federal crime fight funds with no salary. Swearing in May 25 in Springfield.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
Daniel Walker
Carbondale
Joseph Dakin
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
David Kenney
Public Affairs Research Bureau
Southern Illinois University At
Walker
Commission
Dakin
Kenney
Oxford
Marion
Southern
Power failure damages motors at Williamson courthouse
A May 2 power surge at Williamson County Court House damaged a 50 hp motor and blew fuses, knocking out air conditioning for 36 hours. Maintenance supervisor Ray Tregoning said three other Marion area facilities were affected and not protected against single phase failures. He noted the building has about 45 motors on the first floor and a spare, with replacement costs potentially high. The board will pursue further action with Central Illinois Public Service.
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Tregoning
Central [Illinois Public ]Service Co
Marion
Memorial Hospital
CIPS
Knute Aronson
Liberty Bell at risk as Mississippi floods crest record levels
The Mississippi River at Chester remains above flood stage for 62 days since March 9, surpassing a 129 year old record. A 43.3 foot high crest was reached on April 29 with Chester at 38.1 feet today. Levees on Kaskaskia Island broke April 27 and the Liberty Bell shrine bell may be damaged by flood waters.
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Mississippi
Chester
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kaskaskia Island
Missouri
St. Marys
Kaskaskia
Ex corrections chief leaves door open to office bid
Former Illinois Corrections Director Peter Bensinger, speaking at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, said he might seek elective office in the future but has not chosen a specific post. He noted his enjoyment of governmental work and public service and criticized funding and staffing issues in law enforcement and prosecution. He avoided endorsing a particular candidate while acknowledging speculation about a 1976 Republican gubernatorial bid.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan Farmer
Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Peter B. Bensinger
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Bensinger
Department of Corrections
State Government
States Attorney’s Office
Walker
Illinois Senate
Daniel Walker
David Fogel
Corrections First
Richard Ogilvie
Fogel
Illinois
Minnesota
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Rt. 51
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