Roofers strike widens at University Mall site
Picketing by Local 255 roofers spreads to University Mall construction on Rt. 13 as the strike enters its 10th day. About 85 workers refused to cross lines, halting work. Negotiations in Mt. Vernon failed to resolve the dispute. union seeks about a dollar hourly raise across the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
University Mall
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Lavern Jacobs
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Elmer Baccus
Baccus Roofing and Siding Co
Herrin
Edward Richards
Evansville
Baccus
Gilbert Douglas
Douglas
Baccus, Biebel Roofing Co
Benton
Benton Roofing Co
Neal Brothers Roofing Co
Hadley denies ordering birth control handbook ban at SIU
Elbert Hadley dean of the College of Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale says he did not order the removal of The Birth Control Handbook from a general studies biology class. The action aimed at restricting classroom materials is described by an instructor involved in the matter.
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Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Elbert Hadley
College of Science
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIU
Two Anna men injured in one car crash on Rt 51
Gary Smith 21 and Jerry Ramsey 30 were hospitalized in fair condition after a single vehicle overturned on Rt 51 three miles south of Anna at 12 20 a m. Police say Smith drove at high speed around a curve, ran off the road and overturned. Mike Ramsey had minor injuries and was not treated at the hospital. Smith faces charges for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Union County
Rt. 51
Gary Smith
Jerry Ramsey
Smith
Mike Ramsey
Manhurt in wreck on Rt. 37
Gene Warren, 30, Paducah, Ky., listed in good condition at Marion Veterans Hospital after minor injuries in a two car wreck on Route 37 in Johnson County today. The collision occurred about 7 10 am 200 feet south of Tunnel Hill road when Warren attempted to pass Clarence Martin, 33, Paducah, who was also passing. Warren and Martin sideswiped. Martin uninjured.
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Gene Warren
Paducah
Marion Veterans Hospital
Rt. 37
Johnson County
Warren
Tunnel Hill Road
Clarence Martin
Martin
Carbondale crash injures 20 year old drivers
A three vehicle collision on New Rt. 3 near Carbondale left John P. Garrison with major injuries including a broken ankle and facial and chest injuries. Steve Range and Elmer D. McRoy were uninjured. Mary Smith sustained minor injuries as a passenger in the McRoy car. Range cited for right of way violation. The 6:40 a.m. crash involved McRoy eastbound, Range turning onto Rt. 13, and Garrison westbound.
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Carbondale
Airport Road
New Rt. 3
Jackson County
John Hoffman
John P. Garrison
Doctors Hospital
Steve V. Range
Greenfield
Elmer D. McRoy
Murphysboro
Mary Smith
Pine St
Range
Rt. 13
McRoy
Garrison
County approves four point plan to update property records
Jackson County will begin a summer program to create property record cards for residential farm and commercial property. The plan includes hiring a field supervisor two work supervisors and 27 data crews with a total cost around 197000 funded by federal revenue sharing.
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Jackson County
Lowell Heller
Supervisor of Assessments
Supervisor of Assessment
Gene Cambers
Mary Nell Chew
Jim Gillmore
Russell Marshall
J. C. Penn
SIU physics faculty seek removal of department chair
Fifteen of nineteen full time physics faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale petitioned the Faculty Senate to replace chair John R. Zimmerman. They allege threats of retribution from Dean Elbert Hadley and describe dissent as intolerable while a committee investigates.
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Hadley
Senate
Zimmerman
Brian L. Beers
Walter
No offers for Dongola high school building auction
The public auction for the Dongola High School building and three acres of land failed to attract bids. The Dongola School District 66 Board set a minimum of 7500 dollars and will consider lowering it at the May 21 meeting. Contents of the building brought over 1000 dollars.
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Dongola High School
Dongola School District 66
Ralph Layman
Layman
Escapee Swafford waives extradition in Jonesboro court
Billy Gene Swafford 29 of Huntington Tennessee waived extradition in circuit court Jonesboro and was returned to Huntington to face forgery charges for bad checks over two thousand dollars. An escape charge in Union County will be dismissed per the state attorney general.
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Billy Gene Swafford
Huntington
Tenn
Union County
Jonesboro
Swafford
Doyle Turbeville
Weakley County
Tennessee
Sweafford
Five men charged in Carterville heroin raid
Federal charges filed against Michael Rafael John Reel John Malan Mike Harstick and Danny Gordon for heroin sale conspiracy stemming from a May 3 raid by Illinois agents and local police in Carterville Williamson County A pound of heroin seized valued at 250000 links Rafael and Gordon to transporting the drugs to Carterville for Reel Harstick and Malan Bonds posted statewide totaling 75 000 but federal bonds set at 50000 for Rafael and Gordon and 25000 for the others.
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Carterville
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Michael Rafael
Chicago
John Reel
Cherry Lane
Lakewood Park
Rt. 2
Carbondale
John Malan
Elkville
Mike Harstick
Coulterville
Danny Gordon
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Southern Illinois University Security
Howerton
Rafael
Gordon
Reel
Harstick
Malan
Marion
Eastern District Court
East St. Louis
Benton
Northeast group backs ERC audit in Carbondale
The Northeast Congress backs an independent financial audit of the Carbondale Employment and Resource Center and a performance audit of its work. Two ERC board members filed suit for an audit. sheriff impounded center books. city attorney and director discuss appointing an auditing firm for court approval.
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Carbondale
Don Monty
ERC
Elbert Simon
Robert Schwartz
John Womick
Simon
Womick
Vineyard and Monty
Mental Patient Found Hanged at Illinois Mental Hospital
Calvin Van Bruggen a 34 year old patient at the Illinois security hospital in Chester was found dead in his cell by a guard during a routine check at about 3 a.m. He had been committed by court order in 1966 in Cook County. His body was taken to Schroeder Funeral Chapel in Chester.
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Calvin van Bruggen
Illinois Security Hospital
Chester
Ralph Hay
van Bruggen
Hay
Cook County
Schroeder
Mississippi River at Chester Rises Above Flood Stage
The Mississippi River at Chester rose to 38.3 feet today, up from 38.1 feet Thursday. Forecasters expect a crest around 38.5 feet on Sunday, marking the 63rd day the river has stayed above flood stage of 27 feet, the longest period on record per a U.S. Corps of Engineers spokesman.
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Mississippi
Chester
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Malone Could Take September Leave at SIU Carbondale
Willis E. Malone executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Southern Illinois University Carbondale may take a leave of absence in September. Malone gave no definite comment but did not deny the possibility. President David R. Derge said he has not heard of any leave request and no replacement talks have begun. Malone has led as executive vice president since 1971 and joined SIU in 1939. During 1970 riots he served as acting campus chancellor.
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Wunderle
Robert Muhlenbrock
Hadley
Mohlenbrock
Morris Library
Willis E. Malone
SIU
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Douglas M. Allen
Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Malone
David R. Derge
SIUC
Anna State Hospital trims staff by attrition after firings
Eleven Anna State Hospital employees ordered fired a month and a half ago had their terminations canceled while the department still orders a 153 fulltime reduction by June 30 1974. hospital administrator Dr. R C Steck said attrition can meet much of the target though DMH officials declined to pledge no further layoffs.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Anna State Hospital
Anna
R. C. Steck
State Dept. of Mental Health
DMH
Steck
LeRoy Levitt
Levitt
Alfred Ronan
Illinois
Ronan
Dept. of Personnel
Department
American Federation of State
Loren Miller
Miller
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Mario E. Figlio
Bruno J. Gruber
Walter C. Henneberger
Huey W. Huang
Kenneth W. Johnson
Harry H. Nickle
Edwin F. Pearson
Frank C. Sanders
Richard G. Schlecht
Robert N. Zitter
Lauriston C. Marshall
William Nickell
Mykola Saporoschenko
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
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Anna State
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