Freeman Spur youth placed on probation for restitution
A 19 year old Freeman Spur man Gary Bush was placed on three years probation in Marion circuit court on condition he pays 1360 dollars restitution to Mrs. Sarah Baker of Herrin. He pleaded guilty to burglary and theft from Mrs. Baker’s home on April 11 while she was a patient at Herrin Hospital. Judge Law Haney warned that missing any 100 dollar monthly payment would send him to a state penitentiary for one to ten years. Bush must sell a car he bought for 175 dollars with stolen money and turn all proceeds to Mrs. Baker. He said he had 50 dollars now to give and admitted spending the rest on clothes and drinks. His arrest followed the dropping of keys in Mrs. Baker’s house bearing the name Agnes Bush, his mother. The case also touched on his father William Harry Bush’s bankruptcy claim and related accusations from relatives. Bush works at a West Frankfort restaurant earning 40 to 45 dollars weekly and has been sending 10 to 15 dollars to his wife for their 15 month old son. He hopes for a better job in Aurora.
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Freeman Spurman
Marion
Herrin
Gary Bush
Sarah Baker
14Th St
Herrin Hospital
Law Haney
Bush
Haney
Roy Cole
West Frankfort
Aurora
Youth faces six charges after traffic stop near Murphysboro
Carbondale youth Charles Lee Buster, 17, was charged with six offenses including driving while intoxicated and curfew violation after a stop by Murphysboro police at 12 05 a m near D Street on Route 13. Passenger Louis E Grammer, 19, faced a single charge of underage acceptance. Both were held in Murphysboro county jail awaiting action. Edgar C Kunkel, 59, of Christopher, died Sunday at Miners Hospital. Funeral arrangements are set for Wednesday in Christopher. burial at Sunset Memorial Park, Du Quoin.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
D Street
Rt. 13
Charles Lee Buster
Washington St
Louis E. Grammer
Rt. 1
James Staffey
Edgar C. Kunkel
Christopher
Miners Hospital
Mulkeytown
Henry
Clara Kunkel
Old Ben No. 21
Masonic Franklin
Karen Kunkel
Maurice D. Kunkel
Alexandria
Fred
Carl
Leona Schaefer
Freda Froemsdorf
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Gilbert Funeral Home
John Natl
Sunset Memorial Park
du Quoin
Former area woman killed in Jerseyville apartment fire
Funeral arrangements are pending at Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home for Mrs Helen Margaret Lawder 57 of Jerseyville. She died from burns suffered when a fire destroyed part of her apartment Sunday. She was pronounced at City Community Hospital Jerseyville at 525 PM. She was the wife of Dr Homer Lawder who practiced medicine in Chester and died in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacoby Brothers Funeral Home
Jerseyville
Helen Margaret Lawder
Chester
Jersey County
Rodney C. Jacoby
City Community Hospital
Homer Lawder
Rockwood
Fire at Carbondale yard damages potato carload
A fire at 5 a.m. Friday in the Illinois Central Railroad yard in Carbondale damaged a carload of potatoes with minor damage reported. Local firefighters responded to the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Bob Hope honors veterans at SIU laugh-in crowd of 11000
Bob Hope performed at the SIU Arena as part of Spring Festival, paying tribute to American servicemen in Vietnam. He joked about politics and war, greeted a record audience, welcomed Miss Southern 1969, and noted the arena’s new revolving stage while a Warren Covington Orchestra backed the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Veilands
Southern Illinoisan
Bob Hope
Southern Illinois University Arena
Vietnam
Hope
SIU
Jack Daniels
Phyllis Diller
Liz Taylor
Frank Sinatra
Jack Benny
Sunset Strip
Sen-Sen
Southern Illinois Veterans Club
Phyllis Green
Miss Southern
Warren Covington
Little Step-Brothers
Linda Bennett
Gene Sheldon
Two Charged in $18,000 Benton Theft Case
Franklin County Sheriff says Billy Don Stewart and Douglas Hefley, Mt. Vernon men, were charged with burglary after an $18,000 theft from an elderly Benton area couple. The break came from a month long probe and tips, with $3,000 cash and $15,000 in bonds taken from the home where thieves entered via a bedroom window. Victims' names withheld for protection. Separately, SIU history professor Harry Ammon will be visiting professor at the University of Virginia for 1968-69.
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Mt. Vernon
Benton Area
Ben
Franklin County
Robert Ice
Billy Don Stewart
Douglas Hefley
Jefferson County
Ice
Southern Illinois University
Harry Ammon
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Shapiro to Speak at Illinois Postmasters Convention
Lt Gov Sam Shapiro will address the 56th State Convention of Postmasters in Carbondale at the Holiday Inn. More than 400 Illinois National Association of Postmasters members are expected to attend with Shapiro speaking at 10 30 a m Wednesday in the Regatta Room. Donald Swanson will speak at a noon luncheon at the University Center Ballroom.
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Sam Shapiro
Carbondale Holiday Inn
Illinois
National Association of Postmasters
Shapiro
Regatta Room
Holiday Inn
Donald Swanson
Chicago
Post Office Department
University Center
SIU Student Killed Jumping Train in Carbondale
A Southern Illinois University freshman from Chicago died Sunday after reportedly trying to jump onto a moving train in Carbondale. Police said the train was moving as witnesses saw John S. Lynch, 21, attempt a running jump at College street crossing. his body was found beside the tracks. Funeral arrangements are pending with John Carroll Sons in Chicago and Walker Funeral Home handling Carbondale services.
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Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Carbondale
College Street
John S. Lynch
SIU
Lynch
Daniel Lynch
E. Elm St
James E. Lynch
Vietnam
John Carroll Sons Funeral Home
Walker Funeral Home
Christopher Men Meet in Vietnam Connection in 101st Band
Two Christopher men from Illinois, former Egyptian Combo members, meet in Vietnam. S Sgt Robert L Moore describes the encounter in a letter to his brother Larry Moore. Moore, a manager near Phan Thei, allows an Army band to rehearse at his club. He notices a drum labeled Egyptian Combo and learns the drummer is Christopher Illinois native Butch Nevious. Nevious and three other former combo members—Lloyd Rainey Johnston City, Rick Linton Herrin, Ellis McKenzie Herrin—play in the 101st Airborne Division band, all having arrived in November.
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Robert L. Moore
Pfe
William
Butch
Nevious
Larry C. Moore
Christopher
Moore
Phan Thet
Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Illinois
101St
Pfc
Lloyd Rainey
Johnston City
Rick Linton
Herrin
Ellis McKenzie
SIU Coalition Meeting Fails to Unite Negro Groups
On the Southern Illinois University campus a white student coalition failed to meet with Negro student representatives scheduled to discuss unifying dissident student rights groups. Coalition leaders vow continued efforts toward unification while Dean Wilbur Moulton sets a special senate session tonight to address petitions and grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student “Coalition
Southern Illinois University
Dent Rights and Reform
Wilbur Moulton
SIU students hold vigil for Cosby ticket block sale
Male SIU students at Thompson Point camped out near the University Center to secure block tickets for Bill Cosby on May 25. About half the arena will reserve 20 tickets or more, with on-site sales opening the first day and mail orders also possible. Ticket prices range from 2.50 to 5.00 dollars, with student discounts on the higher tiers.
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Indsee
SIU
Thompson Point
University Center
Bill Cosby
Information Desk
Marion man beaten at service station left with injuries
Larry Adams a 26 year old man was beaten at Martin's Service Station in Marion at about 3 45 am Sunday He suffered a fractured skull and was moved from Marion Memorial Hospital to St Louis hospital He was reported in satisfactory condition Police Chief John Kelly said 18 year old Marion resident R J Jones admitted he knocked Adams down and kicked him Adams said Jones and three others returned to repair a car after an earlier encounter The incident led to possible aggravated assault charges and involved Jones a Navy serviceman on leave from Rhode Island
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Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Larry Adams
Martin’s
S. Court St
Marion Memorial Hospital
John Kelly
R. J. Jones
Adams
Kelly
Jones
Carl Gurley
Jerry Stewart
Danny Samples
Navy
Rhode Island
Stock issue vote at Murphysboro Industry meeting
A proposal to cut refunds to Murphysboro Industry stockholders by 10,000 is on the agenda for a 8 pm meeting at City National Bank Community Room. Cal-Crest Outerwear, Inc. requests the fund for roof and insulation, deducted from the 50,000 share refunds, as part of a sale and expansion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Industry, Inc
City National Bank
Lester Handelman
Cal - Crest Outerwear, Inc
16Th
Grace Streets
MII
Handelman
Cal - Crest
16Th and
State aid reform may double decrease for Southern Illinois schools
Southern Illinois districts face larger cuts in state equalization aid under a new law. Carterville District 5 expects about 30 000 less funding for the education fund due to increased valuation and a prior overpayment deduction. Carbondale avoids impact due to high valuation. others face reduced or shifted aid as districts adjust to new estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willhite
Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Lee Booth
General Assembly
Carterville
Carbondale
Illinois
De-escalate the trash can war in Carbondale
A satirical column laments a rogue trash can dispute spreading from Carbondale to Marion. The piece mocks political tensions and media sensationalism, imagining residents defending streets from blue advertising cans while recalling local life and quirks.
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O. R. Walley
Patrick Henry
Carbondale
Marion
Virginia
Kentucky
GOP leaders split on Nixon and Humphrey as 1968 race unfolds
Jackson County Democratic Chairman Ray Chancey backs Hubert Humphrey as the best current Democratic nominee while noting a Johnson candidacy unlikely to change. Republican Ray Doerr insists Richard Nixon remains the top GOP candidate, downplaying Rockefeller’s late entry and signaling support for Charles Percy as VP.
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Bob Hagen
Humphrey
Chancey
Eugene McCarthy
Indiana
Robert Kennedy
Roger Brannigan
Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Jackson County
Ray Doerr
Doerr
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John G. Gilbert
Crab Orchard Lake
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Cook County
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