Drowning of IU C student at Kinkaid Lake spillway
The body of 23 year old Mark A Montaba of Arlington Heights was recovered from Kinkaid Lake west of Murphysboro after he and an unidentified woman overturned an air mattress near the spillway. Diver teams found him about 6 pm. Coroner Don Ragsdale ruled no autopsy. Relatives said the lake’s safety measures were not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Don Ragsdale
Mark A. Montaba
Arlington Heights
Carbondale
Montaba
Ragsdale
Citizens groups urged to unite for justice says SCAM speaker
Pete Ranum of COACT Minnesota urged collaboration among citizen organizations at SCAMs fifth annual meeting in Herrin. He recalled COACTs victories from drainage fixes to eliminating discriminatory phone rates and tax relief pressure, predicting a post election surge of activism and reform nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Minnesota
Herrin
Pete Ranum
Ranum
Crosslake
Minn
Southern Counties Action Movement
Citizens Organization Action Together
COACT
Crow Wing
Minnesota Coact
SCAM elects 11 directors at fifth annual meeting
SCAM named eleven directors to the Southern Counties Action Movement board at its fifth annual meeting. Willy Holton heads Murphysboro, Della Mitchell represents Herrin, Bertha Moake Johnston City, Frances Hostynski West Frankfort, Max Aud Carbondale. At large: Sandra Hazlett, Robert Lindsey, Maryanne Dalzell, Dennis Holtzclaw. Chapters report opposition to Usage Sensitive Service by General Telephone and to a Central Illinois Public Service rate hike. Reports cover CIPS rate hikes, ICC member elections, natural gas decontrol, and winter shut-offs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Counties Action Movement
Willy Holton
Murphysboro
Della Mitchell
Herrin
Bertha Moake
Johnston City
Frances Hostynski
West Frankfort
Max Aud
Carbondale
Sandra Hazlett
Robert Lindsey
Maryanne Dalzell
Dennis Holtzclaw
Cathy Paull
General Telephone
Central Illinois
David Horney
Policemen to Wear Black Bands in Memorial Day Observance
Police officers across Southern Illinois will wear black bands on badges this Saturday as a living memorial to fallen officers. Organized by the Little Egypt Police Officers Association, the observance marks Peace Officers Memorial Day. More than 2,000 police officers have been killed in the line of duty since 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Little Egypt Police Officers Association
Grandpa John's owner must post $2 million bond or yield inventory
Former owner Frederick Borgsmiller sues Grandpa John's Inc. over a $1.6 million promissory note tied to the sale of seven stores. Judge Green orders that the current owner Walter Luebbert post a $2 million bond or surrender inventory worth about $1.2 million to Borgsmiller. Court will hear a second time to decide if inventory should be sold to satisfy the note.
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John
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Borgsmiller
Bill Green
Frederick Borgsmiller
Jackson County
Grandpa John’s Inc
Walter Luebbert
Jefferson City
Grand Tower
Luebbert
Green
UMW chief Sam Church visits amid politics talk in Illinois
United Mine Workers President Sam Church attends a weekend meeting of union organizers and a Sunday banquet at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to celebrate a fatality-free Illinois mining year. Opponents call the event a campaign move while organizer Tony Kujawa says it honors safety. Church plans no public appearances but may visit some mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois
UMW
Wilbur Killion
Willard Esselstyn
Illinois Mines and Minerals
Brad Evilsizer
Jerry Jones
International Executive Board
IEB
Tony Kujawa
Kujawa
United Mine
Indiana
Kentucky
Tanker Fire At Burning Star No 4 Mine Near Cutler
A ten thousand gallon fuel tanker at Burning Star No 4 mine near Cutler caught fire Thursday night. The blaze began about 9 20 p m and investigators have not determined a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star No. 4
Cutler
Republicans win lottery for ballot position in Williamson County
County Clerk Barney Boren conducted a lottery to decide ballot order for the November general election. Democratic Party Chairman Ovie Edwards drew position No 2, followed by Republican Chairman Homer Askew who drew position No 1.
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Williamson County
Barney Boren
Ovie Edwards
Homer Askew
Trustees seek faster SIU search guidelines
SIU trustees on the Edwardsville campus review the guidelines for chancellor and presidential searches after recalling three national searches in 1979 and 1980. They note high costs and time spent, debating use of outside consultants or a university overseer to speed the process. Changes will be discussed again at the June 10 Springfield meeting.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Univeristy-Carbondale
SIU
Siu-Edwardsville
SIU Board of Trustees
William Norwood
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Kenneth Shaw
Rowe
Large Search Council
Ivan Elliott
Carmi
Springfield Medical
Local governments may fund historic preservation goals
By Tom Woolf federal participation may boost local historic work in Carbondale. Susan Baldwin of the state historic sites division explains a new plan to allow up to 10 percent of federal funds for local preservation tasks, with about $40,000 available this year. The plan, expected to start next year, may prompt creation of a city historic commission and promote tax credits under the 1981 Economic Tax Recovery Act for rehabilitating income producing historic properties, with credits of 25 percent for certified sites and varied credits for older buildings, applicable to commercial and industrial properties only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Susan Baldwin
Department of Conservation
Baldwin
Central Carbondale Historic Area
Herrin seeks state grants for cafe rebuild and 17th Street ditch
Herrin plans to apply for two Community Development block grants through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. One funds the Illinois Cafe rebuild, the other improves the 17th Street ditch. grants could total up to 750000 for the ditch and priority given to job creation for low and medium income residents for the cafe project. Swinford warns the cafe grant faces stiff review and notes private funds may aid rebuilding, while the ditch project must avoid harming affordable housing and safety. Deadline for applications is June 4 with a decision expected by August.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
17Th Street
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Donald Swinford
Illinois
Swinford
17Th Street Ditch
Kinkaid Lake boat ramp project goes to low bid Simonds
The Kinkaid-Reed's Creek Conservancy District awarded the boat ramp and parking lot contract in the Paul Ice Recreation Area to E. T. Simonds of Carbondale after a bid of 80967 dollars. Two other bids were 87967 from Denny and Sons of Anna and 96499 from Ace Excavating of Murphysboro.
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Kinkaid Lake
The
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Paul Ice Recreation Area
E. T. Simonds
Carbondale
Simonds
Denny and Sons of
Anna
Ace Excavating of
Murphysboro
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S/IU-C
Kinkaid Spillway
Topsy
Elkville
Sheriff’s Department
Shelby Slusher
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy Board
Antic
Slasher
Standard Oil
Jerry Lover
Pete Ramum
SCAM
CIPS
Illinois Commerce Commission
City National Bank
James Lawder
Lawder
Mass Merchandising
Novelty Distributors Inc
Owensboro
Norwood
Trustees
Carol Kimmel
Rock Island
West Walnut Street
the Central Association
Poplar Street
Main Street
Springer and Forest
Walnut Street
17Th St. Ditch
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