Mental Exam Approved For Dodd In Williamson County
James Floyd Dodd Jy., 23, charged with murder for the shooting of Dallas Edward Lee near West Frankfort at the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Judge Ban Haney approved a psychiatric examination. State's Atty Kenneth Hubler filed the petition. Public Defender Charles Winters appointed to represent Dodd did not oppose. The petition included Dodds Army discharge noting instability and past self harm.
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James Floyd Dodd Jy
Dallas
Edward Lee
Marion
Ban Haney
Williamson County
Kenneth Hubler
Charles Winters
Dodd
Hubler
Lee
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Rt. 37
West Frankfort
Chamber Okays Corporation To Seek SBA Loans
Marion Chamber of Commerce approves forming a special corporation to qualify for Small Business Administration loans. A committee will pursue the project, with $25,000 cash and $3,000 in pledges in a drive to purchase a 46 acre industrial site for $5,000 per acre and to re loan federal funds to new industry employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Melvin Felts
LC. Cavaness
Dee Rodd
Gilbert Smart
Bill Brown
Lewis Nielsen
Chamber
Kiwanis Club
Wammens Club
Jaycee Jaymes
Wind and Storms Hit Southern Illinois Amid Damage
High winds and brief thunder storms caused damage across Southern Illinois early today. Rain totals varied, with Carbondale and Murphysboro reporting up to 6% inches, Marion about 8 inches, and Benton 1.44 inches. A janitor at Southern Illinois Airport noted gusts to 46 to 50 mph and power outages occurred as trees fell on lines from Murphysboro to nearby towns.
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Illinois
Illnois
Carbondale
Ilinois
Murphysboro
Air Force Seeks Medical Specialists And Therapists
Air Force recruiters urge qualified professionals to join as occupational therapists physiotherapists and dietitians. Candidates should be 21 to 34 years old with restrictions for women. Further details available at the Air Force Recruiting Station in Carbondale.
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Air Force
Carbondale
Murphysboro Pool Leased for Summer by YMCA
The Jackson County YMCA leases Riverside Pool in Murphysboro for the summer with an option to buy from Lyle Turton and Paul Slaybaugh. Pool opens May 29 or Memorial Day, with hours 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday through Sunday. Manager Lewis Etherton, previously in charge, begins a season offering classes for different age groups May 31 to June 11.
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Jackson County
Riverside
Murphysboro
Lyle Turton
Paul Slaybaugh
Lester W. Sommers
YMCA
Lewis Etherton
Vergennes
Sommers
Ilinois
24Th Street
Commercial Avenue
Riverside Park
Herrin Hospital First In Region Approved for Medicare
Herrin Hospital becomes the first south of East St Louis area to win Medicare approval along with four others in Illinois Alton Evansville Joliet and Macomb A total of 300 state hospitals seek approval Regional Director Melville H Ilosch says they will likely qualify soon Administrator Robert O Connell announced the working agreement with the Social Security Administration after a Tuesday review The hospital safety and personnel meet Medicare standards A medical audit performed by a utilization review board of doctors will oversee patient care and extended hospitalizations An adequate staff of 26 registered nurses is noted An expected patient influx is anticipated when Medicare begins July 1 The Bertha Goodrich Wing second floor adds 30 beds bringing total capacity to 122
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Illinois
Herrin
Melville H. Ilosch
Herrin Hospital
Robert O'Connell
O'Connell
Bertha Goodrich
Manager Plan Protects City Workers Says National League
When a city adopts the council manager form, employees hired under the old system aren’t wholesale fired. The National Municipal League and officials like Artur Bergquist of Centralia cite better pay and benefits under managers, with firings rare and based on merit. Cape Girardeau adds civil service protections to curb favoritism.
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Michelle Klaus
National Municipal League
League
Chester Williams
Williams
Centralia
Arthur Bergquist
Hergquist
Bergquist
Vernon
Lewis
Dethrow
Paul Frederick
Cape Girardeau
Frederick
Civil Service Commission
Dob Security
Josh
International City Managers’ Association
Senior Citizens Fear Tax Hikes Over Manager Plan
In Carbondale senior citizens at a Chamber of Commerce meeting oppose the council manager plan, predicting higher taxes though officials say tax decisions rest with the city council. The session featured panel discussions with local leaders and university figures, drawing about 100 attendees including many high school students.
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D. G. Schumacher
Carbondale
Cecil Bass
N. Allyn Sr
Chamber of Commerce
I Bass
William J. Burns
Frank Kirk
William Eaton
Eaton
D. Blaney Miller
Gene Ramsey
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Randall Nelson
League of Women Voters
Melvin Haas
Chester Lewis
Mt. Vernon
Frederic Guild
Southern Illinois University
Guild
Bass
Colp
Howe
Haas
Kirk
Carbondale Committee For
Thomas Grade School
N. Wall Sk
Sparta Board Rejects Mrs. Kimbrough as Teacher
The Sparta Community Unit School District 140 board voted against hiring Mrs. Charles Kimbrough amid NAACP protests. NAACP alleged dismissal in 1983 over alleged lack of cooperation, and Kimbrough has applied for two years while preparing complaints to state and federal civil rights agencies.
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Sparta Community Unit School
Charles Kimbrough
Sparta
Randolph County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kimbrough
Vernon
Old Sparta Community Consolidated School District 128 Board of Education
NAACP
Unit 140
Melvin Anderson
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Office of State Supt. of Publi Instruction
The
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Anderson
Wranch
Heart Pump Tried Again
A retired Navy man Walter L. McCans aged 61 from Woodenville Washington was awake and doing well after becoming the second patient in three weeks to receive a partial artificial heart implant. The operation at Methodist Hospital involved inserting an aortic ball valve to assist the heart’s pumping. McCans entered the OR in severe right ventricle failure and was treated by Dr. Michael I. DeBakey who previously performed a similar procedure on Mareel L. DeRudder.
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Houston
Tex
Walter L. McCans
Wood‘nville
Wash
Methodist Hospital
McCans
Michael I. DeBakey
Mareel L. DeRudder
Illinois
DeRudder
Vandalism Damages Sand Ridge Bridge In Jackson County
Police report two vandalism attempts at the 1905 Sand Ridge bridge over the Big Muddy River. Fuel oil and gasoline were poured on floorboards and ignited, burning sections and girders but causing only minor material damage. County Supt. Carl Worthen cites potential for major loss and says funds to repair are unavailable. police to review drag racing reports.
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Jackson County
Carl
Worthen
Big Muddy River
Sand Ridge
Fie
Totel
Northeast Urban Renewal Meeting Set
The Carbondale Community Conservation Board will sponsor a 3:30 pm meeting at Thomas School 805 N Wall St to discuss an urban renewal project in the Northeast. Board commissioner William Burns says the gathering signals seriousness and may start a local nonprofit to aid redevelopment with housing admin reps present.
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Carbondale Community Conservation Board
William Burns
Conservation Board
Cannondale
Burns
Urban Renewal Public Housing
Federal Housing Administrations
Thomas School
N. Wall St
The
Carbondale Car Fire Damages Wiring on Route 13 West
Fire units responded around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday to a car fire along Old Rt. 13 west half a mile from the city. Barry Drucker reported wiring damage. Earlier at 7:15 a.m. today in Marion Rue Bearden at 14 N Bentley St reported a wiring short with no further damage.
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Carbondale
Barry Drucker
Marion
Rue Bearden
Bentley St
Kiwanis Backs Manager Plan In Carbondale Vote
The Carbondale Kiwanis Club endorsed the council-manager form of government, backing the plan to be decided by voters next week. Club president Rev William Longman said all 33 members present supported it after a program with Chester Williams, former Centralia city manager and SIU staff member, with no dissenters indicated.
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Chester Lewis
Lewis
General Fund
Public Works Department
Bob Bethrow
Dethrow
William Cox
Cox
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
William Longman
Kiwanis
Chester Williams
Centralia
Southern Illinois University
Longman
Three Harrisburg Women Die in Rt 13 Crash Near Shawneetown
Three Harrisburg women Eleanor Blades Delma Jennings Webb and Olive Parker were killed when their car collided broadside with a semi truck driven by Leo L Roberson near Shawneetown at 1 10 am on Rt 13 three miles east of the junction The driver Roberson 50 McLeansboro was not injured Funeral services for Webb set for Friday at 2 30 pm at a private funeral home in Harrisburg Arrangements for Blades and Parker incomplete The victims were employees of General Telephone Co.
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Harrisburg
Rt. 13
Shawneetown
Eleanor Blades
Delma Jennings Webb
Olive M. Parker
Blades
Leo L. Roberson
McLeansborn
Roberson
Rt L
Webb
Brivate Funeral Home
Parker
Genera) Telephone Ca
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James Harvey
Chamber Okays Corporation
Tlingit Secretary of State
Wayne A. Barwick
Herbert E. Snyder
William 5. Knight
Rt. 1
Equality
James E. Belt
Rt. 2
Evansville
Charles W. Boelling
Coulterville
Thomas H. Vestal
Lowell Allen
Rt. 3
Charles Howe
Sand Ridge Bridge
Northeast Urban Renewal Meeting
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