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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1966
Page
9
Carterville citizens planning course members say city officials recognize water and sewer problems and are pursuing fixes. Frank Moreno of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission cites steps including tower repair, filtration plant revamp funding, larger water and sewer lines, and a new sewage lagoon begun last year.
Perry County Circuit Court fined two Du Quoin men for liquor and related charges. Stanley D. Hestand paid 300 dollars and costs for two reckless conduct counts after firing a shotgun that slightly wounded two children on July 2, 1965. Wilford Harsey owed 200 dollars and costs for theft over 150 dollars, involving a saddle from the Ray Beckham farm on October 13, 196? Both pleaded guilty before Judge Joseph Fleming and received three years probation. Also fined were Samuel Fal Jetta 200 dollars and 35 costs for reckless driving, Richard W. Davenport 200 dollars and costs for speeding, with a separate reckless driving dismissal. Police briefs list Michael Mitchell 300 for speeding in West Frankfort, Robert W. Martindale 30 for disobeying rail crossing gates in Carbondale, and Carl W. Eddings 20 for speeding in Makanda.
Tom Clark of Du Quoin, 51, was sentenced to 18 months in Perry County Circuit Court by Judge Joseph Fleming after a four hour gun battle with county officers. Clark set his house on fire during the deployment of tear gas and pleaded guilty to attempted murder aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer. Sheriff John Barber sustained a minor head wound in the incident. Saint Genevieve is the pal led battery and resisting a peace von saint of Paris.
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