Rural intersection signs aim to speed emergency responses
Jackson County rolls out a rural identification system with two code numbers and E or N designations at intersections to pinpoint locations for responders and travelers. Randolph County plans a similar system with road names and metric designations at cost estimates around 100000 dollars aided by federal grants.
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Rick Rockwell
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Randolph County
al Boudet
Boudet
Illinois Department of Transportation
Lester Halcomb
Halcomb
5 000 Baptists to convene on SIUC campus in 79
Carbondale will host more than 5,000 Baptists in 1979 for a bi annual Northern Baptists convention at SIU Carbondale. Robert H. Ratcliffe says the site will draw 5 000 to 5 500 attendees including 1 600 to 1 700 ministers. The event fills campus space and dorms, boosts local business and could help control future student costs.
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Henry de Fiebre
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Ave
Siu-C
Robert H. Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
SIUC
Chicago
Springfield
Indianapolis
Louisville
University of Illinois
Ratcliffe Aa
Northern Baptists
San Diego
Atlantic City
Marion
Bruce R. Swinburne
the Baptists
Campous
Hurst-Bush secession plan hits legal snag
Hurst-Bush residents pushing to withdraw from Herrin District 4 face a setback as petitions signed by over 600 contain flaws such as no plan for high school attendance. A 7:30 p.m. meeting at Bush Village Hall will review legal issues, with attorney John Womick explaining the complications.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Hurst-Bush
Herrin Community Unit
An Atorney
Womick
Les McCollum
Williamson County
Herrin
McCollum
Hurst
Jackson County
Carterville
Zeigler-Royalton
Carbondale
Cchs 165 Board of Education
Jackson County Board of School Trustees
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
Indians hold services inside Marion prison for Peltier
Religious leaders from various tribes conducted a pipe ceremony inside Marion federal penitentiary for inmate Leonard Peltier amid disputed access. Attorneys sought mandamus relief in Chicago and East St. Louis, arguing denied access to Peltier and confiscated papers, while officials cited security and attorney status. About 300 Indians marched to the gate and held the service on the access road. Peltier’s lawyers reported papers were returned and a courtroom ruling denied the writ.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Leonard Peltier
Peltier
Art Solomon
Louise Kitchpemne
Greg Zephier
California
Washington, D. C
Congress
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
James Foreman
Eastern District Court
East St. Louis
Jeffrey Weiss
FBI
Jack Coler
Ron Williams
Pine Ridge
S. D
Wolf Creek Road
Penitentiary Gate
Richard Habiger
Carbondale
Habiger
George Wilkinson
Carter picks Paul Simon for UN disarmament session
President Jimmy Carter designates U S Representative Paul Simon of Carbondale as a delegate to the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament in New York City from May 23 to June 28. Also named are Paul Newman Averill Harriman Marjorie Benton Senator George McGovern Senator Charles Mathias and Representative Charles Whalen.
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U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Jimmy Carter
United Nations
Simon
Carter
New York City
Washington
New York
Paul Newman
Averill Harriman
Williamson County adopts 1.1341 tax multiplier
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs sets a 1.1341 multiplier for Williamson County. The final figure matches the tentative rate earlier in the year and reflects a 12.3 percent drop from last year’s 1.257. Growth in property valuation prompted the reduction, while individual bills depend on unit levies and property values. Residents will receive bills later due to the timing of the final figure.
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Williamson County
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Curtis Palmer
Palmer
VA workers picket at Marion hospital for pay raise curbs
About 35 Marion Veterans Hospital employees joined a one day informational picket from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to protest pay raise ceilings as part of a nationwide AFGE action. staff used annual leave time for the demonstration.
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The
Marion Veterans Hospital
Can Federation of Government Employees
Marion Hospital
Moreno takes leave to head state task force
Moreno, executive director of Greater Egypt since 1966, will take a leave of absence July 1 through 1979 to lead Illinois Future Task Force. The panel will study goals for 2000, cover population trends, economy, development, human services, energy and environment, with a late 1979 report to the General Assembly.
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Greater Egypt
Moreno
Illinois General Assembly
George Ranney
Mt. Vernon
Inland Steel Co
Bruce Richmond
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