Nixon signs law expanding black lung benefits in Illinois
About 3 000 Southern Illinois miners and families denied benefits may receive compensation under the new law. The Social Security Administration will review existing denied claims and mail notices. final decisions rest with the Baltimore SSA, with state vocational rehabilitation handling determinations. Orphans and dependents of diseased miners may also qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Richard Nixon
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West Frankfort
Bill Sponsor
Social Security Administration
Ray Cohee
Carbondale Social Security Office
Cohee
Social Security
Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Baltimore
Perry County
Carbondale
House
Senate
U.S. Department of Labor
Harrisburg
McMichael resigns as Williamson merit board seat filled
Williamson County moves to replace Lloyd McMichael on the Merit Board with Dean Melvin after approval by the county board. Sheriff Oxford nominated Melvin and Jack Hampton for the vacancy, with Democrat Ora Snider remaining on the board. The board also debated funding for dog care and a motor fuel tax project at the Interstate 24 57 interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Lloyd McMichael
Dean Melvin
Russell Oxford
Melvin
Marion
Jack Hampton
Anthony Mignone
Rt. 1
Oxford
Jo M. Walker
Robert Williams
William Sinks
Walker
Sinks
County Board
McMichael
Fred Thane
Thane
Leslie Neafus
Marion City
Neafus
Reverend Walker to Lead Mt Vernon Church
The Rev. C. R. Walker will begin ministry at the Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon on July 2 after resigning from Marion First Baptist Church. He plans to leave his John A. Logan College Board of Trustees post and will serve Marion until June 25 and attend a Southern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Walker
Marion First Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon
Logan Street Baptist Church
Walker
John A. Logan College Board of Trustees
Marion
Marion Church
Mr. Walker
Philadelphia
SIU student arrested in rape case
SIU student Hossein M. Zarrin-Ghalam 29 from Tehran was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of rape. He lives in Town and County Trailer Court Carbondale and is held in Jackson County jail awaiting charges after a woman reported being assaulted in a car near the campus and later in a trailer. Jackson County sheriff's deputies assisted SIU police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hossein M. Zarrin-Ghalam
Southern Illinois University
Tehran
Iran
SIU
Carbondale
Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies
Sprinkling ban issued in South High Water District
South High way Water District south of Carbondale asks customers to stop sprinkling as a storage tank on Rt. 51 ran dry repeatedly over the weekend. The 100000 gallon tank could not meet high demand while the city of Carbondale supplied treated water to about 900 district customers.
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South Highway Water District
Carbondale
Rt. 51
John Crenshaw
Housing Authority Waives Local Taxes for Anna Highrise Project
The Union County Housing Authority will not pay in lieu of taxes on a new 110-unit elderly highrise in Anna, worth about 1500 dollars annually, to aid HUD funding. The waiver, urged by director Vicki Chamness, aims to prove economic feasibility and secure construction funds. Completion is expected by year end on Washington Street under a semi modular pilot. A memorial fund for Abdul Majid Abbass was established by SIU to support events and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Housing Authority
Anna
County Board of Commis
Vicki Chamness
Authority
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chamness
Washington Street
Stolen 1970 Buick Recovered From Strip Pit Near De Soto
A 1970 Buick reported stolen May 11 from the Mardale Shopping Center in Carbondale was recovered from 30 feet of water in a Truax Tract Coal Co strip pit northwest of De Soto. Jackson County Sheriff John Hoffman said skin divers found oil on the surface and pulled the car out around 4 p.m. Sunday. ownership is listed as Patricia R. Russell of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
de Soto Sunday
Jackson County
John Hoffman
Hoffman
Truax Tract Coal Co
de Soto
Miss America Laurie Schafer to Visit Shawnee College
Miss America Laurie Schafer, 22, of Ohio will visit Shawnee College near Allin on Tuesday. She will speak at the Student Center from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. and meet students, faculty, and staff until 3:30 p.m. A press conference begins at 2:00 p.m. This is her first Southern Illinois visit since her September 1971 crowning.
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Laurie Lea Schaefer
Allin
Miss Schaefer
Ohio
Southern Illinois
State police test new flasher lights in District 13
Randolph and Washington County residents will soon see a new flasher system tested by Illinois State Police District 13 based in Du Quoin. The tests include a system that can be raised for visibility while lowered car flashers show a radio technician in the car.
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Randolph
Washington County
District 13
Illinois State Police
du Quoin
Steve Derbak
Royalton
Inland Steel coal mine shut over wildcat pay dispute
The Inland Steel Co coal mine at Lesser remains closed after a Friday wildcat strike by 367 miners over pay and safety. No talks scheduled as two workers refused to operate in an area deemed unsafe, with union leader Kenneth Dawes stating workers seek pay for that shift and to create a safe exit.
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Inland Steel Co
Lesser
Scholes
Kenneth Dawes
United Mine Workers of America
Dawes
Officials protest Jackson County tax multiplier in Springfield
A formal protest to a 1972 tax multiplier for Jackson County was filed with the state Department of Revenue in Springfield. A 1.1905 tentative multiplier will raise 1971 reassessment values by about 19.06 percent for 1972 tax bills, with prior rate at 1.2048. County officials cited a 30 percent rise in 1971 valuations and noted the multiplier applies to real estate and personal property for tax computations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
State Dept. of Revenue
Springfield
Charles Gray
Ron Briggs
Delmar Ward
Lowell Heller
Revenue Department
Herrin fire probe continues at salvage warehouse
Fire Chief Laverne Kerley says a Saturday blaze at the Herrin Salvage and Building Supply warehouse 105 S. 16th St may have been set. Damage estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 with water causing most of the loss. 2 to 4 separate fires found inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Salvage and
S. 16Th St
Herrin
Laverne Kerley
Herbert and
Mary van Hoorebeke
Rt. 2
Carterville
van Hoorebeke
Kerley
Cyclist killed near Nashville on Rt 460
A St. Clair County man James L. Mahan 26 of St. Libory was killed when his motorcycle overturned on Rt 460 five miles west of Rt 127 near Nashville at 1 a.m. Police report he was thrown from the bike and apparently suffered a broken neck. The body went to King Funeral Home Nashville. This death marks the 72nd in Southern Illinois for the year, compared with 50 the previous year.
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St. Clair County
Nashville
Rt. 460
James L. Mahan
St. Libory
Rt. 127
King Funeral Home
Illinois
Mt Vernon plant hit by gunfire amid strike disruption
Denzer Electric at Mt. Vernon reports vandalism during a two week old strike. Five .38 caliber slugs blasted windows, eggs smeared walls, and about 1000 gallons of oil were dumped into a nearby creek from an oil-tank valve tampering. Union negotiations stalled with no scheduled meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Electrical Company
C. J. Covington
Denzer Electric
Christian
Covington
Denzer
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
West Frankfort
George E. Smith
Dowzer
Mt. Vernon
Midwest
Dedman
Anna Jonesboro HS Board: No Hearing for Roy Johnson
The Anna Jonesboro Community High School board, via attorney advice, will likely not hold a hearing for Roy Johnson, the dismissed district superintendent. Acting superintendent John Sipe said the board may pay Johnson for the rest of the school year. State Atty Corydon Finch noted contract variance and questioned a two year term. The board reviews applications for a new superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Roy Johnson
John Sipe
Johnson
Atty
Corydon Finch
Finch
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Black Lung Law
By John Trimble
Williamson County Merit Board
Merit Board
Hampton
Republican Board
County
Kenneth Powless
Pulley’s Mill
Greater Egypt
Logan
Carterville First Baptist Church
Herrin First Baptist Church
Johnston City First Baptist Church
Ewing First Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Harrodsburg
Rom
Abdul Majid Abbass
Governemnt
Abbass
SIU Foundation
Shawnee
Richard Thompson
Sparta
James Spier
Coulterville
Jackson
York
Toronto
Upper Canada
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