Change of venue denied in Marion murder trial
A motion to change venue for Cynthia Barnes's murder trial was denied but kept as a continuing motion. Judge William Lewis said venue could be reconsidered if a large pool of jurors shows bias. Barnes faces murder, armed robbery, and burglary charges in the death of Martha Damico in Marion on Feb. 9, with trial slated for June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Walley
Hlindisan
Cynthia
Cindy’’ Barnes
William Lewis
Marion
Kenneth Hubler
Miss Barnes
Martha Damico
Hubler
Williamson County
Lewis
Murphysboro murder case opens as aid worker is slain
In Murphysboro circuit court a non jury trial began for Vivian Franklin 29 of Grand Tower charged with shooting Christina Hartley 29 a case worker for the state Division of Children and Family Services Hartley was killed Oct 26 at the Franklin Trailer home scene witnesses Deputy Sheriffs Robert Scott and Walter Allen testified they found a gun and ammunition and that Franklin confessed calling police but said she did not know what happened Allen said Franklin was arrested minutes after officers arrived and that he had assumed she was the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howerton
Gerald
Marion
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Gary Ashman
Misa Barnes
Tang
Ashman
Mirs. Damico
Miss Barnes
Hubler
Murphysboro
Vivian Frenklin
Rt. 1
Grand Tower
Franklin
Christina Hartleh
Murphystoro
State Division of Children and Family Services
Hart Feb
Franklin Trailer
Rt. 3
Jackson County
Robert Scott
Walter Allen
John Hoffman
Scott
Vivian Franklin
Hartley
Allen
State Crime Laboratory
de Soto
Melville Miller
Truck overturns spilling soybeans injures driver
A Tamaroa woman, 47, was injured Tuesday when her pickup truck overturned spilling a load of soybeans. Helen L. Matanoski was taken to Washington County Hospital in Nashville with major injuries. Police said the accident happened after the left rear wheel detached, sending the vehicle out of control, off Route 127, two miles south of Route 460, and onto its top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. Matanoski
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Rt. 127
Rt. 460
Board Restores Drug and Alcohol Funds for Clinic
Jackson County Mental Health Board in Carbondale reversed a May cut by restoring $7,497 to the Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic for next year and renegotiating the contract to move funds to the 708 board. The action cuts raises and travel while aiming to fund a new countywide mental health manager and tighten the budget before the 1974-75 fiscal year begins July 1. The board warned that failure to trim spending could force a large county budget cut when reviewed in four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Fiedra
Southern
Ilinoisan Mae
Jackson County Community Mental Health Board
Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic
706 Board
708
706
Jackson County
Carbondale
Frank Wilkerson
W. F. Price
Raymond Vincent
703
Price
1708
Carel McDermott
Stek
Michael Altekruse
Anderson cancels Marion appearance for Washington summons
Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois cancels a Marion speech and 4 pm press conference after a presidential summons to Washington for a Republican leadership conference. Anderson chairs the House Republican conference and was set to speak at the Ramada Inn with Commerce Department speakers replacing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Anderson
Rockford
Marion
Washington, D.C
Anderson
Washington
Hon Putnam
Adlai Stevenson
Ramada Inn
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Shawnee Resource, Conservation and Development Project
Ramada
Commerce
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
William Weber
Donald Soso
St. Louis
Dept. of Commerce
Charles Grimes
Monorail plan links SIU campus to Carbondale downtown
Carbondale City Council backs joint planning with Southern Illinois University for a demonstrator monorail from the campus to the railroad site, extending down South Mines Avenue. PR T's George Scelzo says a $28,000 contract seeks a $4 million grant, with a two mile route and two year construction, funded federally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campus
Carbondale City
SIU
Andrew Kevinn
Southern Clinois
Carbondale
Southern Clinois University
Bonanza
George Karnes
South Mines Avenus
George P. Scelzo
Personalized Rapid Transit Corp
PRT
University
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Scelzo
Ellinois Avenue
Second phase of Carbondale Cedar Lake project authorized
The Carbondale city council approved a $587,854 second phase to Cedar Lake, adding a water intake at the reservoir near Evergreen Park and piping to the treatment plant. No bids were taken. a change order on Nutty and Pautler Inc. of Chester is in place. Completion expected later this summer. Water will be pumped from the new lake south of town to keep the reservoir full and feed the plant on South Wall Street pending HUD concurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Cedar Lake
Evergreen Park
Nutty and Pautler, Inc
Chester
Husler
South Wall Street
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Franklin County Allocates Federal Revenue Sharing Funds
Franklin County approves uses of $147,595 federal revenue sharing with $100,000 for law enforcement and $47,595 for financial administration of tax extension and collection. Bridge work on six wood bridges to be rebuilt with piping at about $10,200. Seven miles of county roads to be blacktopped by E. T. Simonds Construction Co. for $110,000. Additional $94,000 special revenue funds planned to rebuild eight county bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Bob Hiller
Hiller
Frankfort
Denning
Jack Licata
County Supt. of Highways
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Carbondale
Licata
Union Street
Court Street
Chicago and
Roberta Drive
Jack Nois
Com~ Son
Harper
Washington
Holland
Russell
Vicksburg
Marion area annexation ties city to airport site
City officials plan to extend Marion limits to Williamson County Airport by annexing the mine service center site west of Marion. S and S Machinery Co plans a 35 acre facility with 10 acres used for a service center, warehouse and offices serving Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana. 25 acres could be leased to coal oriented tenants. Construction of the prefabricated metal building proceeds as bids for sewer and water work came in over estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Walley
Jenter
Marion
Robert Butler
S and S Machinery Co
Richlands
Robert Hall Clothing I
New Rt. 13
Illinois
Ken
Ucky
Indiana
Williamson County
Williamson County approves hawker ban and budget cuts
Williamson County Commissioners passed an ordinance barring itinerant merchants selling merchandise, excluding farm products. The measure targets out-of-state furniture sales from trucks near Marion. The board also approved a $7,000 federal grant for airport fire equipment, with potential $7,000 local match, and announced budget cuts totaling $162,367 to trim remaining fiscal year balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County, Board of Commissioners
Williamson County
New Rt. 13
Marion
Deepartment of Transportation
Federal Aviation Agency
William J. Sinks
Contingencies Fund
Greater Egypt
Low Herrin Bids Total 35165 for Road Project
Wilson Asphalt Co. was apparent low bidder for asphalt chips and bituminous patching mix for a Herrin motor fuel tax road program with bids totaling 35165 for materials. Southern Illinis Stone Co. Buncombe submitted the only bid for rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Asphalt Co
Herrin
Southern Illinis Stone Co
Buncombe
Wilson
Stone Company
John McVey
Bernita Hopkins
Frank Moroni
Larry Lipe
State Department of Transporation
SIU paper curtails letters critical of its president
Daily Egyptian at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was ordered to stop printing letters and editorials critical of SIU President David R Derge and his administration. Managing Editor Harmon issued guidelines to editor George, denying print of letters from Southern Change staff or other units critical of the administration. George says the move suppresses open forum and worries policy may extend to news coverage, though Harmon claims no censorship and says the policy is personal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Ilinoisan
Daily Egyptian
Southern Ilinois University At
Carbondale
STUC
David R. Derge
John George
William M. Harmon
SIU School of Journalism
Harmon
George
Sitiversity
Southern Change
Narman
Frank Sherbing
Egyptian
Derge
Sherbing
Howard R. Long
Danilo Orescanin
SIU
Orescanin
Af‘ter
Daily
Universlty
STU
School of Journalism
Long
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Imogene
Johns
Rt. 5
Joe Shelton
Raymond Emery
Donna Hudgens
Avis Christ
Verbal Phillips
Tony Stevens
Trind Isan
Mental Health Board
Okays
Cindy Barnes
Council Tole
Seelzo
Department (of Transportation
iScelzo
Sce
Eromast Mnie Wicehar
Neal Eckert
Scelza
Scelga
Fischer
Dallas
Eckert
Truiial
Hans
Cher
White
P and K Construction Co
Clarida Engineering Cop
Mainex
D. L. Whites
Construction Co
Thelof
Low Herrin
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