SIU seeks Egyptian artifacts exhibit for 1983 start
SIU Carbondale plans a major exhibit of 50 predynastic Egyptian artifacts from 3,500 to 100 B.C. The project, centered on the Great Hymn to Osiris, aims to tour national venues with SIUC collaborating with eight other institutions. Funding includes a $250,000 NEA grant application and private donors, with contingency plans if costs rise or backing falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern
Whitlock
Cairo Museum
Egypt
U.S
Osiris
Isis
Horus
Illinois
National Endowment For the Arts
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois Humanities Council
National Endowment For the Humanities
SIUC
Herrin says weeds must be cut by city action
Herrin Mayor Donald Swinford said the city will crack down on property owners failing to cut weeds and will take legal action if needed. The council approved appointments to city posts, a $95,000 Motor Fuel Tax paving program, and liquor sale hours while authorizing no parking signs and a noise ordinance study. New businesses were welcomed and a resolution praised local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Herrin
Donald Swinford
Theodore Bollmann
J.C. Kirk
James Pursell
Greater Egypt
Tyler
Maple
Seventh
Swinford
Thorugh
Lyerla Drive
Eighth
12Th Streets
Paul Murphy
Bryan Furniture
N. Park Ave
Picture Perfect
W. Monroe
Herrin Jaycees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Arson blamed for fatal Herrin public housing fire
An April 14 inquest confirmed the January 17 blaze at a Herrin duplex was deliberately set. Investigators found accelerant evidence, but a coroner's jury labeled the deaths of Alice Brown and her children as undetermined between homicide and accident. The case remains open with ongoing inquiries and no major breakthroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Alice Rose Brown
Kevin Michael
Christina Louise
Sprinfield
Dwight Elliott
Elliott
David Bandera
Fifth St. Duplex
Williamson County
James Wilson
State’s Attorney’s
Wilson
Williamson County Detective Unit
Ron Lee
Reclassification of principal stands in Murphysboro district
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 faced a three and a half hour public hearing over the March 10 reclassification of former junior high principal Hal Killebrew. The action cut duties and salary for 1981 82 citing budget needs, while Killebrew’s attorney alleged retaliation for a 1980 teachers strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Hal Killebrew
Killebrew
R.W. Deffenbaugh
Springfield
William Ridgeway
Deffenbaugh
Earnest Bozarth
Bozarth
Unit 186
Jack Diers
Diers
Tim Bowers
Herrin Chamber opposes IDOT plan to close Route 148
Herrin chamber fights IDOT plans to close five mile stretch of Illinois 148 north of Herrin for two years to replace two Big Muddy River bridges. Chamber members voted unanimously at an eight p.m. June 12 hearing at Chittyville Elementary School to keep the highway open and detour traffic through Freeman Spur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tom Dinnis
IDOT
Big Muddy River
Freeman Spur
Dinnis
Herrin Chamber backs detour widening and awards
The Herrin chamber supported a detour on the Freeman Spur road widening project and approved thanks to Mike Berra of Herrin Neon Sign Co for a new chamber office sign. It adopted resolutions thanking the Herrin Jaycees and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for Herrinfest 81 and the Loyalty Day Parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Mike Berra
Herrin Neon Sign Co
Herrin Jaycees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Murphysboro Carbondale settle boundary on Country Club Road
Murphysboro City Council approved a boundary line along Country Club Road with Carbondale as they plan future annexation of the area. A three mile north south limit was debated to avoid extending water service to Mardale district customers west of the road. Also, the council refused new hookups and permits at Jackson Square Shopping Center until drainage issues are discussed with Leo Eisenberg and Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Enol
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Country Club Road
New Illinois 13
Leonard Pullis
Sydney Appleton
Pullis
Mardale Water District
James Scuras
Appleton
Jackson Square
Leo Eisenberg and Associates
Kansas City
Marion council to hear neighbors on mobile home plan
Marion council will seek neighborhood objections before allowing a mobile home at 706 N Granite St. The lot's width and required easements were questioned in the high density R-3 district. Police Officer Roger Rich resignations accepted. The city will fill the vacancy with a new officer and conduct merit tests for three new posts. The council will meet with the Marion Senior Citizens Council at 7 30 p m Monday to discuss the remodeled center.
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Marion Council
Marion
North Marion
Vivian Croft
Granite St
Roger Rich
Rich
Les Snyder
Williamson County
Police and Fire Merit Board
Marion Senior Citizens Council
Senior Citizens Center
Southern Illinois carpenters approve new two year contract
About 1,500 union carpenters from 11 Local unions in Jackson, Williamson, Franklin, Perry, Johnson, Union, Saline, Gallatin, Pope, Pulaski, Hardin, Massac and Alexander counties ratify a two year labor pact. The agreement raises wages by 1.20 per hour retroactive to April 1, 55 cents on Oct 1, and 1.50 on April 1, 1982, with a March 31, 1983 expiry. Overtime rules on Saturdays remain mostly the same for standard work but heavy construction and highway crews gain time and a half for the first eight hours. Art Vincent of the Egyptian District Council of Carpenters calls the vote a win and notes the economy prompted wage adjustments after a three year contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Carpenters
Art Vincent
Egyptian District Council of Carpenters
Vincent
Southern Illinois
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Johnson
Union
Saline
Gallatin
Pope
Pulaski
Hardin
Massac
Alexander Counties
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Egyptian Contractors Association
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
Finge
Bill Butler
Marion
SIBA
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Siu
Siuc Museum
Joe Jines
John Whitlock
Herrin Blaze
Calvin Brown
Lee
Herrin Police and Fire Departments
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Herrin Chamber
Freeman
Murphysboro Council
Southern Illinois Carpenters
Carpenters Union
Butler
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