SIU plans disciplinary action for 13 students in drug raids
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will hear 13 SIU students in disciplinary actions after May 17 drug raids. Hearings will be closed, with letters sent scheduling hearings once federal evidence arrives. Actions range from warnings to dismissal, with appeals allowed. dual jurisdiction noted between university and federal prosecutions.
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Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
SIU
Tom Busch
Busch
David R. Derge
West Frankfort Club May Keep Lake Front Lease
West Frankfort Sportsman’s Club may retain its lake front lease as City Attorney Don Lucas drafts terms including insurance and membership fees. The council, at its May meeting, weighed renewal amid speculation a councilman seeks a lake lot lease for a house. If terminated, the city could parcel the lakefront to individuals. Mayor McClatchey noted water pressure issues in Caldwell area. city engineer to inspect Wednesday after 50 residents petitioned. No. 18 area lies outside city limits.
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James LaVern Sanders
Mike McClatchey
Caldwell
Caldwell Area
No. 18
West Frankfort
Weekend brings full campsites despite stormy weather
Area campsites across three lakes reported full occupancy during the first three day weekend of the season. Pirate's Cove Marina and Campground filled 310 sites by 5 p.m. Friday. Little Grassy Lake filled its 150 sites as campers endured rain and wind with some tents blown down but no injuries. Giant City Park records 1,200 to 1,400 visitors with all 300 campsites occupied and many turned away. most visitors came from Sinclair and Madison Counties, a few from Cook County.
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John Hayes
Pirate’s Cove Marina
Hayes
Phillip Whitton
Whitton
Robert Kristoff
Giant City Park
Kristoff
Giant City
Sinclair
Madison
Cook County
15 Mile Walk Ends in Capture at Marion Honor Camp
A walkaway from the Marion federal penitentiary honor camp, Samuel Peterson, 46, of Trenton Kentucky, walked about 15 miles before being arrested nine hours after escaping. He fled Sunday night and was recaptured near Johnston City by local police. Peterson, serving an 18 month sentence for federal motor vehicle theft, had been at the honor camp since April 27 and faced parole in April 1974. FBI investigation ongoing.
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Marion Federal Penitentiary
George W. Pickett
Samuel Peterson
Trenton
Peterson
Johnston City
Tom Kirkpatrick
Ron Clemons
Penitentiary
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Zoning hearing set tonight for Carbondale ordinance
The Carbondale zoning commission holds its fourth public hearing at 7:30 p.m. in township hall 217 E Main St. Assistant planner Glen Gid ley says this may be the last hearing before the commission submits a revised zoning ordinance and map to the city council within 30 days. Previous hearings already prompted major map changes including flood plain areas and street business zones.
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Carbondale
Zoning Commission
Township Hall
E. Main St
Glen Gidley
Tourist train at Marion launches with full load then halted by brake issue
A full 257 passengers rode the first paying run of a Marion tourist train. Hugh Crane of American Rail Heritage Ltd. called the opening day a success despite a stuck brake shoe that will keep the railroad out of operation for about two weeks. The train left the Illinois Central depot at 3:05 p.m. for a seven mile run to Orchill Wye, with marshals and local officials aboard. Future runs are scheduled at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays with adult fare 2 and children under 12 for 1. Group rates apply.
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Marion
Hugh Crane
American Rail Heritage Ltd
Tive
Crane
Marion High School
Kenneth J. Gray
Gene Johns
Richard O. Hart
Ralph Dunn
Robert Butler
Illinois Cen
Tral Railroad
North Market Street
Seven Mile
Orchill Wye
Westernaire Estates
Court Street
Moose drop white only ruling at international convention
The Loyal Order of Moose voted to remove race references from the constitution at the 85th International Convention. The show of hands reportedly favored the proposal, with delegates including Vern W. Tate from Murphysboro and the Carbondale lodge noting limited involvement. Tate returned home from the convention later that day.
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Chicago
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Vern W. Tate
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Moose Lodge
Tate
Jim Burns
Carbondale Moose Club
Carbondale Lodge
Volunteer fireman quits Herrin unit. new president elected
William J. Milani of Herrin resigns after four years as a volunteer fireman citing personal reasons. In April he was elected president of the 12 member organization. Terry Ranchino of Johnston City becomes the new president.
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William J. Milani
Herrin
Milani
Rt. 1
Terry Ranchino
Johnston City
Jackson County Tax Bills See Seven Percent Valuation Drop
Personal property tax figures show a 7 percent decline for 1973 bills in Jackson County due to missing last year’s personal property figures. The county’s equalized valuation falls to 137,866,567 from 149,619,326 in 1972, a drop of 11,752,759, largely from eliminating individual personal property as- segments.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Sees Major Property Tax Valuation Drop Across Townships
County Clerk Delmar Ward reports more than 6 million in personal property values and 2.96 million in homestead exemptions removed from the 1972 assessment. Last year total personal property values were 11.95 million. current figures show 5.57 million. Every township shows a decline, led by Grand Tower and Murphysboro, with De Soto and Somerset also heavily reduced. The 1971 assessment set for 1972 tax bills rose 18 percent in a quadrennial real estate review.
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Delmar Ward
Carbondale
Pomona Township
Elk
Vergennes
Ora
Somerset
Bradley
de Soto
Levan
Kinkaid
Degognia
Pomona
Fountain Bluff
Sand Ridge
Makanda
Grand Tower
Murphysboro
Hearing set to decide fate of two liquor licenses near Lesser
A June 6 hearing at the Franklin County Courthouse in Benton will determine whether the Sportsman's Club and the Kountry Kousins Klub retain their recently issued liquor licenses. Township records show Barren Township voted to stay dry in 1945, though licenses were issued in April. Attorneys Joseph Hickman represents owners Wallie Shoemaker and Wayne Wendling.
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Barren Township
Sportsman’s Club
Kountry Kousins Klub
Lesser
Charles Dawson
Barren
Franklin County
Benton
Dawson
Joseph Hickman
Wallie Shoemaker
Wayne Wendling
Memorial Day Observance Has Cooler Wet Weather
Memorial Day services in Southern Illinois drew smaller crowds as cool wet conditions kept many indoors. At Glenhaven Memorial Park near Carbonale, 295 flags were set for survivors of war veterans, with over 300 attending the observance sponsored by Paul Stout Post 127 and VFW Post 7190 in Murphysboro.
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Glenhaven Memorial Park
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Paul Stout Post
American Legion
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Murphysboro
Ilinois
SIU Artists Win Illinois Print Commission Honors
Four SIU Carbondale members—James D. Butler David Folkman Robert R. Malone and Margaret Jane O Connor—are among 23 Illinois artists named by the Illinois Arts Council to the first Print Commission Program each receiving 700 dollars and creating a new print to donate to Illinois institutions. The piece notes Einstein declining the presidency of Israel in 1952.
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Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Illinois
Illinois Arts Council
James D. Butler
SIU
David Folkman
Robert R. Malone
Margaret Jane O’connor
Arts Council
No fatal crashes on weekend across Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois district 13 state police report no fatal crashes during the Memorial Day weekend in a 16 county area. In Jefferson County a rain driven I 57 wreck hurt four, with two passengers badly injured and two with minor injuries. A separate Rt 460 collision near Woodlawn left two injured. Illnois totals show 23 traffic deaths over the three day weekend, including a hit and run in Cook County and a fatal car truck collision near Peru.
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Southern Illinois
District 13
du Quoin
Jefferson County
Raymond Elmore Jr
Phoenix
Dobbs Creek
Oscar Hagler
Maella M. Elmore
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Raymond Elmore
Clarence A. Elmore
Rt. 460
Joan A. Robertson
Woodlawn
Glenn Pfeffer
Milstadt
Joan Robertson
Kim Kelly
East Carondelet
Pfeffer
Illinois
Long Grove
Cook County
U. S. 51
Peru
Barrington
Margaret Corotis
Housing grant funds repairs in Vienna and Goreville
The Johnson County Housing Authority receives a $277,779 HUD grant for Vienna and Goreville housing repairs. Executive director Betty Troutt notes the money will upgrade drainage and sewer systems roofs and replace worn appliances.
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Johnson County
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