Rt 45 Over Rt 64 Relocation Progress In Massac County
Work on the Rt 45 over Rt 64 relocation in Massac County advances with steel beams being set east of Metropolis. E T Simonds and J D Barter Construction of Carbondale are general contractors for the 4.9 million project covering about two miles of four lane highway. District engineer Jim Newton says the bridge over the Ohio River must be finished in the fall of 1972 before opening this section.
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Rt. 45
Rt. 64
Massac County
Metropolis
E. T. Simonds
J. D. Barter
Carbondale
Ar General Contractors
Jim Newton
Division of Highways
Ohio River
Marijuana raid nets seven arrests in Carterville
A 22 year old Carterville man held in Williamson County jail after a Friday night drug raid by the sheriff's office at Rex Donaldson Apartments. Lee Meyer and six others were arrested. four grams of marijuana and about 600 pills were seized including codine sulfate and LSD. Illegal possession charges to be filed Tuesday.
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Carterville
Williamson County
Lee Meyer
Rex Donaldson
Greenbriar Road
Russell Oxford
Atty
Kenneth Powless
Meyer
Powless
Sheriff's Office
Area Police Reports Highlight Stolen Car and Arrests
Police report a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu stolen from Paglias Pizza in Carbondale after delivery driver Tom Cook parked at 1 30 a m. in Carbondale. Other items include Thomas Joles facing two theft counts with a June 7 preliminary hearing and Marion police recovering a stolen car and arresting suspects in separate cases.
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Paglias Pizza
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Tom Cook
Herrin
Cook
Thomas Joles
Carterville
Carbondale Sponsors Bike Rodeo and Safety Clinic
The Carbondale Police Department and Murdale Merchants host a bike rodeo and safety clinic on June 12 at 10 a.m. in Murdale Shopping Center lot. Ages 6 to 12 compete for trophies and grand prizes, with bicycles donated by merchants and safety checks performed by officers. Demonstrations feature a police car and fire engine. Liquor licenses approved after initial Health Department inspection at Miss Kitty's and the Rathole on Illinois Avenue. later inspection found compliance. Louis A. Jacques and Peggy S. Lawrence cited for traffic offenses in Herrin.
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Carbondale Police Department
Murdale Merchants
Murdale
Miss Kitty’s
the Rathole
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Jackson County Health Department
Murphysboro Clears About 100 Abandoned Cars in Cleanup
Murphysboro hauled away roughly 100 abandoned vehicles during April cleanup. Cars were stored until a service contracted with Don Meyers of Cobden arrived to flatten them with a heavy steel beam and transport them to a metal reclamation area for processing.
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Murphysboro
Don Meyers
Cobden
Arson Suspected In Herrin Apartment Fire
Fire Chief Laverne Kerley says an apartment fire at the 100 block of W Cherry in Herrin likely stemmed from arson. No one was home at 2:50 p.m. and flames burned in the bathroom stove and bed. This is the third time Mrs. Darlene Boester has been burned out since February. Fire marshal Leslie Rose and Herrin police are investigating.
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Herrin
Laverne Kerley
Ment
Kerley
Leslie Rose
Johnston City injunction dissolved in restaurant dispute
A temporary injunction against Donald Dodd of Johnston City, linked to the Big I Restaurant dispute, was dissolved by Judge Jack Morris. The suit, brought by Charles Williams, claimed Dodd trespassed, removed items, and put the restaurant up for sale while Williams says he bought the business February 1 1970. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday.
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Johnston City
Donald Dodd
Jack Morris
Saline County
Marion
Charles Williams
Williams
Dodd
J. C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Willams
Morris
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G.A.P
W. College St
Robert Walston
Monroe St
Mike Gillespie
E. College St
Gillespie
Area Police
Joles
Circuit Court
John S. Lasswell
S. Forest St
Laswell
Ben Franklin
S. Illinois Ave
Jackson County
Jack Hunter
West College
South Holland Streets
Gerald W. Weaver
Rt. 5
Lebanon
Randy Thompson
Thompson
O’fallon
Daniel R.gooden
E. Patrick Sr
West Frankfort
Lawrence E. Malaer
Louis A. Jacques
Peggy S. Lawrence
Herrin Rexall Drugs
North Park
Iva Nell Jones
Herrin Hospital
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Able PV Finance CO
Bel A Acceptance Corp
W. Main ST
Bob Fox
Alow
Gary Lee Atterberry
William Hansford
John W. Lilly
ER. L
Murray
Linda
Illinois
Board OF County Commissioners
Ben*franklin
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