Judge Denies Change of Venue in Herrin Officials Trial
A federal judge refused to move the June 19 trial in Benton for former Herrin Mayor John B. McVey former water superintendent Basil Russell and former Ward 4 Alderman Thomas Shoe on extortion charges. They argued unfavorable publicity. Also named is former Police Chief William Humphrey who pled guilty to one extortion count with sentencing delayed until the others go to trial. Four additional counts against Humphrey will be dropped if he cooperates.
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Herrin
U.S
Benton
Henry Wise
John B. McVey
Basil Russell
Ward 4
Thomas Shoe
McVey
Russell
Humphrey
Teachers go to military bases for SIU courses
SIU Carbondale extends its reach to service members at 36 bases across 18 states with about 200 faculty volunteers. Each weekend, instructors fly to bases near the east and west coasts, teaching one class per day on Saturday and Sunday to compress a 16 week course into eight weeks.
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Siu-C
Carbondale
SIUC
Regu
SIU C expands military degree program to 36 bases
SIU C’s military education initiative began at Scott Air Force Base in 1973 and has since grown to 36 bases. It offers bachelor programs in occupational education industrial technology and three technical career areas while delivering the same courses with the same faculty as on campus. The program recruits veterans and active service members, provides six to seven weekend teaching blocks, and generates about 1.3 million dollars annually in tuition revenue that funds campus needs.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Siu-C
Navy
John E. Laybourn
Carbondale
SIUC
Laybourn
Southern Illinois University
College of Education
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
School of Engineering and Technol
School of
Robert H. Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Robert H Ratcliffe
United States
Area roofers OK contract return to jobs
Southern Illinois union roofers return to work after approving a two year contract retroactive to May 15. Local 255 business manager Bill Wilkerson said the Sunday vote was close but passed, ending a two week strike that shut down projects in 18 counties. About 100 roofers struck May 16 after the old contract expired. A tentative deal was reached Thursday with help from a federal mediator, and the final terms were not released.
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Southern Illinois Union
Bill Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Net and jar fireflies offer penny per bug scheme
A St. Louis firm hires collectors to capture fireflies for twenty five thousand bugs earns 250 dollars plus a ten dollar bonus, rising to higher totals with larger catches. The program, run by Sigma Firefly Scientists Club, promotes science uses and cancer research potential from bioluminescent insects.
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Sigma Chemical Co
Sigma Firefly Scientists Club
DeKalb St
St. Louis
Memorial Day Observances Split Across Southern Illinois
Memorial Day tribute morning in Johnston City highlights a regional split as several Southern Illinois cities observe the holiday on Monday while others, following the state’s lead, mark the day on its traditional date.
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Johnston City
Southern Illinois
Sharah Walden
Holiday patrols ease Cairo bridge delays on I-57
Illinois State Police report few accidents and minimal congestion during the Memorial Day weekend. Extra patrols targeted speeding and traffic flow on interstates including I-57, with Du Quoin district noting only two damage accidents and no injuries. A 20 minute wait at the Cairo bridge marked the longest delay, as drivers were advised to use alternate routes to Missouri and Kentucky.
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Illinois
du Quoin
District 13
Marion
Missouri
Kentucky
Cairo
Construction workers end walkout at Delta mine project
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring 100 United Mine Workers Local 2117 members to return to work at AMAX Coal Co. Delta mine expansion. The walkout began May 22 over a job classification dispute, with the company claiming $5,000 daily losses across 10 wildcat strikes since April 1976. The project, about one year behind schedule, aims for early 1979 completion and includes a 176 cubic yard dragline.
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Amax Coal Co
Delta
U.S
James Foreman
United Mine Workers of America Local 2117
Saline County
AMAX
Counties in distress could gain federal aid under Carter plan
Perry Williamson and Union counties appear on a distressed areas list for possible special federal aid if legislation passes. The US Treasury released a 12 000 city county and town list naming Franklin County towns in Illinois among eligible areas. The plan would offer tax exemptions for small industrial development bonds and 5 percent tax credits for investments in identified zones. Major cities like New York Chicago Los Angeles and Detroit appear eligible, while Houston Dallas San Diego and Honolulu are not.
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Perry
Williamson
Union
Congress
Franklin County
Treasury Department
Jimmy Carter
Perry, Williamson
Union Counties
Illinois
Bunker
Hanaford
Logan
North City
Coello
Orient
Lesser
Walier
West Frankfort
Two Murphysboro Men Hurt in Kinkaid Lake Boat Crash
Two Murphysboro men sustained injuries when a motorboat driven by Robert Hanson collided with a 40 foot pontoon boat owned by Pautler Bros. Construction Co. on Kinkaid Lake west of Murphysboro. Hanson was treated for a head injury, condition satisfactory, and passenger William Reeves received cuts and abrasions. About 20 people on the pontoon escaped uninjured as the clash occurred near the water skiing area around 6 45 p.m.
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Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake
Jackson County
Robert Hanson
S. 23Rd St
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
William Reeves
Elm St
Hanson
Pautler Bros. Construction Co
Chester
Jackson County Vandals Target Mine Truck and Bridge Fire
Jackson County authorities report a fifth vandalism wave with a stolen coal mine pickup driven into Beaucoup Creek near Vergennes. The truck, traced to Sato No 5 mine, was found by fishermen and carried a welding unit worth about $8,000. Divers recovered welding gear. bridge wood sections were burned. other vandalism included a landfill fire and a bus garage break-in.
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Jackson County
Don White
Beaucoup Creek
Vergennes
Illinois 13
Sato No. 5
Simco Coal Co
Ernest Ray Shingleton
White
Elkville
U.S. 51
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Cairobridge
F.& E. Erection Co
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Tex
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