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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1981
Page
8
An Illinois Central Gulf crew updates the Main Street crossing in Carbondale replacing wood with a rubber mod. The work is expected to finish late next week. Traffic on Main Street is detoured during construction.
The Herrin Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force, formed two months ago, explored promoting substance abuse education earlier in Herrin High School. Bruce Jilek reported on the freshman health course as the panel seeks input from John A. Logan College and SIU Carbon Dale and considers counseling options.
Marion High School Leo Club has prepared more than 25 years of The Marion Post for microfilming. The Post, sold to the Marion Daily Republican in 1948, had been incomplete at the Marion Carnegie Library due to staffing. About four years (1920 24) remain and are out of sequence, but no issue is known to be lost.
Logan College faces a 6 million bond proposal to replace 13 year old temporary buildings without tax rate increase, with potential remodeling of the permanent structure and a new building if approved. The issue would extend current rates until old bonds mature in 1983 while planners discuss with architects. Memorial Scholarships awarded to Vicki Bone and Laurie Chapman. Larry Adams hired under Title III to run seminars and faculty training. Next meeting moved to Nov 10 due to election.
A four year old sex discrimination charge filed by Anna Jonesboro High School teacher Grace Clark against the district may be decided within a week, school attorney Rodney Clutts told the board. Superintendent Ralph Kelly said Clark was reassigned to classroom duties against her wishes after serving as counselor.
Goreville will assign street numbers for the first time after a Monday council approval. Mayor Gary Vaughn said new signs were installed months ago and residents will receive numbers by card. Some street renamings and north south designations accompanied the plan. the council also ends City Hall rentals for nonofficial or election uses.
Spillertown Village Board approved safety doors for the old gym to manage group use after over 100 participants in the Little Egypt Church Basketball League. An estimate for installing a bathroom was ordered while discussing odor problems from the Marion landfill and littering from vehicles en route. no action taken.
The family thanks relatives and friends for prayers kindnesses flowers and sympathy on the death of their mother Mary Spontak who passed away September 29 1981 Special gratitude to Frankfort Heights Manor for care to Father Mark Stevens of St Mary's Orthodox Catholic Church Royalton Ill for conducting the burial service and to those who attended the funeral at Stone Funeral Home
About 15 residents asked the Thompsonville village board to hire police protection after months without an officer. The board will study costs for salaries and repairing the village car while the Franklin County sheriff's department in Benton provides the only current protection ten miles away.
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