Murphysboro jail site praised by neighbors and officials
Local residents business leaders and Mayor Sydney Appleton praised the Jackson County Board for choosing a downtown Murphysboro jail site near the courthouse. A parking lot purchase was approved to support the location, with neighbors noting parking impacts and benefits to downtown business activity.
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Murphysboro
Ann Schottman Enoi
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
Sydney Appleton
County Board
Hanson
Locust
11Th
Appleton
Cecil McKinney
Harry Brawdy
Brawdy
County
Post office eyes Marion expansion at present site
Federal postal officials near a recommendation to expand the 63 year old Marion post office at its present site rather than relocating. Mayor Butler supports keeping the site as engineers study costs and feasibility of expanding onto two south lots. An expanded facility would be modernized with handicapped access and street changes to allow diagonal parking and ground loading dock relocation.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Postal Service
Robert Butler
Butler
Marion Rotary Club
Field Real Estate
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Field
Eugene Kisker
East Main Street
Kisker
Mechanic Street
Madison Street
Stations to air Simon replies to critics on two outlets
U S Representative Paul Simon announced that WCIL Carbondale and WINI Murphysboro will broadcast replies to NCPAC criticisms of his stance against the president's economic program. He asked for Fairness Doctrine air time, with details of tape arrangements still to be set. WILY Centralia and WDQN Du Quoin had mixed coverage.
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Simon
Evan M. Davis
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
WCIL
Carbondale
WINI
Murphysboro
National Conservative Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Federal Communication Commission
WILY
Centralia
WDQN
du Quoin
Hoskins named president Willisville Village Board
Charles Hoskin accepted the job as president and appointed Ruth Jeremiah to the vacant seat. Billy Dean Lodge resigned due to scheduling conflicts, with no replacement named. The board seeks bids to demolish the unused old gymnasium over fire safety concerns. A volunteer police force idea has stalled as interested residents drifted away.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Charles Hoskin
Willisville
Hoskin
Neil Bradley
Ruth Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Billy Dean Lodge
Lodge
Carbondale pupils shine in ACT tests at district board
Carbondale High School students consistently exceed state and national ACT averages in English, science, social studies, and mathematics over 12 years, with a mean composite near 19 and a 19.5 for 1980 81. The report notes mathematics as the lowest area and recommends curriculum emphasis. It also covers student opinions on education and future college plans, mainly toward Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The board accepted an audit showing sound finances, discussed internal controls on student funds, and approved staff insurance opt in to vision and dental plans. A resignation from Willie D Anderson, and a Nov 9 meeting to canvass votes and reorganize the board were also noted.
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Tony Stevens
Carbondale
Margaret Hollis
Illinois
CCHS
Hollis
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
G.W. Hoffman Inc
Springfield
Larry Barrett
Robert Brewer
Barrett
Brewer
Willie D. Anderson
Reid Martin
Woolsey Succeeds Stanhouse as Perry County Dem Chair
James Woolsey of Du Quoin becomes Perry County Democratic chair after Stanhouse resigns for personal reasons. Stanhouse, 31, a Consolidation Coal Co. foreman at Burning Star No. 2 mine near Pinckneyville, cited job and time constraints. Woolsey plans to fill vacant precinct committeeman slots and maintain party gains from 1978 and 1980.
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Evan M. Davis
William O. Stanhouse Jr
du Quoin
Perry County
Democratic Party
Stanhouse
Consolidation Coal Co
Burning Star No. 2
Pinckneyville
James Woolsey
John Rednour
Fatal gunshot in Ava may be an accident
Ava Police say Harold A Peters 33 died from a gunshot wound in his driveway after a night of drinking with a friend. Officer Jerry Nellis reports the gun went off as the men argued over money and that Peters sat in a car when struck in the left side. the friend was hospitalized for shock.
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Ava
Harold A. Peters
Jerry Nellis
Nellis
Peters
World hunger threat to U.S. security says Bread for the World
Arthur Simon executive director of Bread for the World spoke at SIU Carbondale for World Food Day urging U.S. action on both domestic and global hunger. He warned hunger drives unrest in El Salvador and warned that eliminating hunger is a long, slow process despite available land and resources in poor nations.
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United States
Bread For the World
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Today
Arthur Simon
Siuc
el Salvador
Simon
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
New York City
Cambodia
Washington
United
Senate
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True Value Hardware
11Th Street
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Southern Illinois Liquors
12Th Street
Town and Country Village
Capital Investment Board
Chicago
Amolehill
Pleasant Hill Road
Marty Petterchak
Hoskins
William Stanhouse Jr
Democrat
Bill Stanhouse
Woolsey
U.S Security
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