Gas leak forces evacuations in West Frankfort
Propane leak near 1007 N Anna St forced 25 to 30 residents from their homes in West Frankfort. Illinois 37 traffic and C&EI railroad traffic were halted as responders and state agencies controlled a 100 by 60 foot gas plume. No injuries reported. 600 gallons released. area to be fenced and repairs planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Illinois 37
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
N. Anna St
Berid Lake
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
State Police
10Th
Anna Streets
Opal
C&ei Railroad
Irv Camden
Williamson miner awarded 17.2 million in 1977 injury case
Richard Long, a disabled Herrin welder, won a record 1.2 million verdict against Consolidation Coal Co for injuries from a 1977 drag line accident at Burning Star No. 5 mine near De Soto. Bucyrus Erie Co and F E Construction Co were found not liable. jury deliberated eight days before Judge Howerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Consolidation Coal Company
Richard Long
Herrin
Long
Burning Star No. 5
de Soto
Bucyrus Erie Company
F & E Construction Company
Consolidation Coal Con
Jerome J. Schlicter
Robert Howerton
State pays share of making unused Cedar Lake beach
David Kenney, director of the Department of Conservation, presented Carbondale Mayor Hans Fischer a check for 42137, covering about half the Poplar Camp beach cost funded by the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The beach, built in 1980, has never been used due to land erosion concerns and low water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
feaNe
Cedar Lake
Carbondale
David Kenney
Department of Conservation
Hans Fischer
Poplar Camp
Kenney
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Illinois
Friends of Cedar
Poplar Campe
Fischer
Tom Harris
Six Injured as Anna School Bus Struck by Truck
Six Anna school children suffered minor injuries when a tractor truck rear ended their bus on E Davie Street after the Davie School run. Bus driver Roy King and vehicle owner Womack Produce were named. Christopher Jordan, 21, cited for failing to reduce speed.
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Anna
Lawrence Boyer
Roy King
Davie School
E. Davie St
Boyer
Womack Produce
Christopher T. Jordan
Sondra Miller
Jamie Stevens
John Messamore
Andrea Taylor
Cindy Theis
Angie Doody
Union County Hospital
Jordan
Candidate Ledford Swears Oath With Blood Sign
Ronald E. Ledford, a hopeful for Congress from Southern Illinois, swore a blood signed oath during a declaration ceremony at the Bank of Harrisburg on August 26. The sworn statement, photocopied by the Saline County circuit clerk, links his pledge to ancestral rites and his Cherokee heritage on his mother's side.
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Evan M. Davis
Eldorado
Ronald E. Ledford
Congress
Saline County
Southern Illinois
Ledford
Bank of Harrisburg
Murphysboro boosts home repairs with zero-interest loans
In Murphysboro the federal housing program offers up to 9000 dollars in interest free loans for home repairs in a target area. Homeowners praise the program for lowering bills and raising home values while cautioning about contractor oversight and lingering repairs. Lyle Gray and Margaret Pender credit the loans for major improvements and affordability, but Norma Childers reports ongoing issues with her contractor and notes the need for diligent approvals and post completion sign offs.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Lyle Gray
Margaret Pender
Norma Childers
Murphysboro
3Rd
13Th
Illinois Avenue
Shoemaker Drive
CDBG
Susan Stover
Gray
Bob Winters Construction Co
Pender
Charles
Charles’ Brothers
Seniors Dance At Du Quoin Fair Defy Comedy Shortfalls
Senior citizens at the Du Quoin State Fair staged a lively day despite a late start and no music. Dorothy Potts led a quirky show with improvised acts and hats earning prizes, while a makeshift piano and a village kitchen band kept spirits high as spectators joined in singing God Bless America.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin
Clarence McCrary
Dorothy Potts
West Frankfort
McCrary
Gerly
Southern Illinois
Olla Greer
Creal Springs
Imogene Kee
Ann Roach
Johnston City
Creal Springs and Energy Residents
America
Reward fund created in student slaying at SIUC
SIU Carbondale students formed the Susan Schumake Memorial Fund with a one month drive to raise a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant. Donations go to the Office of Student Development. campaign runs through Sept. 30 1982 with a parishioners collection planned for Sept. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Susan Schumake
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
David Nelson
Siu-C
Nelson
WIDB/SIUC
Office of Student Development
Women’s Center
Mae Smith
Schneider
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Is Ee Bea
Williamson Miner
Cedar Lake Beach
Pulliam Hall
Woody Hall
Southern Illinois University
Sandyohnson
Young-at-heart Hatmakers
Covort
Lawrence (Welk
Miss Potts
Robert Lindsey
Fairview Heights
Lindsey
Ms. Schumake
Chicago Heights
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