Dunn seeks 21 age restoration for all alcohol
State Rep. Ralph Dunn plans to file a bill before the 1979 session to restore a 21 year minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages. He cites 1973 changes and a 33 percent rise in alcohol related Illinois highway deaths and notes teens comprise 60 percent of drivers killed in drunken driving incidents.
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Dunn
Bill
Tony Stevens
Southern
Illinois
Carbondale
W. Charles Grace
Carbondale Liquor Dealers Association
Grace
General Assembly
Steeleville voters approve tax hike as Sparta rejects
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138 voters approve a 75 cent tax hike to fund operations and debt reduction, lifting the rate from 2.14 to 2.98 per 100 of assessed value. Sparta District 140 rejects a 48 cent levy, with 1004 to 612 voting against. both boards plan future committees to study cuts and possible further referendums.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Steeleville
Sparta School Board
Steeleville Community Unit
Sparta Community Unit
Don Badgley
Sparta
Loren Eddieman
Badgley
Eddieman
Prest
Eddleman
California
Randolph County
Ava Names New Postmaster Ruth M. Mueller in Ava
Ruth M. Mueller, long time Ava resident and former Jacob postmaster, is appointed postmaster in Ava. She previously ran a Jacob grocery, served as secretary in the Jackson County treasurer’s office, and is married to Lloyd’s Repair Service operator. Mueller will be paid $18,578 with fringe benefits and lead a staff of four.
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Ruth M. Mueller
Jacob
Ava
Jackson County
Lloyd’s Repair Service
Susan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Craig
Gorham High School
Carbondale Names Founder on Brush School Oak Plaque
A 265 year old White Oak in Brush School yard was marked with a plaque identifying Col. Daniel H. Brush as a founder and land donor for the school. The ceremony, held during an open house, included descendants and local officials amid a recounting of the school’s history and its 1853 construction and 1976 fire.
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Brush
Carbondale
Col
Daniel H. Brush
Michael Kimmel
Central
Central Carbondale Historical Area Association
Mike Altecruse
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Board of Education
Col. Brush
Daniel Brushell
Chicago
Frank Bridges
Roland Bridges
Carbondale rail service unaffected by walkout
Amtrak says all St. Louis passenger trains are cancelled due to picketing of the Terminal Railroad Association, but Carbonale service remains unaffected. ICG routes rerouted freight around St. Louis. several trains cut back to shorter runs. A federal hearing on a preliminary injunction began in St. Louis as workers align with Norfolk & Western support.
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St. Louis
Amtrak
Terminal Railroad Association
Carbondale
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
ICG
Chicago
Indianapolis
Inter-American
Laredo
Texas
Little Rock
Ark
Terminal Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Thompson Will Listen But Opposes Shifting Prison Site
Governor James R. Thompson said moving the controversial 29 million Centralia prison would require a powerful case, noting ground has been cleared on a 100 acre site and state funds spent. He also addressed tax lid petitions, ERA accusations, and a protest by Equal Rights Amendment supporters during a Southern Illinois campaign swing.
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Charles Roberts
Mount Vernon
Centralia
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Centralia Prison
Kaskaskia College
Clinton County
Southern Illinois
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Fischer
Jerome Prest
Julies Lumpkin
Harrisburg
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James Thompson
ED Greer
Daniel Brush
Brush School
John Wright
Mary Swindell
Frank Sanders
Paula
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