Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

ALTON EVENING SIU Job Injury Suit Filed EDWARDSVILLE A damage suit as a result of injuries to one of sevett labor- Mrs In the collapse of a concrete root at Southern verstty's campus Illinois Uni- here May 28 was filed Tuesday In Circuit Court Roy Starnes, a 33-year-old laborer living at Old Rlpley near Pocahontas, is the plain tiff. The suit states he suffered fractures to his back, ankle, collar bone, and Injuries to his head and arms In the fall 32 feet to the ground. Named as defendants arc Fruln-Colnon Construction Hellmulh, Obata and Kassabaum, and Southern Illinois University. Starnes and the other laborers were injured when scaffolding collapsed as they were pouring concrete on forms 32 feet above the ground. He was admitted to St.

Joseph's Hospital at Alton and later transferred Hospital, East to St. St. Mary's Louis. He was hospitalized over a month. The complaint fered permenent back, arms, chest, muscles, and asks states he suf- injury to his ankle and $300,000 for actual damages and the same amount for punitive damages from each of the three defendants.

According to the complaint the Illinois Structural Work Act was violated by the defendant firm which failed to provide safe scaffolding and supports. A previous suit filed in Circuit Court on behalf of Frank Body of Collinsville asked damages totaling $100,000 in two counts. Body also was employed as a laborer on the SIU job. Also filed today in Circuit Court was a suit asking $100,000 for personal injuries suffered in 1963 by Mrs. Lena Thomas, address unlisted, when thrown from a horse at Holiday Hills Ranch, a Godfrey riding stable.

Named as defendants are the corporation, Mr: and Mrs. Lotteo S. Balaco and Charles Q. Vinyard, all listed as 1, Godfrey; and Donald McClure of 15 N. Deunar, Hartford.

ui The complaint Mates that the horse became unruly and unmanageable proceeding to jump and run. The saddle shifted and the plaintiff was thrown to the ground, complaint. ccording to the Jersey Council Merely 'Recommended a Clerk JERSEYVILLE-Apnointment of a new Jerseyville city clerk was deferred by the city council Tuesday after some councilmen disagreed on whether they recommended or actually hired a clerk at a special meeting a week ago. The position of city clerk is vacant after the council fired Clerk Everett E. Carlson by a 3-2 vote of the five-member council.

The meeting Tuesday opened with a verbal exchange on the council floor, when Commissioner Dale Bcrthoiix demanded to "know who changed the minutes of the special meeting a week ago. Berthoux said he voted at the special meeting to hire Mrs. Marie coun- ty the city clerk job, but the minutes were later changed to show that the council voted to "recommend" her. "I'd like to know who around here can change minutes of a meeting," Berthoux questioned. Commisioner Harry Krause Guard to Watch Site Where Crane Was Badly Damaged A guard will be stationed, beginning tonight, at a construction site where vandals blew up the motor of a mobile hoisting crane, the Telegraph was told today.

"After the damage the other night, we must take precautionary steps," Project Supl. James R. Stoker of the L. E. Myers Construction Overland, said this morning.

"We have no knowledge of who caused the damage," Stoker added, "and we have to have somebody to protect this equipment." A private detective agency out of St. Louis will provide the guard, Stoker said. "He will watch the site at all times whenever the men are not there," Stoker said. The guard will patrol the area as long as necessary, Stoker said. Chief Investlgtof Capt.

Louis Bowman of the sheriff's office said he had instructed his nightrlders to patrol the construction site a quarter of a mile behind the Laclede Works Employes Credit Union building at 3401 E. Broadway, in an effort to keep down any more vandalism. Bowman said the blast re mained a mystery today. He said he still has no clues as to who was behind the vandalism. The only evidence uncovered so far, Bowman said, were two small pieces of metal and some wadding.

"It Is my belief that they are remnants of the explosion," bowman said. The evidence will be sent to he FBI laboratory in D. for analysis, Bowman said, in an attempt to find out what type of explosive was jsed. Stoker said today that plans move the motor of the crane St. Louis for repairs have been scrapped.

Mechanics from he machinery firm, from which he construction company rent- ALTON and vicinity Partly cloudy and continued mild this afternoon through tomorrow. High this afternoon 85-90. Low tonight 60-65. High tbmor- row in the upper 80s. Emergency War Funds Appropriation Likely -WASHINGTON (AP) -President Johnson will ask Congress for a substantial emergency appropriation perhaps more tfian a billion dollars because of rising costs of the war in Viet Nam, the House was told today.

Chairman George H. Mahon, of Committee the Appropriations said the additional money would be in excess of $1 billion If the fighting continues to escalate. Mahon did not say when the President would quest. make the re- Police (Continued from Page 1) the man with the brass knuckles threatened. They showed Davy a note bearing his hometown address and informed him they knew he had five children.

Detectives believe that the Madison County hoodlum and his companion were hired to intimidate Davy so he would leave town. The Madison County man sought by authorities has a record of arrests and has been questioned in connection with several murders in Madison-St. Clair Counties. Alton Evening Telegraph Daily by Alton Printing Company FAULT COUSLBY Editor. Mice 40e WMkly by UUaoU Mahon made the statement the House sent to the Senate an emergency measure providing temporary financing for federa agencies whose appropriation bills for the present fiscal year have not cleared Congress.

Without direct reference to the House prediction on money for Viet Nam, Johnson said today that "so long as I am President we will continue to spend whatever is necessary for the secu rity of our people." Johnson made that statement in a speech at a Pentagon ceremony at which merit certificates were awarded to civilian am military workers who have con tributed to the Defense Depart meat cost reduction program. He spoke just in advance his news conference set up to outline the enlarged military ef fort in Viet Nam. shall continue 16 main tain our military forces withou regard to arbitrary budget cell ings," Johnson said. He added, however, that "we will continue to procure those forces at the lowest possible cost and we will continue to op erate them with the greates possible economy and effi ciency." ed the crane, were to be at the scene today in an attempt to rebuild the motor. "If we can get the motor operating, we should be ready to start tomorrow setting up the steel towers for high voltage lines," Stoker said.

If not, Stoker said he has no idea what will come next. Meanwhile, the 18 men working at the site were doing clean up work today in an effort to keep them busy until the crane "It's just Incidentals that we usually do later on in a job, but we have to try to keep the men busy," Stoker said. Workers are members of Local 649 of Alton, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which has jurisdiction at the site. The blast occurred over the past weekend at the site where tower transmission lines were being constructed for electrical CLOUDY AND MILD Scattered showers are predicted Wednesday evening from the southern plateau and plains regions eastward into the lower Mississippi valley and Tennessee valley. It wiU be cooler over Extended Forecast the Great Lakes area and New England.

Warmer readings are expected in the central plains and Pacific Northwest. (AP Wirephoto Map) responded to Berthoiix's inquiry. He said he was accompanied by Commissioner Kenneth Searles, when he went to the city clerk's office after the meeting to inspect the minutes. They found the minutes reported Mrs. Walkington was hired, he said, and they ordered the deputy city clerk to change them to read that she was "recommended.

The two commissioners said the council action at the special meeting recommended her for the position. The meeting ended Tuesday with the position of city clerk still vacant until the council acts at the next meeting. In other action, the council ratified a labor union contract giving city street employes a raise from $2.50 to $2.65 an hour. The council accepted a bid on a new police car from Jersey Motor on a bid of $1,369, plus trade-in of another car. Sunderland Motor Co.

sent a statement to the council stating it declined to bid bidding would be because the against bids Southern Illinois Temperatures for the five day period Thursday thru Monday will average 5 to 8 degrees below Lhe seasonal normals. Normal lighs are around 90. Normal lows are in the mid to upper 60s. Below normal temperatures are expected throughout the period. Several prrlods of showers and thunderstorms with precipitation amounts of half to locally an inch and a quarter are expected during the five days.

DATA AT THE DAM 8 a.m. at Alton dam Temperature 71; tailwater 9.1 yesterday's high 85, low rain to 7 a.m. 0.16 in. Shop In COOL Comfort BROADWAY MAIN Produce Market 2530 E. Broadway, Alton LARGE HUD NEW POTATOES 25 WONDERFUL COOKERSI HOME GROWN TOMATOES Large Basket 1'REESTONE PEACHES 490 READY Large Basket FOR EATING! NEW WHITE ONIONS 5 JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR CANNING NEEDS WEEKLY SERVICE CENTER HEARING AIDS CLEANED SERVICED REPAIRED While Wait Every Tkirediy 10 A.M.

Till Noon tested. YUNGCK DRUG STORE Sror. ft 462.7411 AVAILABLE of ttte HEARING SERVICE offered on a smaller car. The council passed a resolution seeking a grant from the U.S. Board of Economic Development to develop a city plan.

Paul McGarvey gave the city $1 for the first year's lease on city property as a site for a swimming pool. McGarvey represents a swimming pool development corporation. Olin to Make Coin Metal A $9 million government contract has been approved for Olin at East Alton to supply metal for new U.S. coins under provisions of the Silver Coinage Act of 1965 signed into law last Friday. Olin was one of the developers of the alloy to be used in the federal coins designed to curtail the use of silver.

The metal produced by Olin will be used at government mints for the coinage of dimes and quarters. Man Held for Attempted Rape A 19-year-old man is being held at the Wood River jail today on a charge of attempted rape of a 21-year-old woman on July 11. Bobby Gene Johnson, 769 Berry Wood River, signed a statement admitting to the attempted rape. Police Chief James Buckner signed the warrant charging Johnson with attempted rape. Buckner and Sgt.

Clarence Vollintine received information Tuesday about the rape attempt which led to the arrest of Johnson Tuesday. Police questioned the woman about the attempted rape and she signed a statement in which she stated Johnson had told her he would kill her if she called the police. Johnson reportedly had been in the apartment which the woman a resident building in also lived. The rape attempt allegedly took place at 8 a.m. on July 11.

Johnson told police he entered the woman's apartment by putting his hand through a hole in the screen door and unlocking it. He found the woman lying on a bed in a nightgown. iron- Best- New Stride GUARANTEED PERMANENT CREASE OSHKQSii models add zing to slack time e. Buy the lean de- in the lot- colors. Form- fashioned lor cas- ual comiort.

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(AP) Gov. Grant Sawyer of Neva- announced today that the ountry's governors will hold a tiree-hour conference at the White House Thursday with 'resident Johnson on the Viet 'Jam situation. Sawyer, chairman of the Na- ional Governors Conference, old his colleagues to be ready leave early Thursday after- for a 5 p.m., Washington ime, briefing by the President. The conference ends its business sessions Thursday. Prior to the President report HI Viet Nam, the governors ivere expecting him to announce an enlarged draft on American esources and manpower.

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told the governors as much Tuesday night in carefully screened words at the black-tie dinner that marks the social peak of their annual conference. Humphrey cautioned the governors that the decisions Johnson will announce at a Washing- Habeas Asked in EDWARDSVlLLE A hearing on a petition of habeas corpus seeking release of Dunk Shorter, 56, held in a Godfrey slaying was continued until next Tuesday by Associate Circuit Judge Austin Lewis today. Shorter, of 1907 Oakwood, is charged with the fatal shooting of Charles Richardson, 42, early Sunday on the parking lot of the "20th Century Social Club" in the Lincoln Gardens section of Godfrey township. Attorneys are seeking Shorter's release on $20,000 bond.

Shorter was named in a state complaint charging murder, filed by State's Attorney Joseph Bartylak Monday, and also in a warrant issued Monday by Magistrate Joseph T. Kelleher who denied bail. In Shorter's Monday appearance before Magistrate Kelleher, a preliminary hearing was scheduled at 11:30 p.m. next Tuesday. A petition of habeas corpus seeking a hearing for the accused was filed Tuesday afternoon by L.

James Struif, representing Alton attorney Irving Wiseman of the firm, Wiseman, Hallett, Mosele and Shaikewitz. Chief Circuit Judge Harold Clark signed an order setting the hearing at 9:30 a.m. today. ton news conference today will touch the lives of thousands of American families. Humphrey pledged the governors that "we are not going to falter" in opposing an effort by aggressors in South Viet Nam to demonstrate that murder and terrorism and not peaceful coexistence is the path of eventual Communist triumph." The governors were to take a look at the Johnson administration's antipoverty program today.

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