Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 7

Decatur, Illinois. Monday, November 19, 1979 DECATUR HERALD 7 Mattoon cyclist seriously injured 0 7. 4 i Briefly Speaking In The State EFFINGHAM A Mattoon man was seriously injured Sunday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 57 near Effingham. Oscar Brown. 43.

was taken to SL Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham after the 5:05 p.m. mishap and later transferred to St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Brown was en route to the hospital by a trauma unit helicopter at press time and a condition report wasn't available. State police said Broun had just entered the interstate at the U.S.

45 junction when the accident occurred. Brown was thrown off the motorcycle into the median, police said. The cause of the accident was not immediately determined. Sculptor to visit Lincoln College LINCOLN Sculptor Taylor Frazier Jr. of Kenova, W.

Va. will visit Lincoln College today and Tuesday for a workshop and discussion. A public seminar will be held from 3 to 5 p.m today in the college's art studio. Visitors can observe or participate in the workshop. From 10 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Frazier will present a slide show and lecture. Two drivers escape injury SALEM Two Salem drivers escaped serious injury Sunday night in a head-on collision south of Salem. Cars driven by Marilyn J. Milam, 23, and Mark A. Smith, 22, collided at a Y-intersection on Selmaville Road about two miles south of U.S.

50, state police said. Both drivers were treated at Salem Hospital after the 5:45 p.m. incident. Police said the Smith car was going too fast on a curve and moved into the opposite lane. Smith was ticketed for improper lane usage.

Driver rescued after caroverturns RANKIN A Hoopeston man was rescued from his overturned automobile Sunday afternoon after he had been' trapped in the vehicle for 94 hours. John P. Terrell. 39, was unharmed. He was removed from the car by Mark Newman of rural Rankin, who hap-i pened on to the accident scene at about 1:25 p.m.

Sunday. Newman kicked out the windshield to free Terrell, state police said. Police said Terrell apparently fell asleep at the wheel at about 3 a.m. Sunday and his car left Illinois 9 about 2l? miles east of Rankin in Vermilion Coun-' ty- 15-year-old babysitter slain CHICAGO (AP) A 15-year-old bysitter was stabbed to death Saturday night in the apartment where she was working, police said Sunday. Michael and Sherye Allen, who em- ployed Lisa Dailey to watch their chD-, dren, found her nude body at the foot of their bed when they returned.

The chil-, dren, Michelle, 34, and Michael. 16 months, were asleep and unharmed. Police said the parents said they were asked by the babysitter what time they would be home, causing police to specu- late that she did not want the Aliens to return while a boyfriend was visiting. Preliminary examinations indicated the girl was not sexually assaulted. Lush vegetation decorates the atrium area of St.

Vincent Memorial Hospital's new medical office building. Tayl orville office building is ready for new doctors Illinois Scene This is the week to sen FTDs Photos by Bob Strongman Text by Dave Petrina TAYLORVILLE About 250 persons Sunday toured the new medical office building constructed by St. Vincent Memorial Hospital in Taylorville. The building is located in front of the hospital and has space for six physicians. Currently, two single-office complexes and one double-office complex are complete, a hospital spokesman said.

The only office occupant in the building is Dr. Avelino Cruz, whose specialty is internal medicine. Dr. Cruz has been in his office since August, the spokesman said. Remaining space will be filled as physicians are recruited.

A doctor recruitment program is currently underway, led by hospital administrator Edward W. Koerner and David G. Smith, an associate administrator who also coordinated the office building project. Koerner said Sunday that no other physicians have yet leased space, but that he is in contact with several primary care physicians about moving into the building. The individual office suites are completely furnished and ready for an attending physician to move into.

The availability of an attractive' office space in such a building is an asset in recruiting physicians, especially new doctors, he said. Dr. Cruz was recruited by the Taylorville hospital administration. He came to Taylorville after completing his residency in St. Louis, Koerner said.

Despite the arrival of the new doctor, the total number of staff physicians at St. Vincent is 12, down one doctor from early 1977, because two doctors moved away. More doctors would increase the patient load at the hospital. The patient load was down almost one-third in early 1978 and resulted in a layoff of 37 hospital employees plus curtailment of work-' ing hours for others. Koerner said Sunday that the employee level has been fairly stable for the past year and a half.

Each office in the new building has a waiting room. Those rooms may be entered from a large atrium area which has curved tile paths arond growing The new building is constructed partially underground to facilitate future expansion of the hospital. The present building eventually will be physically connected to the hospital with a covered passageway, Koerner said. The new building was dedicated and blessed by Bishop Joseph A. McNi-cholas of Springfield Saturday.

The dedication was held to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the present hospital building. The Roman Catholic Order of Adorers of the Blood of Christ have owned and operated a hospital in Taylorville since 1906. Kennedy Construction of Taylorville was general contractor for the office building. Work began in April 1978 and the building was ready for occupancy last July. Eight physicians already have offices close to the hospital in the nearby Janice Hopper Medical Arts Center.

The physicians are members of the Christian County Medical Clinic. The Hopper building was constructed in 1971 with funds from the Bertrand C. Hopper Foundation. leaoksgi 1 i Iflltel Y-VnneT harvest motif. The office building Is partially underground to allow for hospital expansion.

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Wood St next to Krekels Under New Ownership William I. Funk Most traffic deaths linked to liquor, pot ELGIN (AP) More than 70 percent of Illinois drivers killed in auto accidents last year were under the influence of alcohol or marijuana at the time, chief toxicologist for the state Department of Public Health says. Testifying before the Illinois Motor Vehicles Law Commission, Dr. John Spikes said that 51 percent of those killed in accidents were under the influence of alcohol and "many" also showed signs of being high on marijuana. Spikes also testified that an additional 20 percent of those killed in auto accidents were solely under the influence of marijuana.

The commission, made up of state legislators, is conducting the hearings to determine whether legislation should be drafted to impose the same penalties on motorists who drive under the influence of marijuana as are imposed on drunk drivers. Rep. Calvin Skinner, R-Crystal Lake, said that although 71 percent of the state's population lives in Cook County, the medical examiner's office does not conduct blood tests to determine the presence of marijuana in the victims of Spikes said that he believed blood tests should be mandatory for drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs. "DECATUR'S OLDEST FLORISTS WITH THE YOUNGEST IDEAS 7 i 1 Helping you say it right strain) The FTD Thanksgiver Bouquet is usually available for less than $15.00. As an independent businessman, each FTD Florist sets his own prices.

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