Carbondale to establish traffic unit with federal funds
Carbondale Police will use 88000 from federal sources to form a traffic unit headed by Sgt. William Rypkema. Three new officers plus two current staff will compose the team with a 126000 first year budget including city support. Plan includes training at Northwestern and targeted enforcement at busy intersections to cut accidents by 15 percent, starting August.
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Robert Grupp
Carbondale
William Rypkema
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Traffic Safety
Rypkema
Northwestern University
Main Street
Illinois 13
Last escapee from Peoria arrested
Eldorado AP The last of two men who escaped March 26 from the Brimfield Work Release Center in Peoria has been arrested Roderick Choisser 25 of The other escapee Melvin Thomas was captured Tuesday at Columbia City Indiana A man with Choisser in a car John H Arms of Iuka faced a charge of open liquor in the vehicle Authorities said Choisser and Thomas took Cynthia Hamman of Peoria in her car to Tennessee where she was released after 24 hours.
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Eldorado
Brimfield
Peoria
Glen Barall
Thurman Yates
Roderick Choisser
Carbondale
Melvin Thomas
Columbia City
Ind
Choisser
John H. Arms
Iuka
Thomas
Cynthia Hamman
Tennessee
Seminary plans auction of Gutenberg Bible
The General Theological Seminary in New York City will auction a complete Gutenberg Bible on Friday for the first time in 50 years. One of 21 known complete copies, the artifact was donated to the seminary by former dean Eugene Augustus Hoffman in 1898 after he bought it for $15,000 to seed a library endowment.
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New York
General Theological Seminary of
New York City
Eugene Augustus Hoffman
Carbondale Offers Low Interest Home Improvement Loans
HUD funds about 50 000 with 250 000 more later to assist north of Main Street and south-central areas east of Oakland west of Wall and north of Mill in improving housing. Maximum 14 500 dollars at 3 percent for 20 years for households 13 850 or less with four members. Sixty percent must fix code violations. rest may fund general improvements. Contact City Renewal and Housing at 609 E College St or 549 5302 ext 257.
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Carbondale
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Robert Hisgen
Main Street
Oakland Street
Wall Street
Mill Street
Hisgen
Division of Renewal and Housing
E. College St
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Southern Iindian
Steve Wunderle
Kinkaid Boat & Camper
Walnut Murphysboro
Kinkaid Village Marina
RCA
HIWAY
P.S
SAT. Sieberling
F.E.T
Fasl
Michelin
VEDIA
Buck Miller Tire
N. Park
Herriw
Roussss
Ony
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