Florsheim auxiliary plant in Anna closes with layoffs
More than 70 of 80 workers at Florsheim Shoe Auxiliary Plant in Anna are laid off as the plant closes per manently. Nine transfer to the Davie Street plant Monday, with seniority and pay unchanged. Transfers based on skills. most workers may be placed at Davie Street as openings arise.
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Florsheim
Ann Schottman
The
Southern Illinoisan
Florsheim Shoe
Anna
Ed Downen
Anna Florsheim
Davie Street
Downen
Midwest
International Shoes
Florsheim Shoes
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Interco Corp
Florsheim Shoe Co
SIU’s first black board member recalls student days
William R. Norwood Jr., SIU Board of Trustees vice chairman and the university’s first black officer, reflects on changes since his 1959 graduation. He recounts racial barriers, civil rights progress, and ongoing gaps in access, housing, and equality while noting improvements and continued work.
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SIU
Henry de Fiebre
Southern Ulinoisan
William R. Norwood
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
William R. Norwood Jr
SIUC
Norwood
Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU C
Air Force
United Airlines
Chicago
Los Angeles
O'Hare International
Elk Grove
Martin Luther King Jr
Norwood lauds SIU Brandt as president amid long tenure
William R. Norwood the sole SIU Carbondale alumnus on the SIU Board of Trustees praises President Warren W. Brandt for steady leadership through troubled times. Norwood, elected vice chairman in February, spends about 50 hours monthly preparing for meetings and visits campus before sessions, meeting students, deans, and programs like MEDPREP.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Siu-C
Warren W. Brandt
Norwood
Brandt
SIU
David R. Derge
Carbondale
Clifford H. Harper
Harvey Welch
Centralia
Medprep
SIUC
Local Crafters Showcase At County Fair
Jones aged 78 displayed a wood carving, Pearl Parker aged 79 demonstrated quilt making, and Mary Johnson aged 62 created elaborately decorated cupcakes at the county fair exhibits.
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Gether
Mary Johnson
Jenner Convinced Nixon Guilty In Watergate Hearings
Albert Jenner, longtime minority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, told a Carbondale audience he was convinced Nixon was guilty. The Republican lawyer, 70, faced pressure from fellow Republicans to fire him after his stance. Jenner, a partner at Jenner and Block, reflected on his career including roles with the Warren Commission and Eisnhower Commission, and offered views on the ACLU and free speech amid controversy.
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Southern Illinois
U.S. House
Carbondale
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Albert Jenner
Kenilworth
Chicago
Jenner
Law Review
Peter Rodino
ACLU
Skokie
Andrus
Kansas State University
Unitarian Fellowship
SIUC
Gorelik
Bernardo Alba
Volpone
Marseilles
Fred O’neal
Rainbow Terrace
Robert Merrill Wows Marion Audience At Patron Series
Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Merrill drew a standing ovation from 800 plus at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center for a two encore concert. He shared the stage with wife Marion, offered Handel through Verdi, plus Broadway tunes and Fiddler on the Roof, in a program praised for Merrill’s voice and long Met history.
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Southern Illinois
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Metropolitan Opera
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Merill
Yankee Stadium
Sorrento
Merrill
Handel
Pergolesi
Gluck
Ravel
Mozart
Rossini
Marion
Vernon
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Shryock
Merrills
Civic Center
WSIU
Marion Holiday Inn
Vienna Choir Boys
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theater
Goreliks head to Fire Island for summer plans
After Frances Gorelik died, she and husband Max Gorelik married Loraine Kabler whom they met through fishing. They split time between Huntington Beach California and a Fire Island New York beach cottage, where they plan to sun and work on Max's new play and lectures while traveling with papers and correspondence.
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Hollywood
Gorelik
Frances
Loraine Kabler
Goreliks
Huntington Beach
Calif
Fire Island
N.Y
Loraine
Max
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Billie Wright
Warren Brandt
Ernie Branson
Max Gorelik
Mordecai Gorelik
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