Letter on secrecy and press freedom in Southern Illinois
Byline from Ben Gelman introduces a letter by G C Lammers of Oswego criticizing secrecy around Pentagon papers. Lammers argues the real thief is the concealed bureaucrat, urges open discussion by officials, and defends democracy. He mentions Southern Illinois golf and concurrent local conditions, noting long playing seasons and varied daily times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Milino
Chicago
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon
G. C. Lammers
Oswego
Ellsberg
Lammers
McNamara
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Midnight links and stage name swap in local arts scene
A North American golf tale describes the Arctic Midnight Golf Tour at Yellowknife with sand greens and wildlife hazards, entry fee of two dollars for a 50 player field. It also covers actor Art Burns adopting the stage name Paul Jett after theater notices and Behan play Borstal Boy with Eugene O Sullivan at the Drake Theater Lake Forest.
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Yellowknife
Canada
Northwest Territory
Arctic Circle
Art Burns
Southern Ilinois University
the Alchemist
Volpone
Paul Jett
Actor’s Equity Association
Burns-Jott
Hamlet
New York
Chicago
Charlie Millwall
Brendan Behan
Eugene O’sullivan
Drake Theater
Lake Forest
Academy Playhouse
Murphysboro Thieves Seize 2000 Dollars in Merchandise
Murphysboro police report thieves stole about 2000 dollars worth of merchandise from Mayberry Music Co at 1404 Walnut Street. An inventory was not yet complete and the break in was reported Friday after entry by removing window covering and punching through plasterboard.
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Mayberry Music Co
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Chase William Cole
E. Willow
Cole
Ptl
Carl McClain
McClain
Carbondale
Reeds Station Road
Murder trial set in Perry County for Brown case
John Allen Brown faces a Perry County circuit court trial starting Sept. 13 for the February murder of Ernest Brune, with Brown pleading innocent and being held without bail in Pinckneyville. Co-defendant Virgil Young, 26, Gramite City, is charged as an accessory to robbery or burglary of the Brune residence. his arraignment awaits his attorney’s return from vacation.
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John Allen Brown
Perry County
Don Johnson
Brown
Ernest Brune
Pinckneyville
Virgil Young
Gramite City
Brune
Johnson
Fire crews respond to arson at torn-down house
At 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block East Walnut Street Carbondale gasoline was poured on a house being torn down. Firefighters investigated suspected arson and secured the scene.
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Carbondale
Walnut Street
Public Meetings and Arts Events on Southern Illinois Calendar
Williamson County Historical Society hosts public meeting at 2 30 p m Sunday in Carnegie Library Marion Mississippi River Festival at STU Edwardsville presents Morton Gould conducting Popsees at 7 30 p m with St Louis Symphony Orchestra The Arts Street Scene a musical by SIU Summer Theater at University Theater Com munications Building tickets 1 75 students 2 75 non students available at box office and central ticket office reservations 453 5741
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Williamson County Historical Society
Carnegie Library
Marion
Stu Edwardsville
Morton Gould
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University Summer Theater
University Theater
Jackson County
Muckelroy
Agriculture
Southern Illinois University
Herrin Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Herrin High School
Ferrante & Teicher
Stu-Edwardsville
Pinckneyville Opens New Junior High School Next Fall
Construction on Pinckneyville’s new junior high began in July 1970 and is to be finished by October 30. The building will host grades six to eight with about 364 capacity and start with around 200 students. Louis Schweizer to be principal. Hugh D. Malan to supervise District 50 schools. The old junior high will be razed for playground space.
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Hugh D. Malan
Pinckneyville
Malan
Louis Schweizer
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Notes History and Offices
The Southern Illinoisan publishes Sundays and weekdays with offices in Carbondale, Herrin, and Murphysboro. It traces its lineage to the Carbondale Free Press, Herrin Daily Journal, and Murphysboro Independent, with Associated Press republication rights.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Correction on Carbondale teachers federation president name
The president of the Carbondale Federation of University Teachers is Jon Seldin, not as previously spelled. Mary Nolte was treated at St Josephs Hospital in Murphysboro for injuries from an auto accident, not Doctors Hospital in Carbondale.
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George St
Chester
Memorial Hospital
Trotter
Knapp Oil Co., Inc
Marion
Carbondale
Ptl
McClain
Doctors Hospital
South
Illinois Avenue
Thomas J. Purtill
N. Almond St
Timothy O’mahoney
Rt. 1
Larry Harris
Carico St
Carbondale Federation of University Teachers
Southern Illinoisan
Jon Seldin
Mary Nolte
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Murphysboro
False alarm at J C Penney in Carbondale
At 5 05 p m Saturday firefighters responded to a false alarm at J C Penney Co Inc on Route 13 Carbondale. No injuries or damages reported. Fire crews cleared the scene after investigation.
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Carbondale
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
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Jackson
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W. Main St
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