Coalition of Women’s Caucuses Formed at Illinois Campuses
A coalition of women’s caucuses and committees from seven Illinois universities formed in Urbana to coordinate information on federal reviews of sex discrimination. Lead organizer Marisa Canut-Amoros, an SIU professor, discusses HEW reviews and future strategy with attendees from Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western Illinois, UI Urbana, Chicago Circle, and Loyola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle S. Klaus
Southern Illnoisan
Illinois
Urbana
Jane W. Loeb
Marisa Canut-Amoros
Carbondale
Western Illinois
University of Illinois At Urbana
Chicago Circle
Loyola University
U of Urbana
Canut-Amoros
SIU Board of
U.S. Dept. of Health Education and Welfare
HEW
SIU
Canut - Amoros
Mary Jean Collins - Robson
Midwest
National Organization For Women
Elizabeth Farians
Loyola
Farians
Rosann Rothman
U of I
Verna Wittrock
EIU
National Modern Language Association
Womens Caucus
Barbara Peart
Women’s Liberation Front
W. Clement Stone
Chicago
Johnston City Housing Board Firing Sparks Chamber Debate
Johnston City Chamber of Commerce criticize the county board after Harry Wilson is not reappointed to the Williamson County Housing Authority Board ending a five year term. Sam Lasusa of Marion replaces him as the new member. The chamber also plans a $350 replacement for the town public address system destroyed by a January fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Williamson County Housing Authority Board
Johnston City Chamber of Commerce
Harry Wilson
Charles Brymer
Housing Authority
County Board of Supervisors
Brymer
Housing Authority Board
Wilson
Sam Lasusa
Marion
Bill Sinks
Chamber
New center opens for severely retarded children this fall
Mrs Aileen Parker director of the Williamson County Special Education Cooperative announced an activities center for severely retarded children will begin operation in the fall. The project is a cooperation with the Franklin Williamson Mental Health Services and will be at Franklin School in West Frankfort. Eight Williamson County and eight Franklin County pupils will attend with financing of 600 dollars per pupil from the cooperative and 1400 dollars per pupil from the state. Transportation will be provided by the mental health services. Helen Gray is named full time vocational counselor for special education at Marion junior and senior high schools where about 200 pupils in grades 7 through 12 are educated. Jerald Sims will be full-time vocational coordinator at the cooperative work activities center at Dykersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aileen Parker
Williamson County Special Education Cooperative
Franklin- Williamson Mental Health Services
Franklin School
West Frankfort
Williamson County
Franklin County
Murphysboro Unit 186 to Name Fact Finding Team
The Unit 186 board will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the unit office to name two board members to a five person fact finding committee. Two members were named by the Murphysboro Education Association, with the board and MEA selecting a fifth impartial member. The action continues a process agreed four years ago to resolve contract stalemates after months of negotiations and a July board rejection of a 27 page MEA proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9Th
Walnut Streets
Murphysboro Education Association
MEA
Unit 186
Donald Brewer
William Sondermeyer
Murder charge dismissed against Carrier Mills man
James Herrring 24 of Carrier Mills had a murder charge dropped by Judge William Lewis after a mistrial motion and double jeopardy claim. The case stemmed from the death of his 4 year old daughter Lisa Kaye Herr ing whose body was found near a gravel road outside Carrier Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Herring
Carrier Mills
William Lewis
Anna
Herring
Saline County
Archie Bob Henderson
Herring Wold
Henderson
Linda Baker
Lisa Kaye Herring
Blaylock Jury Trial Sets for August Thirty-First
Union County Clerk Fred W. Blaylock faces 76 counts of official misconduct tied to alleged voting irregularities in the November 3, 1970 election. Judge scheduled the jury trial for 9 a.m. on August 31 after preliminary motions by attorney Richard E. White. April 21 grand jury indictment alleges Blaylock altered absentee ballots from shelter care homes in Union County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Fred W. Blaylock
Richard E. White
Murphysboro
Blaylock
Jonesboro
Williamson County Airport Terminal Underway
Site preparation for a new Williamson County Airport terminal began Monday. J and L Robinson Construction Co of Carbondale will build a 9000 square foot terminal on a $342,954 contract. Completion is estimated in one year and the facility will house Ozark Airlines a lounge restaurant kitchen and airport office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
J. and L. Robinson Construction Co
Carbondale
Ozark Airlines
Herrin moves on mobile home zoning ordinance
Herrin Plan Commission advances a mobile home zoning ordinance to be reviewed by the city council on Sept 13. The draft sets minimum standards for rezoning and requires anchors pads and removal of wheels to tax the home as real property, with limited-time approvals and nonretroactivity for existing homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Plan Commission
Charles Heal
Commission
Heal
Plan Commission
Herrin
Walter Upchurch
S. 25Th St
K. L. Edwards
S. 28Th St
R. E. Melhorn
S. 30Th St
Two Fugitives Captured After Hamilton County Jail Escape
Two of four escapees from the Hamilton County jail in McLeansboro were captured in Franklin County around 1 a.m. Dennis Frailey 18 of McLeansboro and Robert Todd 19 of Benton were nabbed along Route 14 east of Benton. Wayne Forrest 32 of St Louis and Danny Lewis 20 of Louisville remain at large. Frailey faces a vending machine burglary charge and Todd a contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Forrest is charged with armed robbery and Lewis with burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
McLeansboro
Franklin County
Dennis Frailey
Robert Todd
Benton
Rt. 14
Wayne Forrest
St. Louis
Danny Lewis
Louisville
Frailey
Todd
Forrest
Lewis
Williamson County to hire custodians for new courthouse
Sheriff Russell Oxford announced he will hire custodians for the new Williamson County courthouse after the Board of Commissioners decided to employ a supervisor to oversee maintenance. Oxford urged budget approval and Building Commission guidance, threatening a legal opinion if funds are blocked, while the board aims to keep courthouse upkeep nonpolitical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
Oxford
Board of Commissioners
Williamson County Building Commission
Attorney General of
Illinois
Building Commission
William J. Sinks
Trauma center at Doctors Memorial readied in six weeks
Coordinator Robert E. Motti says Doctors Memorial Hospital Carbondale will house a six bed trauma unit within six weeks as part of a statewide emergency care system. The facility linked to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine aims to recruit a neurosurgeon and coordinate regional and local centers with a central trauma registry in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Robert E. Motti
Motti
U. S. Navy
Richard Ogilvie
Southern Ilinois University School of Medicine
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Korea
Vietnam
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Salem
John Logan Junior College
Illinois
Desig
University of Illinois Medical Center
Chicago
Illinois Division of Highways
Illinois Tollway Commission
Marines Air Reserve
Illinois National Guard
Southern Illinois
Uncertain State Dispute Over Dog Island Site
From Hamletsburg in southern Pope County Illinois a portion of Dog Island and the Kentucky Ohio River bank are visible. An $83 million lock and dam is planned with construction starting in August and finishing in five years. A labor jurisdiction suit in Pope County circuit court seeks to determine whether the island belongs to Illinois or Kentucky. The dam will lie 1000 feet upstream from the mouth of Dog Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamletsburg
Pope County
Dog Island
Kentucky Ohio River
Illinois
Kentucky
Dog Creek
Ball Game Sparks Park Shooting Arrest in Carbondale
James W. Davis 28 of 1111 Walkup St. Carbondale was arrested after a shooting at Attucks Park following an argument over a ball game. Delbert Sykes 20 of 408 E. Oak St. was shot in the hip and taken to Doctors Hospital in satisfactory condition. Davis faces aggravated battery and illegal firearm charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Davis
Walkup St
Carbondale
Attucks Park
Davis
Delbert Sykes
E. Oak St
Sykes
Doctors Hospital
Jackson County
Presidential candidates reviewed SIU presidency selection
The Presidential Selection Advisory Council at Southern Illinois University remained in session with the board of trustees this morning reviewing candidates for the SIU presidency. The advisory council will meet again at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ilinois University
Board of Trustees
SIU
Fire destroys truck at Pollack Brothers Scrap facility
A fire at Pollack Brothers Scrap Iron and Steel Co. 220 S Taft St West Frankfort destroyed a truck. The blaze was reported at 9 30 p m Monday and investigators have not determined a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Pollack Brothers Scrap Iron and Steel Co
S. Taft St
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