Plan Board Debates Plea For Offices
Carbondale Plan Commission weighs a Brown-Settle request for a special exception to build an office center at 607 and 609 W Main St It faces opposition for reducing the residential buffer while supporters say it fits growth needs The panel delayed action pending setbacks and other requirements as the area mixes residential zoning with nearby business districts.
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West Main Street
Carbondale
Carbondale Plan Commission
Brown - Settle Associates Inc
Main St
Main Street
Almond Street
Oakland Avenue
Herbert Settle
Brown- Settle
Hans Fischer
Settle
Fischer
Ghip
Coain
Giren
Clyde V. Winkler
Carbondale Subdivision Regulations Nearing Final Review
Carbondale Plan Commission weighed tentative acceptance of long awaited subdivision standards. After ordinance review and city attorney passsage, officials aim to return a completed draft by mid August for potential City Council approval.
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Carbondale
Plan Commission
J. Edward Hel
SIU summer graduation ceremony set in Carbondale
Nearly 1,000 Southern Illinois University students have applied for summer commencement at McAndrew Stadium Friday night. Degrees include 26 doctoral and 362 masters, with 670 bachelor’s, plus two six year specialist and 13 associate degrees.
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Southern Ilinois University
McAndrew Stadium
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Ralph A. Micken
SIU
Home Swept By Fire Near Carbondale
Mr and Mrs Herber Meyer lost their three bedroom frame house and its contents when a fire from an adjacent road spread to the structure on Pleasant Hill Road south of Carbondale. Firemen arrived at 6 40 pm after Lae vern Dodge nearby reported smoke. The cause is undetermined. The Meyers and their two sons John and Fred moved into the home last Thursday and are staying with friends Davis Pratt at 1004 W Walnut St.
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Herber Meyer
Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale
Laevern Dodge
Meyer
Dodges
Meyers
Freeman St
Southern Knoig University
SIU
John
Fred
Girs
Davis Pratt
Walnut St
New Fire Truck Shows Heavy Early Use in Carbondale
Carbondale's new fire truck went into service Monday and within 24 hours fought four fires. Crews were called at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to a Pomona road blaze, then to a nearby house fire, followed by two more house fires on Wednesday on the same day and Pleasant Hill road. All four buildings were destroyed, firefighters say not the truck's fault.
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Carbondale
Pomona Road
Pleasant Hill
Jackson 4-H Club Plans Picnic Outing
The Jackson County 4-H Automotive Club caps its program with a picnic at Giant City State Park at 7 p.m. Sunday. Twenty-one members will finish automotive project books, with July spent keeping complete automobile cost records as the final task.
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Jackson County
Giant City State Park
Mr. Sims Dies in Franklin Hospital Benton
Mitchell Sims, 57, of Hwang, died at 6 a.m. today at Franklin Hospital Benton after a two year illness.
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Mr. Sims
Mitchell Sims
Hwang
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Jillness
Southern Illinois Tourism Funds Spark Council Clash
A regional Promotion Council clashes with state administrators over $75,000 in tourism funds for 1964 65 amid claims of overcrowded facilities and fears promotion will misfire. Members from 17 counties argue for targeted use and staffing limits while officials urge hiring a professional to boost brochures ads and regional pull.
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Illinois
Jinvis
Southern Whinnis
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illngis Inc
Carterville
Gene Graves
State Board of Economic Development
Graves
Kerner to Lead Murphysboro Parade at Plant Dedication
Gov Otto Kerner will dedicate a new addition at the McNair Division plant of Phelps Dodge Aluminum Products Co in Murphysboro and lead the Apple Festival parade on Sept 26 The addition nearly doubles the building size and will house the states largest aluminum extrusion press with capacity six million pounds of billets The press capacity will nearly double the original plant’s output L W McNair founder and Murphysboro and Du Quoin plant GM will attend the dedication Marion Nash festival chair said Kerner will marshal most of the parade route then appear on the judging stand
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Clining
Otto Kerner
Murphysboro
Marion Nash
Kerner
McNair
Phelps Dodge Aluminum Products Co
Pam
L. W. McNair
McNair Metal Products Co
Phelps+ Dodge
du Quoin
Hes Company
Nash
Council Hears Tourism Ideas for Southern Illinois
The Tourist Promotion Council of Southern Illinois approved more promotions at state fairs boat shows and discussed booster ideas. The Carbondale meeting covered promotion tapes for radio, potential tape sales, publicity requests, and budgetallocations including a $6,000 draw from the matching program for World’s Fair brochures. Pamphlets camping hunting fishing and area guides will be printed with maps from SI and Shawnee National Forest. A Missouri dude ranch trip cost $81 and restoration of funds included a $2,926 reimbursement for early program spending.
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Graves
Dan Malkovich
Benton
Au Jeditor
Outdoor Illinois Magazine
Conscil
Tllinois
Caunel
Oth
Southern
Mlinois
Carbondale
Kar‘en Bryant
Herri Liss
Southern Illinois
Merion Radio
Nvis
Asé
Shawnee National Forest
Forest Service
Missouri
SIT
Eight of 11 hurt in Illinois Central derailment released
Eight of the eleven people hospitalized after the Illinois Central City of Miami derailment were released from Carbondale hospitals by Wednesday. Three injured remained at Holden Hospital though their conditions were not serious. A rail car derailed after leaving the rails on a curve north of Makanda. the last car was returned to track at 6:01 p.m. Wednesday.
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Marion City
Mitchell Dean Davis
Bob Dora
Carbondale
Africa
Annally
Herbert Smith
State Hospital
Marion
Sue Davis
Paul
Southern Ili Jton
Dorn
Northwestern University Alley
Tling Co
North Market Bradley Street
Anna State Hospital
Robert Otto
JoAnn
Linda Qivers
Charles Town
Send
Richard Laws
Illinois Central Railroad
Makanda
Doughboy bids to be called for relocation plan in Herrin
Herrin veterans and the Park District consider moving the Doughboy statue from East Madison to a one acre site in City Park. They estimate 1000 dollars to move the 25 ton bronze and 4000 for a two fountain setting with raised base. Contributions may be made at local banks and city water office. Plaques naming area servicemen may be embedded in the fountain wall. Sidewalks and colored lights would surround the fountain within the evergreen park setting.
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Fischer
Helton
Herbert Settle
Herrin
Park District
Madison Street
Herrin Security Bank
Bank of Herrin
City Water Office
Thhe
al ‘Herrin Area
Auditions for SIU Gloria Soloists Tonight
Robert Kingsbury of Southern Minais University Summer Choir says auditions for soloists for performances of Vivaldi Gloria will be at 7 p.m. today in Altgeld 145. The work will be presented at 8 p.m. August 20 with mixed chorus, solo voices, trumpet, oboe, two violins, viola, piano continuo, and string bass.
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Robert Kingsbury
Southern Minais University
Vivaldi
Gloria
Altgeld
Workman Unhurt As Mower Hits Ditch
Ed Blaise of Murphysboro escaped injury when his tractor mower fell into a three foot culvert along a State Highway Department mowing job on Route 13 between Carbondale and Murphysboro. The machine toppled backward about 3 p.m. and rested upright.
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Ed Blaise
Murphysburo
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Train Derailment Emergency Praise From IC Official
An Illinois Central Railroad official lauded area law enforcement, firemen, rescue workers, and hospital staff for an excellent response to a train derailment north of Makanda. Clyde Webb credited Fred Zimmerman of Carbondale Police with rapid action and noted sirens and emergency crews from Carbondale, Marion, Herrin, and Southern Illinois University law enforcement, with Holden Hospital prepared for a large disaster.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Makanda
Fred Zimmerman
Carbondale
Webb
Zimeterman
See Tion
Fire Department
Carbondale Funeral Homes
Southern Clingis University
State Police
Marion
Herrin
Holden
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Peoria
Decatur
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Carbondale Campus
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SIU Areva
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Delyte W. Morris
Kenneth L. Davis
SIU Board of Trustees
Edward L. Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Jackson
Promotion Council
Workman
Ditch
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