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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
2
District 9 workers relocate roadside signs farther from the pavement as a safety measure to reduce run off road accidents. Spokesman cites the plan to move signs from 6–15 feet to about 35 feet, except where protected by guard rails. A new sign stands beside an old one on Interstate 57 near the West Frankfort Zeigler exit.
Franklin County weighs consolidation with three plans under study and no immediate mergers. Elvis Nolen reports minimum enrollments for aid and that six districts fall short, while Zeigler-Royalton and West Frankfort units face funding and public opinion hurdles as talks continue.
Perry County commissioners told state’s attorney Michael Grabowski to vigorously pursue the lawsuit filed by four Perry County banks seeking refunds of personal property taxes paid in 1972 on individually owned bank stock. The suit also aims to bar further personal property taxation on individual stock holdings.
Advertising and circulation telephones listed for Southern Illinoisan: 549-5397, 942-3187, 993-8161, 684-2126 and a line showing 549-3326 for contact.
James Rush named rush area representative of the Planning and Budget Committee of the ILEC. Carbondale director of criminal justice planning for the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission named as non metropolitan area representative. Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford, an ILEC commissioner, also serves on the committee as the ILEC distributes federal crime fighting funds.
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