ARA Appropriation Clears Hurdle for Area Work Boost
The House Rules Committee advanced the Area Redevelopment Administration funding to support about 17.3 million dollars in Southern Illinois projects. Major items include Rend Lake intercity water system and industrial parks, with ARA covering up to 100 percent of some costs and 85 percent of others. The bill proposes 355 million more authorized spending, with Senate approval already in place and debate expected next week.
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House Rules Committee
Area Redevelopment Administration
Senate
House
Johnson
Rend Lake
Sparta Area
Turco Manufacturing Corp
Saline County
Rouse
Tmbets
ARA
Kennedy
Man Faces Check Charge In Pinckneyville
Jerry Carter, 22, Lomax, was arrested Thursday in Pinckneyville on charges of cashing $65 in checks on an account with insufficient funds. A hearing is scheduled in day.
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Jerry Carter
Lomax
Pinckneyville
Stolen Money Reported From Carbondale Home
Sixty dollars was stolen from the home of Charles Williams at 104 Blogar Drive Carbondale. Police were notified Thursday afternoon.
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Carbondale
Charles Williams
Blogar Drive
Randolph Area Chester Eyed As Central Water Hub Plan
Randolph County Plan Commission studies Chester as a supply base for a centralized water system serving ten towns and rural areas. An engineering survey by J T Blankinship and Associates says Chester plant, now underutilized, could meet demand if storage is added. Estimated cost about 730000 with hopes for federal grant.
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Chester
Randolph County
Randolph County Plan Commission
Commission
Chester City
J.T. Blankinship and Associates
Murphysboro
Plan Commission
Baldwin
Bremen
Coulterville
Elisgrove
Houston
Percy
Slegleville
Sparta
Tilden
Marissa l
St. Clair County
The
Randolph Commission
Brown Heads Development Committee
Brown elected chairman of a Marion County resources development committee in a meeting at the federal housing project. Wayne Hoelscher outlined plans to form a steering group of about 10 committees and emphasize an overall economic development plan to qualify for federal Area Redevelopment Administration loans. The aim is broad local input and practical site prospects for future growth.
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Bill Brown
Marion
Williamson County
Herrin
Johnston
Loral
Wayne Hoelscher
Fart Advisx
Federal Housing Project
Brown
Hoelscher
Moelscher
Civersity of
Hlinoig Extension Cooperative Service
Robert Butler
Sirens Sound For Herrin Sidewalk Sales Event
Four siren wails in Herrin announced a townwide sidewalk sales event today and tomorrow. Stores will mark special items at different locations on Herrin streets during the annual sale period.
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Herrin
Yierrin
Carbondale Police Warn Water Use Restrictions
Carbondale police will ticket anyone using water to wash cars or sprinkler lawns from 2 to 10 p.m. Chief Jack Mazel says officers will enforce a summer ordinance due to water shortages in the southwest area. After outages during extreme heat, the city limits usage until a new pumping station and tank are built. First offenses are warned. second offenses incur fines from eight to two hundred dollars.
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Carbondale
Jack Mazel
Hazel
Southern Illinois Projects Plot Poverty War
A Mexican burro was shipped to Carbondale from a Chicago mail order house by the Railroad Express Agency for three year old Jujie Beth Cripps of Grand Tower. Mr and Mrs Charles Vanover of Grand Tower paid about $100 for the animal. REA officials Nolan Nevill and R. L. McKinney commented on the burro in Carbondale and noted shipping costs around $30.
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Carbondale
Chicago
Charles Vanever
Grand Tower
Jujie Beth Cripps
Nolan Nevill
Lett
Murphysboro
McKinney
REA
Centralia
Burge
Area Responds To President Proposal In Illinois
Stephen Tatarsky reports Illinois gears up for the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Local and federal teams prepare to implement camps, training, and work programs while a state poverty cabinet plans allocations and partnerships with SIU and federal agencies.
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Rendleman
Sam Shapiro
State Board of Economic Development
Gene
Graves
Sec. of Labor
Robert Cullerton
Dana Clark
Illinois
Ecitizens
SIU
Peace Corps
Fall Drive Herrin Sets 29310 Goal For United Fund
Herrin United Fund officials set a 29310 goal for the 1965 drive, $610 above last year, with a two to five week campaign planned. The drive begins Oct 1, workers aim to exceed last year’s totals of over 30000, supporting 13 agencies and featuring a Sept 22 campaign workshop.
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Herrin United Fund
Jack Murphy
Merrin
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Childrens
Egyptian Association For
Girl Scouts
Memorial Park Senior Ball Association
School For Handicapped
Salvation Army
Williamson County Mental Health Association
Young Men's Ch Association
Pease and Contingency
Herrin Builder Offers To Serve As Inspector
Jed Schuster a Herrin builder has volunteered to be building inspector for the city offering to serve for one dollar a year in a letter to Mayor Fred Henderson. Henderson will present the offer to the City Council Monday night. Schuster 367 Park Lane is building apartments at two sites.
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Herrin
Jed Schuster
Fred Henderson
Henderson
Schuster
Park Lane
SIU Raises Student Activity Fee by $1 per Quarter
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved raising the student activity fee from $9.59 to $10.50 per quarter starting winter quarter. The extra income funds SIU Health Service activities, with $3.15 of the $1.50 increase allocated to Health Service. President Morris calls the move an interim stop-gap while considering broader health service improvements.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
SIU Graduation Tonight At McAndrew Stadium
About 4 000 visitors are expected for Southern Illinois University summer commencement at McAndrew Stadium Carbondale starting at 7 30 p m Nearly 1 000 Carbondale and Edwardsville campus students will participate The ceremony may be moved to SIU Arena if weather turns bad Ralph A Mickey chair of the SIU speech department will deliver the commencement address.
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Southern Wends University
Carbondale
Edwardsville
SIU
McAndrew
Wich
Ilinois
Ralph A. Mickey
Shades of Old West Horse Thief Sought
Jackson County authorities pursue a horse thief after a saddle horse disappeared from the Mack Ashman farm near Murphysboro Oklahoma Orchird Hills School area. The light tan 45 hand horse weighs about 5 pounds and was fed in a field. No vehicle tracks were found or reported.
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Jackson County
Arch Edwards
Mack Ashman
Murphysboro
Orchird Hills
Ashman
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Mileur
Randolph Area
Orient
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Fidelity
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Stephen Tatarsky
Congress
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Denver
Colo
Jobs Corps
Dept. of Thhe Interior
Sargent Shriver
Frank Kopecky
Shawnee National Forest
Southern Illinois Univerisity
John Rendleman
Cousel
Dept. of the Interior Land Dept. of Agriculture
United Fund
Leihei
Post Office Energy
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