Gent's Addition Heart of Marion Black Community
A six part series opens with Gent's Addition in Marion described as the heart of the black community. It Details substandard housing on low ground seven blocks by two and a half with few sidewalks and a single through street. Key leaders Powell Barnett Donald Allen Clara Kirk and Reverend Robert Buchanan discuss integration segregation discrimination and economic opportunity. They identify underemployment education and housing as top priorities while noting Gent's has not evolved since 1910 and contributes to a stalled integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Blumenfeld
Marion
Gent
Southern Illinoisan
Gent’s
West
Powell Barnett
Barnett
Donald Allen
Allen
Clara Kirk
Mt. Vernon
Kirk
Robert Buchanan
Buchanan
Gation
SIUC trailer court decision reaffirmed
The SIU administration won a round in a clash over whether to keep the university’s sole trailer court at Carbondale open. After residents appealed to the SIU Board of Trustees, a prior month ruling was reaffirmed, likely ending the dispute and blocking a parking lot plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Siu-C
SIUC
William Allen
Bloomington
Margaret Blackshere
Madison
Richard Haney
Superintendent of Public Instruction
South Wall Street
Allen
SIU
SIU-C to Boycott Press Breakfasts Before Board Meetings
SIU-C officials will boycott monthly press breakfasts held before SIU Board meetings, deeming them not worth attending. Reporter questions will be handled during or before board sessions. Edwardsville campus coverage will continue via SIU-C news service in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Siu-C
SIU
SIU Board of Trustees
Donald A. Hecke
T. Richard Mayer
Hecke
Stiu-C
SIUC
Carbondale
James M. Brown
A. R. Howard
Lyons
William H. Lyons
Perry County Eyes $50,000 Property Tax Revenue From Suit
Perry County Board of Commissioners aims to sue United Electric Coal Co for full property tax payment, seeking about $50,000 in revenue after a prior ruling reduced assessed taxes. County treasurer Heisner reported $49,649 unpaid, with $36,740 due to Du Quoin Unit District 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
United Electric Coal Company
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Winton Bigham
United Electric
Chicago
William Heisner
Heisner
du Quoin
Consolidation Coal Co
Southwestern Coal Co
Amax Coal Co
West Receives Authority to Start County Reclamation Plan
Perry County commissioners granted Vallie West authority to begin a reclamation program on strip mined land funded by revenue sharing. Aimed at leveling terrain, the plan may include an arboretum. West will consult mine companies state officials and Southern Illinois University.
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Vallie West
Perry County Board of Commissioners
West
Southern Illinois University
Victor Provost Nursing
Perry County to Honor Hart for Coal Tax Legislation
The Perry County board of commissioners voted Friday to send a letter of thanks to Rep. Richard O. Hart for proposing the coal tax law. Gov. Daniel Walker signed the measure, likely delivering Perry County $200,000 to $500,000 annually from the 1 percent tax, said Board Chairman John Rednour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rednour
Provart
Rednour
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Daniel Walker
Perry County
Hart
Springfield
Vets collect for playground in Carbondale area
Southern Illinois University Veterans Club raises funds for a five phase playground for mentally retarded children in the Tri County Special Education District. Volunteers Dick Gryszkiewicz and Alex Vallejo collected donations in downtown Carbondale and Herrin.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Veterans Club
Dick Gryszkiewicz
Lef T
Alex Vallejo
Herrin
Tri-County Special Education District
Curriculum Demonstration Center
Shomaker Drive
Murphysboro
IPIRG Sues Over Phase III Drug Price Disclosures In Carbondale
The Illinois Public Interest Research Group files a formal IRS complaint after 11 Carbondale pharmacies refuse to provide price lists for about 60 prescription drugs. IPIRG seeks to compare brand-name and generic costs while pharmacies note advertising restrictions and unclear Phase III requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
Internal Revenue Service
Ilinois Public Interest Research Group
IPIRG
IRS
Joel Schunk
Carbondale
St. Louis
Schunk
Department
Sav-Mart
Atwood Pharmacy
Atwood Drugs
Hewitt’s Rexall Drug
Mohr Value’s Pharmacy
Mardale Walgreen Drugs
Hospital Pharmacy
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital
Prescription
University Rexall Drug Stores
Westown Rexall
Fred Bierer
Bierer
State Board of Pharmacy
Larry Moore
Westown Drugs
Miller Moore
Saw- Mart
Sam Long
Gov
Benton teachers receive minimum 560 dollar raise in 1973 74
Benton High School approves the 1973 74 contracts with the Benton Education Association raising base salaries for bachelor and master degree teachers and adding 388 dollar per year raises for two coaching positions. New personal leave days may convert to sick leave and custodial maintenance and bus drivers receive stepped pay increases.
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Benton
Benton Education Association
Williamson County: Body Found Death Under Investigation
The badly decomposed body of 76 year old Felix Antonovitch was found near a vacant house and barn south of New Rt. 13 in Williamson County. Marion police were alerted by Ben Cox after Antonovitch, a visiting resident, was reported missing July 3. Coroner James R. Wilson indicated decomposition hindered foul play assessment. wallet contained $34. The deceased, a retired tavern operator, leaves stepchildren and will be buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a transfer from Wilson Funeral Home.
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Williamson County
Felix Antonovitch
Franklin Park
Marion
Ben Cox
Midway Court
Antonovitch
Tim Gowin
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
STUC
New Rt. 13
Gowin
Commercial Graphics Arts
John Yack
State Crime Laboratory
James R. Wilson
Herrin Hospital
Antonevitch
Wilson
Joe Dennis
Robert Brockman
Fair Oaks
Calif
Wilson Funeral
Forest Park
Woodlawn Cemetery
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Gent's Addition
Siuc Trailer Court
Trailer Court
Chris Robertson
Robertson
SIU -C
The
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Perry Board Hopes Suit Action Works
Kenneth Peek
Michael Grabowski
Peek
Greg Visschers
Veterans Club
IPRG
Carbondale Pharmacies
Herrin High
Herrin High School
Kenneth Rushing
Felix Antonevich
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