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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
14
In Montevideo protests flare as police raid at the University of Uruguay spurs clashes. Dozens hospitalized with gunfire and injuries. authorities withhold casualty figures and arrests. Public support for President Jorge Pacheco Areco slides from 77 to 47 percent amid inflation and civil liberties crackdown.
An explosion triggered a blaze that swept a one story brick building housing multiple businesses and a storefront church in Chicago Heights. The fire occurred during a spate of Monday night blazes in Chicago Heights and East Chicago Heights injuring two men. Ernie Saviano said the blast followed a gas smell while he opened a back room.
A Carbondale teen, near dropout, returns to school through a Neighborhood Youth Corps project. Arthur Black of the Illinois Farmers Union notes high aptitude tests, paid NYC work, and plans to pursue university after graduation. The program aims for meaningful work with limited local participation noted.
The forecast shows showers and thundershowers tonight over western plateaus, the Ohio Valley, and the Southeast with cooler conditions in northern plateaus and upper Mississippi. Warmer in the Northeast and mid-Mississippi Valley. high near 79 Monday, low around 60 with overnight 61.
Linda Hagenbuch of 516 S Rawlings St Carbondale reported to police Sunday that a stereo phonograph and a television set were taken from her apartment late Friday or early Saturday. She valued the items at 300 dollars. Valley. AP Wirephoto
The Shawnee Development Council expands its Neighborhood Youth Corps to 342 participants for summer. The additional 150 high school students join 192 from June 10 to August 16, with a second session July 15 to August 30. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Labor under the Manpower Development and Training Act after securing support from Congressman Kenith J Gray and Illinois Senators Charles Percy and Everett Dirksen.
The Ava Homecoming runs Friday and Saturday at Buck Bower Park. Nashville’s Cousin Wilbur Show opens at 8 p.m. Friday followed by a Saturday calf roping wild cow race and more with a 1 p.m. Little Britches Rodeo and an 8 p.m. show and dance headlined by the Blazers Musical Act.
Susan Fawns five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs George P Fawns Williamsville stands with a trophy won for first place in the single entry baby contest at the Young American Fair staged during the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.
The Shawnee Junior College board votes to relocate its temporary office to the former telephone company building in Karnak and to buy 8,913 dollars worth of furniture for five rooms. Rent is 150 dollars monthly from Allen Main, who will remodel and paint the space.
California judge reviews 1966 Iowa Supreme Court decision gifting custody of seven year old Mark to his maternal grandparents over his father’s bohemian lifestyle. Harold Painter seeks permanent custody as the August hearing date approaches. Mark remains with grandparents temporarily.
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