Builders and Laborers Meet to Resolve Mt Vernon Dispute
Representatives of the Southern Illinois Builders Association and the Southern Illinois District Council of the Laborers International Union met in Mt Vernon to settle a building agreement dispute that has shut down some projects in Illinois.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Builders Association
SIBA
Southern Illinois District Council
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Mt. Vernon
Ili
Inmate Drowns at Menard Prison Farm Near Chester
Roosevelt Evans a 33 year old inmate serving a 10 to 15 year sentence drowned Thursday around 12 30 p m while helping Richard Stockwell repair a pump line on the pig farm at Menard Prison honor farm near Chester. The body was recovered an hour later by the Chester Emergency Squad.
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Menard
Chester
Roosevelt Evans
Richard Stockwell
Elza Brantley
Stockwell
Evans
Rt. 3
Cook County
Welge Funeral Home
Benton police chief stays on after public show of support
Benton Police Chief Kenneth Eubanks extended his tenure after plans to resign for health reasons were overturned by community pressure. A council meeting drew about 75 youths and parents urging him to stay and opposing the potential replacement by Assistant Chief Cris Hall. Eubanks vows tighter control over the auxiliary force and a meeting with the mayor on Tuesday to review the state ordinance provisions.
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Benton
Kenneth Eubanks
Eubanks
Herbert Mundell
Cris Hall
Sions
Ling
Williams plans tax relief for elderly in Illinois senate race
Republican candidate Gale Williams of Murphysboro proposes raising the real estate homestead exemption for citizens over 65 from 1500 to 5000 and plans to introduce the bill in November. He cites Florida as a model and notes previous veto by Gov. Otto Kerner. Opponent Kenneth Buzbee of Carbondale accuses Williams of headline grabbing while formulating his own tax reform position for all ages.
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State Senate
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Williams
General Assembly
Florida
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Senate
Buzbee
T’yve
National Horse Show Opens Near Herrin At Drive-In
The three day National Horse Show begins today at the Egyptian Drive-In Theatre south of Herrin. It is among 18 national shows sponsored by the Southern Illinois Open Hunt and Marion Chamber of Commerce. Wayne Smith said riders come from across the United States. Winners earn points toward the Horse of the Year Award at the national convention in New York. Junior riders under 18 compete for a silver medal in the AHSA Medal Class with a finals invite to Madison Square Garden. Foxhounds and basset hounds will be shown. A boat show and antique car show are hosted on the grounds with gate tickets at $1.
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Nois
Mid
Illinois
Jefferson
Effingham
Hamilton
Clay
Jasper
Crawford
Lawrence
Warbash
White
Richland
Wayne
Edwards Counties
Marion County
District 9
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Hardin, Pope, Johnson, Saline
Gal
Buckley Construction Co
St. Louis
SIBA
O’connor
Herrin
Southern Illinois Open Hunt and
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Smith
The
United States
New York
N. Y
American Horse Shows Association
Madison
John W. Somervill
Southern Illinois University
Psychology Department
Somervill
Somer
Northeast Development Congress
Norvell Haynes
Haynes
Terry Thalman
Mary Brown
PTA Council
Contempt action possible over idle southern Illinois mines
UMWA president Kenneth Wells says restraining orders issued in Benton by Judge Henry Wise aim to end wildcat walkouts that left about 4 500 coal miners idled at 21 Illinois mines. The dispute centers on a 9.5 percent wage increase denied by a federal board. Officials plan to meet in Washington to resolve the strike as Peabody Inland Steel Freeman counts seek contempt citations against local unions.
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John Trimble
Southern Illinois
Kenneth Wells
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
District 12
U.S. District
Benton
Henry Wise
Danville
Wells
Peabody Coal Co
Inland Steel Co
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Washington, D. C
Lockin
England
Mine Workers
Palmier Keeps Seat on Carbondale Liquor Board
Robert Palmier, president of the Carbondale Liquor Retail Association, remains on the Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board for another year. He presided over a meeting about SIU Carbondale identification cards that remove birth dates, which cannot verify age, drawing protests from liquor dealers. The group noted C Addison Hickman is no longer on the advisory board and thanked him for his service.
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Robert Palmier
Carbondale Liquor Retail Wednesday
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board
Palmier
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Liquor Advisory Board
Dale Martin
Cedbcuimaradeti
Aid Tieare
C. Addison Hickman
Williamson County Fair opens September 2 in 116th year
The 116th Williamson County Fair, oldest continuous annual fair in Illinois, runs Sept 2–9 with over $43,000 in premiums. Events include society and western horse shows, a junior rodeo, tractor pulling, and grandstand acts. Admission varies by day and age. parking is free.
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Williamson County
Illinois
Jack Lindle
Carbondale to Add Foreign Art Films Theater by Varsity
Kerasotes Theaters owner plans a third Carbondale venue at 208 W Cherry St behind the Varsity to show foreign art films. Construction starts around Sept 1 with opening about Jan 1 1973 for a 250 plus seat theater next to the municipal lot west of the Varsity.
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Kerasotes Theaters
Varsity
Saluki
Carbondale
Cherry St
Dennis Kuczajda
America
SIU Hosts Advisers Conference on Foreign Students
Admission officers advisers and counselors from junior colleges gather in Carbondale September 25 to 27 for the Admissions Advisement Workshop on Foreign Students in Two Year Colleges. The event at SIU Little Grassy Lab is co sponsored by SIU and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs with about 35 participants selected for their institutions needs.
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Midwest
Carbondale
Little Grassy
Southern Ilinois University
SIU
National Association For Foreign Student Affairs
Ron Thomas
Carbondale Board OKs Regulated Spanking in School Code
Carbondale Grade School Board approved a 13 page discipline code by a 4 to 2 vote permitting corporal punishment as a last resort. The code allows a teacher or principal to administer punishment with another certified employee present and requires parental notification.
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Carbondale Grade
Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Charles Hines
Clifford Neill
Fred Nolen
Dick LeFevere
Jerry Lacey
Laurence Martin
Martin
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Jackie Marley
San Antonio
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Carbondale Liquor Board
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S. Llinois Ave
Conference of Advisers
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