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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
3
Eric Running, a Southern Illinois University art graduate student, unveils The Great Dragster (A Stage in the Evolution of a Nation on Wheels) a wild multi-armed sculpture crafted from round objects and junk parts. The piece, part of an Americana series, may join his graduate exhibition.
A conference panel deleted recreation development provisions from the Land and Water Conservation Fund bill, limiting spending to land acquisition. The plan would have opened Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge to recreation, with a proposed yearly admission sticker around seven dollars. Fees and a user tax are expected for visitors, including through traffic, with exceptions for locals. Southern Illinois may gain only limited benefit despite at least 864000 dollars yearly for state-federal mulching funds.
Miners at Orient 4 coal mine near Johnston City may return to work tonight after being idle since Monday morning. Water levels in abandoned tunnels behind seals rose above normal, Freeman Coal Mining Corp officials said. If water continues to recede,夜 workers may resume night shift today.
John Palen of the Southern Triad and A Jépoint program outline development goals for Murphysboro in the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission plan. The aims push centralized government, high-density downtown housing, and ample off street parking to foster a compact, convenient business district. The plan favors a governmental complex, re routes Rt 14 away from Walnut street, and a southern by pass four lane highway south of Murphysboro to steer land use and traffic.
William Froom, executive director of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission, outlined plans to reserve lowlands as permanent open space and to study industrial development along the Big Muddy River. He noted a $70,000 study financed mainly by federal funds and discussed zoning efforts led by Jackson County with public hearings planned before the county Board of Supervisors acts.
Six Southern Illinois carriers win paid trips to New York for the World's Fair after a subscription contest run by Southern Illinois newspapers. Winners: Wayne Leonard Carbondale district Keith Pike Herrin district Bill Hammond Murphysboro district Ron Parker Marion district Elvis Muir West Frankfort Ricky McClellan West Frankfort McClellan earned by drawing others by selling subscriptions. Gary Graham will accompany the group. Approximately 200 carriers competed. those not winning trips will vie for cash prizes. Four Lindsay-Schaub newspapers conducted the contest.
Officials from Checieland Co. and regional groups met to discuss an $84,500 tourism study of Southern Illinois. The plan, funded by the Area Redevelopment Administration and the state, will map attractions, identify funding, and project tourist demand to attract investment and create jobs. It covers 27 southern counties and includes plans for marinas, ranch facilities, and a Hidden Valley Dude Ranch study.
The Illinois Division of Highways will hold public hearings in Williamson Johnson and Massac counties this September to locate the Interstate 24 path through Southern Illinois. Officials expect comments for and against the route as plans are refined, with construction likely over a year away and a total of 123 miles of interstate in the district once routes 94 57 and 21 are completed.
Eu gene Prudent suspended Lance's Lounge license for 15 days after witnesses testified an 18 year old Coello youth bought beer at the tavern. The suspension, effective Aug 11, closed the tavern today. it will reopen Wednesday. Lance Boner faces Franklin County Circuit Court charges of selling liquor to a minor.
Herrin City Hall will display a red torch replacing the familiar red feather for this year’s United Fund campaign. The torch mounts on a 4 by 16 foot frame and will be painted red in tiers to show progress starting Oct 1 with installation in September. Since 1957 Herrin’s feather has tracked annual campaign totals and each year Herrin has surpassed its goal.
Gates at Lake Murphysboro State Park will close at 10 p.m. daily to curb vandalism, per custodian Robert Smith. Overnight campers and fishermen may enter. gates reopen at 5 a.m. A night watchman will admit approved visitors between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The entrance is at the northwest corner of Tower Grove Cemetery. auxiliary road is closed.
The 130 bed Jackson County Nursing Home at Murphysboro today received accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Nursing Homes. It is the first county nursing home in Illinois to earn the accreditation and the first nursing home south of Champaign cited in the program. The survey followed a review of patient care programs and facilities.
Carbondale police search for Pauletta Sweitzer a 17 year old girl missing since Monday from her home at 005 South Washington. Chief Jack Hazel says no clues yet though he talks to friends. She is 5 feet 9 inches dark brown hair and eyes weighed about 150 pounds wore a bright red skin and white blouse carried a dark blue purse and ten dollars.
Barbara J. Shule received a $15 fine after a speeding violation in Jarbondele. The brief report notes police action and the small monetary penalty, reflecting routine traffic enforcement on a Friday.
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