Conflicting Poverty War Group Chooses Moore as Chairman
Ten members of the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty vote to keep Rev. David Moore as chairman despite a prior removal. The meeting in Carbondale follows a Tuesday vote to replace him with Bert Shimwell of Ava, and Moore cites federal funds and an OEO inquiry as ongoing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Coombs
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Coordinating Agency For the War On Poverty
David Moore
Carbondale
Moore
Bert Shimwell
Ava
Murphysboro
Floyd Hart
Office of Economic Opportunity Contracts
OEO
George Pitts
OEO Civil Rights Department
Legal Services Bureau
Pitts
Chicago
Robert E. Bryant
JCCA meeting backs confidence vote amid audit dispute
The JCCA approved a unanimous resolution of confidence after a meeting attended by about 45 with nine signers. The Rev. Mr. Moore said federal auditors may review the agency and outlined plans to release frozen funds. He pledged to reveal actions questioned earlier and to form a September guideline committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Services Bureau
JCCA
Bryant
Moore
Pitts
Shimwell
Hart
Alonzo Crim
S. L. Hightower
Loyd Summer
Hightower
James Leaton
County Legal Services Bureau
Donald Stricklin
Elkville
Question of War on Poverty agency chairmanship in Jackson County
Dispute over who leads the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty. Rev. David Moore, Bert Shimwell, and factions claim legitimacy after meetings called by Floyd Hart. federal recognition continues to name Moore as chairman.
Police El Paso District 13 Stays on Standby for Chicago Area Duty
State Police District 13 in Southern Illinois reports a 48 hour period with no personal injury accidents on area highways. The district alerts Wednesday for possible duty in the Chicago area amid rising racial and housing demonstrations. All District 13 personnel are on standby and reachable on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
District 13
Poverty Agency Meeting Reads Partial Audit Disputed
At a Jackson County poverty agency meeting on Tuesday a document read as a partial audit was criticized as not a Horwath and Horwath report. Firm partner Bernard Ross said no audit report exists yet while Crim and Sumner disputed ownership and handling of the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Sumner
Crim
Sumner
Ross
Centenarian Eli Reece of Colp Joins Medicare
A 100 year old Colp man Eli A. Reece signed up for Medicare at Holden Hospital after a Social Security representative explained the program. Reece, born May 22, 1866 in Columbus Georgia, recalled a frugal upbringing and a long life spent as a saw mill hand and coal miner in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.G. Schumacher
Eli A. Reece
Colp
Social Security Administration
Reece
Medicare
Holden Hospital
Bill Rednour
Carbondale
Rednour
Georgia
Columbus
Southern Illinois
Fire alarm false at Selmier-Peerless Tower
Fire crews responded to a false alarm at Selmier Peerless Tower and Linen Service 302 S Washing ton Ave set off by repair work on telephone lines at 8 45 a m today. Marion fire crews found a garage fire at 1618 W Cherry St at 11 a m Wednesday and kept it to slight damage upon arrival of firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Selmier-Peerless Tower
S. Washington Ave
Marion
W. Cherry St
Orientation Session Planned for Herrin Junior High
An orientation for seventh and eighth graders and parents is set for 7 p.m. Friday at South Side Junior High School gymnasium. Principal Jack Murphy says the program will explain new schedules room numbers PE requirements and school regulations. New students should register at the office and report at 8 30 a.m. Monday for a brief session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Junior High School
South Side Junior High School
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Herrin
Carbondale Planning Push Faces Federal Funds Hopes
The Commission discussed a proposed scope for a city planning staff funded by a $24,500 federal grant over two years with a $24,834 local share from the city SIU Jackson County Housing Authority and local districts. Action is hoped for in October or November as Congress allocates funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Wednesay
Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
Moreno
William Eaton
Plan Commission
Eaton
Robert McGrath
Clothes Found Escapee Still Being Sought in Jackson County
State Police and Menard Prison guards hunted for escapee Charles Richard Rowe after clothing was found abandoned near the Missouri Pacific coal loading dock. Officials could not identify the clothing's origin as searchers scoured woods south of Rockwood near Cora in Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Rockwood
Jackson
Randolph County
Charles Richard Rowe
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Cora
Jackson County
Carterville Woman Held Repeated Arrests Over Day
Iva Nell Jones 42 was arrested near Herrin by a state trooper for driving without a license and posted a $30 bond paid by check. She was released from Williamson County jail then arrested in Marion for disorderly conduct at Ideal Tavern. The check on the first bond was found bad and may trigger a new charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Williamson County
Iva Nell Jones
Herrin
Sheriff’s Office
Marion
Diz Carlton
Ideal Tavern
W. Main St
Carl Miller
Army Reservist Volunteers at National Rifle Matches
Special Duty Pvt Ronnie R Thetford of Carbondale routes among the 102nd Ozark Infantry Division serving as volunteers for NRA rifle and pistol matches at Camp Perry Ohio through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie R. Thetford
Rt. 1
Carbondale
102Nd Ozark Infantry Division
National Rifle Association
Camp Perry
Ohio
Recreation Way Traffic SIU Lease Faces Public Scrutiny
Crab Orchard Sportsmen warn the George Rogers Clark Recreation Way could block public access to Grassy Lake area near Little Grassy Lake if SIU leases 1,400 acres. They cite Checchi tourism projections and potential losses to Southern Illinois tourism. Local critics urge public land preservation against university access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Lake
Southern Illinois University
Bill Winstead
Crab Orchard Sportsmen’s Association
University
SIU
Educational Council of 100
Southern Illinois
Winstead
Grassy Lake
Grassy
Checchi
Illinois
Perman
Secretary of the Interior
Robert Udall
Robert Burwell
Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Minneapolis
Educational Council
Crab Orchard
Beating Allegations Lead to Bond for Carbondale Teens
Three Carbondale youths Lewell Golden Abraham Westley and Jessie Wayne Greer released under $1000 bonds in Jackson County Circuit Court pending a Sept 7 hearing on aggravated battery charges. State's Attorney Richard Richman said bonds were posted by the parents. The Aug 14 beating of Stanley Robinson a 21 year old Job Corpsman from the Carterville center prompted the charges to be presented to a grand jury in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Lewell Golden
N. Barnes St
Abraham Westley
N. Marion St
Jessie Wayne Greer
Stanley Robinson
Carterville
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Backs Moore
William Batteau
Vergennes
Odell Robinson
Maxine Passmore
Edward Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Gerald Osborne
Carbondale Office of Economic Opportunity
Osborne
Poverty Agency
Horwath and Horwath
Certified Public Accountants
Bernard Ross
Horwath
Eli
Eli Reece
Commission
Carbondale Plan
McGrath
Carbondale Railroad Relocation Authority
John Lonergan
Carl Jones
Citizens Advisory Committee
Public Improvements Committee
State Division of Highways
Ralph Casey
Robert Merz
Vernon T. Kupel
District 9
Carbondale Plan Commission
City Building and Zoning Office
Wall Street
Phillips 66
Rt. 51
Leonard Bening
Zoiling Committee
Jerry Hicks
de Soto
City Board of Appeals
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