May action planned to continue poverty program
Gerald Osborne of the regional Office of Economic Opportunity said Chicago will likely authorize continued administration of the county poverty program. Funds have been frozen since August 3 and Rev. David Moore seeks bank signatures to honor checks on JCCA project funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Osborne
Regional Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago
Osborne
David Moore
JCCA
Moore
Loyd Sumner
Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity
Carbondale
Mr. Moore
OEO
Hart
Alonzo Crimp
Crim
Office of Economic Opportunity
Police Briefs Report Multiple Speeding Fines
Carbondale: Robert Pleasant fined $20 for speeding. Harrisburg: Ellen Plater fined $15 for speeding. Carbondale: William Patrick, Creal Springs: Albert Edwards fined $30 for speeding. Hurst: Jack Morris fined $15 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Robert Pleasant
Harrisburg
Ellen Plater
William Patrick
Creal Springs
Albert Edwards
Hurst
Jack Morris
Internal power struggle rocks Jackson County War on Poverty
Factional fights within the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty erupt over chairmanship. Rev. David Moore faces a challenge from Bert Shimwell as Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity weighs the dispute amid calls for formal meetings and reconciling the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.G. Schumacher
The
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Robert Bryant
Jcca Legal Services Bureau
Moore
Chicago
Bryant
Bert Shimwell
OEO
Illinois
JCCA
James Leaton
Controversy Over Partial Audit Ties Rev Sumner to JCCA
The Rev Loyd Sumner declined further comment on a so called partial audit presented at a JCCA poverty meeting. Horwath and Horwath said no statements or notes were released. The report alleged unauthorized actions by Rev David Moore as JCCA chairman and led to new leadership votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Turner
Murphysboro Human Relations Commission
Paul Douglas
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
David H. Moore
JCCA
Moore
Turner
Murphysboro
Jcca Fund
David Moore
Floyd Hart
Hart
Bert Shimwell
Ava
Agency
Carbondale
Mr. Moore
Loyd Sumner
Jackson County Coordinating Agency For the War On Poverty
Horwath and Horwath
Sumner
Bernard Ross
Crim
Alonzo Crim
Horwath
Ross
Alcoa Has No Immediate Plans for Baldwin Area Expansion
Alcoa spokesman in Pittsburgh says no current plans for new plant in the Ohio Mississippi Valley. In 1964 a representative promised southern Illinois sites to Rep. Gray. Cairo was dropped due to power concerns. Illinois Power Co. plans a $200 million plant near Baldwin, boosting local development. Kaiser Aluminum holds options on about 3,000 acres north of Fort Kaskaskia State Park with no recent announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aluminum Company of America
Pittsburgh
Ohio-Mississippi River Valley
Alcoa
Kenneth Gray
D-West Frankfort
Illinois
Cairo
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Gordon Meeks
Alcoa Public Information
van Wyke
Erwin Hutch
Chester Chamber of Commerce
Chester
Randolph County
Kaskaskia River
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Fort Kaskaskia State Park
Kaiser
Illinois Power Co
Baldwin
Child Struck By Car In Murphysboro
An eight year old Murphysboro girl Ethel Cantrell was struck by a car at 11 a.m. in the 600 block of North 8th Street. Ham Roberts the driver was injured and taken to St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. the child and her parents were named Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cantrell. The extent of her injuries was not known at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphhysboro
Ethel Cantrell
N. 8Th St
Ham Roberts
Murphysboro
North 8Th Street
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Roberts
Herbert Cantrell
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Convent Contract Set In Herrin
Donald Quaglia of Herrin wins general construction contract for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Convent in Herrin. Brown and Colombo get electrical work. Herrin Sheet Metal Co. handles plumbing heating and air conditioning. Simon Rettberg and Garrison Inc. of Carbondale is the architect for a two story salmon brown brick building with white panels and colored glazing. The 4250 square foot facility will house four inns with capacity for six, to be built on West Cherry street and ready in spring. old convent to be razed or rented as apartments afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Quaglia
Herrin
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Brown and
Colombo
Simon—Rettberg and Garrison Inc
Carbondale
West Cherry Street
Murphysboro Considers West Side Water and Sewer Extensions
The Murphysboro Water and Sewage Commission will have engineers draft specifications for two west city extensions near 26th and Division St and North 24th Street to enable bids. One Division Street site could add 10 water and sewer connections. 24th Street will gain a sewer line only. Salt bids show Cargill Corp at 13.60 per ton with others up to 14.80. Harold Hudson and Lavern Will attend the water works conference in Springfield September 27-28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Water and Sewage Commission
J.T. Blankinship
Cargill Corp
South Third Street
Police Shift Search for Menard Prison Escapee
A police search for escapee Charles Richard Rowe shifted toward the Jacob area in Western Jackson County after clues point to a southward route. Warden Max P. Frye said Rowe, 28, may have jumped a freight train and that clothing with his prison number was found along the Mississippi River near the Mo Pac dock. Roy Pierce, 31, walked away with Rowe but surrendered hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Jacob
Jackson County
Max P. Frye
Charles Richard Rowe
Frye
Missouri-Pacific
Cora
Gorham
Misissippi
Mo- Pac
Rt. 3
Chester
Rowe
Roy Pierce
Honor Farm
Pierce
Mines Idle Saturday Reported with Daily Totals
The mine report lists several mines working on Saturday including Old Ben 9 21 24 and Orient 3 4 while Zeigler 3 4 show idle status. The data reflect production activity and idle shafts across multiple sites on the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Mines
Zeigler
Sanitary Violations Found In Nine Murphysboro Homes
Nine homes in Murphysboro failed state sanitary standards after a Hu man Relations Commission review. A former member alleged many Negro homes lack adequate sewage and water facilities. The commission sought Health Department inspection while considering improved police coverage for the D street area and pursuing adult education and recreation projects with state office aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Human Relations Commission
W. B. Turner
Commission
Harold Hudson
Turner
J.D. Wade
North Seventh Street
10Th Street
Poplar Street
H.H. Rohrer
Jackson County Health Department
Health Department
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Gerald Osborne
Carbondale
William Wanstreet
Jackson County Public Aid Department
Monroe Deming
Jackson County Superintendent of Schools
Williamson County Splits West Marion Precinct 3
Williamson County Board divides West Marion Precinct 3 into West Marion 9, adding new boundaries and a voting location. Albert Jones is named as precinct committeeman for the new West Marion 9 with Dean Melvin as his successor. Democrats have not chosen a replacement for Precinct 3. County Clerk Charles Harris notes faster returns but higher election costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Marion
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Cook County
Herrin Township
Albert Jones
S. Aikman Sr
Jones
Republican Party
Dean Melvin
Carbon Street
West Main Street
West Marion Township
West Marion 9
Bentley Street
Russell Street
Main Street
West Marion 3
Charles Harris
Kenneth Barger
Harris
Titan 3 Rocket Explosion Ends Air Force Satellite Launch
A Titan 3 booster exploded eighty seconds after liftoff from Cape Kennedy sending a fireball over the Atlantic and wrecking an Air Force plan to place eight military communications satellites in orbit. There was no immediate cause given for the failure. Debris fell into the sea off the Florida coast making it the Titan 3’s first failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Florida
Group Seeks IC Station Relocation in Carbondale
Citizens of Carbondale for Progress to circulate a petition urging Illinois Central Railroad to move the downtown ticket, freight, division, and switching facilities to the yard north of Carbondale, a plan announced about sixteen months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale
Citizens of
Funeral services set for Arkell Biermann
Funeral services for Arkell Biermann 28 killer Thursday will be at 2 p m Sunday in Percy Methodist Church with Rev B B Cummins officiating Burial to be in Paradise Cemetery Biermann born Steeleville August 3 1938 son of Otis and Erna Biermann married Steeleville December 6 1958 to Nora Williamson chemical worker for Monsanto in East St Louis He leaves wife three sons Cameron Douglas and Jeffrey all at home his parents sister Lila McCuen of Percy grandmother Emma Biermann of Percy and grandfather John Heinks of Chester Friends may call Schaack Funeral Home Steeleville after 730 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkell Biermann
Percy Methodist Church
B. B. Cummins
Paradise Cemetery
Mr. Biermann
Steeleville
Otis and
Erna Schuette Biermann
Nora Williamson
Monsanto Chemical Co
East St. Louis
Cameron
Douglas
Jeffrey
Percy
Lila McCuen
Emma Biermann
John Heinks
Chester
Schaack Funeral Home
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Johnson
Shimwell
Baldwin Power Plant
Our Lady of
Rin
Herrin Sheet Meta. Co
D Street
Marion
West
Marion Precinct 8
Titan Blast Wrecks
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