HUD to Simplify Planning Rules for Federal Aid
HUD will study and reduce duplicative planning requirements across more than 70 federal aid programs. Auerbach Corp of Philadelphia will assess inconsistencies under a 55000 contract and propose methods to streamline administration for urban development funding. An interagency committee plus HUD officials will guide the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Auerbach Corporation
Philadelphia
Auerbach
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health, Education and Welfare
Interior Labor and Transportation
Bureau of the Budget and
Office of Economic Opportunity
T. F. Rogers
Office of Urban Technology and Research
Charles M. Haar
Three more enter Murphysboro Apple Festival queen contest
Beverly Eldridge Lea Ann Lockard and Ann Miller join the 1968 Apple Festival queen race in Murphysboro with sponsorships from Lions Club Brown Shoe Company and VFW Post 7190. Deadline Sept 1. crown Sept 14. 17 year olds eligible from Jackson Union counties. Winners to compete for Illinois Fruit Queen and $1000 scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Beverly Eldridge
Lea Ann Lockard
Ann Miller
Miss Eldridge
Walter Eldridge
Rt. 3
Murphysboro Township
MTHS
Harrison Baptist Church
Ernest Miller
S. 7Th St
Quill and Scroll
Miss Miller
St. Andrews Catholic Church
Catholic Youth Organization
VFW
Jackson
Union
Maureen
Renee
Gertrude’s Fashions
Ross
Pauline
Visiting Professor to Head Department
Ethel Thompson former head of food and nutrition at the University of Arizona is named visiting professor at Southern Illinois University for 1968 69 and will serve as acting chairman of the food and nutrition department. She fills in for Frank Koniski who takes a sabbatical to teach and conduct research at the University of Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Thompson
University of Arizona
Southern Illinois University
Miss Thompson
Frank Koniski
University of Hawaii
Daley for President Button Rarity At Chicago Convention
Chicago convention reports note rare Daley for President buttons among Mayor Daley staff. Illinois press focuses on Dick Mudge, promoting Eugene McCarthy nomination, while a caucus scheduling snafu delays several candidates including McCarthy and McGovern as Gov Maddox arrives late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hartley Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Illinois Nation
Edwardsville
Dick Mudge
Illinois
Mudge
Daley
Sen
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Humphrey
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. McGovern
Secret Service
Maddox
Arriv
Secret Prague Plant Hosts 1200 Delegates to Communist Congress
In a daring operation, nearly 1,200 delegates disguised as workers met at an unidentified Prague area plant to elect a new presidium and 160 member central committee for the progressive Communist movement led by Alexander Dubcek. The assembly occurred amid Soviet occupation with underground militia protecting the venue and a broad resistance network sustaining coverage and leaflets across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Czech
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Pinckneyville
David L. Winter
Carbondale
Jack F. Bardwell Jr
Walter Crane
Carterville
Christopher J. Siedlecki
Karl W. Baumann
Chester
Jo Anna Parrish
Eugene McCarthy
Cessna
du Quoin State Fair
Airgo Inc
Southern Illinois
Sparta
Sparta Aviation
Hunterfield
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Aviation
New York Times
Council of Ministers
Bohemian
la Ae
P. N. Murphysboro
Marion
Herrin
Christopher
America
General Telephone
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