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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1971
Page
3
A new section of Grand Avenue from Wall Street to Lewis Lane was opened Thursday by Carbondale Public Works, marking completion of the street expansion project. The ceremony included city officials and local residents celebrating the milestone.
An attorney general opinion clarifies K Neil Thurmond’s term on the Williamson County Public Building Commission ends September 30. The board had pressed Thurmond to resign earlier, contesting the term and appointment validity after replacing him with Birt Peterson. The opinion did not resolve the commission's overall legality.
Williamson County Public Housing Authority will freeze rents for 90 days during President Nixon's national pause. Director Julius Steinmarch announced the measure at a Thursday meeting, noting welfare tenants are exempt while others may see adjustments. The panel also discussed lease revisions, grievance procedures, and entrance rules for authority staff.
Carbondale administrators will continue to negotiate salaries with city employees despite the federal wage-price freeze. Assistant to the city manager Jerry L Maxwell said talks will extend the austerity program and aim for a good faith resolution of wage requests. If talks succeed, increases would take effect when the federal freeze ends. Unionized workers had agreed to six month salary holds under spring contracts.
Randolph County Sheriff's office seeks 20 year old Roger Lee Kempfer who vanished Wednesday afternoon in Percy. He has a convulsive disorder and has not taken medication since then, last seen wearing green slacks a yellow shirt and carrying a suitcase with his parents concerned for his safety. Fidelity reported loading. Orient 4 and Zeigler 4 report all other mines reported. Police briefs note two speeding and following too close infractions in West Frankfort and Harrisburg.
Southern Illinois University has cut off transfer applications to four programs in the College of Communications and Fine Arts due to fall quarter space shortages. Open to beginning freshmen, the restriction affects art cinema photography journalism and radio television.
The 73rd Old Sailors and Soldiers Reunion ends Saturday in Stonefort with a sky diving demonstration at 6 p.m. and an Old Timers dinner at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Club. The Midway of Mirth carnival operates on Legion grounds with no admission fee. The event traces its start as an annual gathering after veterans built a fire, pitched a tent, and talked. Local traffic tickets are listed for Murphysboro, Herrin, and Marion with names and fees.
Gov Richard Ogilvie signed a bill granting 18 year olds rights to contracts wills and notary duties but many in Carbondale misunderstood. Patrons believed they could drink and bars tested the new rule before police clarified the law. Police and state officials confirmed the legal drinking age remains 21 and bar enforcement will proceed tonight.
Schools across Murphysboro Christopher Du Quoin Pinckneyville and Herrin adjust for the new year as St. Andrew's St. Marys Sacred Heart St. Bruno St. Johns and St. Pauls report varied enrollment and funding. Christopher shifts students to Herrin by bus with about 19 from St. Andrew's and St. Mary's near 197 total.
A meeting of SIU parents aims to form a committee to outline a university assisted cooperative day care. They seek a director, funding, and a operation model, with SIU offering a facility from its owned houses. The group hopes to serve very young children and reduce costs with parent participation and possible federal funding.
About a dozen residents in a Herrin subdivision protested a bi level house planned in Bellaire II. They presented a petition to the Williamson County Housing Authority, which took no action. The group claims 93 percent of residents oppose the plan and seek revised standards to fit current costs.
The 49th Du Quoin State Fair begins Saturday at 8 a.m. with a broad program for all ages. Headliners include The Carpenters, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Mel Tillis, and Chicago. Grand Circuit harness racing, car races, livestock judging, exhibits, a Zyklon roller coaster, and a beer garden debut.
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