Jackson County War on Poverty Strife Tensions Rise Over Agency Leader
Floyd Hart and others in the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty seek Rev. Davie Moore’s removal as agency chairman. They accuse Moore of ignoring Illinois statutes and OEO guidelines in aiding the poor, claiming illegal actions and improper bypassing of rules. Moore calls meetings illegal and defends his administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Coombs
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Floyd Hart
Murphysboro
Davie Moore
Carbondale
Illinois
Office of Economic Opportunity
Hart
JCCA
Mr. Moore
Moore
Poverty Agency
OEO
Legal Service Bureau
Chicago
Legal Service
Loyd Sumner
Alonzo Crim
Donald Stricklin
Elkville
Horwath and Horwath
Horwath
Crim
Bert Shemwell
Ava
Shemwell
Lockhart
Don Stricklin
Hightower
Carbondale group talks cooperation and reform push
Citizens Group and Carbondale Chamber of Commerce meet to align efforts on projects like Illinois Central relocation and city traffic. Leaders oppose politics endorsements, while a separate audit dispute at JCCA involves Moore, Shemwell, and staff with calls for reform and possible CEO intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Citizens of Carbondale For Progress
Chamber
Orren Wallace
Harry Weeks
Kenneth Parrish
Sam Hunter
Cal Cavaness
Citizens Group
Carbondale
Wallace
Chamber Board
John Lannin
Similey
Illinois Central Railroad
Hunter
Parrish, Cavaness
Sidney Schoen
D. Blaney Miller
Gene Ramsey
Citizens For Progress Group
William Eaton
Eaton
Joseph Ragsdale
Frank Kirk
Illinois To Receive 2.3 Million From Recreation Funds
Illinois will receive 2,362,113 in federal recreation funds this year, matching state funds as required. The total national appropriation is about 103 million, with 40 percent for new land purchases, and Illinois ranks fifth in state allocations behind New York, California, Texas and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
New York
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
State Dept. of Conservation
Giant City State Park
Dept. of the Interior
Murphysboro Apple Festival Queen Contest Grows
Three more candidates join the Murphysboro Apple Festival Queen pageant bringing total entrants to 15. Shirley Newton Jamie Jones and Jane Butcher are sponsored by Brown Shoe Co Murphysboro Rotary Club and Phelps-Dodge respectively with addresses listed. A separate princess contest drew Terri Richardson and others with a Thursday registration deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Shirley Newton
W. M. Newton
Rt. 2
Brown Shoe Co
Jamie Jones
Preston Jones
Elm St
Rotary Club
Phelps - Dodge
Jane Butcher
Carl Butcher
19Th St
Judy Jenkins
Noni Weber
Marsha Goss
Debbie Cardwell
Cindy Calandro
Diane Vasquez
Sandy Borgsmiller
Karen Nolen
Patricia Ann Schwebel
Brenda Sehnert
Donna Etherton
Mary Wasmer
Herrin Scouts Camp at State Fair Display
Five Troop 75 scouts from Herrin camped four days at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. They listed their leaders Scoutmaster Larry Kinley and assistant Jerry Albright and toured the Abraham Lincoln home tomb and state capitol during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Fair
Springfield
Steve Barnes
Dickie Dann
Wendell Geralds
Terry Price
Rusty Roach
Larry Kinley
Jerry Albright
Abraham Lincoln
Gray seeks federal troubleshooter over Jackson County poverty dispute
Representative Kenneth J. Gray plans to ask Sargent Shriver to send a personal troubleshooter to Jackson County to resolve a split in the Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty. Two factions claim different chairmen, risking dissolution if unresolved. Gray notes local control of anti poverty funds and procedures and cites a request from Murphysboro Mayor Joe Williams to withhold funds until the dispute ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Chicago
Hart
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jackson County
JCCA
Gray
Shriver
Congress
Murphysboro
Joe Williams
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Jackson Agency
Chamber View Cooperation
S.L. Hightower
Eaton & Brown Television
Glinoi
State
Terri Richardson
C. W. Richardson
Westwood Lane
Rhonda Gal Reiman
Dena McDaniel
Deborah Lane Pugh
Vicki Sue Calhoun
Tina Deluca
Marsha Jacquet
Dana Larson
Mary Martin
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Illnois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Ethan Allen
Campbell
Chapman-Rollo
Murphysboro, IN
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Leslie
Black & Brown
Corde Brown
Leslie's Shoes, Inc
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