Carbondale Grade School Board Sets 1969 Integration Target
The Carbondale Grade School board aims to implement a total integration plan by September 1969, forming The Carbondale Plan from six advisory committee conditions. It seeks a neighborhood balance, maintains educational quality, uses existing facilities, and integrates staff while inviting a January 1969 teacher sensitivity workshop for graduate credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Grade School Board
Laurence Martin
Thomas Grade
Lakeland
Parrish
Brush
Springmore
Winkler
Thomas School
Southern Illinois University Extension Department
Grandstand at Du Quoin State Fair Draws Crowds
Refuge from heat under the grandstand draws visitors to the Du Quoin Fair. Sam the Candy Man, vibrating lounge chairs, jewelry displays, sewing demonstrations, and a first aid station offer entertainment, shopping, and refreshment. Night crowds thicken as shows end and exits begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Arnold
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin Fair
Sam
Candy Man
Grandstand
First Christian Church of
du Quoin
du Quoin State Fair
Paducah Chamber to Survey Southern Illinois Labor Pool
The Greater Paducah Chamber of Commerce will conduct a 12 county labor availability survey covering Southern Illinois counties Johnson Pope Hardin Alexander Massac Pulaski and Western Kentucky counties Ballard Carlisle Graves Livingston McCracken and Marshall. Results will be published and shared with about 3 000 industrial prospects. A briefing meeting in Paducah is planned with local business and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er of Commerce
Illinois
Kentucky
Chamber
Royce H
Paducah
Johnson, Pope
Hardin
Alexander
Massac
Pulaski
Ballard
Carlisle
Graves
Livingston
McCracken
Marshall
Labor steeple gifted at Southern Illinois festival
Steve McKinney of De Soto discovers a 15 foot cross topped church steeple in Park Plaza Herrin. The steeple will be donated to an area church during the Southern Illinois Labor Day Association festival in Benton. It was built by McNeill and Dugger Plumbing and Heating and laborers from Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 268.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve McKinney
Rt. 1
de Soto
Park Plaza
Herrin
Southern Illinois
An Rauback
West Frankfort
Dirksen
Samuel Shapiro
Delmer R. Mitchell
R-Johnston City
John Perkins
The
Textile Workers Union
Kenneth J. Gray
Stokely Carmichael Visits Carbondale Only Resting
Black Power leader Stokely Carmichael visited Carbondale to rest between engagements and was not slated for speeches or public appearances, staying quietly with friends. Police briefs note Ruth Bracy, 70, fined $15 for failure to yield. Robert Bradley, 15, cited for curfew violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokely ‘Carmichael
Carbondale
Carmichael
Herrin
Ruth Bracy
Johnston City
Robert Bradley
Carnival a maze to toddlers at the fair
Pamela Arnold paints a toddler view of the carnival midway. The piece highlights stroller struggles with cables and ramps, the joy of rides like the Merry-Go-Round and live ponies, and parents’ hopes for a smoother next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Father
Moth
Atacha
Big Ben
Chicago violence shocks Carbondale mayor
Mayor David Keene, while in Chicago on city business, witnessed clashes between anti war demonstrators and security forces near the Conrad Hilton Hotel. He described the scene as deplorable and noted a woman struck with a billy club and blood on her face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
David Keene
Chicago
Keene
Conrad Hilton
National Guard
Fire calls report across three towns Wednesday
Colp and West Frankfort fire crews responded to small outdoor and grass fires. Johnston City reported a residence fire at 303 Perrine Street caused by an overloaded electrical outlet with minor damage. No injuries or major damage reported in any case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Cox
Perrine St
West Frankfort
Charles and Binkley
Parade and queen contest mark Benton Labor Day events
The three day Southern Illinois Labor Day Association festival starts Saturday in Benton with a parade at 10 a.m. from Benton High School to the fairgrounds, featuring bands, floats, queen crowning by U.S. Sen. Dirksen, and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Labor Day Association
Benton
Benton High School
McLeansboro Street
Franklin County Fairgrounds
West Frankfort
Christopher, Benton High School
Johnston City High School
Apryl Huffman
Nancy Chapkoff
Benton Ministerial Alliance
Hank Wright
Fairgrounds
Labor Day Association
Holiday Inn of
James Swofford
Bob Payne
John Slack
Marion council awards $114,639 in lake work contracts
Marion City Council awarded bids totaling 114639 for lake improvements. New Ruhr Enterprises of Eldorado led earthen dam work at 87989. Feurer Construction Co. of Marion bid 26650 for other tasks. Project details include Rend Lake intake work, dam raise, and lily pad clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
New Ruhr Enterprises
Eldorado
Feurer Construction Co
J. Dale Cavaness
Glenn Clarida
Robert Minton
Herrin
Leon “Dude
Stilley
Cavaness
Rend Lake
Ruhr
Feurer
Christopher High Board Signs Survey Pact and Budget Shifts
The Christopher High School Board accepted a survey contract from Southern Illinois University for reorganizing West Franklin County into a potential unit district covering one third of the county. It also changed pupil physical education time to three years or three 1 quarter units, approved a $406 Evans Heating bid for welding shop exhaust work, maintained Kemper Insurance, raised substitute pay from $2 to $4 per class, and urged self funding for programs while restricting gym use for monetary gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher High School
West Franklin County
Southern Illinois University
School Research Services
Jacob Bach
Evans Heating and Plumbing of
Christopher
Evans
Kemper Insurance Co
Kemper
Bob Huffman
Bond set for two Galesburg burglary suspects
Two Galesburg men Donald Klemmer and Robert L. Fox faced burglary and burglary tools charges in Jackson County Court after police found them in an alley behind Jim Pearl Motor Co in Carbondale. Fox posted 10000 bond and was released while Klemmer’s 50000 bond kept him jailed as officials noted no apparent theft from the Pearl office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Donald Klemmer
Robert L. Fox
Jim Pearl Motor Co
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Pearl Co
Jim Pearl
Federal recertification keeps programs eligible for aid
Recertification of Christopher and Golconda workable programs for community improvement maintains eligibility for federal support. HUD renewed status, ensuring continued access to public housing and related federal aid for the communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher and
Golconda
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kenneth J. Gray
Marine Cpl Ray Bruce Home On Leave From Vietnam
Home from Vietnam Cpl Ray Bruce son of Mr and Mrs Paul Bruce Johnston City is home on leave after a 13 month tour at Da Nang Air Base plans to return for six more months of service Published in Johnston City report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Ray Bruce
Paul Bruce
Johnston City
Vietnam
da Nang Air Base
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Christian Science Monitor
Roger Hughes
Paducah Chamb
Midway
Pamela Arnold
Ruth Ann Kraeimer
Elmer Kraemers
Belleville
D-West
Frankfort
Val Oshel
Harrisburg
Gabe McCarty
Country Travelers
Marion Council
Fidelity
Zeigler
Christopher Board
Bond
Viet
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