Bond Issue Vote Set Monday For New Du Quoin School
Du Quoin Grade School District 207 residents will vote Monday on a 365000 bond to build a new grade school replacing West Park Lincoln and McKinley Schools. The plan includes ten classrooms library gym cafeteria kitchen offices health rooms and restrooms with a 14 year repayment and about 12 cents per 100 assessed valuation tax increase. Voting runs noon to 7 pm at Ward School Du Quoin and Village Hall St Johns with Hanner and Breitweiser of Chester as architects.
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du Quoin
West Park
Lincoln
McKinley
West Port
John B. Ward
Wheatley
Ward School
St. Johns
Hanner and Breitweiser of
Chester
Rare New Guinea Mask Found in Wartburg Attic
Wartburg College in Waverly Iowa rediscovered 500 items of primitive art in an attic. Anthropologist Joel Maring recalled seeing them in 1954. The collection valued at about 50000 dollars by SIU anthropologist A A Gerbrands includes rare birds of paradise and other carved objects.
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Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Southern Illinois University
Joel Maring
SIU
A. A. Gerbrands
Carbondale Seeks $63 170 in Federal Jobs and Day Care Funds
Carbondale commissions seek federal support for a 42 student day care center open 7 am to 6 pm six days weekly and a $19 255 job placement program. The group plans Head Start in Carbondale if ready and a county director must be hired before start.
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Carbondale
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago
Carbondale Commission For Economic Opportunity
Jackson County Coordinating Agency For the War On Poverty
Tom Starks
Commission
New Zion Baptist Church
Olivet Freewill
Starks
Washington
John Keene
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Keene
David Keene
The
Attucks School
Luella Davis
Carbondale Community High School
David Moore
Jackson County
SIU Anthropologist Recovers Valuable New Guinea Art
SIU anthropologist Joel Maring prompted Wartburg College in Waverly Iowa to reveal a 500 piece Papuan art collection found in the Old Main attic. Freshman Gregory Heist, son of a New Guinea missionary, discovered the pieces thought to be worth 100000 dollars at most. Experts will appraise before any disposition despite wide collector interest.
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Southern Illinois University
New Guinea
Waverly
Iowa
Joel Maring
SIU
Wartburg College
Gregory Heist
Maring
Bered
Wartburg
John Bachman
Police Briefs Local Fines For Speeding And Vehicle Violations
Carbondale Hubert Hagler fined 16 dollars for speeding. Johnston City Lucille Grevovich fined 27 dollars for speeding. De Soto Dale Cook fined 15 dollars for no registration. Marion Kenneth Blades fined 15 dollars for defective muffler.
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Carbondale
Hubert Hagler
Johnston City
Lucille Grevovich
de Soto
Dale Cook
Marion
Kenneth Blades
Underground parking eyed for Marion Public Square plan
Marion Planning Commission discussed an underground parking lot for the Public Square to link entrances to nearby businesses if the Williamson County Courthouse moves. A small park with a fountain and other shared facilities were among ideas as plans for a county city complex move forward.
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Marion Public Square
Marion Planning Commission
Williamson County
County Public Building Commission
Washington School
Dee Rodd
Con
Rodd
Marion City Hall
Frank Moreno
Greater Egypt
Moreno
Marion
Greater
Egypt
Commission
James Felts
Reinstatement of fire safety code eyed by Illinois schools
County superintendent Monroe Deming warns that restoring the fire safety code would pose serious problems for some Jackson County districts including Murphysboro and Trico grade centers. State official Ray Page says compliance will hinge on a new law. surveys by July 1 1967 could trigger penalties from reprimands to loss of state aid. Williamson County official Leslie Stilley notes limited local impact due to post 1955 construction and only about six buildings needing surveys.
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Illinois
Jackson County
Monroe Deming
Ray Page
Illinois Supreme Court
Deming
Murphysboro
Trico
Williamson County Supt. of
Leslie Stilley
Stilley
Carbondale Names New Park Director Charles Boudreau
The Carbondale Park District hires 28 year old Charles A. Boudreau as director of parks and recreation. He starts January 1 at a $7,200 salary, filling the vacancy left by Jerry W. Lottmann who resigned for a similar post in Villa Park. Boudreau, SIU graduate, has worked as technical director for the university department’s summer community services. He was born in Kankakee and attended local schools.
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Carbondale Park District
Charles A. Boudreau
W. Main St
Carbondale
Boudreau
Jerry W. Lottmann
Villa Park
Chicago
Dept. of Recreation and Outdoor Education
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Kankakee
Mines Report Shows Saturday Work at Multiple Sites
The report lists mines working and idle across several sites including Old Ben Orient EI-B Fidelity Burns Star Zeigler with counts for each pit. Some mines report active labor on Saturday while others are idle.
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Orient
Ei-B
Fidelity Mines
Burning Star
Zeigler
SIU Students Weigh Campus Hospital Fund Plan
SIU Carbondale student senate studied using student fees to build a campus hospital and outpatient clinic. Dr. Richard Lee said the 12-bed facility would move to new quarters next spring, with a four to five year completion and funding via student fees and a long term loan.
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Ron O’connor
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Richard Lee
University Health Service
The
Health Service
SIU
Washington and
Park Streets
Lee
University Center
Edwardsville
John S. Rendleman
Rendleman
Board of Trustees
SIU Students Back $4 Quarterly Athletic Fee Increase
SIU Carbondale students vote 5 to 4 in favor of raising the athletic fee from $2 to $6 per quarter. The 3,747 total ballots set a campus record, funding about 130 NCAA scholarships and waiving gate fees for students at all contests. The measure now goes to the campus senate for a resolution to present to President Delyte W. Morris.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
John Paul Davis
SIU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Delyte W. Morris
Santa to Arrive by Helicopter in Herrin for Sunny Day Visit
Santa Claus will arrive by helicopter in Herrin due to clear ground and sun. He will visit his toy workshop in the Blankenship building across from city hall, transported by Charles Todd. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, with sessions Dec 20 to 23 and a toy basket giveaway on Dec 23 for registered children. Santa will also lead a Chester Christmas Parade forming at the Randolph County Courthouse and moving to the Post Office with the Chester High School band in the parade for cash prizes.
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Santa Claus
Herrin
Santa
Toyland
Herrin Jaycees
Blankenship
City Hall
Charles Todd
North Pole
Chester
Randolph County
SIU Students Move to Repeal Clabaugh Act at Carbondale
SIU Carbondale senate passed a resolution urging repeal of the 1947 Clabaugh Act restricting university use of facilities by subversive groups. They cite free campus debate and invite broader access to ideas. The session also explored motorcycle helmet rules, a campus radio station, and student council faculty meetings.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Senate
University of Illinois
SIU
George Paluch
Southern Riders Association
Fred Lentz
Leniz
University Council
Edwardsville
University
Job’s Daughters
Daughters of Shrine Club
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Illinois State Employment Service
Siu Man
Demina
Art Guild
Deanne Cross
Bud Cross
Carterville
Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild
Hollywood
Illinois Avenue
Monroe Street
SIU Hospital
SIU Athletics
Clabaugh
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