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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1968

Page

8

Chase Bank Increases Prime Rate Following Sector Move

Chase Bank boosted its prime lending rate to 6 percent effective immediately, with Chemical New York Trust Irving Trust and Manufacturers Hanover Trust following by 0.25 percentage points to 6 3/4 percent. First Pennsylvania Banking Trust also raised to 6 3/4 percent, reflecting a broader uptick in large corporate borrowing costs.

Chase Bank Chase Chemical New York Trust Co Irving Trust Co New York Hanover Trust Co First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co Philadelphia

SIU students form campus volunteer group at SIU Carbondale

A new campus group the Committee of Volunteers formed last month at Southern Illinois University brings together former Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers to help Carbondale. David Hayden coordinates the Volunteer Bureau linking volunteers to local agencies, with Stouder aiding outreach and planning informal classes. The group aims to recruit more volunteers and could place up to 300 individuals, even for one or two hours weekly. Interested persons may call 453-2491.

Southern Illinois University Peace Corps VISTA Carbondale David Hayden SIU Fred Stouder Stouder National Committee of

Carbondale forms center for black culture study

Norvell Haynes leads a neighborhood group in Carbondale to establish a reading center at 104 E. Jackson St. The center, born from the inactive Federation of American Negroes, aims to provide books magazines records and art to the public and to foster a new awareness of black culture.

E. Jackson St Carbondale Norvell Haynes Federation of American Negroes Albert Ross Lester Taylor Dannella Wakefield James Allan Smith Jr Action Committee

Illinois Sesquicentennial awards honor Van Doren and others

Cash and trophies were presented at a Springfield banquet honoring eight categories of Illinois Sesquicentennial excellence. Winners include Mark Van Doren for fiction with Collected Stories, J B Wolf for nonfiction Louis XIV, and two poets David Etter and Ralph Pomeroy sharing the poetry prize.

Springfield Mark van Doren Illinois Geneva Prophetstown Ralph Pomeroy New York Financial District Anne Karlut Lockport Herald Rockford Morning Star Register - Republic Paddock Publications Arlington Heights Sel Yackley George Pullman Chicago Tribune Talmanac Talman Savings and Loan Association Chicago NBC Chicago Scott Craig

Presidents to meet in El Paso on December 13

Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and U S President Johnson will meet in El Paso Texas to inaugurate Rio Grande channel works between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The talks aim to mark the last meeting of Johnson’s term and are set to last only a few hours.

Mexico City Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Mexico Johnson United States el Paso Tex Antonio Carrillo Flores Rio Grande Ciudad Juarez Adolfo Lopez Mateos U.S Carrillo Flores

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