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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
2
A view south on Park Avenue toward Monroe Street shows live Christmas trees at each end of the business district. The $2,500 decoration fund supported the 1970 display, with decorations going up on the first Sunday after Thanksgiving and coming down the first Sunday after New Year’s Day.
The Franklin state attorney assistant was appointed and will divide time between Carbondale and Murphysboro offices. The appointee will earn ten thousand dollars annually and is a 1957 University of Illinois graduate.
Jackson County zoning reviews for 16 townships and incorporated areas will start in January with a series of public meetings. The commission plans hearings after finishing zoning maps and ordinance groundwork, aiming to map all townships early in 1973.
Several Southern Illinois physicians were named fellows of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The ceremony, held in New York, conferred the fellowship on more than 4,200 members, including William M. Thornburg Du Quoin Adolph G. Gilula West Frankfort Joseph P. Miranti Murphysboro Joseph R. Burnett Marion and Lawrence C. Fiene Sparta. The academy serves over 32,000 family physicians and requires continuing study.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield predicts a strong strip mining bill will be reported from the Minerals subcommittee by March 1. He cites a commitment from Sen. Frank Moss to handle the measure and push its release on schedule.
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