SIU instructor touts Mark 16 Emission Device
Everett Shelton of SIU Carbon dale unveils the Mark 16 Exhaust Collector Reactor claiming it reduces pollutants and boosts fuel economy from 9 mpg to 16 or 17 mpg on a 1972 Oldsmobile. He holds a U.S. patent and awaits professional lab testing while notingSalt-like residue forms only on badly smoking cars.
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Everett
Gene
Shelton
School of Technical Careers
Siu-Carbondale
U.S
Illinois professor touts Mark 16 device for car efficiency
SIUC instructor Shelton promotes a Mark 16 device claimed to restore energy efficiency by rerouting exhaust gas to the carburetor. He says three to nine year old cars gain miles per gallon, with a $55 base price and about $110 including an air pump. He notes automakers and United Airlines have shown interest.
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Shelton
United States
Illinois
United Airlines
SIUC
Vocational- Technical Institute
VTI
Choate retirement affirmed by area leaders 1974
Illinois House minority leader Clyde Choate plans to retire at the end of his current term in 1974, despite Democrats urging him to run again. Republican Rep. C L McCormick and Joseph Hale of Harrisburg voiced mixed feelings, noting the loss of clout and shifting political dynamics in the 59th district.
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Illinois
House
Clyde Choate
Rep
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Choate
D-Anna
McCormick
Joseph Hale
Harrisburg
Republican State Central
Hale
Cheate
Carbondale bars tour under Eckert liquor board gaze
Mayor Neal Eckert and the liquor advisory board toured Carbondale bars inspecting baths rooms exits and kitchens for license renewal readiness. They noted damaged bathrooms liquor taps and cleanliness issues while praising Merlin's new nightclub and downtown improvements.
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Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Liquor Advisory Board
Eckert
Jean Sternberg
Tom Bevitt
Ed Rosen
Bar Keep
Bonaparte’s
Steve Hoffmann
Up Your Alley
Brunie Marando
LBJ
Merlin
Primary filing opens 8 a.m. March 19 county offices
Filing for county offices and ballot order begins at 8 a.m. Monday in county clerks offices and ends 4 p.m. Dec 17. Jackson and Williamson clerks expect several nominating contests with March 19 primary and Nov 2 general elections. By lot may determine ballot position if filings arrive simultaneously.
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Jackson
Williamson
Jackson and Williamson
Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Missing Cape Girardeau man Johnny Mack presumed drowned in Mississippi River
Dragging operations for 72 year old Johnny Mack of Cape Girardeau Missouri continued Saturday in the Mississippi River near Grand Tower after his truck slipped off the back of the June ferry Thursday. A companion, Venice Johnson, jumped to safety. No decision yet on recovering the truck.
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Eckert
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Johnny Mack
Cape Girardeau
Jackson County
John Hoffman
Mack
Willie Mack
Carbondale
Venice Johnson
Jackson County Civil Defense (CD
Raymond Graff
State Dept. of Conservation
Havana
Graff
Hoffman
Illinois
Grand Tower Park
Ilinois
Johnson
SIU Dropped From Big 30 Overall Enrollment List
The Parker Report shows Southern Illinois University Carbondale Edwardsville not in the top 30 by total enrollment for fall 1973. SIU ranks 27th for full time students with 23 896 full time enrollments, a drop from last year and a historical peak in the late 1960s.
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Southern Illinois University System
Carbondale
Edwardsville
U.S
SIU
West seeks Democratic nomination for 58th District House seat
E W West 60 an investigator to Perry County Sheriff and assigned to the states attorney announced Saturday his bid for the Democratic nomination for representative in 1974. West a former coroner heads the Perry County advisory council to the Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council and is fifth Democrat in the race. Rep James Holloway plans retirement leaving no incumbent Democratic candidate in the district. Other declared candidates include Wallie West Vincent Birchler Bruce Richmond and Willard Pugh.
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E.W
Barney
Tamaroa
West
Perry County
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Wallie West
Pinckneyville
Vincent Birchler
Chester
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Willard Pugh
Williamson County Clerk Harris seeks clerk post again
William E Harris 71 of 1012 South 16th Street Herrin announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Williamson County clerk Harris previously served as county clerk from 1954 to 1966 after losing to Barney Boren Boren then won re election in 1970 Harris has lifelong background in education public welfare and state school administration with recent work as an auditor for the state department of public instruction and state aid claims in southern 26 counties
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Charles E. Harris
S. 16Th St
Herrin
Williamson County
Harris
Barney Boren
Boren
Michael Bakalis
Office of Public Instruction
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Southern Illinois and Southern Illinois University
Siuc Chemistry Department
Richard Arnold
Arnold
Mark Green
Paducah
Choate Decision
Karen Rothe
Washington Avenue
Bruce Allen
Palm’s
Norvell Haynes
Northeast Congress
American Legion
North Illinois Avenue
Southern Illinois Avenue
Southern Illlinois University
Buffalo Bob’s
Bruce Burgis
Steve Hoffman
Ward
Raymond Dillinger
Monroe Deming
Dillinger
Fred Dunham
Rt. 2
Dietz
Gene Gurley
Don White
Jack Hazel
O.T. MccKinnie
Rt. 1
de Soto
Gene Truitt
Stan Fraser
Earl Summers
Didate
Wiliamson County
Herbert Kobler
Guy Peterson
Marion
Arvel Phillips
Lake of Egypt
Russell Oxford
Johnston City
Dean West
Wilbern Boatright
Allen Cobb
Charles FE. Harris
Jo M. Walker
Mack and Johnson
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Landing
Barney” West
Clifford
State Department of Public Welfare
Anna State Hospital
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