Jackson County opposes planned rock festival near Carbondale
Jackson County Board of Supervisors unanimously opposes the proposed outdoor rock festival near Carbondale set for May. A seven member committee will meet with Carbondale attorneys to seek legal means to block the event. Officials cited traffic, sanitation, law enforcement, and health concerns and discussed possible county and township controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Carbondale
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Atty
Richard Richman
Spring Arbor Lake Assn
Makanda Township
Dwight Throgmorton
Lee Phemister
Throgmorton
Jackson County
California
Makanda
Don
Herb Rathjen
Carbondale Community East High School
Watt
Carl Worthen
Les Miller
Jackson County Health Dept
Miller
Sanitarian
Health Department
Anti rock festival group forms near Carbondale
Second meeting set for 7 p m Monday at Carbondale Community High School East to organize protests against the May Day Fest rock festival planned southeast of Carbondale. Tom Dinnis named to head the group. petitions flood area as Harpette Ltd. scrambles support. Chamber of Commerce weighs in with a directors’ discussion set for December 18.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School East
Tom
Dinnis
Spring Arbor Lake Association
May
Harpette Ltd., Inc
Carbondale Chamber of Cormercee
Eq Rosen
Board backs study, opposes regional rock festival
The Giant City School Board favors a feasibility study with a unit district and unanimously opposes a rock festival planned next spring southeast of Carbondale. Supt. Claude Ross said the board will join District 165 schools in the feasibility study.
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Giant City
Carbondale
Claude Ross
Ross
Board acts in Sparta dispute over Walz termination
In Steeleville the Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council voted five to four to terminate Dick J. Walz from his post as Sparta Neighborhood Center project coordinator with December 31 as the termination date. Walz plans to appeal to the Chicago Office of Economic Opportunity. The board also chose not to abolish the coordinator role, instead recommending three non professional staff. Previous Oct meetings showed a split on Walz’s retention and a later suspension from Nov 3 to Nov 10 without pay.
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DeMeris Berry
Himeisan
Dick J. Walz
Sparta
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Steeleville
Walz
Chicago
Dorothy Ivanuck
SIU Pays Carbondale for 13 Acre Land Tract
Southern Illinois University completed the final payment of 389 719 to the city of Carbondale for a 13 acre urban renewal tract in the Lincoln area Northeast edge of campus. Total paid 836 036 for property slated for technical and professional research under the master plan. Three acres of streets and alleys will be vacated for university use as part of the deal.
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Southern Ilinois University
City of
Carbondale
Lincoln
University
Community Conservation Board
STU
County to Oppose SIU Annexation Plan in Carbondale
Jackson County officials announce strong opposition to Carbondale's effort to annex parts of Southern Illinois University including the University Center. Assistant Supervisor Archie Stroup says the measure would be reviewed by the SIU Board of Trustees. county leaders will present formal objections at the next meeting. Estimated annual cost to the county ranges from 80 000 to 90 000 dollars including state motor fuel sales tax per capita and anticipated income tax refunds.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Archie Stroup
University Center
Stroup
University
Board of
Sim
Ilar
University Board
Clyde Winkler
W. S. Brandon
Police car backs into stopped vehicle in Carbondale
A Carbondale police car bumped a car driven by Beulah M. Applegate on College Street near Clingis Avenue while backing from a Texaco lot at 11:15 p.m. No injuries or tickets were reported. Patrolman Larry McKimmy was responding to a call, per police.
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Carbondale
Beulah M. Applegate
Rt. 2
Larry McKimmy
Hunter’s
Texaco
Applegate
College Street
Clingis Avenue
Mel Kimmy
Gelman Congratulates Gell-Mann Holm on Wednesday
Gelman congratulates Gell-Mann Holm, a winsn ers brother and the area news and feature editor of The Southern Afneisan, who made the trip to the event on Wednesday.
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Holm
The
Southern Afneisan
Gelman in Stockholm Experience of a lifetime
Ben Gelman reports on his brother Murray Gell-Mann receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm. The event featured a white tie ceremony for 1,200 at the Stockholm Concert Hall and a banquet for 300 at the city hall.
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Murray Gell-Mann
The
California Institute of Technology
Ben Gelman
Stock
Sweden
Stockholm
City
Tvork
Marion mayor calls withdrawal plan disastrous
Marion plans to pull out of the Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency when its contract ends in April, a move critics label disastrous. Supporters argue the agency aids the elderly, the poor, and welfare recipients with transportation, housing help, and Head Start, while noting ongoing efforts to aid families and get children into school.
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C. R. Walley
Wanda Barras
Trindisan
Marion
Robert Butler
Jackson-Willamson Community Action Agency
Butler
Dempsey Crim
Combes
Artist Sketch Released In Slaying Probe
Carbondale Police Chief Jack Hazel released an artist sketch of two men sought for questioning in the death of Lisa Levering. He said the release does not rule out other suspects and noted one Jackson County resident has been questioned and his car searched. The sketch stems from descriptions by two teenage girls near Brush School about an hour before Levering vanished on November 25.
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Lisa
Levering
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Jackson County
Brush
Miss Levering
University Avenue
Monroe Street
Washington
Main Streets
W. Jackson St
Walnut
James Streets
Lake Chautauqua
Oxford candidate for sheriff files petitions for office
Russell Oxford of Johnston City filed as a Democrat for sheriff in Williamson County. Other Democrats filing include Desa West of Marion and Paul Litton of Marion, with Oxford owner of a furniture store. Evelyn Gresham of Marion seeks county commissioner and operates a Lake of Egypt boat dock with her husband Giles. Eligibility review tests Leslie Stilley for school superintendent after he filed as Democrat. new rule requires two years teaching in state or incumbency. Stilley taught in Dexter last year. he was superintendent 1966 68 before losing to Lee Booth, who also seeks the office. A state check is underway.
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Russell Oxford
Johnston City
Williamson County
Desar West
Marion
Paul Litton
Oxford
Evelyn Gresham
Rt. 4
Giles
Lake of Egypt
Leslie Stilley
Gas line rupture sparks fire on town's west side
Marion firefighters responded to a gas line rupture at Carton and Maplewood at 7:20 pm. Flames routed from a storm sewer drainage opening as Central Illinois Public Service crews shut off gas and replaced the broken line overnight. Firemen Bob Yost and Jack Wells were later sent to 702 East Allen Avenue after an outdoor electrical furnace shorted at 7:35 pm.
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Marion
Carton
Maplewood
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
Bob Yost
Jack Wells
E. Allen Ave
Carbondale to open bids for police station remodeling
Carbondale City Manager C William Norman expects to open bids for a complete remodeling of the Carbondale police station around December 23. He has received plans from George Cook of Marion and will finalize specifications for advertisement next week. Project cost is estimated at 20000 dollars.
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Carbondale
C. William Norman
Norman
George Cook
Marion
Power Failure Hits Herrin in Early Morning Outage
A fuse blew at the sub station on the east edge of Herrin causing a 30 minute power outage in downtown and nearby residential areas. Central TM Miners Public Service Co. superintendent George Jensen reported about 2,000 customers affected with partial service from 3:15 to 3:38 am and full interruption 3:36 to 3:45 am.
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Herrin
George Jensen
Herrin Group
Central TM Mincrs Public Service Co
Jensen
JWCAA considers pullout from Marion city services
Dempsey Crim explains that Marion mayor must get city council approval, hold a public hearing, then request OEO regional office to drop JWCAA from the program. Regulations require 90 days before fiscal year end, delaying effect until after April 30, removing all city operations and services including Vista volunteers, Head Start, and the Williamson County center.
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Sandra Holter
Southern Mindisan
Dempsey Crim
Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency
Marion
Robert Butler
OEO
Crim
O&o
N Wcaa
Vista
Williamson County
JWCAA
Agsteney
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