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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1971
Page
9
Members and guests of Carbendale First Presbyterian Church will attend a 3 p.m. program on University avenue and Elm street. The church tree will be trimmed and gifts for Children and Family Services clients in Jackson County will be placed under the tree.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson resigns as national director of Operation Breadbasket and ends his 30 year tie to the SCLC. He reports the Chicago SCLC board also resigns and may form a new group. Jackson pledges future activism and notes focus on defeating Cook County states attorney Hanrahan in rallies.
West Berliners may travel through the wall to East Berlin and West Germans gain easier access as Germany signs accords with East Germany and coordinates with the Soviet Union. Bonn will begin ratification of treaties with the USSR and Poland, marking a shift toward reconciliation under Chancellor Willy Brandt.
Fred H. Barnes 60 of Chicago and formerly Johnston City died Saturday in a Chicago hospital. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with Elder Jim Walker officiating. Burial Lakeview Cemetery Johnston City. He lived in Chicago 25 years and is survived by his wife Helen Motes six foster children a sister and several brothers and sisters. He was born June 10 1910 in Herrin to Frank and Kate Barnes. He was employed by a plastic manufacturing company in Chicago. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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