Public library funding woes voiced at Carbondale hearing
About 30 librarians and trustees urged state lawmakers to raise the property tax limit for libraries and seek equalization to stabilize funding. Carbondale head librarian Perdue warned facilities and collections are severely undersized for a city of 26,857, with 4,900 square feet and 43,000 books. Witnesses stressed fears of losing local control to state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Perdue
Carbondale
Ralph Dunn
R-Du
House Revenue Committee
Dunn
Carbondale Library
Dorothy Krack
Columbia Public Library
Joel Satterfield
Herrin Public Library Board
Adolphus Trezza
Dlinois State Library
Trezza
Court Rules Expanded Police Search Powers Cited
Illinois law officer praises U S Supreme Court decision expanding search authority following a stop and frisk ruling. Dakin Carbondale police chief says officers may search pockets after a justified arrest, with receipts and safekeeping of personal items, while stressing training and reasonable grounds to prevent abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arimondo
Mlinoisen
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Joe Dafin
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Dakin
Carbondale
County Board Tackles Fuel Crisis Amid Car Purchases
Jackson County Board faces energy pressures as it approves two 1974 Ford sedans for the sheriff at 6410 with objections over fuel use. Board delays asphalt equipment bids, reviews highway gasoline costs, and considers month-to-month supply with Wides Oil amid uncertain next year oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Kelley
Sheriff's Office
Russell Marshall
Susan Casey
Carbondale
Road and
Ibridge
James Gillmore
de Soto
Wides Ofl Co
Murphysboro
Road and Bridge Committee
Gillmore
Highway Department
William Munson
Carbondale chamber elects Sherrick as president
Daniel Sherrick, president of the Bank of Carbondale, was elected president of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Jack Hanley. Vice presidents named include Harold Calhoun, Howard Goin, H. Virgil Kemp, John Gilbert, James W. Morris, and Edward Keyes as treasurer. The board changed the Man of the Year award to Citizen of the Year for 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Sherrick
Bank of Carbondale
Carbonddale Chamber of Commerce
Sherrick
Chamber
Jack Hanley
Harold Calhoun
HR Construction Co
Howard Goin
Cherry Realt
H. Virgil Kemp
General Telephone
John Gilbert
James W. Morris
Edward Keyes
J.C. Penney
Marion chamber elects Redden president for 1974
James Redden was elected president of the Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce by the Board of Directors. He succeeds C. L. Musgrave and is with Olin Corp of Ordill. New officers include Bill Bowlby, Larry Hughes, Nolan England, and Loren Carter. Milton Witt named executive secretary. 1974 budget set at $18,000 with 300 members at $60 each. Expenditures projected at $16,880 leaving about $1,200. Four firms honored for investments totaling $1,014,000: McDonald's, Jake's Tire and Recap Co., Hank of Egypt, and Marion Auto Sales.
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James Redden
Greater Marion
Ara Chamber of Commerce
Redden
C. L. Musgrave
Olin Corp
Ordill
Bill Bowlby
Larry Hughes
Nolan England
Loren Carter
Milton Witt
Robert Bradley
Bradley
Marion
McDonalds
Jake's Tire and Recap Co
Hank of
Egypt
Marion Auto Sales
ACLU Leader Slams Supreme Court Search Powers Decision
Dennis Hogan of the Southern Illinois ACLU denounces the Supreme Court ruling expanding police search powers as foolery. He cites post Watergate distrust and fears courts and prosecutors could collude with dishonest police to justify arrests aimed at those not fitting community norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Hogan
Southern Illinois
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Supreme Court
Hogan
Subdivision issues tackled by Williamson County group
In Crab Orchard Estates western Williamson County residents and officials met in Marion with the health departments the planning commission and the EPA to assign agencies for covenant violations sewage problems waste storage and other hazards. The rural subdivision lies near Carbondale and a fireman described a housing unit as slum and substandard.
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Crab Orchard Estates
Williamson County
Crab Orchard Home Homeowners Association
Marion
Franklin - Williamson - Bi-County Health Department
State Health Department
Greater
Robert Howerton
Jackson County
Carbondale
Library hearing hears lottery idea to ease funding
Rep Ralph Dunn proposes state lottery funds as a fix during a Carbondale public library hearing. Trustees and librarians respond with enthusiastic support while town money troubles are noted as the motive for considering the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dunn
R—Du Quoin
Public Library
Carbondale
Dunn
Herrin High Faces Oil Storage Dilemma At Board Meeting
Herrin School Board debates two options for excess fuel oil amid a nationwide energy crunch. Decembers 9000 gallon allotment risks future shortages, or store it in a new tank as storage is limited. Maintenance head cites weather and usage variability. discussion notes interruptible gas, cold-day consumption, and the need to preserve next year allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barb Leebens
Herrin
William Clarida
Clarida
Herrin High School
Robert Mitchell
Central Winds Public Service Co
Mitchell
New Era Dairy
Carbondale
Annexation okayed to extend Murphysboro city limits northward
Murphysboro city council approved an annexation petition for 2.2 acres on North 7th Street and passed a resolution to annex a larger area isolated by the 7th Street tract. Mayor Bruce Richmond said the Rath property helps close the north limits from Route 13 to 7th Street, including five businesses, 15 to 20 homes and a trailer park.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
North 7Th Street
Bruce Rath
Bruce Richmond
Rath
City Rt
7Th Street
City Rt 13
Tlinois Avenue
Richmond
Two More File Petitions For Jackson County Offices
Two more candidates filed Tuesday for Jackson County offices in next year's elections. Monred Deming, the incumbent supervisor of an educational service region, filed for another term on the Democratic ticket. Earl Summers of Murphysboro filed as a Republican candidate for treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Monred Deming
Earl Summers
Murphysboro
Sinks elected chairman of Greater Egypt group in Mt Vernon
William Sinks of Williamson County was chosen chair of the Great er Egypt Planning and Development Commission at the annual meeting in Mt Vernon. New officers include Gene Schumaier and Charles Covington as vice chairs, Neal Eckert as third vice chair, with Frank Feltmeier and Margie Mitchell as secretary and treasurer. Salary boosts of 5 percent were approved for six staff including director Franklyn Moreno rising to 318,900 annually, effective Dec 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sinks
Marion
Greater
Gene Schumaier
Perry County
Charles J. Covington
Jefferson County
Neal Eckert
Carbondale
R. A. Bonifield
Franklin County
Frank Feltmeier
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Brandos
Commission
Franklyn Moreno
A. S
Kirkikis
James Rush
Stuart. Neiman
Craig Root
Margie Mitchellharles Notarus
Peterson
BDA
Mitwest
EDA
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Cumberland Trails
Shawnee
Kaskaskia
Ilinois
James Abet
Washington, D. C
Jackson Board
Daniel Sharrick
Dames Redden
Marion Chamber Redden President
Egal
Wayne Mari
Brandon Sinks
Greater Egypt
Moreno
Bekert
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