Public Meetings Notices From Southern Illinois Area
Public meetings scheduled include Frankfort School Board Monday at 7:30 p m at 512 E St Louis St West Frankfort Benton Grade School Board Monday 7 and City Council meetings in multiple towns Monday and Tuesday Includes Unity Point Grade School Carterville Goals for Carbondale, Williamson County Airport Authority Marion City Council Lick Creek Water District Anna Jonesboro Water Comm Jackson County Zoning Carbondale public hearings Civil Liberties Union events and various school boards all open to the public with times and locations listed
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Frankfort
Carterville Unit School Board
Carbondale Committee
City
Williamson County Airport Authority
Marion City Council
City Hall
W. Main St
Old Baptist
Lick Creek Public Water District Board
Lick Creek
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission
American Legion
Anna
Jackson County Zoning Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Mur
Greater Egypt
Oakdale House
Oakland
Carbondale
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Logan Hotel
Murphysboro
Walnut
9Th Streets
Carbondale Citizens Advisory Committee
Cambria Completes Water Tower Near Carterville Upgrade
Cambria finalizes a 150000 gallon storage tower to boost local water pressure. Funded by a 30000 revenue bond, the new tower serves Cambria residents previously tied to Carterville’s supply, located near Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Cambria
Cam
Bria
Carterville
Western Kenpeo University
Bowling Green
Two Fined in Jackson County Court Probation Set
Five persons were placed on probation and charged court costs in Jackson County Circuit Court in Murphysboro. Two of the five were fined.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale board inquiry on cruelty charge faces extended debate
In Carbondale, the school board inquiry into a cruelty charge against Winkler School Principal Larry Drake shifts to the Human Relations Commission tonight at 6 30 p m. Drake plans to attend only via attorney and the case involves various district officials and community members.
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Winkler
Larry Drake
Carbondale
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
City Hall
Gary Kolb
Kolb
Neal
Human Relations Commission
Shirley
John C. Feirich
Feirich
Drake
Neill
Peking Journalist Arrives at SIU Amid U S China Thaw
Peking journalist Jack Chen, long based in China under the Communist regime, arrives at Southern Illinois University for talks and lectures arranged by Herbert Marshall as U S China thaw gains momentum. Chen, born in Trinidad with a mixed heritage, seeks semi retirement travel and renewed visa.
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Ben Gelman
United States
People’s Republic of China
Southern
Ilinois University
Jack Chen
Peking
Herbert Marshall
Center For
Marshall
Moscow News
Chen
Art Institute
Cinema Institute
Moscow
Fredda Brilliant
Marshalls
Henry Kissinger
China
Nixon
Youth commits to Illinois Youth Commission in Marion case
Peggy Jo Donelson, 17, of Marion was committed to the Illinois Youth Commission after a petition filed in Marion juvenile court charged her with criminal damage to property and leaving the scene of an accident. She was already on probation on prior juvenile charges.
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Peggy Jo Donelson
Rt. 5
Marion
Illinois Youth Commission
Circuit Court
Miss Donelson
Area police report details several local incidents
Area police report covers an unlisted phone number pursuit, a drunk driving charge against John W. Newman 21 of Wall Street Quadrangles Carbondale arrested by SIU Security Police, a car collision report by Kenneth Wright 54 of Taylorville, and a 8 p.m. Saturday firearms arrest of Morris E. Smith 21 of 517 S 24th St Herrin with a .38 derringer. Two or three youths reportedly entered West Side School Herrin and stole ice cream bars through a ventilator.
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John W. Newman
Wall Street
Carbondale
SIU
Kenneth Wright
Taylorville
University Park
West Side
Herrin
Bill Humphrey
S. 22Nd St
Morris E. Smith
S. 24Th St
Smith
Centralia
Williamson County
Railroad crossing blocked by GM&O train dispute
A Saturday blockage on the Herrin Johnston City road was caused by a GM&O train, not a C B Q train as earlier reported. Both railroads cross the highway and a police report confirms the GM&O operation.
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Herrin-Johnston City Blacktop
GM & O
Southern Illinoisan
Meat plant talks off in Benton again
Negotiations between Du Quoin Packing Co and Amalga mated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of North America ended Friday with no progress and no further meetings scheduled. A spokesman said the session, lasting about a half hour, yielded no agreement and the union rejected the company’s 5.5 percent pay proposal.
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du Quoin Packing Co
Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Benton
Baughman
Washington, D. C
Uneasy rider keeps biking after crashes in Marion
Phillip Houston, 21, of Marion, is described as an uneasy rider after hitting a bus and being struck by a car, flipping his bike end over end twice. Despite repeated crashes, he continues riding and owns a second bike.
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Phillip Houston
Marion
Southern Illinoisan Publication and Editorial Details
The Southern Illinoisan is a daily and Sunday paper with multiple Illinois offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is a successor to several local newspapers and uses AP for local and dispatch news.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North
Ilinois Avenue
Carbondale
16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Death Notice for Jewel Biggs Keown in St. Ann Missouri
To the Friends and Relatives for their kind expressions of Sympathy for our Dear Mother and Grandmother Jewel Biggs Keown who died suddenly in her home in St. Ann Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Keown and Children Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glancota and children Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Hatcher and Children and Aunt Mrs. Ruby Roach.
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Jewel Biggs Keown
St. Ann
Victor Keown
Ralph Glancota
Ronnie Hatcher
Ruby Roach
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