Herrin approves rezoning for Cambridge Manor apartments
Herrin City Council voted 7 to 1 to approve a 13-building Cambridge Manor apartment complex on South 16th and 17th streets. Developer Robert Ferrari plans 48 to 60 units with parking for up to nine cars, calling it a transitional zone between residential and commercial areas. Some neighbors opposed, citing property value concerns, while the Herrin Plan Commission had recommended approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Garagiola
Garagiola
Floyd Hicks
Arden Grimes
Robert Ferrari
Herrin
Herrin Chamber of Commerce Board
Herrin Plan Commission
G. Ferrari
Cambridge Manor
16Th
17Th Streets
16Th Street
Ferrari
17Th Street
Farrari
Arthur Castoldi
N. 25Th St
Mary Robinson
N. 12Th St
James McGinnis
S. 30Th St
Hubert Jacobs
S. 28Th St
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Alabama
Carbondale City Cuts 15 Jobs in Budget Move
City Manager William Schmidt announced 15 layoffs of full and part time workers to save an estimated 25062 this fiscal year. Departments affected include Police Fire Code Enforcement Public Works and four Public Service Careers positions funded by federal funds. United plan hinges on Emergency Employment Act funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
William Schmidt
Police
PSC
Police Department
Schmidt
Joe Dakin
Carbondale Council ends closed sessions after dispute
Carbondale Mayor Neal Eckert says no more closed council sessions will be held. The stance follows Councilman Hans Fischer's letter criticizing last week's secret meeting where personnel layoffs were decided. The layoffs total 25,000 in costs and take effect January 1.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Jerry Maxwell
Republicans and Democrats file for county offices across several counties
In Williamson County GOP candidates filed for state attorney coroner and commissioner positions while party has no circuit clerk candidate and Democrats listed Howerton Basler Edwards for state attorney circuit clerk and a commissioner seat. Randolph County sees Wright Witbart Been running for coroner circuit clerk and county board. Perry and Union Counties add several filings as incumbents consider term limits and new candidates.
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Bernard Paul
Marion
Williamson County
James Wilson
Jack Hampton
Carbondale
Charles Samples
Robert Howerton
James Basler
Herrin
Ovie Edwards
Rural
Carrier
Randolph County
Clifford A. Wright
Chester
Vernon Dashner
Red Bud
Richard Witbart
Steeleville
C. Kenneth Been
Sparta
County Board of Commissioners
Robert Pautler
Evansville
Harold Tillock
Baldwin
Pautler
Don Keeneman
R-Chester
Jerome Roznowski
du Quoin
Perry County
Richard Grove
Willisville
Wallie West
Winton Bigham
William Cunningham
Pinckneyville
Cunningham
Bigham
Frank Mangin
Mangin
Marathon
Hickory Street
Thomas J. Eddleman
D-Dongela
Union County
Eddleman
R. Corydon Finch
Charles E. McIntosh
Lloyd E. Sitter
S. M. Hartman
Marion annexes four properties in council action
The Marion City Council annexed four properties including those owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hill between the old Creal Springs road and South Market street, Frank Martocio west of the Ramada Inn, and the Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodge parcels off Rt. 37. Final payments were approved for Bearden Construction Co., J D Turner Construction Co., and L D Fern Construction Co. for street, lake spillway, and water main projects. Treasurer Feurer reported November receipts and disbursements with a Dec 1 general fund balance of 128037.
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Marion
Clint Hill
Williamson County
Creal Springs
South Market Street
Frank Martocio
Ramada Inn
Odd Fellows Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Rt. 37
Bearden Construction Co
Public Square
Buchanan Street
J. D. Turner Construction Co
Carrier Mills
City Lake
L. D. Fern Construction Co
Lawrence Feurer
Sewer Department
Parking Commission
Principal Drake cleared in Winkler cruelty inquiry
Carbondale Grade School Board unanimously backed Principal Larry Drake after a two hour closed inquiry into a cruelty charge filed by Rosemary Neal on behalf of her daughter Shirley. The board said Drake acted properly within his duties and did not abuse the child.
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Winkler
Larry Drake
Carbondale
Drake
Rosemary Neal
Shirley
Neal
Clifford Neill
Jackson County
Ron Briggs
Ettelye Horrell
Thomas School
Kolb
Michael Bakalis
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
Feirich
Christmas Mail Volume Rises Across Four Post Offices
Four area post offices report sustained Christmas mail volume with Carbondale noting a 1.2 percent rise over last year and Monday handling 485000 pieces. Herrin Murphysboro Marion offices anticipate peaks later in the week and weekend as cancellations run high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Hubert Goforth
Goforth
Herrin
Jim Hindman
Murphysboro
Bill Loy
Charles Holmes
Marion
Trooper's Son Killed In Highway Crash Near Jonesboro
Donald S. Thady 20, son of State Trooper Donald Thady of Jonesboro, died at Barnes Hospital St Louis from injuries from a Sunday crash on Rt 146 two miles east of Rt 3. A tire blow caused the car to overturn. passenger Lloyd N. Caper 20 was injured.
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Donald S. Thady
Donald Thady
Jonesboro
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Thady
Rt 146
Rt. 3
Lloyd N. Caper
Union County Hospital
Anna
Robert West
Sparta
Rt. 4
Maintaining discipline in Carbonale schools
Teachers guided by district rules and state statutes must discipline students within limits. Corporal punishment is allowed only when absolutely necessary and with an adult witness, though not used at the high school, with emphasis on conferences and possible suspension as alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Laurence Martin
Martin
Carbondale Community High School
Arthur Black
Black
Illinois
SIU raises spark union complaint over top administrator hikes
The Carbondale Federation of University Teachers plans to complain to the federal pay board about $7,000 raises for SIU administrators. New president David R. Derge will earn 50 000, up from about 34 000. Rendleman Brown and Sayer rises to 45 000 with Layer stepping down to 34 800. Seldin condemns the raises as misallocated resources and says he will pursue the complaint in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Federation of University Teachers
Southern Illinois University
David R. Derge
Edwardsville
John Rendleman
James M. Brown
Carbondale
Robert G. Sayer
Layer
Derge
SIU
Indiana University
S. Cfut
Jon Seldin
Seldin
Board of Trustees
American Federation of Teachers
CFAT
George Meany
AFT
Afl-Cio
Washington, D.C
CFUT
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Ronald Lee
Sam Stotlar
Tom Haney
John McVey
Don Smith
Water and Sewer Committee
Councilman Objects
Southern Illinois University Board
Paul
Marion Annexes
O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Child Cruelty Inquiry Board
Strative Center
W. Main St
Winkler School
PTA
City Commission
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Norvell Haynes
Northeast Congress
Commission
Roger Leisner
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