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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1968
Page
5
The military junta occupied the University of Panama and closed it for up to six months citing strikes, political meetings and insults to professors. A board of regents will draft an educational reform program within six months, ending the academic year early in February.
The National Science Foundation awards Southern Illinois University a 78507 grant to run a 1969 summer institute in mathematics for secondary teachers on the Carbondale campus. The program directed by Wilbur C. McDaniel will be the 11th consecutive year. About 18000 teachers nationwide are expected to attend NSF institutes in 1969. A separate report notes a brick-and-TV theft at Peak's Furniture in West Frankfort.
The National Commission on Urban Problems recommends a massive federal block grant system to states and cities, supplementing current aid. It calls for expanded low income housing and open housing enforcement, plus the federal government as builder of last resort if local delivery fails. The panel rejects tax incentives and highlights racial segregation as a central issue.
Brazil's Congress entered a second involuntary recess as the Costa e Silva regime cracks down on opponents. Censors monitor newsrooms and arrests rise, including ex-President Juscelino Kubitschek. An unconfirmed report says playwright Chico Buarque was detained. The action follows Congress' rejection of immunity lifting for Deputy Marcio Moreira Alves amid anti military speeches. Army officials frame moves as safeguarding national interests. In other news, James M. Emery Jr., 26, from Herrin Illinois, has been promoted to U S Army specialist near Kitzingen Germany with the 2nd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division.
The Williamson County highway department approves purchase of three snowplows and a salt and cinder spreader for 3,440 dollars, a first for the county. The board also buys flashing signal lights for night safety and notes 60 tons of salt and cinders in storage for the upcoming difficult weather.
Williamson County coroner's jury rules the death of 74 year old Mrs. Lesle B. Hunter of 714 N. Harper St Marion was by drowning in a home well. Hunter had been in poor health and had threatened to take her life, notes and testimony at the inquest show.
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