Morris Warns SIU Against Doctoral Degree Restriction
SIU President Delyte Morris warned the Board of Trustees it would be a tragedy if Southern Illinois University were barred from granting doctoral degrees. Vice President Charles Tenney outlined a potential plan to reorganize degree governance, possibly limiting doctoral offerings to one institution, possibly the University of Illinois, under a state master plan for higher education.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Board of Trustees
Charles D. Tenney
SIU
Tenney
State Board of Higher Education
University of Illinois
Morris
Illinois
California
Board of Higher Education
Higher Board
John Page Wham
Centralia
Area Legislators At Large Vote Debate Stirs In Illini County
Area Democrats express confidence incumbents will hold seats in the House of Representatives in an at large vote. The reapportionment commission failed to agree by the deadline, prompting the move. Rep. Clyde Choate notes the plan should not disproportionately affect this region. Rep Wayne Fitzgerrell mentions a possible gubernatorial call for a special session.
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Illinois
House of Representatives
Clyde Choate
Donna
Choate
Special
Hale
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Two Motel Guests Sought in Park Avenue Motel Theft
Authorities seek a man who stayed at the Park Avenue Motel and left Sunday night with furnishings taken from the room. Items include television set bedding ash trays end table and towel rack. The suspect registered as Don Mitchell Stone Park. Mr and Mrs Hindman who operate the motel saw two men drive away and chased them but lost them in traffic.
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Herrin
Park Avenue
N. Park Ave
Don Mitchell
Stone Park
Paul Hindman
Hindman
Southern Illinois Faces At Large Election Debate and Court Changes
Southern Illinois lawmakers warn an at large election could wipe out regional representation as upstate gains dominance. Rep. Baker, Rep. Williams, and Sen. Gilbert discuss impacts and call for changes. Separately, two area meetings outlined judicial changes to take effect Jan 1, with magistrates handling small claims, uniform traffic tickets, and filing procedures to speed courts.
Wright To Quit Court Office In Illinois Circuit
Judge C E Wright of Carbondale plans to resign as chief judge of the First Judicial Circuit to join the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mt Vernon effective Jan 1. Judge Wright and Judge C Ross Reynolds will serve on the Mt Vernon court until positions are filled in November’s general election. A successor for Wright will be named in January by county and city judges who become associate judges after Jan 1. The article also discusses changes in rules of procedure and appellate paths under the new judicial article, and quotes officials on reapportionment impacts in Southern Illinois and Chicago.
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Wright
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Justices of the Peace
Jp’s
Circuit Clerk
Jps
Police
Circuit Court
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Marion
Green
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Justices of Peace
C. E. Wright
Carbondale
First Judicial Circuit
Southern Illinois
Fifth District
Mt. Vernon
C. Ross Reynolds
Ryan
Appellate
Supreme Court
Industrial Commission
Illinois Commerce Commission
Marion United Fund Reaches $21000 in Drive Progress
Marion Campaign United Fund total reached 21000 or about 85 percent of the 24878 quota. Secretary Marilyn Childers notes new donors of 100 or more include Uncle Charlie's Sausage Co and George W. Dodds. New 100 percent donors are Sears and Roebuck General Telephone Co division office and Bowman Tire Mart as the drive for 11 agencies neared its planned October conclusion.
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Marion
United Fund
Marilyn Childers
Uncle Charlie’s Sausage Co
George W. Dodds
Sears and Roebuck
General Telephone Co
Bowman Tire Mart
Dilworth Found Guilty Of Murdering His Wife
A Carbondale man in Knox County was found guilty of murdering his wife by the Knox County Circuit Court. The verdict concludes the trial proceedings in this homicide case.
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Dilworth
Carbondale
Knox County
Louis A. Dilworth
Mary Louise Dilworth
Galesburg
Two Held In Probe In Carbondale Murders and Robberies
Police in Carbondale hold Kenneth Zadel and Gary Solomon after arrests near Rt. 13 for a pistol and tools. Zadel escaped briefly before recapture. Solomon faced bicycle theft charges. The case links to ongoing burglaries and armed robberies as officers investigate the duo amid a tense station presence.
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Carbondale
Kenneth Anthony Zadel
Menard Penitentiary
Gary Solomon
Jackson County Court
Rt. 13
Zadel
West College Street
Solomon
Former area man dies in Waukegan hospital
William H. Higginbotham, 47, a former Murphysboro resident, died unexpectedly Sunday at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan. Death was caused by a heart attack. The body is to be taken to the Meyer Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro Tuesday, where funeral arrangements are pending.
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William H. Higginbotham
Murphysboro
St. Therese Hospital
Waukegan
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Mine Working Tuesday at Fidelity Burning Star sites
A mine report notes work planned for Tuesday at Fidelity with operations at Burning Star 1 and Burning Star 2. No injuries reported and safety checks underway. crews to stabilize sections and resume extraction activities as conditions allow.
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Fidelity Burning Star
Two Quizzed About Thefts In Herrin
West Frankfort youths Harold D. Morris and Gerald A. Toms admitted vending machine thefts in Herrin Saturday night. Herrin Police identified them and said they would appear before Justice Olen Ballard on petty theft charges.
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West Frankfort
Herrin
Harold D. Morris
E. Lindell St
Gerald A. Toms
W. Main St
Roy Cole
Justice of the Peace Olen Ballard
Leland Leigh Dies at 46 in Marion
Leland Leigh of Route 1 Marion died unexpectedly at 10:30 a.m. today while at work at Absher Motor Sales in Marion. He had been under a doctor's care for a heart ailment.
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Leland Leigh
Rt. 1
Marion
Absher Motor Sales
Women Picket Mine Near Marion During Christmas Dispute
Picketing by United Mine Workers members near Crab Orchard Cooperative Coal Co. mine southeast of Marion continued as about 50 workers lost hospitalization and retirement benefits after contract cancellation. Women including Mrs. Dorothy Bird and Mrs. Roberta Parks carried signs urging support for their husbands and children as union pickets gathered at the mine entrance.
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Marion
United Mine Workers
Crab Orchard Cooperative Coal Co
Dorothy Bird
Roberta Parks
Anita Troutman
Bonds
UMW
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Williams
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Daley
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Urbana
Willis P. Ryan
Mattoon
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Clarence E. Wright
Joseph Hale
Ridgway
Richard Daley
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