Carbondale to require demolition of dilapidated homes
Carbondale officials plan an ordinance to demolish or repair old homes unfit for occupancy after rejecting Mt. Vernon style inspections as inadequate. Fire department will inspect vacated houses to gauge conditions while seeking federal recertification and more guidance from authorities.
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Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
D. Blaney Miller
Gene Ramsey
Almont Crawshaw
Miller
Frank Kirk
Aldo
High Rise Bids Sought for Murphysboro Building
The Jackson County Housing Authority seeks bids to construct a seven story high rise in Murphysboro, the city’s tallest. Bids due Jan 19 at 2 30 pm, 719 Bridge St. Plans cost 50 per set, refundable. Building on the former Midwest Dairy site at 13th and Hanson, with 880000 P H A loan.
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Jackson County Housing Authority
Murphysboro
The
Authority
Bridge St
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison
Main St
Carbondale
D. Dodge Corporation
Springfield
Evanswile
Ind
St. Louis
Associated General Contractors
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Belleville
Midwest Dairy Products Co
13Th and
Hanson Streets
Public Housing Administration
Carbondale Man Slashed In Early Morning Attack
Leo Sipes of 403 B Oak Street reported a long deep back wound after a knife attack early Tuesday. He was treated at Doctors Hospital. Police arrested Lonnie Smith and John D. Smith on North Wall Street as the investigation proceeds under State's Attorney Richard E. Rich.
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Carbondale
Leo Sipes
B. Oak St
Doctors Hospital
Lonnie Smith
John D. Smith
North Wall Street
Robert Schwartz
Richard E. Richman
Sipes
Smiths
Police Brief from Murphysboro on Disobedience Fine
In Murphysboro, Wolfgang R. Born was fined $15 for disobeying a posted order. The brief notes a minor traffic or conduct violation with a small monetary penalty and no further penalties reported.
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Murphysboro
Wolfgang R
Sigo
Modglin
Dave W
Cable Contract Time Extended In Carbondale
The Carbondale City Council gave Southern Video Corp. more time to start building a community antenna system. The firm now has until June 1965 to begin construction, with one year to complete. Pole-use agreements are in place, bids for fire construction are low. Council also approved 361 for a new warning siren and 75 to improve an existing one at Marion/Main, including a device to vary pitch.
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Carbondale
Southern Viedo Corp
Harrisburg
Southern Video Corp
Marion
Main Streets
Frank Kirk
Oakland Avenue
Main Street
Vandals Steal Creche Figures at Grace Church
Vandals stole two wooden Nativity figures of Mary and the infant Jesus from Grace Methodist Church at 601 S Marion St Carbondale on Tuesday night. Pastor Rev Donald Carlton noted previous losses of shepherd figures and said they were recovered last year. A vandal also smashed an announcement board in front of the church last Friday.
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Grace Methodist Church
S. ‘Marion St
Carbondale
Donald Carlton
Mary
Jesus
Carlton
Creche
Herrin Board Sees Architect And Plans For Addition
The Herrin Unit Board of Education and architect Charles Garrison met at noon at Southside School to review expansion proposals for a high school addition. Plans drawn for a $346,000 project were set aside until the new board forms, with bonding power by une estimated at $530,000 to cover a summer construction program.
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Herrin Unit Board of Education
Charles Garrison
Simon, Rettoerg and
Byune
Carbondale man Dunlap fined for license suspension
John Dunlap of Carbondale was fined 325 dollars for driving without a valid license. The case lists no other charges and notes the license status remains suspended pending further action.
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Carbondale
Dunlap
John
Calm armed thief robs Carbondale theater for $93
A 30 year old man in a red jacket entered the Varsi theater at 418 5. Illinois Ave Tuesday night and demanded money from ticket clerk Flossie Hughes after showing a pistol. About 7:45 p.m. the robber took $93 from the booth, unmasked and calmly exited as police launched a wide search with nine patrol cars and state and county officers.
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Varsity Theater
Carbondale
Flossie Hughes
Ager
Illinois Ave
Hughes
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Southern Illinois Promises Prosperity Through Unity
Rep Kenneth J Gray tells about 40 at Southern Illinois University luncheon that Southern Illinois can recover and prosper in 3 to 5 years by tackling unemployment with retraining and industrial, water and highway development. He cites a $2B target for industry, Rend Lake and Saline River water plans, improved water routes, and new locks to boost coal shipments and Ohio River traffic.
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Ilinois
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Gray
Southern Tlinois University
Otto Kerner
Southern Tlinois
Ohio River
Mounds
Thomas C. Jackson
Ilinois Economic Opportunity Office
Morris Speaks Siu
Delyte W. Morrris
Ft. Breckinridge
SIU Center For the Study of
STU
Morris
Franklin
Williamson
Area Redevelopment Administration
Public Works Administration
Illinois
Rend Lake
Kinkaid Valley
Lusk Creek
Cairo
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Pulley’s Mill
Southern Illinois
America
Kaskaskia River
Big Muddy River
Dog Island
Ohio
Bomb scare evacuates Carbondale High pupils
About 1,100 students at Carbondale Community High School were sent home after a telephone bomb threat. No device was found by 12:20 p.m. Virginia Costigan reported a male caller warned of a bomb. Principal Harold O'Neil ordered evacuation and dismissal as police and fire units searched the building.
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Carbondale Community High School
Virginia Costigan
Harold O'Neil
Unemployable Figures Highlight War on Poverty Debate
A conference on the Economic Opportunity Act heard warnings that some individuals will always need public aid. Henry L. McCarthy cited Illinois retraining programs, noting 400,000 aid recipients and ongoing challenges among elderly, disabled, minors, and mothers.
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Illinois
Henry L. McCarthy
State Dept. of Public Aid
McCarthy
Tljingis
Ilinois
Poverty conference mock committee in Richville skit
In Carbondale a conference on anti poverty measures used a mock Richville committee to show pitfalls for local groups under the Economic Opportunity Act. Panelists including a businessman and a teacher debated funding, welfare input, and outreach while Calvin Banks of OEO warned such issues will arise in real committees.
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Richville
Frank Kirk
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Ilinois
Welfare Department
Richilte
Labor Union
Calvin Banks
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington, D.C
Floyd Reed
Johnston City
Russel Kelly
Mattoon
Mildred Holland
Clara McClure
Robert Child
Thomas Easterly
Jerry Osborne
Williamson County Approves 1965 Budget Andlevs
Williamson County Board of Commissioners passed a 15.94 million appropriation and 0.66 million levy for the 1965 fiscal year beginning Dec 1. The budget trims compared with last year, keeps tax rate steady, and notes new items in circuit and court offices and Stae compensation for officials.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Paul Litton
Kenneth Hubler
Ilinois
Ninois
Grass Fire in Marion Quickly Contained
Marion firemen were called to 902 North Washington Street at 12 30 PM Tuesday. A grass fire was already out when they arrived.
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Marion
Washington St
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Herrin Board
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Rosie Patterson
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David Moora
Hopewell Baptist Church
Patterson
Willie
Hattie May
Caroline
Rocky
Linda
Carbondale High
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