Carbondale eyes 8 million federal rail overpass funds
City Manager Carroll Fry said Carbondale could receive eight million dollars in federal funds next year to begin engineering and land purchases for an overpass at Pleasant Hill Road and a depot between Elm and Cherry Streets. The project, totaling over 52 million dollars, would proceed in stages under a limited build plan as funds allow. The council approved measures to pursue matching state action and allocated twelve thousand dollars for land title work and related engineering.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Fry
Pleasant Hill Road
Elm
Cherry Streets
Washington D.C
Feder
al Highway Administration
Carbondale City Coun
Mass filing rush fills Jackson County 1970s primary slate
A late filing rush shaped next year’s Jackson County primaries with many county offices filled on Monday. Reginald Hickam filed for treasurer and then withdrew. Democratic filings dominate the board seats while Republicans show limited competition. Incumbents in several counties face challengers as deadlines pass.
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Jackson County
Reginald
Reg
Hickam
Hamilton St
Murphysboro
Robert Harrell
Bob Stearns
Pomona
Harrell
Warren Grammer
Route 1
William Maurizio
Carbondale
Vernon L. Bagley
Dowell
John Hoffman
Shirley Booker
Don White
Muriel Canfield
Train drags car 800 feet hurt Marion youth
Stanley Lowder Jr., 16, of Marion, is in serious condition at Barnes Hospital after a Missouri Pacific freight train struck his car at the Union street crossing. The crash sent the car 795 to 800 feet along tracks. Lowder suffered a broken pelvis, leg, and back. The accident occurred around 4:45 p.m. Monday as there were no warning signals.
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Stanley Lowder Jr
Marion
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Lowder
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Union Street
Lice
Wesley Swafford
Eddie D. Wright
Salem
Swafford
Grandma Leona McCarter Keeps Baking For Neighbors
Leona McCarter 76 of Southern Illinois bakes spritzers and fruitcakes each Christmas. She helps neighbors, visits the sick, and coordinates food baskets with Williamson County Homemakers Extension. She moved from Chicago in 1955, enjoys a quiet country life near a pond, and plans to bake for her grandsons and friends.
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Leona McCarter
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Mrs. McCarter
Marion
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Myrtle Weimann
Williamson County Homemakers’ Extension
Wolf Creek
Last-minute filings add races in Southern Illinois districts
Republican entries in the 58th Senate and House races create a three way GOP contest in the 58th District with Ralph Dunn joining Fredrick Starks and Wayne Alstat. In the 59th District seven Democrats and four Republicans compete for two general election spots, led by James La Vern Sanders among Democrats and Gene Johns versus George A. Williams for the Senate. The filing period closes at 5 p.m. Monday with a lottery in early January to determine candidate order on the primary ballot.
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Joe Garner
Southern
Kenneth Burbee
Carbondale
Bruce Rochmond
Murphysboro
Vincent Birchler
Chester
Dunn
Larks
Alstat
Jackson
Randolph
Perry
Williamson
Gene Johns
Marion
George A. Williams
William Harris
Wayne Samuels
Lesser
James Rea
Christopher
William Grindle
Herrin
William Gladich
West Frankfort
Ronald House
Benton
Sanders
Bob Winchester
Rossclare
James Cromeenes
Metropolis
Mack Gaither
Thompsonville
James Eatherly
Galatia
Franklin
Saline
Union
Highrises to undergo solar energy testing in 1978
Jackson County plans to select one of its four federal highrise buildings for a solar energy demonstration in 1978. The test, coordinated with state and federal agencies, will install a solar unit linked to the heating system to measure potential savings against prior years. Officials expect up to 50 percent reduction in utility costs for some sites.
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Jackson County
United States Department of Energy
Seed
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