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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1968
Page
16
Taxi fleet owners push a new meter that activates 20 seconds after seating. It would stop fixed fares from drivers who previously kept the entire passenger payment. Owners report the meters cut into past driver earnings and anticipate shifting millions from drivers to fleets amid union pressure.
Scott W. Gibbs 17 of Elkhart died from injuries in an auto accident. Born August 9 1951 in Murphysboro he was the son of Gordon and Madeline Gibbs. Survived by sisters Krista Theresa brothers Brad Gordon and grandparents Louis and Mrs Johnson. Services Monday 2 p.m. Crawshaw Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev Larry Reynolds officiating. Burial Tower Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday.
Eytan Kaufman, a 34 year old SIU design teacher, submits an international contest entry envisioning future cities built as elevated 10 story tetrahedrons. His plan roots in Buckminster Fuller ideas and places urban spaces beneath towering structures with parks and transit afloat above ground.
Samuel names an Economic Development Commission with Samuel Jr. as chairman. Members include B D Cross as financial adviser Don Gentry as real estate adviser Lloyd Henderson and William Humphrey in industrial relations. The panel will seek land options for industrial growth and plan an industrial park.
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