Public hearing on Shawnee strip mine reclamation project
A public meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday Jan 15 at Crab Orchard High School near Marion to discuss a trial strip mine reclamation in Shawnee National Forest near Palzo and to collect opinions on a larger 200 acre project.
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Crab Orchard High School
Marion
Shawnee National Forest
Palzo
Williamson County
Wayne R. Nicolls
U.S. Forest Services
Harrisburg
Charles J. Hendricks
Hendricks
E. Poplar St
59th district candidate withdraws Maud Curry
Maud Curry of Eldorado withdrew from the Democratic race in the 59th Legislative District. Despite her exit, four candidates remain in the race including incumbents Clyde Choate Anna Hart Benton Wayne Samuels Lesser and William Grindle Herrin. No withdrawals in the 54th or 58th districts. Evangelist Billy Graham will speak at the Governor's Prayer Breakfast in Springfield on April 20, Gov. Ogilvie announced.
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Maud Curry
Eldorado
Clyde Choate
Anna
Richard C. Hart
Benton
Wayne Samuels
Lesser
William Grindle
Herrin
Derge to Arrive at SIU Carbondale Early for Start
SIU announces David R. Derge, named president, is slated to arrive on campus around January 15 to begin his duties officially February 1. Willis Malone details Derge will visit the Bloomington and Carbondale locales, meet staff, and tour university operations. A temporary residence at 810 S Elizabeth St is arranged, owned by the SIU Foundation, with prior occupants including the University Administrative Council and former chancellor Robert W. MacVicar. The foundation bought the home in 1962 for about 38000 dollars. SIU weighs redesignating the University Conference Center as a president residence amid prior funding questions and a $1 million Stone stock gift.
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SIU
David R. Derge
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Willis Malone
Derge
Indiana University
SIU Foundation
University Administrative Council
Foundation
Eli Borkon
Robert W. MacVicar
James Brown
SIU Board of Trustees
University Conference
Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Stalls
Northeast Community Development Congress
John Holmes
Norvell Haynes
Citizens Participation
Carbondale Northeast Congress
Haynes
Marion man bound for grand jury in attempted murder case
Orlando Capogreco of Mulkeytown was bound over to a grand jury on a charge of attempted murder after missing an arraignment. The unusual proceedings in Marion circuit court included a judge change, a waived preliminary hearing, and a continuance request by Capogreco’s attorney. The shooting occurred December 17 involving Capogreco’s son in law Steve Menckoski Jr. of Hurst. All mines reported working Tuesday.
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Rt. 2
Mulkeytown
Capogreco
Circuit Court
Marion
States
Atty
Kenneth Powless
A. R. Cagle
Joe Hickman
Powless
Cagle
Hickman
John Clayton
First Judicial Circuit
Capegreco
Steve Menckoski Jr
Hurst
Floral pieces stolen from cemetery in Marion
Mrs. Mabel Wolfe of 208 East Jefferson Street reported Sunday that a floral piece was stolen from a grave at Rose Hill Cemetery. Police noted several other grave adornments were missing. Two tires on Robert Snyder's car were slashed Sunday in Marion near Alfred Bradley's home at 320 South Third Street.
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E. Jefferson St
Marion
Rose Hill Cemetery
Robert Snyder
Snyder
Alfred Bradley
S. Third St
Shock fence disrupts Gorham calls. pigs escape
Murphysboro manager Charles Meadows reports interference from a two strand electric fence near Gorham. The bottom strand disrupted General Telephone lines, affecting 10 to 12 customers. fence power curtailed and owners to install non interfering wiring. service expected to restore today or Tuesday.
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Murphysboro
Charles Meadows
Gorham
General Telephone Co
Meadows
Gorham Ar
Grand Tower
Evansville youth dies in one vehicle crash near Red Bud
A 16 year old Evansville high school student Gregory G. Poston died when a car driven by Steve Stirnaman ran off Rt. 3 three miles north of Rt. 155. Four youths were involved with three others injured. Funeral arrangements are pending with Cashner Funeral Home Evansville.
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Evansville
Red Bud
Gregory G. Poston
St. Clements Hospital
Steve C. Stirnaman
Robert J. Pierman
Modoc
Barry K. Poston
Rt. 3
Ruma
Stirnaman
Gregory Poston
Cashner Funeral Home
Cashner
Kenneth Knobloch
Tilden
East St. Louis
Richard
Helen Eidmann Poston
Industrial Club
Barry Poston
Kathy
Lynn Poston
Margaret Eidmann
Mary Poston
Decade of SIU salaries total a quarter billion
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale paid $266,616,000 in salaries from 1960 through 1970. Contractors added about $21.5 million for labor on 18 building projects valued at $71.5 million, bringing total construction payroll impact toward $228 million. Carbondale payroll ranged from $12.5 million in 1961 to $46.6 million in 1970.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
University News Service
University
Fire damages vacant Boskey Dell house in Carbondale
Fire crews report a vacant Boskey Dell house in Carbondale destroyed by 10 45 p m Saturday. Owner Fred Clutts name given with unknown cause and no value yet. Later at 3 11 p m Sunday a clothes dryer at Ira Lee Heern Rt 1 Carbondale destroyed with smoke damage to utility room wall.
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Carbondale
Boskeydell
Fred Clutts
Ira Lee Heern
Rt. 1
Director believes change is possible Model Cities 'Stalls' baby'
Bob Stalls rose from a SIU custodian to Carbondale Model Cities director earning 16099 annually, heading a 140 staff and a 2 million budget. The piece traces his career, hardships, travel, housing investments, and community tensions around his leadership and influence.
Very merry Christmas after Herrin fire
The Perry family lost their home and all possessions in a Christmas Eve fire on the Herrin Colp road. Neighbors from Herrin and nearby towns donated clothing and items while they await new housing. The family received no household articles insurance and plans to move into a house trailer or new home soon.
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Herrin
Larry M. Perry
James Shannon
Herrin-Colp Road
Shannon
Perry
Tex Perry
Goreville
Perrys
Sam
Mrs. Perry
Larry
Lori
Johnston City
Shannons
Norge Fedders
Herrin Packing Co
Carbondale Model Cities profile of program director
Editor notes introduce Carol Alexander's second in series profiling Robert Stalls, the program director. Future installments by Alexander Bonita Troutt and Carbondale City Editor Gary Blackburn will cover more aspects of the initiative.
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Carbondale
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