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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
2
Sheryl Sears 16 of Herrin designs a energy conservation stamp for a postal project. The stamp shows a thermo meter set at 68 degrees and a driverless energy theme. Art instructor Kenneth Caringer plans to submit it to Nixon Gray and federal agencies for possible printing.
A charter bus carrying 40 passengers to the Urbana Missionary Convention overturned on Interstate 57 in heavy snow near Paxton. Victims include Susan McClure 23 of Bethlehem Pa and William Scadding 25 of Barrie Ont killed. Arlene Jackson 27 of South Bend Ind injured. police say a car caused the spin leading to the crash.
State police report a car driven by Dwight K. Mills 29 collided with a Chicago and Eastern Illinois freight train at the Ike Hill crossing one mile east of Illinois 37 and 183. Mills was hospitalized with major injuries. his dog was killed. Engineer Richard D. Parrish 27 of Salem was not listed as injured. The crossing has crossarms only.
Tuck Industries of Carbondale asks a variance to run tape coating machines until Feb 28 1975 while seeking cleaner control methods. EPA official Richard Pressler notes these machines emit photo chemically reactive hydrocarbons contributing to smog and could be controlled by an afterburner, which requires scarce natural gas. The board will decide by Jan 13 after seeking views of potentially affected parties.
The Southern Illinoisan outlines its publication schedule and office locations in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It notes second class postage in Illinois and its status as successor to former local papers. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news content.
The Illinois Council for the Humanities selects Breaking Barriers as the 1974 theme for a National Endowment for the Humanities proposal. Public hearings in Illinois, including Carbondale, shaped the theme and guidelines, which aim to educate adults and link humanities to public policy without direct advocacy.
The document lists transfer credits for John A Logan Evening College across several subjects. Courses include ACC 1 ACC 4 ART 4 BIO 101 BIO 102 CHM 202 ENG 54 and other codes with times and instructors such as Vaughn Kurue Melinturff Klein Autry Mitchell Hull.
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