Change Of Attitude Engineering Education At SIU
A Softer approach to Illinois engineering schools seen as possible. The Winaig Commission recommends adding undergraduate engineering courses at schools without them by 1965, possibly including Southern Illinois University. The advisory panel argues for expanding state supported engineering facilities by 1965 while SIU has long sought authority to grant degrees.
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Winaig Commission of Higher Education
Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
Desgrees
Agai
Siu
Fred W. Heilmann Jr
Commission
Richard &. Brown
State Teachers College Board
University of Illinois
Colleges May Add Engineering Courses Following SIU Lead
The Brown committee recommends expanding public higher education by adding engineering offerings at former teacher colleges, creating a junior college network, and funding construction and operations. It calls for growth in graduate programs and vocational technical education to meet a 1975 enrollment surge. It notes SIU cannot grant engineering degrees and cites a highway accident injuring two people, driver Jesse Marks and passenger Robert Sullivan.
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Normal
Ilinois
SIU
Ordit
Jesse Marks
Robert Sullivan
Charles D. Tonney
Offires
Brow Committee
Brown
Deer collision injures two in Marion incident
The crash involved a southbound car driven by Marshall Skelcher and a northbound vehicle with passenger Marks and Sullivan. A deer crossed into the highway, smashed the windshield, injuring Marks with a broken wrist and Sullivan with a broken left arm. The deer died. Skelcher escaped with minor damage. State game warden Robert Cooksey noted frequent deer incidents, estimating one to three deer killed weekly this month.
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Marion Memorial Hospital
Marks
Sullivan
Jarm
Marshall Skelcher
Devils Kitchen Wake
Skelcher
Robert Cooksey
Marion
Marion City Council weighs sewer cleaner purchase
Marion officials discuss buying a 16 horsepower power bucket sewer cleaner to tackle long neglected storm and sanitary sewers. The Trojan Tool Equipment model costs 5021, with Herrin and others already buying similar machines. Officials debate finances and future funding by the sewer and street departments, as council mulls bids for a water department pickup and a new police car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Hubert Cooksey
Albert Anderson
Anderson
Trojan Tool Equipment Co
Evanston
Herrin
West/ Frankfort
Benton
Sewer Department
Oscar Harris
Harris
Water Department
Bob Yearback
Yearack
Geneva Munday
Carbondale
Decatur
Belleville
Evansville
Cooksey
Benjamin Lewis Bond Co
Two Fined For Disturbances In Murphysboro Taverns
A Murphysboro man Ernie Carden aged 47 and Madge Wright were fined $10 each in police court on December 17 for fighting and disturbing the peace in two Murphysboro taverns Locust Street Tavern and Ole's Tom's Court House tavern. Complaints were signed by Hugh Morrison mate and Edith Snider. Magistrate Charles Helwig presided.
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Murphysboro
Ernie Carden
Piney St
Locust Street
Hugh Morrison
Madge Wright
Guar
Ole
Pelle
Charles Helwig
Rend Lake Conservancy District Expands Lake Area
The Rend Lake Conservancy District now owns 10 percent of the minimum area for the proposed Franklin and Jefferson county lake. Purchases last week raise district ownership to 3,028 acres. The lake is planned at 24,000 acres, with flood-time needs around 34,000 acres. A gain to 50,000 or more acres would provide space for cabins, recreation, and hunting. Howard Mentlenhall comments as cert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake
Howard
Mentlenhall
No New Clues In Frostbitten Woman Case
Police report no new information about a frostbitten woman found in Carbondale. The unidentified 37 year old woman, listed as Annie Smith, was questioned again, could not provide a home or relatives, and pictures were sent to the state lab and the FBI. She arrived on the City of New Orleans train and fled after a taxi dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ray Bain
Bain
State Laboratory
Springfield
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Asst
Jack Hazel
City of New Orleans
North Illinois Avenue
Hazel Aid
Beak
Annie Smith
David Keene
North Illinois J Avenue
Murphysboro
Smith
R-K Storage Co
Democrats Set Jan 14 For JP Caucuses In Jackson County
Jackson County Democrats set caucus sessions for January 14 at 2 p m in four districts to name candidates for justice of the peace and constable posts. Sessions occur within Jan 6 to Jan 16 window. results determine party primary for the April township elections.
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Justice of the Peace
Jackson County
Joe Moll
Jackson Board of Supervisors
Justice District
Carbondale
Makanda
de Soto
Elk Township
Murphysboro
Vergennes
Somerset
Pomona
Ora
Bradley
Kinkaid
Lavan
Campbell Hill
Grandy
Tower
Degognia
Ft. Bluff
Sand Ridge
Ill Cat
Lawn
Grand Tower
Ilinois
Jackson Residents Buy Savings Bonds in November
Jackson County residents purchased 114,922 dollars in series E and H United States Savings Bonds during November, reflecting local participation in federal savings programs.
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Jackson
Jackson County
United States Savings
CCHS Addition Accepted by District 165
District 165 accepts Larendale Community High School addition with class use starting Jan 3 and basketball Jan 6. Board withholds 1,000 from Barmac Construction pending minor items. authorizes a final partial payment of 103,258. Attucks High School addition contract held by Midland Construction. bids approved in 1959.
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Larbondale Community High School
Barmac Construction Company
Chester
Barmac
Supl
Jackson M. Drake
Attucks High School
Attucks
Midland Construction Company
Harrisburg
Jack Bradley
Lee Pottersmith and Associates
Midland
Jon
CCHS
Gene Schoeppel
Roger Randolphh
Bradley
Board J
Hicks To Seek Alderman Post In Herrin Ward 3
Floyd Hicks 41 of 1312 W Maple St wins alderman nomination on the Independent Labor Party ticket for Herrin Ward 3. Hicks a Fredman Brothers Furnime truck driver and City Plan Commission member has not held office before. He is married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaverne Osborne
Herrin
Floyd
Dude" Hicks
Maple St
Hicks
Fredman Brothers Furnime * Co
Osborne
Labor ‘Party
Edward F. Lyday
Hog farm worker treated after tetanus antitoxin reaction
Steve Ross-Reed of Southern Illinois University test farm is listed in fair condition at Holden Hospital. He developed a hive like reaction after receiving tetanus antitoxin he injected into himself by accident while treating hogs for erysipelas prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Ross- Reed
Southern Ilinois University
Holden Hospital
Reel
Carbondale Council Buys Low Bid for Garbage Grinder Building
Carbondale City Council Tuesday night reviewed bids for a concrete and steel building to house a new garbage grinding unit. Charles Bohrer Construction Co. of Centralia submitted the low concrete bid at 8 500 while Triangle Construction Co. led steel bids at 3 089.27. Triangle also bid 8 117.50 for concrete. Tennessee Constructors topped bids with 14 695 steel and 17 500 concrete. All firms expect 60 days to complete. Mayor Miller noted the concrete bid was 100 under the engineer’s estimate and the steel bid about 30 over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Charles Bohrer Construction’ Co
Centralia
Triangle, Construction Co
Tri*angle
Tennessee Constructors
Paris
Tean
D. Blaney Miller
Jackson plans first state dental clinic in Murphysboro
The Jackson County Health Department will open a children’s dental clinic on February 1, the first in the state. Dr. William J. Cassel Jr and Dr. Robert J. Dudenbostel announce an $18,000 grant with annual support of $10,000 to $14,000 for five years. Private dentists and nurses will refer patients, focusing on children up to 18 from low income families.
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Children’s Dental Clinic
Jackson County
Murphysboro
William J. Cassel Jr
Robert J. .Dudenbostel
Health Department
Dudenbostel
Jackson County Health Department
State Department of Public Health
Springfield
Cassel
Jackson Department
Marilyn Paulk
West Frankfort
Dents
County Wall
Mediators May Enter Strike at Olin Plant
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service may reopen talks between Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp and District 50 of the United Mine Workers. About 250 production employees have been on strike since December 19. Pickets stand at the Ordill dynamite plant and rocket fuel facilities. a meeting is set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Rome Club in Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Ordil
Ralph McCaslin
Olin
Ordill
McCaslin
Rome Club
Herrin
Herrin Youth Killed in Accidental Shooting Ruled
Crowell, 18, Herrin, died after a .22 pistol discharged while being handed to a passenger in a car near Johnston City. Witnesses described handling of the weapon and varying pressures on the trigger, with authorities ruling the death accidental and no charges filed. The coroner cited mishanding of firearms as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lee
Crowell
Herrin
Williamson County
Treedav
St. 14Th St
Wieland
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Barbara Spiller
West Frankfort
Reaborn Cox
Miss Spiller
R State
Pete Carnaghi
Sam Garnati
Cernagh
Paul Litton
Cox
Misa Spiller
PHA Appraisers To View Sites In Carbondale
Public Housing Authority appraisers from the regional office will visit Carbondale to review tentative sites for a low rent housing project. Architect Charles Garrison of Simon Rettberg and Garrison expects an oral decision by week’s end or early next week. Approval depends on Jackson County Housing Authority obtaining property at a reasonable price.
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The
Public Housing Authority
Carbondale
Charles Garrison
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison Architectural Firm
Garrison
Jackson County Housing Authority
PHA
Beil
Lead Develops In Robbery Case In Marion
Champaign County authorities arrested two young men Tuesday night during a break-in at a gasoline station. Mrs Amy Boyt of Boyt Poultry Co 306 W Stockton St was slugged and robbed of about 800 at her home Monday night. Photographs will be mailed to Marion for identification. Authorities described the youths as 16 to 90 years old, stocky and bareheaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Champaign County
Charles Edwards
Amy Boyt
Boyt Poultry Co
W. Stockton St
Manon
Boyt
Ada
PHA
Thomas
Lincoln
Attucks
County officials report gun possession by two men
Champaign county officials said federal authorities were notified that the men had a caliber rifle reduced to a handgun in their possession. The men, identified as Bob J. Elmore and Dalor Cocke, both under 25, were en route from Tennessee to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign County
Bobby J. Elmore
Dalor Cocke
Tennessee
Chicago
Former Jackson Official Dies
Reba L. Woodward 51 of Ava, a former Jackson County official and school teacher, died this morning at SS Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. He served as deputy clerk, retired from teaching in the Alton area earlier this year. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wilson Funeral Home in Ava.
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Reba L. Woodward
Ava
Jackson County
SS Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Woodward
Alton
Wilson Funeral Home
Mines Working Thursday Firefry and Old Bend Notes
Mines working Thursday include Firefry burning Star No 1 and Star No 2 with locations at Old Bend Orient 2 Freeman 4 Me Rogert Zeigler Zeigler 4. The report lists contributors and mine IDs with limited context and no clear incidents.
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Firefry
Old Bend
Orient
Freeman
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Counci Siuaies Sewer Cleaner
Erosthitten
Doctors Hospital
Harry Stiles
Carbondale Council
Counci
St Louis
Ering
G. 3. Robbins
Buena Vista Mill and Hatchery
Robbins
Hoc Supply Co
Me Rogert
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