Williamson County approves new courthouse and party control
Williamson County proceeds on a 1.9 million dollar courthouse project set to finish in late 1970 while voters re elected Republican William J. Sinks to lead the county board. The board contemplates an industrial park and ambulance service, rebalance real estate taxes, and seeks federal aid for development amid budget shifts and property revaluations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Barras
Hlinoisan
Williamson County
Howard Percy
Midwest Securities Co
Washington
Republican Party
William J. Sinks
Sinks
Clifford Coleman
Herrin Demo
Federal Economic Development Administration
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Board of Review
Wade Rowatt
Rowatt
Lou King
Republican Board
Greater Egypt
Year end report highlights Southern Illinois law enforcement plan
Southern Illinoisans shape 1969 priorities with multi county task forces under Winds Law Enforcement Commission. Carbondale hosts planning groups and Harrisburg leads Southeastern Illinois regional efforts while seeking federal funds for crime control and training. A proposed Carbondale crime lab accelerates 1968 accomplishments with equipment, and intergovernmental cooperation remains key to expanding federal support.
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Illinois
Greater Egypt
John F. L. Irving
ILEC
Chicago
Tllinois
Southern Ilinois calendar public meetings and cinema listings
Public meetings include Lesser Water and Sewer Commission at city hall 7 30 p m Monday. Special events feature Pyramid Coin Club Sunday 1 4 p m at Springmore School 409 N Springer with auction and bourse. Movie listings cover multiple drive ins and venues through Sunday Tuesday with a mix of classic titles. Barber show chorus rehearsal 8 p m Monday Herrin High School open to area men.
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Lesser Water and Sewer Commission
City Hall
Pyramid Coin Club
Springmore School
N. Springer
Jerrin Little Egypt
Herrin High School
Year ends with rock festival, murders, and lake project
Jackson County ends 1969 facing a scheduled May rock festival in Makanda amid protests and legal challenges. Two rape murders near Carbondale and Carterville tied to a suspect, plus state approval for clearing Okinkald Lake to the dam area for 399,961 dollars. The year also saw tax, emergency vehicle, and voter registration issues with a countywide re registration planned for January 15 and voting precinct split to 50. The year closed with county planning on soil mapping to adjust valuations and a March primary anticipated.
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Tony Stevens
Illindsan
Jackson County
Makanda
New York
California
County Board of Supervisors
Makendi
Emi
Arn
Lisa Levering
Carbondale
Car
Kenneth Rogers
Carterville
Miss Levering
Rogers
Levering
Wins
Miss Barbara Case
Miss Case
Memphis
Tenn
Leo Journagan Construction Co
Springfield
Mergency Vehicle Service
Richard Richman
Richman
Small Claims Court
Murphysboro
Murphysboro No. 10
Mt. Carbon
Murphysboro Township
No. 10
Old Rt. 18
1969 Labor Turbulence Hits Franklin County
In 1969 Franklin County saw major labor confrontations. Teachers at Benton grade schools formed Local 1956 of the AFT and staged a brief Sept strike, prompting injunctions and a first local collective bargaining agreement with the school board. West Frankfort’s Hospital Solutions era marked a historic six week dispute amid UMWA and Teamsters unions, ending with a Dec reopening and Teamsters recognition. Janitors in West Frankfort unit schools joined the labor wave, sparking sympathy boycotts before the board conceded to the Teamsters. Urban renewal moved forward with a $4.5 million plan for downtown and surrounding areas, while a $690,859 GNRP plan advanced with city council support. The county also faced a high school bond appeal, a major newspaper remodeling after a July fire, and a national UMWA presidential race with West Frankfort visits by Boyle and Yablonski. A Benton boating tragedy claimed druggist Holland Simmons and his mother.
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Byward Alexander
Hinoisan
Franklin County
Hainois
American Federation of Teachers
Benton
Ami
Travis
Union Hospital
West Fran
Fort
The
Minors Hospital Association
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Teamsters
UMWA
Ter
Teamsters Union
West Frankfort
Southern Tinois
Frankfort
Urban Consultants, Inc
Montgomery
Ala
R. A. Nack and Associates
Carbondale
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chicago
Burl Andy May
Irvin Chance
Mt. Ver
Daily American
Benton Evening News
International
Ilinois
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph Yablonski
Yablonski
Logan College opening highlights grim Carterville year
The 1969 Carterville year ended on a grim note with the murders of Barbara Case and Wilma Rogers. Kenneth Rogers later confessed to the killings in a blood stained car after a Tennessee arrest. Earlier that year John A. Logan College opened in interim facilities west of Carterville with 800 students starting Sept. 29.
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Carterville
Barbara Case
Wilma Rogers
Tennessee
Rogers
Lisa Levering
Carbondale
John A. Logan College
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Course House
Midwest Securities
Building Commission
White-Phillips Co
Mercantile Trust Co
St. Louis
Ocay
Coleman
Planning and Developmen Commission
Bobby Joe Hale
Hale
News
Charles Vansaghi
Barney Boren
Old Main
Southern Illinois University
Zelah Scalt
Criminal Justice Free
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Pope
Sa'Vine
Commission
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Iilingis Inc
Kllnais Avenue
Cerbondale
North
Iéfh
Seber
Biap
Campus Drive-In
Riviera Drive-In
Buona Sera
Campbell
Gium
Fox, Carbondale
Rascal
Ji Varsity
Bondale
Logan College
Riggin Funeral Home
Riggin
White Electric Co
Herrin, Ill
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