Johnston City bank fire threatens three story building
Firefighters from Johnston City Herrin Marion Du Quoin and Harrisburg battled a morning blaze at the Johnston City State Bank 100 W Broad Way. The fire broke through the roof around 1130 am and was contained by noon as cooling water pressure hampered efforts in sub freezing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hatton
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City State Bank
W. Broadway
Johnston City
Herrin
Marion
du Quoin
Harrisburg
Bank
William Hook
Jesse Carter
Virginia Green
Southern Illinois Laborers’ District Council
Council
Ralph H. Cooksey
Cabinet Shop
Cecil Wooten
Dwight Hoffard
Hook
Delmer Mitchell
Carter
Illinois 1968 Road Plan Marks Big State Construction
Gov. Otto Kerner announced Illinois 1968 highway program totaling 364.584 million dollars funded by heavier federal aid and a one cent gas tax hike. The plan prioritizes Interstate routes with 207 million and primary highways with 111.1 million, and includes a cushion of 45.784 million to cover delays in right of way, planning, and interagency agreements. District 6 leads with 12.995 million, while Cook County’s district totals 93.208 million. I-57 I-70 I-74 and I-55 projects will largely complete cross‑state progress including bridges and paving across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Highway District 5
Paris
Central and
Southern Illinois
Effingham
East St. Louis
Carbondale
District 6
Springfield
District
Cook County
Chicago
Cairo
Onarga
Rantoul
Pesatum
Tuscola
Centralia
Mounds
Alexander County
Golden Lily
Montrose
Cumberland
Jasper County
Marshall
Clark County
Illinois District 9 Highway Plans Include 1968 Skew
The Illinois Division of Highways proposes 1968 District 9 spending of 16.808 million dollars a dip of 50 thousand from 1967. Total state road program is 318.8 million up 50.3 million with Southern Illinois at 5.3 percent share in 1968 from 6.3 in 1967. District 9 funds focus on Franklin Randolph and Gallatin counties including Rt 183 Rend Lake two lanes and Rt 13 connections with right of way and bridges in Randolph Gallatin and Perry counties. Interstate Rt 57 improvements spanning 350 miles Chicago to north of Cairo will cost 9.121 million in district 9 with total interstate 207.7 million statewide. Illinois contributions include 3.4 million toward the intersta te Rt 24 bridge at Massac County and 190 thousand for right of way in Williamson Johnson and Massac for Rt 24.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinois
State Division of Highways
District 9
Otto Kerner
Carbondale
Wall Street
Rt. 127
Murphysboro
Alto Pass
Franklin
Randolph
Gallatin
Rend Lake Reservoir
Lesser
Zeigler
Randolph County
Kaskaskia River
Evansville
Kaskaskia
Baldwin
Chester
Little Marys River
Rt. 1
Junction
Rt. 13
Rt. 142
Equality
Perry County
Beaucoup Creek
Pyatts
Mounds
Golden Lily
Chicago
Cairo
Mounds-Golden Lily
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois
Ohio River
Massac County
Williamson Johnson
Massac
Not so cold with chance of snow Saturday
Variable cloudiness and not quite so cold tonight. Low in the low to mid 20s with a chance of snow and turning colder again Saturday. High around 30.
Cambodia Faces Up to U S Cambodian Talks Amid Tense Border
Prince Norodom Sihanouk said Cambodia is caught between the hammer and the anvil and would welcome a U S envoy to discuss Vietnam war spillover. He urged no Khmer military intervention in hot pursuit but warned of strong retaliation if Cambodians are attacked. Leaders hinted at possible new U S diplomacy and increased aid from China and the Soviet Union. A separate report notes U S Ambassador Bunker and Thieu met urgently near Saigon with unclear agenda.
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Johnson
Norodom
Sihanouk
Cambodia
U.S
Washington Post
Post
Stanley Karnow
Karnow
U. S
United States
Southeast Asia
Averell Harriman
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Red China
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Saigon
Tam Hiep
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Bunker
John A. Calhoun
Carmi Fears Major Flood as Rivers Rise
Rising water from the Little Wabash River and Skillet Fork trapped Carmi residents while forecasts warned of more rain. White County farms faced flood damage and the Big Wabash flooded areas east of town. About six families evacuated to shelters as Carmi’s flood stage reached 33.5 feet at the bridge.
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Little Wabash River
Skillet Fork
Carmi
White County
Big Wabash
U S Planes Strafe South Vietnamese by Mistake
U S Air Force Canberra bombers strafed a South Vietnamese irregular unit in Binh Thuan Province killing four and wounding 34, including two American advisers. The incident near Saigon prompted an U S 7th Air Force inquiry. Marines later fought 500 Viet Cong near Da Nang with 17 Marines and 37 enemies killed and 30 wounded. Navy boats in the Mekong Delta repelled a Viet Cong party after one gunner hit a patrol boat injuring all five crewmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Air Force
U. S
U.S
Binh Thuan
Saigon
U.S. 7Th Air Force
William Momyer
Air Force
da Nang
Hoi An
Mekong Delta
Three Year GM Contract Ratified by UAW
Detroit AP reports the United Auto Workers announced a three year national pact covering about 380000 GM workers. Leonard Woodcock said skilled workers approved 312 to 1 and production workers 5 to 1. Local negotiations were to be stepped up as 114 GM locals were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Leonard Woodcock
GM Department
Woodcock
UAW
SIU maps plan to diffuse medical education across Illinois
Southern Illinois University proposes regional medical centers in Rockford Peoria and Springfield plus underutilized areas to broaden medical education. An Illinois Institute of Health and an Illinois Medical Information Network Medinet would coordinate research data telemedicine and education statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
State Board of Higher Education
SIU
Robert W. MacVicar
Chicago
MacVicar
Cook County
Rockford
Peoria
Springfield
Quad Cities
Quincy
Bloomington
Decatur
Metro - East
Carbondale
University of Illinois
Illinois Institute of Health
Ency
Illinois Medical Information Network
Medinet
Public Health and Mental Health Department
Cilities
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Johnston City Bank
Virginia
Eloise Kelly
Johnster City
Kerley
Poplar Street
Knoxville
Galesburg
Kickapoo
Rock Island-Moline
Downs
Central Illinois
Lake Springfield
Rt. 57
Church
John M. Hightower
The
Associated Press
Washington
Viets
Detroit
Downstate
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