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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1969

Page

5

Miss Poston Crowned Sno-Ball Queen at Carbondale Center

Stephanie Poston, senior at Carbondale Community High School, was crowned Sno-Ball Queen 69 at the Carbondale Teen Center Christmas dance. About 300 attendees watched the coronation after a night of dancing from 8 to midnight with Head East providing music and themed refreshments.

Stephanie Poston Carbondale Miss. Poston Carbondele Community High School Richard Poston Hillcrest Drive Miss Poston Penny Whittenberg Carbondale East Carbondale Central Teen Center Ethel Brown Millie Simonds Beverly Henderson Trudy Kelly Karen Carrick Carmen Gibbs Karen Duckett Head East Musical Group

Teens plan New Year's Eve party at Marion Youth Center

Marion Youth Center members will hold a New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday night with the 47 Faces band playing from 9 p.m. to about 1 a.m. Admission is $1 for members and $1.50 for non members. The annual pool tournament is moved to Saturday, with first round at 9 a.m. and finals at 7:30 p.m. Two divisions exist for teenage boys, 13 to 25 and 16 to 19. The center closes tonight for basketball tournament attendance. The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico traces its name to the first Dinner Party Stakes winner in 1870.

Marion Youth Center Marion Maryland Fimlico Race Track Preakness Pimlico J Marion Teen Center Youth Center

Herrin Teen Town Dance Features 47 Faces Band

Herrin Teen Town hosts a Friday dance featuring the 47 Faces band from Marion from 8 to 11 45 p m Fans pay 1 for members and 1 50 for non members at the door

Herrin Faces Marion

Sharon Vancil voices drive to unite student body

Carbondale Community High School Central senior vice president Sharon Vancil plans to study sociology, focusing on poverty in Appalachia and rural areas. She has a state scholarship funding most of her education at Illinois Wesleyan University, graduating in June. She is active behind the scenes in Thespian Drama Club and Pep Club, while leading as class officer and promoting Homecoming participation.

Sharon Vancil Carbondale Community High School Appalachia Vancil Ulinois Wesleyan Bloomington Mlinois Ilinois

Calcutta Prison Cell Trapped 146 Prisoners Overnight

A 14 foot 10 inch by 18 foot cell in the Black Hole of Calcutta held 146 prisoners for the night. By morning only 23 remained alive, the tragedy leaving a grim record of overcrowding and loss.

Calcutta

Gilbert Youth Poll backs sex education in schools

The National Gilbert Youth Poll surveyed 3090 youths aged 14 to 25 nationwide. It found overwhelming support for sex education among both genders and across age groups, with most favoring early instruction and some dissent from a minority who argue it is a parental matter or that maturity varies by child.

Gilert Youthesearch Springfield Gilbert Rome W.Y Brand Rapids Mich Harrisburg Louisville, Ky Gilbert Youth Research

Mars trip deemed folly by UC scientist at AAAS

Dr Gordon J F MacDonald, UC scientist on several NASA advisory committees, told the 136th AAAS convention that sending a man to Mars would be folly. He urged weighing space research against other scientific goals and social needs and questioned whether Mars exploration would benefit Earth or boost prestige enough to justify costs.

Boston University of California National Aeronautics and Spaces Agency Mars Gordon J. F. MacDonald American Association For the Advancement of Science Earth MacDonald America

Teen Town New Year Dance and Marion Center Parties

Teen Town Evansville hosts a New Year Eve dance featuring the Turks from 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m with admission 15 for members 175 for non members hats horns and noisemakers provided Marion Teen Center hosts a New Year Eve party from 9 p m to 1 a m with the 47 Faces performing admission 1 for youth center members 150 for non members and a youth center pool tournament starts at 9 a m Saturday with finals at 730 p m two divisions for ages 13 15 and 16 19

Derrin Evansville Ind

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