Williamson County politics influence 1968 election outlook
1967 events in Williamson County will echo into 1968 with Grover Haynes’s county board win securing Republican control for at least two years. Other notes include party shifts, new courthouse plans, water system expansion, senior college moves, and Olin contracts shaping the year ahead.
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Williamson County
New
Suzi Kanyr
Grover Haynes
Johnston City
Haynes
John J. McCarty
Herrin
Henry “Hank Wright
Rt. 1
Homer Askew
Marion
GOP
James W. Sanders
Congress
Omer Sanders
Carterville
Ethel ¥Atlon
Sanders
Chicago
Pittsburg
White Ash
Spittertown
Dogwalk
New Virginia
Farmer's Home Administration
Creal Springs
Ordil
Olin- Mathieson Chemical Corp
Dee. 2
C. R. Walker
Harry L. Crisp Jr
Roy Glenn
James Walker
State Junior College Board
Central Fixtures Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
Ordii
Olin
Ordill
Fire and Community Growth Shape 1967 Anna Area News
In 1967 a major downtown fire destroyed the Elks building Cleaners and Moose Lodge in Anna as six towns battled flames for hours. Shawnee Junior College formation moved ahead with a district vote, while Johnson County eyed a Vienna water reservoir and new schools. Union County developments included housing projects and a Cobden depot expansion plus a new Cobden Fruit Growers Exchange HQ.
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John A. ‘Taylor
Miiheisan
Anna
Union
Johnson Counties
Shawnee
Elks
S. Main St
Anna Cleaners
Moose Lodge
Elks Club
Grill
Four Seasons
East Davie Street
Gebhart
Moose Club
the Elks
Union County Country Club
Golf Course
Jones
WRAJ
American Legion Community Center
Main St
Shawnee Junior College
Pulaski
Alexander
Johnson
Massac
State Junior College Board
Trict
Massac County
Junior College
Louis G. Horman
Metropolis
Mounds
C. A. Turner
Cypress
Johnson County
Vienna
Vienna Township
Good Luck Glove Co
Carbondale Metropolis
Johnson County Housing Authority
Allshire City
Cobden
Cobden High School
Union County
Union County Board of Commissioners
Jonesboro
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
New Quar‘ie
SIU Enrollments Hit 27000 As Big Year For School Noted
SIU's 1987 year saw enrollment pass 27,000 with Carbondale home to over 19,000 students. The 1967-69 appropriation broke 100 million, several new buildings funded, and total assets topped 155 million. SIU entered major college status with 71-56 NIT victory over Marquette, while Walt Frazier left for the NBA.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Sothern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Madison Square Garden
Salukis
Marquette University
New York
SIU
Walt Frazier
New York Knickerbockers
Liv
Liu
Tulsa
Golden Hurricanes
Hazel Scott
R. Buckminster Fuller
Stu
U.S
Montreal
Canada
Fuller
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Ocratic Women’s Organization
Leroy Linck
Loy King
Thomas McDonald
Cale- Layer-Trumble Co
Dayton
Ohio
Public Building Commission
Sakip Altay
Clark, Altay and Associates
Urbana
Marion Washington
Taurdale Baptists
Murdale Baptist Church
Streigel Rd
Carl Watkins
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Travelers Quartet
Louis Blaise
Board of Higher Education Action
Delyte W. Morris
Asia
Springfield
University of Illinois
Robert W. MacVicar
State Board of Higher Education
Minois
Ray Lenzi
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