Southern Ilinoisan Calendar Movies and civic meetings listed
Movies at Egyptian Drive In on Rt 148 and Marlow's Murphysboro show schedules. Public meetings cover many towns with city councils and plan commissions Monday evenings, plus school board sessions and community group meetings in West Frankfort Carterville Herrin Benton Marion and Murphysboro venues.
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Herrin
Marlow’s
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
City Hall
Greater
Benton City Council
Johnston City Council
Williamson County Airport Board Authority
Frankfort
NASA expert in SIU post Lindsey named assistant to SIU president
Jefferson F. Lindsey Jr., a former NASA employee, is named assistant to Southern Illinois University President Del yte W Morris. He will work with data processing computing and institutional research and act as Morris' representative on SIU development of computer and research resources. Lindsey helped obtain physiological data from astronauts in flight and telemetered it to Houston's Manned Spacecraft Center.
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Jefferson F. Lindsey, Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Southern Illinois University
Lyte W. Morris
Lindsey
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
SIU
Morris
Youth Sentenced to 30 Days in Jackson County Jail
Buford J. Lewis Jr. 19 of Carbondale pleaded guilty to theft at Cousin Fred's Store. He received 30 days in Jackson County jail, three years probation, and a court fine from March 1967 for theft under 150 dollars. He was sentenced in Murphysboro circuit court Friday.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Buford J. Lewis Jr
N. Marion St
Fred
Post offices rush as six cent stamps debut nationwide
Area post offices report a last minute flood of mail to beat the rate hike and a surge in new stamps. Citizens buy one and two cent stamps to pair with remaining stamps as offices stock six and ten cent issues. Bulk mail rates shift to 2.6 cents per piece for third class, with church and nonprofit rates at 1.4 cents. Posts note exchanges for three cent stamps and delays on certain coil formats.
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Area Post Offices
Carbondale
Hubert Goforth
Goforth
Bulk Maijiers
Herrin
Tom Childers
Kent
Cchilders
Childers
Murphysboro
Bil Loy
Loy
Anna
Lawrence Tweedy
Carterville
Frank Hampton
Hampton
Carbondale plans sales tax aid for low income residents
Carbondale officials proposed using local sales tax revenue to fund a year round Youth Corps a nurse a social worker and a housing rehabilitation counselor The plan aims to address sidewalk construction and housing needs in low income areas while assessing financing options including federally insured loans The proposal has drawn limited public reaction with a hearing set for January 16 and some opposition noted from a single caller and a council member who received few comments
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Mike Shane
Carbondale
David Keene
Frank
Kirk
William Bater
Eouncilman
Randall Nelson
Joseph Ragsdale
C. William Norman
Building and Zoning Department
Perry County Sheriff pushes 24 hour radio service plan
At Du Quoin City Council meeting Perry County Sheriff Norman Brostmeyer and Game Warden William Stanhouse urged a 24 hour radio system for law enforcement. Current setup in Pinckneyville runs 8 am to 11 pm. They argued constant officer communications protect both officers and residents. The idea, discussed six months ago, would require two hires and semi retired part time workers. Fire and police Commissioner Tom Moss backed the plan and will consult county officials.
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du Quoin
Perry County
Norman
Brostmeyer
William Stanhouse
State
Pinckneyville
Munity
Vrostmeyer
County Board of Commissioners
du Quoin Fire and Police
Tom Moss
Den
Moss
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Heart attack claimed life of Houston man in crash
Simon Manuel Goldberg of Houston died after his car failed to stop at Bridge Road intersection in Chester about 9:45 p.m. He was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital. Autopsy by a St. Louis pathologist cited heart attack as the cause. Goldberg’s body was taken to Schroeder Funeral Home as police sought next of kin.
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Texas
Chester
Simon Manuel Goldberg
Houston
Memorial Hospital
St. Louis
Goldberg
Taylor Street
Bridge Road
Schroeder
Vietnam War Soldier Morse Preregisters From Hurst
With the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, Lynn D. Morse serves as field wire and switchboard operator Spec. 4 in Headquarters Co. 2nd Battalion. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Morse of Hurst. Address listed as US 56580992 HHC 2nd RDE 101st ABN Div APO San Francisco Calif 96343.
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Lynn D. Morse
Hurst
101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Morse
Lee Roy Morse
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Stamp history traces rate changes since 1845
The article recounts U S postage rate shifts from five cents to two then up to six cents, detailing stamps and portraits from Franklin and Washington through Roosevelt and Jefferson. It notes rate timelines, historical context, and predictions about future changes.
Two Burglaries Reported in Carbondale
Police reported two burglaries on Friday in Carbondale. Howard Cornish of Lincoln Street said a GE portable clock radio TV worth 145 dollars was taken from his apartment after an unlocked front door was used. Robert Partridge at 307 West College Street reported a portable stereo recorder worth 150 dollars taken by sliding the front door lock.
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Carbondale
Howard Cornish
Lincoln St
Robert Partridge
W. College St
Beavers held for grand jury in Marion Circuit Court
Dallas Beavers of Carterville, 28, bound over to a Marion grand jury on charges of aiding and abetting the escape of John Raymond Banks from Williamson County jail. Banks, 32, New York City, was in Marion jail since May 10 awaiting extradition. a motive linked to illness privileges. Beavers’ bond reduced to 5000, held in jail Saturday. Banks believed in New York City.
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Dallas Beavers
Carterville
Marion
Beavers
John Raymond Banks
New York City
Williamson County
Dee
Banks
New York
Pickens County
Ala
Joliet
Jolliet
Postage rates rise six cents for letters in 1963 plan
Washington AP reports a six cent first class letter rate replacing five cents, with other increases across mail classes starting new era for postage. Airmail, postcards, and third class mail rise, while many changes spread over two years. Projections show deficits shrink and then grow again through 1970 amid rate shifts.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
U.S
Congress
Post Office Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Southern Illinoisan
Sup- Gay
Carly
Southern
Iials
Thc
Ilinois Avenue
Carboredale
North
Win Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Ogis
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Rodgers
Varsity
Bobo
Servancy
Little Egypt
Herrin High School
J-S
Ben Gelman
United States
Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Jefferson
Statue of Liberty
Abraham Lincoln
Ethan Allen
Campbell’s Furniture
Public
Chapman-Rollo Furniture CO
Highway 13 East
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Tues
Walnut
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