SIU and Unity Point Board Set January Meeting on Housing Impact
Unity Point school board members will meet January 22 with SIU Vice-President John Rendlemen and housing coordinator Samuel Rinella to discuss the effect of a 304 unit housing project at Reservoir Road and McLafferty Lane on enrollment. About 100 new pupils are expected when SIU opens the housing in September. The board considers state aid options to handle the added pupil load, with Monroe Deming coordinating the meeting.
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Unity Point
Southern Illinois University
John Rendlemen
Samuel Rinella
SIU
Reservoir Road
McLafferty Lane
Jackson County
Supt
Monroe Deming
Soldier’s Christmas Ad Brings Tears From Vietnam Vets Family
A Vietnam era Army sergeant used The Southern Illinoisan to send a Christmas greeting to his wife and children. The ad read Merry Christmas with love see you this summer and listed first names only. The sergeant said the timing moved his wife to tears and confirmed the impact of a nameless but recognizable gesture.
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Vietnam
SIU plans new student judicial board on appeals
At SIU Carbondale the dean of students Wilbur Moulton said a campus level judicial board to review student disciplinary appeals may be formed by end of the current academic year. He outlined general principles while size and title are still undetermined. The panel on Handling of Student Grievances featured AAUP and campus faculty members.
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Southern Illinois University
Wilbur Moulton
Moulton
SIU
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Morris Library
Carbondale
George McClure
Charles Stalin
Stuart Novick
Ray Lenzi
Bus not replaced by Vienna Grade School Board
Vienna Grade School Board will not replace a 1956 worn bus used as an extra. The district may use one of the high school's three extra buses when needed. The board also bought outdoor carpet for a six by eight feet area at the entrance. They transferred 2100 dollars back to the working cash fund and Summers reported strong year-end balances.
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Vienna
Carl V. Summers
Summers
Education
Fire damages Benton home in early morning blaze
A Benton house in the 1200 block of North McLeansboro Avenue suffered heavy damage when a fire started in a flue. Owner Max Leffler and occupant Gene Hutchins were connected to the property. Benton fire department was summoned at 5:30 a.m.
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McLeansboro Avenue
Benton
Max Leffler
Gene Hutchins
Stubborn fire destroys Swift plant in East St Louis
A grease fueled blaze destroyed the main Swift & Co. packing plant building at the National Stockyards in East St Louis last night. No injuries among 50 to 60 crew. 1,000 employees affected. Main four story building was a total loss as flames spread to nearby structures. Firefighters battled low water pressure and freezing hydrants through the night.
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Swift & Co
East St. Louis
D. Ripley
Ripley
National Stockyards
St. Louis
St. Louis Bay Co
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