Snowy conditions close schools and curb travel in Southern Illinois
State Police described roads as snow packed and hazardous with three to four inches of snowfall across the area. Airports and streets faced closures and drifted snow, while many schools including Randolph and Johnson counties shut down. Marion and Carbondale reported notable accumulations and snow removal efforts continued through the weekend.
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Southern
Illinois
Marion
Williamson County
Southern Illinois
The
Illinois Central
Randolph
Johnson
Pulaski
McClure
Murphysboro
Herrin
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Benton
Carbondale Audubon Society
Harold Hill
Hill
Birds and drivers as feathered road types in traffic study
Carbondale editor outlines playful bird analogies for driving behavior. Gray Tufted Dowager and Scarlet Teenager distract drivers with chatter and windmill-like dodging, while Great-horned Grouch roars from the rear. Giant Albatross shows courteous driving, others warn of reckless swerving and tailgating behaviors.
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George Willhite
Carbondale
Don Quixote
U S Powder Workers Strike After Contract Ends
U S Powder Co employees at Orcill walked out today as their two year contract expired. Union official Frank Crise said members voted to strike. Trey Pearce serves as local representative. A meeting at Marion American Legion Hall was set for 2 p m to discuss a new proposal. The prior contract signed in February 1966 raised wages from 2 18 to 2 80 an hour.
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U.S. Powder Co
Orcill
L. W. Braniff
Frank Crise
United Mine Workers of America Dist. 50
St. Louis
Trey Pearce
American Legion Hall
Marion
SIU Student Posts $3,000 Bond On Narcotics Charge
Gregory A Balin 17 of Chicago released on 3000 bond in Jackson County Circuit Court pending a January 22 hearing on illegal possession of narcotics after SIU Security Police detained him on campus Saturday night at 112 Brown Hall student housing.
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Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Gregory A. Balin
Chicago
Brown Hall
SIU
Murphysboro Boy Wounded in Hunting Accident
A 14 year old Murphysboro area youth was treated for a gunshot wound to the finger after a weekend hunting accident. Sheriff Raymond Dillinger said David Lee of Rt. 2 was injured when he slipped and fell, causing the gun to discharge with his hand at the barrel end.
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Murphysboro
Raymond Dillinger
David Lee
Rt. 2
Lee
Rail relocation board meets as engineer absent
The Carbondale Railroad Relocation Board met Saturday approving previous minutes but did not receive a progress report from De Leuw, Cather and Company. The engineers warned entry details onto railroad property need more time and will reconvene in February. Councilman Eaton urged an engineering survey for an underpass at Mill Street to ease traffic, proposing a $100,000 study if costs are reasonable, with the proposal referred to the city manager.
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Carbondale Railroad Relocation Board
de Leuw
Illinois Central
Carbondale Burglaries Hit Three Stores on Illinois Ave
Police report Sunday morning burglaries at Nauman Camera Shop J Ray Jewelry Store and Rolando Studios 717 South Illinois Avenue Carbondale. Thieves removed glass and a basement window to gain entry between 1 and 9 a.m. Missing were 13 cameras 6 movie projectors 12 tape recorders 56 wedding bands 14 star sapphire rings 3 pearl rings camera film binoculars and about 60 dollars in change totaling over 5000 dollars.
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Nauman
J. Ray Jewelry Store
Rolando Studios
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Joy Memorial Fund Established at SIU
The William A. Joy Memorial Fund was created at Southern Illinois University to aid students in the dental laboratory technology program at the Vocational Technical Institute. Joy died February 7 1967 and founded the two year associate degree program in dental lab technology at VTI in 1957 and served as its faculty chairman. The fund was started by students and includes contributions from former students faculty members friends and associates.
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William A. Joy
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Joy
VTI
Pulaski circuit clerk found guilty on eight counts
Pulaski County Circuit Clerk Virginia Humphrey was found guilty on eight counts of official misconduct in office for borrowing funds from her office. The jury acquitted three theft and three tampering charges. She faced removal, fines, and possible prison. hearings on defense motions set for Friday.
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Pulaski County
Virginia Humphrey
Byron L. Connell
Everett Prosser
Shawnee Library Board Meeting Cancelled Then Rescheduled
The Shawnee Library District board meeting set for tonight is canceled due to weather. It is rescheduled for Monday January 22 at 7 30 p m in the library’s temporary quarters at 200 North Park Avenue in Herrin.
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Shawnee Library District Board of Directors
N. Park Ave
Herrin
SIU gets federal funds for college work study program
The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare approves a 401000 grant to Southern Illinois University for January through June under the Higher Education Act. SIU will match 10 to 20 percent. About 1000 to 1200 of 4500 students in the program benefit.
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U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Southern Illinois University
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Frank Adams
SIU
Adams
Mt Vernon Edges Carbondale in Southern Illinois Sales
Mt Vernon leads in Southern Illinois city sales tax collections for the quarter ending September with $460 694 vs Carbondale 454 931 and Williamson County narrowly tops Jackson County 807 312 to 806 380. Marion Centralia and Herrin follow in city totals. Mt Vernon credits a new shopping center opened in April for its gain.
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Roger Hughes
Southern
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Southern Illinois
Centralia
Herrin
Williamson County
Jackson
Marion County
Illinois
Randolph
Franklin
Jefferson
Maron
Benton
High schools mull joining Rend Lake district
Fairfield High School in Wayne County and Mills Prairie High School in White County plan meetings with Rend Lake College officials at 8 p.m. Thursday in Fairfield to discuss annexation. A merger could add about 31 million in assessed valuation and reduce the average tax bill from about 12.50 to under 11.00.
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Fairfield High School
Wayne County
Mills Prairie High School
White County
Fairfield
Weldon Kendrick
Mills Prairie
Curtis Parker
Rend Lake College Board
Parker
Wabash Valley
Kendrick
Rend Lake District
Wabash
Rend Lake
Mills Prairie District
State Junior College Board
Bend Lake
Franklin-Jefferson County Line
Choate Sees 1968 Elections Shaping Vietnam War End
Illinois state Rep. Clyde Choate predicts Lyndon Johnson will win re election and argues the move toward a constitutional convention follows. He says Johnson gains in polls against rivals, cites Nixon ahead in Illinois, and notes Romney and Reagan factions affect the race.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Johnson
Choate
Springfield
Richard Nixon
Illinois
Romney
Michigan
George Romney
California
Ronald Reagan
Choate Sees 1968 Outlook in Illinois Politics
South ern Illinois political leader and World War II veteran Choate discusses the 1968 campaign. He cites the native son appeal of a former actor, Nixon’s Goldwater following in Illinois, and George Wallace’s statewide appeal. Choate keeps his own candidacy undecided while urging constitutional reform and a state income tax to fund services and reduce property taxes.
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Southern Illinois
California
Nixon
Illinois
Choate
George Wallace
Alabama
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Anna Democrat
Springfield
Southern
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Pulaski Circuit
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Kenneth Gray
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