Egyptian Junior College hires Brunner for president search
The Egypt ian Junior College Board hires Ken August Brunner of Southern Illinois University as consultant to screen applicants for the college presidency. Brunner will rate candidates, mail criteria to experts, and present a slate of three to five by March 15 with travel and interview plans funded within set fees and expenses.
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Junior College Board 530
Ken August Brunner
Southern Illinois University
Brunner
SIU
University of Florida
Gerald Smith
State Junior College Board
Boston
American Association of Junior Colleges
Michigan
New York
California
Florida
James Walker
Herrin
C. R. Walker
Marion
Herrin Rotary
Lions Clubs
Carbondale Rotary
Olin Mathieson Management Group
Walker
Jack D. Hill
Chicago
Illinois Association of Community and Junior Colleges and
Williamson County
Lee Booth
Poverty groups reorganization rules eyed by Shawnee council
Shawnee Development Council director Edward A. Taylor says federal amending rules for community action groups under the War on Poverty will not alter the council. He notes the board already includes public officials and that large cities with 250000 residents face the biggest changes as boards must be restructured by July 1.
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Shawnee Development Council
Edward A. Taylor
Taylor
Washington, D.C
National Community Action Directors
Shawnee Council Board
Bership
Grass fires reported in Carbondale Du Quoin and West Frankfort
Fire crews logged small grass blazes in Carbondale at 1017 N Connors St and along Illinois Central tracks at 526 Division St in Du Quoin. West Frankfort saw a kitchen and dining room fire at 801 W Poplar St. cause undetermined. A SIU coed Diane Frazley of Woodstock was listed as stable after a Saturday morning crash near Colp. driver Floyd M. David of Carterville was uninjured.
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Carbondale
N. Connors St
du Quoin
Illinois Central Railroad
Division St
Frankfort
Kenneth Bower
W. Poplar St
Southern Illinois University
Diane Frazley
Woodstock
Herrin Hospital
Colp
Floyd M. David
Carterville
McLeansboro Pastor Seeks 58th District State Rep Post
The Rev. Carl E. Tennyson of McLeansboro announces his candidacy in the Democratic primary for state representative from the 58th district. The district includes Jefferson Franklin Marion Wayne Hamilton Saline and White Counties. Tennyson, Hamilton County native and former founder and pastor of Casey Avenue Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, holds degrees from Bradley University Southern Illinois University New Orleans Baptist Seminary and the University of Illinois.
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Carl E. Tennyson
McLeansboro
Jefferson
Franklin
Marion
Wayne
Hamilton
Saline
White
Tennyson
Hamilton County
Casey Avenue Baptist Church
Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois University
Bradley University
New Orleans Baptist Seminary
University of Illinois
Parents seek Siamese cat after 7-year-old bitten
The Biggs family searches for a male Siamese cat that bit 7-year-old Shona Lee Biggs Monday evening. The cat escaped and the girl may start rabies treatment unless the animal is found. Call 457-6481 with information.
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Shona Lee Biggs
David Biggs
Shona Lee
Biggs
SIU Welcomes Amira Mascot at Rock Island Event
Amira the Greenbough Saluki hound, 18 months old, greeted by Amira cheerleader Barbara Nichol and SIU mascot at Rock Island. The dog was donated to Southern Illinois University by Dr. Bert Hanicke of St. Louis Missouri who breeds salukis.
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Southern Illinois University
Barbara Nicholson
Rock Island
SIU
Amira
Greenbough
Bert Hanicke
St. Louis
Herrin Cox subdivision files annexation petitions
F. L. Cox presents petitions with 79 signatures to annex 40 acres east of Herrin along Stotlar street. The addition would add 44 homes and about 140 people with completion possibly in three years. Cox notes utilities were funded by him and seeks fair city treatment. city attorney plans to file petitions, with a circuit judge hearing to determine validity and council vote to finalize.
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Cox Addition
Herrin
Snyder Herrin
Stotlar Street
F. L. Cox
Cox
Herring
Circuit Clerk
Miners Upset as Arbitrator Upholds Hire at Old Ben 9
The decision by Frank W. Fries for the United Mine Workers of America and coal companies upholds Robert Otterson as hoisting engineer at Old Ben No. 9 mine in West Frankfort despite Allan Geen’s seniority. A strike began with Old Ben No. 9 walkout on December 8 and spread to 19 other mines.
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Frank W. Fries
United Mine Workers of America
Old Ben 9
West Frankfort
Robert Otterson
Allan Ge €En
Old Ben No
Green
National Labor Relations Board
Byrd Rich
UMWA
Old Ben No. 9
Rich
Fries
Southern Illinois to become major crossroads say officials
Arch Mehrhoff Riverside National Wildlife Refuge project manager told about 35 people that coal dust has hidden Southern Illinois as a tourism area but major development will shift the region into a crossroads with tourism and recreation spending rising from about 24 million to an estimated 120 million annually within a decade or two.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
America
Southern Ilinois University
mid-America
Ohio
Mississippi
Vincennes
Ind
St. Louis
Mehrhoff
Illinois
Crab Orchard Creek
Shawnee National Forest
Crab Orchard
Little Grassy
Devils Kitchen Lakes
Kinkaid Lake
Carlyle
Rend Lakes
Ilinois
Studio
University School
Robert Mueller
SIU
GOP Chiefs Meet Today in 21st District Assembly
Republican County Chairmen from 22 counties in the 21st Congressional District gather at 2:30 p.m. in the Benton Holiday Inn. Williamson County Chairman James Sanders says many GOP state candidates are expected to attend as district plans for the June primary are discussed.
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Benton Holiday Inn
James Sanders
Williamson County
Ex-librarian Lee Pickler dies in Tucson
Mrs. Lee Pickler formerly of Murphysboro died Saturday in Tucson Arizona. She served as a librarian at the Sallie Logan Library in Murphysboro for more than twenty years. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crawshaw Funeral Home Murphysboro.
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Lee Pickler
Murphysboro
Tucson
Ariz
Sallie Logan Library
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Myrtle Mitchell
Flora
Hampton Nursing Home
Herrin
Mrs. Mitchell
Nazarine Church
SIU Board looks to bonds amid rising rates
SIU trustees including four bankers assess high finance risk as municipal bond rates near 4.39 percent. The university plans about $21 million in revenue bonds for 1980 projects including Carbondale campus University Center, Edwardsville housing, and refinancing existing debt.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
John S. Rendleman
SIU
Carbondale Campus University Center
Edwardsville
Carbondale
State General Assembly
Rendleman
Pinckneyville to Consider Pool Plan and Funding
Pinckneyville City Council plans a special session at 7 30 p m Monday to review final plans for a new city swimming pool about 55 feet by 110 feet costing an estimated 128000. Funding comes from a 28000 revenue bond issue and 100000 on hand, largely from refunded gas revenue bonds.
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Pinckneyville
Lloyd Middleton
Middleton
SIU Seeks Revenue Bonds as Rates Rise to 5 Percent
SIU weighs selling about 21 million dollars in revenue bonds to fund campus projects before rates exceed the 5 percent legal ceiling for state-supported institutions. Historically SIU secured loans and bonds at 3 to 4.18 percent for Univer sity Center, Brush Towers, and HUD housing.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency
U.S
Brush Towers
John Naveen and Co
Chicago
HUD
Aces Rally Past Evansville Despite Early Lead
Leader Gail Nielsen watched Evansville hold a three point edge with eight minutes left before the Aces surged for nine unanswered points to swing momentum and seal the rally in a tense finish.
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Gail Nielsen
Evansville
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