Marion seeks HUD loan for sewer extension in region
Marion applies for a 152000 loan to fund part of a 212000 sewer lagoon and lift station project west of Interstate 57. Mayor Butler Commissioner Jeter and engineer Clarida present in Chicago to HUD official Davis who is favorably impressed and will review before Washington decision in about three months. The system will serve the Pepsi bottling plant and Holiday Inn and attract light industry as costs are shared by users.
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Housing and Urban Renew
Marion
Robert Butler
Everett Jeter
Glenn Clarida
Chicago
William Davis
Davis
Jeter
Sewer Department
HUD
Washgton
D.C
Marion Pepsiola
Carbondale residents push delay on city poverty plan
More than 200 Carbondale residents petitioned the city council to delay until April a proposed city financed anti poverty program. They urged a study to see if state and federal programs could address the problems better and sought public details before enactment.
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Carbondale
Lillian H. Lonergan
Frank Kirk
Richard Wilhelmy
Public Safety
Wilhelmy
Kirk
Herrin Plan Commission paints future with bold regional growth
About 50 residents heard James C. Walker argue Herrin risks becoming stagnant without expansion. Franklyn H. Moreno of Greater Egypt Regional Planning warned regional growth relies on more people, better roads, and a shared master plan across five counties to attract development and prevent stagnation.
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Herrin
Herrin Plan Commission
James C. Walker
Commission
Southern Illinois
Franklyn H. Moreno
Greater Egypt
Moreno
Fire at Musselman Street House Causes Damage
A 7:45 a.m. house fire at 12 S Musselman St in Du Quoin caused fire and smoke damage. Police briefs report Carbondale resident Maxine Mann fined $15 for speeding, Floyd O Mann fined $15, Roy R Cheno(weth) fined $15, and Carla G Norman fined $15 for speeding in Carbondale and Herrin respectively.
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du Quoin
S. Musselman St
Carbondale
Maxine Mann
Arterville
Floyd O. Mann
iCarbondale
Roy R Chenoweth
iHerrin
Carla G. Norman
Precinct Committeemen Seek Re election in Herrin Districts
The article outlines Herrin Precincts 5 and 6 boundaries and profiles candidates John Poppish Grover Haynes Jesse Carter and Robert Pete Savant. It covers duties like voter registration, addressing changes and canvassing, plus the expectation of election day get out the vote efforts.
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John Poppish
Johnston City
Eman
Poppish
14Th St
Orient 2
Grover Haynes
5Th St
Herrin
Haynes
Democratohn McCarty
Williamson Couny
Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
Democratic
Jesse Carter
Williamson County Democratic Organization
Carter
Insurance payout settles for Shawnee Library fire loss
James E Walker of Paul Brown Agency Carbondale delivered a 196 007 check Tuesday to Shawnee Library System as fire loss compensation for a September 29 blaze that destroyed books equipment and records in a temporary building north of Marion. James Ubel library official accepted the check with Richard E Arnold of Hartford Insurance Co. present. The regional system, moving to permanent headquarters west of Carterville later this year, remains housed in the old Bank of Herrin building.
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James E. Walker
Paul Brown Agency
Carbondale
Shawnee
Marion
Jame Ube
Richard E. Arnold
The
Hartford Insurance Co
Carterville
Bank of Herrin
Army awards Olin contract for 60mm illuminating flares
The U.S. Army awarded Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. a 2,753,069 dollar contract to manufacture 407,862 60 millimeter illuminating projectiles at its Orcill plant. Rep. Kenneth J. Gray announced the award, noting the contract was issued by the Army and Munitions Supply Agency in Joliet.
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Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Orcill
U.S. Army
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West Frankfort
Gray
U.S. Army and Munitions Supply Agency
Joliet
Looters prove costly as Porter Market burns in Murphysboro
Fire ruins at 635 N 16th St Murphysboro cause $85 000 to $90 000 loss and end non conforming use. Porter says salvage recovered nearly all cash from two front registers and looters took meat from a walk in cooler and large beef sections. Police fire note no one trapped. cause undetermined.
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Murphysboro
John Porter
N. 16Th St
Porter
SIU President Morris Nears Return From World Trip
Southern Illinois University president Delyte W. Morris and Mrs. Morris will return Thursday or Friday from a world tour and inspection of SIU projects in Asia. They will fly into Chicago from Europe, with Robert W. MacVicar acting president during Morris’ absence. The trip since November covered New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey and Belgium, and included visits to SIU teams under the U S Agency for International Development in South Vietnam, Afghanistan and Nepal.
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Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
SIU
Asia
Chicago
Europe
Robert W. MacVicar
Morrises
New Zealand
Australia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
India
Iran
Lebanon
Turkey
Belgium
U.S. Agency For International Development
South Vietnam
Afghanistan
Nepal
Illness Delays Court Hearings in Wanda Culp Case
Circuit court motions in the Wanda Culp murder case were postponed due to her illness. The 52 year old Anna resident is indicted in the death of husband Woodrow, shot on Oct 25 and died on Thanksgiving Day after reportedly recovering from a shoulder wound. Judge Jack Morris has not set a new date. Mines reported working Thursday.
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Wanda Culp
Anna
Jonesboro
Culp
Southeast Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Jack Morris
Saline County
Cairo minister kills intruder in home attack
Cairo police chief says Rev Larry Potts beat to death Marshall Morris after finding Morris attacking Potts’ wife. Potts and his wife, both about 30, were treated at St Mary’s hospital with head injuries. No charges filed. Morris was pastor of Cairo Baptist Church affiliated with the American Baptist Convention.
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Cairo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Potts
Mr. Morris
Cairo Baptist Church
American Baptist Convention (Northern Baptists
SIU Students to Vote on Athletics Expansion Plan
SIU Carbondale students will vote Thursday in an opinion poll on expanding intercollegiate athletics. The poll asks if they favor expansion no expansion or reduction and if they support a $3.50 athletics fee increase. Five Student Senate seats are also up for election.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Board of Trustees
Edwardsville
Robert W. MacVicar
Delyte W. Morris
University Park
West Side
Greater Egypt Seeks $64 620 Budget for District
Greater Egypt asks for a $64 620 budget from the federal Economic Development Administration to fund a second year of activities in its economic development district. The request is $510 above last year’s EDA approved district budget of $64 110, with funding renewal expected soon despite the previous grant ending last Tuesday.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Greater Egypt
Legion club still open in Carbondale after liquor inquiry
Public Safety Director Richard Wilhelmy and Police Chief Jack Hazel reported alcohol was served at the American Legion Post No. 514 club room after a Sunday closure. The club resumed normal operations Monday and will stay open pending a hearing before the liquor advisory board Thursday evening.
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Carbondale American Legion Post No. 514
Public Safety
Richard Wilhelmy
Jack Hazel
SIU Carbondale enrollment rises nine percent in winter quarter
SIU total winter enrollment reaches 26 796 across two campuses up 2 230 from 1967 with 18 684 resident students at Carbondale and 38 112 at Edwardsville. Graduate School enrollment totals 4 030 a 6 93 percent rise. Junior college transfers drive the gain, while off campus extension and non credit adult education add further numbers.
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Southern Illinois University
Robert McGrath
SIU
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Wineseetah
Resiena
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