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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1973
Page
21
Secretary of State Michael Howlett announced extended deadlines for displaying truck and other division license plates. The extension runs through July 31 due to heavy rains and flooding delaying farm planting and hindering construction and dump truck work.
The 700-year-old Salt Tower shows crumbling stone from historic salt absorption. Scientists work to draw salt from limestone with clay poultices to prevent further damage. The tower, once a royal salt store and tax monopoly, is closed to the public.
Construction of the University Mall Shopping Center in Carbondale faces delays from strikes and bad weather. Harold Hall of Hocker-Squitter Co. cites labor actions, material shortages, and seasonal rains as reasons the $3 million project may miss the Christmas shopping rush. About 85 percent of space leased. openings slipped from an August target.
Robert Barrow, former Carbondale Education Association president, was elected to the Illinois Education Association executive board and will take office after July 1. He also serves as IEA District 38 regional chairman, covering Jackson Perry and Union Counties. The five member board advises before IEA board approval. Barrow was chosen at a THA board retreat near Monticello.
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