Carbondale RR relocation inches toward limited build plan
Carbondale officials pressed for an $18 million share of a national railroad relocation program in Washington, hoping to keep two limited build projects alive. The city has $12 million committed, needs $14 million more for depots and overpasses, and faces possible funding shifts as Congress debates the fiscal 1982 and 1983 budgets and administration stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Reagan
Carbondale
Washington
Carroll Fry
Eldon Gosnell
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Fry
Illinois Central Gulf
Gosnell
Pleasant Hill Road
U.S. 51
Congress
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Williamson County dog pound plans move forward
Williamson County commissioners met with state officials to seek approval for a new dog pound to be built between Marion and Herrin on Olin Corp land. The project, designed by the highway department, aims for a 45 day design phase and fall construction, with rabies control and financial provisions under state guidelines. Veterinarian Gordon Rhine will oversee the program, which will operate separately within county government but rely on sheriff and highway departments for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Atorney
John Hamilton
Williamson County Highway Department
Richland County
Hamilton
Olin Corporation
Marion
Herrin
Office of State
Randy Patchett
Gordon Rhine
Sheriff's Department
Highway Department
Johnson County residents protest demolition of old church
Johnson County residents led by Myrtle Choate and others condemn the destruction of Bethlehem Church of Christ near Vienna Ganntown precinct. Local owners Raymond and Carolyn McIntyre say the structure, once abandoned, was dangerous and theirs to remove. Sheriff Faulkner notes numerous complaints and a state attorney review, while new trustees aim to preserve the site as a historic landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois An
Southern Illinois
Johnson County
Bethlehem Church of Christ
Ganntown
Vienna
P.T. Chapman
Bethlehem Church
Wooten
Elly Faulkner
Myrtle Choate
Grantsburg
Choate
Raymond and
Carolyn McIntyre
Maurice Nelson
Nelson
McIntyre
Workshop clients in Murphysboro find purpose at temporary Kroger site
About 80 Jackson Community Workshop clients, many disabled, returned to work after a June fire gutted their Murphysboro building. Kroger Co. in St Louis offered its Walnut Street vacant facility for two months. Workers say tasks remain the same, but pay is low and some miss having their own space. Colp and Boughton laud more room and quieter surroundings, while Smith notes improved teamwork at long tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Gladys Colp
Mill Street Towers
Carbondale
Jackson Community Workshop
Murphysboro
Kroger Co
St. Louis
Walnut Street
Miss Colp
Nutrition Headquarters
Carbonale
Turco Industries
du Quoin
Loretta Boughton
Roosevelt Square
Curt Kohring
Ted Smith
Smith
Colp
Marion and Johnston City men seek Williamson seats
Two former Illinois mine program heads, John J. Connolly of Marion and Clarence Stocks of Johnston City, announce joint candidacy for Williamson County commissioner seats in the Democratic primary next spring. They vow focus on rural crime prevention, animal control, civil defense, ambulance service, landfill, and road program, aiming for cooperation with regional planning agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Williamson County
John J. Connolly
Marion
Clarence Stocks
Johnston City
Curtis Palmer
John Hamilton
Herrin
Greater Egypt
West Side Story on SIUC stage a modern tragedy of love
SIUC Summer Playhouse presents West Side Story in Harlem style modern New York City. The review lauds Robbins direction Ritter and Anderson performances, Dream Ballet, and splendid design while noting accents and signage missteps as minor flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
John Houseman
Orson Welles
Scotland
Haiti
New York
Harlem
Jerome Robbins
Arthur Laurents
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Summer Playhouse
Tony and
Maria
Siuc Summer Playhouse
Summer Playhouse
Merideth Taylor
Laura Ritter
Kitty Duval
Tony
Mark Anderson
Ms. Ritter
Lisa Davis
Anita
America
Gee
Officer Krupke
Walt R. Willey
Bernardo
Lynn F. Brown
Riff
Annette S. Queyquep
Anybody’s
Mary Jane Robbins
Rosalia
Richard Ross
Michael Hanes
Playhouse Orchestra
Bernstein
Lang Reynolds
Tyrone Marshal
New Yorker
Illinois
Illinois Ozark
Noo Yankuhs
Peter Elton
Second Avenue
Borough of
Manhattan
West Side
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Carbondale RR
Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
Elko
Nev
Williamson Pound Plan
Richand County
Richland Pound
Richard Carter
Jackson
Kroger
Williamson
Connolly
Marie Basler
Illinois State Mining Commission
Adlai Stevenson
Peabody Coal Company
Smith Brothers Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Loyola University
Stocks
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Johnston City Building Commission
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