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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1972
Page
2
Clarence W. Klassen former chief sanitary engineer and longtime EPA critic assailed Governor Ogilvie and the Illinois EPA in Carbondale. He accused the agency of disorganization, dishonesty and overreliance on court action, urging a balance of assistance and enforcement.
A district Republican committee asked Bath District state senate candidate Edwards to withdraw to spare the party embarrassment. The move cites Edwards failure to file a financial statement, and alleged debts including a $700 telephone bill and a $900 gasoline bill, plus reported absence and unreachability. Edwards was reportedly in Florida or Southern Illinois, with replacement options discussed but no replacement chosen.
James Huber of the state insurance department identifies John Mark Edwards as an agent living on Rural Route 3 Box 33 Collinsville with a business address at 416 N 12th St East St. Louis. The 416 address is a vacant lot in a blighted area with condemned houses. Madison County records show at least three judgments against Edwards by Karol Rekas seeking over 1000 for rent and utilities. Edwards has parked his mobile home on property off Illinois 197 just outside Collinsville city limits since 1965.
Regional editor notes a Gains in friendship between Jackson County Illinois and Monroe County Indiana during the First Annual Screendoor Open golf event at Carbondale Bloomington. SIU administrators from Indiana University participated along with many IU officials and local Illinois faculty. The event emphasized renewed friendships over chrome cups. A stranger, Martin Huddy, phones to explain he was sober after a weekend at Carbon Lake.
Twenty four academic deans vice presidents and assistant provosts of Southern Illinois University Carbondale gather with President David Derge at Kentucky Lake State Park for a two day planning session. They will review strengths and weaknesses of programs present plans for new programs and discuss reforms for the Five Year Plan and potential effects of federal higher education legislation.
Developer Paul Gayer and his sons Bill and Tom will develop 12 of 20 lots on the old Zeller High School site with construction set to begin in about 30 days after city approval. Lots priced 2500 to 4000 dollars will be sold via Rex Roland Real Estate Agency Christopher. All homes will be attached, with underground wiring and existing water sewer lines. The six acre parcel is bordered by Hendricks Walnut and Maryland streets.
Huddy reports at 8 p.m. last Sunday fish in 1¢ Lake leaped wildly in a water ballet with bluegills bass and crappie jumping over a minute. Barometer unchanged and no other witness. SIU fisheries director Li He speculates ultrasonic or subsonic sound could alarm fish unseen by humans. Also Frank Woodhouse notes Purple Martins nesting on Giant City Road near Carbondale from April to August.
SIU zoologist William George notes birds like martins swallows and chimney swifts may leave early due to unseasonably cool weather. He says weather factors are key and a cool spell early in summer could signal an early fall and shorten nesting. Flocks gather after nesting season with swifts seen boiling from a chimney in a vivid late summer sight.
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