Noted Figures Discuss SIU Campus Planning Meet
SIU Edwardsville hosts a weekend conference on environments planning for a proposed campus. Architects designers and artists from the Midwest join in person and via film interviews to evaluate campus design incorporating sculpture architecture and landscaping. The event is privately funded by the Kate Maremont and Ford Foundations with an open air dome exhibit titled Manscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Southern Tinois University
Edwardsville
Tle
Kate Maremont Foundation
Ford Foundation
Midwest
Harold Cohen
SIU
EPEC
Secona
Gyo Obata
On Lilm
Tose Alvers
Yale Design
Keynee Banham
John Burchard
MIT Humanities Desn
Alvin Eurich
Evie Larrabee
American Heritage
Andrew Hitchie
Yale Art Gallery
Crab Orchard Case: Teacher to Face Man in Rape Attempt
A Crab Orchard Lake incident led a Carrier Mills student and her teacher to confront a Johnston City man, Charles Newton, who allegedly attacked the girl. Newton admitted presence but denied molesting her, with charges possibly reduced to indecent exposure.
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Carrier Mills
Johnston City
Crab Orchard Lake
Charles Newton
Newton
Robert Butter
Gurley Seeks Zone Change for Orchard Drive Lot
Oscar Gurley petitions Carbondale to rezone Lot 27 on Orchard Drive for business use amid neighbor complaints. A February denial blocked a similar plan for the north 242 feet of the same parcel. A hearing date was tentatively set after mediation talks with residents and Gurley’s representatives.
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Oscar Gurley
Carbondale
Orchard Drive
Gurley
Zoning Commission
Igau
Gurney
Lue Zoning Commission
William Eaton Ehairman
Lony Rognn
Area Housing Project Bids Due By August
Williamson County Housing Authority will accept construction bids for the 40 unit elderly housing project in Herrin and 28 units planned for Johnston City. Executive Director Julius Steinmarch set the bid deadline for Wednesday noon, before the Harin Chamber of Commerce board meeting. Twenty two units will rise on South 2nd Street Herrin and 18 more on six lots near 17th Street Northwest of 17th and Adams.
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Herrin
Alig
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Harin Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Johnston City
Marion
Unity
South 2Nd Street
17Th Street
17Th
Adams
Robbers Loot SIU Photographic Service Armory
Burglars stole camera gear valued over 1600 dollars from Southern Illinois University Photographic Service on East Pearl Street last weekend. Entry was gained by a window tweak. items belonged to the Photographic Service and employee Tom Markle, including Leica M3 camera, Canon lenses, and miscellaneous bayonet adapters and a Leica meter.
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Southern Ilinois University Photographic Service
East Pearl Street
Canon
Tom Markle
Mines Report and Working Friday Summary
Mines operating Friday include Freeman Orient Zeigler Zeighe and Old Ben with 2b, fidelity, burning star and bunting star 1 slope. Burning Star 2 second shift and 4 first sift. Mine Not Working Burning Star 4 first sift.
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Freeman
Orient Zeigler Zeighe
Old Ben
Fidelity Burning Star
Spelling Bee Hopeful Jeanne Dazzles In Semis In D C
Jeannie or Jeanne, pupil at St. Mary's School in Merse, won the St Louis bee to reach Washington where she survived nine rounds of the national semifinals. Finishing second in the local log frame round, she faced difficult words like vascular and insidious and spelled phonetically to advance. Her parents Oliver Dyer of Pagetalo, Ma, and Mrs Dyer accompanied her, with a gold medal as reward.
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Jeanne
Herein
Ibingis
Et D. C
Jeannie
Exicare
St. Mary's School
Mersin
Ren Orl
St. Louis
Washington
Airs
Oliver Dyer
Pagetalo
Man Fined For Taking Old Road in Carbondale
Carbondale resident Clarence Wiley faced a 30 dollar fine after SIU police cited him at 2:30 a.m. for driving on a sidewalk near the university president’s office. He claimed he believed he was on a highway to Cobden, noting Rt 51 was relocated over eight years ago.
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Carbondale
Clarence Wiley
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Wiley
Cobden
Rt. 51
Tuan
Inquest Jury Seeks More Accident Probe Near Murphysboro
A Murphysboro inquest jury urges further investigation into a May 1920 crash that killed Parlon Rushing 18 of Granite City. It requests the State's Attorney review for potential reckless homicide charges against Floyd Scott 19 of Murphysboro, with testimonies detailing swerving, shoulder use, and early morning conditions.
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A. Jackson
Murphysboro
Parlon Rushing
Missouri Ave
Granite City
Floyd Scott
Rt. 2
William Ridgeway
Datertile
Scott
Ural Rushing
SIU Probe Heads to Monday Hearing in Springfield
A legislative subcommittee vows a second SIU inquiry with Rep Ralph Stephenson naming witnesses including Harold See and Robert Gallegly from Carbondale. Hearings start 9 am Monday in Springfield, anticipated duration until 4 pm, amid ongoing questions about Edwardsville campus expenses and a new SIU building opening June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ilinois University
Ralph Stephenson
K-Moline
Stephenson
Harold See
SIU
Robert Gallegely
SIT Carbondale
Compus
Springfield
Delvte Mortis
George Thiem
Chirag Daily News
Thiem
Lee
Gadegly
Stu
Edwardsville
Lee Stephenson
SIU Budget Hearing Due
The House Appropriations Committee will hear Southern Illinois University’s 42.4 million operating budget at 8 p.m. today. Board President Iain Page Wham, Arnold Il Maremant, SIU President Delyte W. Morris, and Alty. Jean Hendleman will attend. The budget is a 1 million increase over 1959 1961. The legislative committee approved SIU’s 33 million capital budget, including 25 million for Edwardsville and 2 million for Carbondale, funded by a 199 million universities building bond issue approved in November.
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House
Southern Mlinois University
Iain Page Wham
Cenwalia
Arnold Il Maremant
Chicago
SIE
Delyte W. Morris
Alty
Jean Hendleman
Sis
SIU
Edwardsville
Carbondale
Liquor Charges Dropped In Curve Inn Case
In Buncombe county a justice of the peace court dropped liquor sale to a minor charges tied to Curve Inn. A 17 year old youth testified he did not pay for drinks and that a soldier paid. owners Paul Snyder and Dale Reed pleaded innocent. Williamson reported the youth recanted earlier statements. The hearing, before Justice Bill Jeffery, West Vienna, concluded with the charges dismissed.
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Buncombe
Johson
Jack Williamson
Magsac
Curve Inn
Williamson
Paul Snyder
Dalet
Reed
Bill Jeffery
West Vienna
Jury selection underway in North Carolina murder trial
Garner and Rothschild face trial in Marshall North Carolina for the murder by fright of Shu In merchant Carson Lawson on September 28 1955. Prosecutors tie them to accomplice C Kimes and note Lawson’s fatal heart attack during the home invasion. Rothschild and Garner have prior sentences and extradition history, with Rothschild serving time in South Carolina and Georgia for related killings.
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Cairo
Groynd
North Carolina
Charles P
Rocky" Rothschild
George Garner
N.C
Marshall
Rothschild
Mississippi
Carson Lawson
Shute
Lawson
Rist
Gamer
Iris
Jake Rubin
Garner
Arkansas
Georgia
James Patton Foster
South Carolina
Murphysboro
Mabel Cochran
Zoning Recommendations Planned for Carbondale City Plan Commission
Carbondale is set to hear zoning recommendations at a Plan Commission meeting at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Consultant Gerwin Rohrbach and the commission aim to refine a zoning ordinance addressing commercial density near Southern Illinois University, traffic and parking for trailers and boats, and how best to attract industries to broaden the employment base.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
South University Avenue
Milani Trial Costs Run Up to 6031.47 in County Expenses
Williamson County tallies show 6031.47 spent on the Milani murder trial of Joseph Harry Milani. Costs cover jury selection days, juror pay, bailiff and facility charges, and travel from Leavenworth to Carbondale. Milani faces a 34 year federal sentence for the Roberts killing and Fon G. Bryant received a 130 year term for the same crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Joseph Harry Milani
Moraciparess
Milani
Help
Carbondale
Mary Lily Ellen Roberts
Leavenworth
Kaw
U. S. Marinet
Servis
Miss Roberts
Fon G. Bryant
Hersin
Carbondale Council Studies Bids and Appointments
City Council opened bids for a cemetery department pickup truck and remodeling of two city hall offices. Bids ranged from 1,549 to 1,923 dollars. The board appointed Dr. W A Beadle and John Jones to the Police and Fire Commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Vogler Motor Co
Wallace Inc
Eason Motor Co
R. B. Stephens Construction Co
Robinson Construction Co
Stephens
Robinson
Board of Police and Fire Commission
W. A. Beadle
John Jones
N. Marian Sé. Tr. Beale
John J
J. Q. Clark
Claris
Attucks High School
Anca
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Charles Pulley
Philadelphia
Edmont Bacon
Missouri
Howard Becker
Hart Bolton
University of California
R. Buckminster Fuller
Sybil ‘Moholy-Nagy
Design Historiin
Hideo Sasaki
Harvard
Pielo Seleri
Hidzeway
New Rt 13
Mun
Bobby iGene
Harheary
Bobby
Richard Hudson
Dover
Tenn
jRusking
Seth
Murphysbora
Murphysboro Township
Earheart
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Floyd Crawshaw
Hudson
St. Mary's Hospital
East St. Louis
Stott
Ridgeway
Dent
Earhoat
Rhut
Earhart
Barhead
Huelson
Jack Anderson
Jons
Anderson
Norman Warner
Brown Place
Warner
Gallegly
Garbondzin
Eles
Southern
Ilinois University
New University Center
SIU Coeds
Southern Minis
Healsa
Cairopalinemien
Illinois Youth Commission
Rothechild
Charles “Rocky” Rothschild
Robi- Haga
City Council Studies
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