Southern Illinois scenic drive plan ties to tourism growth
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie and Sen. Charles Percy toured Shawnee Forest and Lusk Creek Canyon with SIU President Delyte Morris to study National Forest development. They unveiled a $46.1 million plan for scenic roads and recreation, led by the 160 mile George Rogers Clark Scenic Drive from Grand Tower to Cave-In-Rock, pending $2.299 million for initial road work and a 1978 completion target, plus a 2700 acre Kinkaid Lake site and Dutchman Lake facility. The trip included a horseback ride and discussions over the controversial dam proposal at Lusk Creek, amid petitions from supporters and opponents alike.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Charles H. Percy
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Shawnee Forest
Lusk Creek Canyon
Lusk Creek
Jake
Dixon Springs State Park
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Inois
Ogilvié
Percy
Southern Illnois University
Delyte Morris
National Forest
Tlingit
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Iinois
Senate
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George
Illinois
Kinkaid Lake
Dutchman Lake
Dutchmen
Shawnee Hills
Vantire
Midwest
Great National Forest
Dixon Springs
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Southern Bliniis
Southern Ilinois University
Conservation Department
Dan Malkovich
Benton
Malkovich
Perey
Drowning victim Arthur Underwood to be remembered today
Services will be held today for Arthur Underwood an 18 year old Goreville High School senior who drowned in Lake of Egypt near Turner Hill Johnson County Coroner Ross Bridges ruled the death accidental following an inquest at the scene His body was recovered about 9 30 a m after divers were called from Williamson and Johnson counties The youths who were overnight at the lake with him were from Goreville and included brothers and friends The burial will be at Busby Cemetery south of Goreville Underwood born May 1951 was a son of James and Alle Sisk Underwood He was a planned new worker at Florsheim Shoe Factory and a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
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Arthur Underwood
Goreville High School
Lake of Egypt
Turner Hil
Johnson County
Ross Bridges
Underwood
Anthony
Paul Lowery
Roy Leon Jones
Vernon Luke Bell
Goreville
Bridges
Anthony Underwood
Avim
Busby
Wood
James
Frotin
Alle Sisk
Rt. 2
Florsheim
Two Women Slightly Injured In West Min Street Crash
Two Marion women were slightly hurt in an accident Thursday in the 200 block of West Min Street. Willya 38, of 1225 South Court Street, a pickup truck passenger, and Mary Clendenia 44, of 621 North Madison, a car passenger, were injured. Irvin L. Clendenir was described as the driver’s husband.
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Marion
West Min Street
Willya
S. Court St
Mary Clendenia
N. Madison
Lagie
Irvin L. Clendenir
Holiday traffic mostly safe in Southern Illinois
District 13 state police report few holiday crashes during the Memorial Day period in the 18 southern counties. A fatality was reported and a woman from Benton received minor injuries after a collision on Interstate 37 south of Marion. Another crash on Route 13 near Crab Orchard Lake left two injured as Charles Keen and Livi O’Neil were involved. Keen treated at Carbondale hospital, O’Neil listed as injured.
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Londshore
Stele
du Quoin
Virginia
Benton
Labutment
Interstate Rt
Marion
Charles E. Keen
Cairs
Livi O'Neil
Catberdale
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
Keen
Deetors ‘Hospital
Carbondale
Clanelia
O'Nei Wes
Keen War
O'Neil
First official Ogilvie Percy swing through Jackson County
Gov. Ogilvie and Sen. Percy touched down in southwestern Jackson County for a Greentree Reservoir area info stop. Ranger Chuck Shepherd outlined conservation plans at the GreenTree area and Kinkaid Lake maps. Mrs. Ogilvie and Mrs. Percy attended as Forest Service and Shawnee NF officials guided the tour led by Shawnee NF Supervisor Charles J. Bendsicks.
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Tony Stevens
Richard B. Ogilvie
Charles R. Percy
Oakwood
Creenvee
Jackson County
Chuck Shepherd
Murphysboro
Greentree
Shepherd
Kinkaid Lake
Forest Service
Lewis Nareel
Jeb Corps
Kin‘kaid Lake
Governor Ogilvie Pickets Protest TB Sanitarium Firing
Pickets gathered during a Memorial Day weekend visit by Gov Richard Ogilvie at Mt Vernon to protest the discharge of four employees from a Mt Vernon TB sanitarium. The demonstrators, members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, say the workers were fired the day they would be certified as patronage exempt. Ed Pool, assistant director for the union, criticized Ogilvie for ignoring personnel concerns.
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Richard Ogilvie
Illinoi
Mt. Vernon
Federal
Ed Pool
Neil
Ogilvie
Warren critic Lane challenges Kennedy assassination ruling
Mark Lane, author of Rush to Judgment, spoke at Southern Illinois University Arena criticizing the Warren Report. He argued that most witnesses questioned the official claim and that Zapruder footage suggests bullets from the front. Lane called for more than one gunman and noted 90 witnesses felt unsure about the shots' origin. The remarks were part of the SIU Convocation Series.
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Lane
Southern Illinois University
Assassina
Park vacated SIU protests and Campus security moves items
The lawn at Altgeld Hall once called People’s Park and Unity Park was vacated Friday night as SIU volunteers moved tents blankets food and signs near Campus Lake. A maintenance crew began cleaning after 530 am Saturday. The lawn at STU President Morris’s home also cleared after sit in and a 19 hour hunger strike by Carl Court ended. Chancellor MacVicar endorsed a committee report proposing hours rule liberalization with no fall effect. Dean Moulton said no coeds would be suspended for mass walkouts.
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Altgeld Hall
Peoples Park
Unity Park
SIU
Campus Lake
Rendall McBride
STU
Delyte W. Morris
Swomen
Carl Court
Robert W. MacVicar
MacVicar
Wilbur Moulton
Marion youth ticketed for reckless driving and intoxication
An 18 year old Marion youth, John W. Lennard of 1007 5 Buchanan St, was ticketed at 7 30 p m Thursday by Officer Mike Wiseman on charges of reckless driving, underage drinking and illegal transportation after a crash with a semi trailer driven by Dewey Ramsey of Sikeston Mo at Court and Main. Ramsey, 48, escaped injury as traffic slowed for a turn.
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Marion
H John W. Lennard
Buchanan St
Mike Wiseman
Dewey Ramsey
Sikeston
Ramsey
Court
Main Streets
Bid opening postponed for Williamson County courthouse
The William son County Public Building Commission postponed the bid opening for the new courthouse to June 11 at 7:30 pm in Marion. Architects Clark Altay and Associates of Urbana requested more time, after which the commission approved the new date at its Saturday meeting. Theft of stereo equipment valued at 559 was reported by Ronald Castner, 416 S University, Carbondale. The items taken included a stereo set, tape recorder, and Sumtable from room 104 B between 12:30 and 3:30 pm Friday.
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County Public Building Commission
Commission
K. Neil
Tourmond
Clark
Ronald Castner
S. University
Carbondale
Castner
Murphysboro to Install First Nesre Policeman
Policeman Russell Brown aged 30 of 25, 4th St, Murphysboro will start probationary duty Monday becoming the citys first Nesre officer. Brown served three years in the Army and is currently unemployed. His probationary salary is 450 dollars a month per Mayor Joe Williams.
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Russell Brown
4Th St
Murphysboro
Brown
Joe Williams
Carbondale council candidates disclose campaign expenses
Four candidates in Carbondale’s city council race filed campaign expense statements. Randall Nelson led in spending with 4466.44. Hans Fischer reported 1997.17. Archiel Jones 3415.89. Kirk 457. The Nelson campaign listed 287.46 personal contribution and 754.44 carryover from 1967.
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Lie Council
Gi Randall Nelsen
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Hans Fischer
Archiel Jones
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Fischer
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Jones
Aid Kirk
Southern Titinsis University
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