SIU Faculty Average Pay Beats National Figure at $10 018
SIU pays 1,025 full time faculty an average $10,018 yearly in salary and fringe benefits based on nine months. The figure, reported by Ben Gelman, ranks SIU 11th in Illinois and shows a 6.7 percent rise from the prior year. University President Morris earns $36,000 plus annuity. other admins near $25,000.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan Southern
AAUP
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
SIU Board of Trustees
Illinois
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Harvard
University of Illinois
Eastern
Williamson County Taxes Hit New Peak Over Four Million
Williamson County tax bills reach a record 4,272,252 for 1966 with increases across real estate and personal property. Deputy Collector Lawrence Feurer notes 30,077 real estate and 17,963 personal property bills mailed for June 13 deadlines, with first installments due July 18 and real estate second installments due September 1. Real estate totals rise to 2,811,537 and personal property to 1,111,441, driven by subdivision growth, development, population, and more autos.
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Williamson County
Lawrence Feurer
Jackson County
Feurer
Recipe For A Real Race
Mike Qualls offers a satirical sketch of a dangerous Indianapolis 800 race with wild ideas. He imagines pregnant women with strollers and gravel on curves, crowds of kids with beer, parked cars and doors swinging, traffic signals and cross streets, and drunks released in cars to create a race with spirit.
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Indianapolis
Chamber seeks funds for new Herrin brochure
The Herrin Chamber of Commerce launches a drive to raise 1500 dollars to publish a new promotional brochure. John W. Reed, chairman of the brochure promotion fund, says the current supply is nearly exhausted and a new printing is vital for distribution to people seeking information about the city.
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Herrin Chamber of Commerce
John W. Reed
Reed
Carbondale Panel Reviews Lewis Estate Development Plan
At a Plan Commission hearing in Carbondale the Lewis Estate proposes a 25 million dollar, 10 year Lewis Park Meadows development east of town. Architect William A. Bowden presented for Elizabeth H. Lewis as estate administrator, with developers J W McKinney and James E Walker. The project seeks annexation of 75.2 acres and re zoning of 26.1 acres amid area questions from residents.
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Lewis Park Meadows
Carbondale
Plan Commission
William A. Bowden
Fischer-Koscher and
John Olmsted
Mazmum
Bowden
Tatum Heights
Walnut Street
New Lewis School
Lewis Estate
Plan Commission reviews zoning law and dorm projects
Plan Commission Wednesday sent proposed changes in the city zoning ordinance to the corporation counsel. It approved two dormitory projects including the Baptist student center and a 50-student building at 309 West College Street, subject to alley paving for a parking lot.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
Corporation
Master Plan
Charles Goss
J. Edward Helton
New Baptist
Campus Drive
Mill Street
W. College St
Ralph Gray
Gray
Mines Active and Idle Shifts Friday Across Several Locations
The report lists mines with activity and idle status for Friday. Active sites include Old Ben 9 21 24 Orient 3 4 5 Zeigler 3 4 Fidelity Burning Star 1 2. Burning Star 2 notes first and second shift idling.
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Mines
Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
Murphysboro Shapes Zoning Map After Commission Review
Murphysboro Planning Commission completed a final draft zoning map in a Wednesday session. Changes include extending B-2 lines along Walnut and 17th to include Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad rights of way, adjusting 8-1 lines to the alley near Olive Street, designating SW corner of New Rt. 13 and Rt. 149 for an R-1 district, and transfers from flood plain to R1 and R2 areas including Riverside Park and St. Joseph Memorial Hospital.
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Murphysboro
Planning Commission
Vern Grissom
Grissom
Walnut
17Th Streets
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Elm and
Spruce Streets
Illinois Avenue
Olive Street
Maple Street
Rt. 149
Flood Plain
Rt. 13
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Flord Plain
Riverside Park
Firms Deny Union Charges In Herrin Strike Spread
Mrs. Werrer Schilfroth of Container Stapling Corp and Federal Wire Mill Corp in Herrin says a union claim of failed contract talks is false. Truan Davis of the Congress of Independent Unions alleges refusal to bargain. About 120 workers have been on strike since May 27 with last talks May 25. The company says it remains ready to meet anytime to resume negotiations.
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Werrer Schilfroth
Container Stapling Corp
Federal Wire Mill Corp
Herrin
CIA
Truan Davis
Congress of Independent Unions
Davis
Federal Labor Mediation and Concilliation Service
Chamber in Herrin Sets Record Membership
The Herrin Chamber of Commerce reached 631 memberships, covering 227 firms and individuals, a new record. The prior peak was 545 in 1956, announced by Bill Bracy, membership committee chair. The drive ended last month with inquiries from Herrin and nearby areas lacking a Chamber office.
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Herrin
Father and Son Sentenced for Drunken Guttering Scam
Two men, a father Charles Overton Sr aged 46 and his son Charles Overton Jr, were sentenced in Williamson County Circuit Court to the state penal farm at Vandalia after pleading guilty to intoxication and related charges. They, with Ollie Overton and Nadine Davis, were arrested in Marion for guttering work while intoxicated and fined $205 each for intoxication.
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Marion
Vandalia
Williamson County
Charles Overton Sr
Southeast Ave
Kankakee
Charles Overton Jr
Stewart Cluster
University Salaries Rise as Professors See Pay Growth
The piece reports rising faculty salaries in higher education with big-name chairs at New York universities and notable hires like Dr C N Yang at Stony Brook and Arthur Schlesinger Jr at CUNY. It notes Harvard leads with over 17 500 dollars yearly and Parsons College narrow in the 3 600 range as AAUP tallies 9 816 average for all faculty.
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New York State
C. N. Yang
State University At
Stonybrook
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
White House
John F. Kennedy
Albert Schweitzer
City University of New York
American Association of University Professors
Harvard University
Carbondale Mayor asks council to rescind $100 monthly allowance
Mayor D Blaney Miller said he will ask the City Council to remove the $100 a month allowance approved May 1 and included in the budget. He noted he did not seek the payment and cited state law on salaries and independent authority of cities.
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Robert Merz
Commission
William Eaton
Eaton
Hans Fischer
Robert McGrath
Merz and Fischer
Michelle Klaus
Miller
Frederic Guild
Guild
Carbondale Council
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