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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
2
A dense list of Monday and Tuesday public meetings across Murphysboro, Marion, Carbondale, and surrounding towns. Includes city councils, library boards, school boards, housing authorities, and park district meetings with times and locations. Also notes film showings at local drive ins and cinemas.
Carbondale Park District invites volunteers to supervise Saturday nights at the Junior High Center from 7 to 1. Volunteers must have transportation. Contact Mrs. Betty Mileer at 457-8370. Southern Illinoisan seeks regional agency cooperation and volunteer listings with details on scope hours and contact information.
Southern Illinois University students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may register for interdisciplinary courses created to fit individual interests. Each student must have faculty sponsors and present a project description with justification. Programs require dean approval and offer readings, research, or field study for one to four hours credit.
At 10 21 a m Saturday firefighters responded to 300 block South Washington where a mattress was still burning. Ms Stella Jeter of 908 North Highland Street Marion reported two flags stolen from her porch on Friday.
A four day NASA aerospace education workshop at Southern Illinois University Carbondale runs June 16 27 for advanced students. Sessions June 23 26 feature demonstrations lectures and films on man in space propulsion space biology and aerospace education in Morris Library Auditorium and Communications Building.
A fierce thunderstorm drenched New York causing widespread transit paralysis. Brooklyn recorded 2.35 inches of rain in two hours starting at 5 30 am as subway tunnels flooded and routes to Manhattan slowed to a trickle. Flooding shut major roadways and delayed the Stock Exchange as workers struggled to reach desks.
Viet Cong shelled Saigon early today marking the first attack in two and a half weeks. Three U.S. casualties were reported along with several South Vietnamese militiamen and an American adviser killed at Dak To. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne swept the countryside near Saigon, reporting light overall damage and enemy losses as clashes continued for hours.
Washington AP reports a congressman proposes a new legal tool to empower students who oppose campus disruptions. The measure aims to curb demonstrations, framing rights and responsibilities for student groups amid ongoing campus unrest.
Washington AP reports a proposed NAB agreement to end two decades of CATV disputes with broadcasters. Key points include CATV liability for copyright fees, permission to originate sponsored programs on one channel, and prohibition of interconnecting systems for mass pattern programming. The deal, announced by NAB president Vincent Wasilewski, awaits industry approval and FCC regulation.
Negro legislators accuse Illinois state government of unfair employment practices against Black citizens eight years after the fair employment act. Rep Harold Washington says state recruitment and pay failings persist and a House resolution seeks a study of recruitment and training programs.
A presidential panel led by Dr. Lee A. DuBridge recommended Union Oil be allowed to drill up to 50 wells and complete production from the Santa Barbara platform. The panel says removing oil from beneath the structure is essential to stop seepage, though critics fear continued drilling. The plan would span 10 to 29 years to remove the oil, with final decision resting with Interior Secretary Walter Hickel. Mayor Firestone opposes drilling, urging total elimination.
Du Quoin police detained James Lewis alias Nick Bell 42 at the Associated Lumber Company after a foot injury and tear gas exposure from the safe door. Police report no items missing beyond a tape measure as he faced burglary charges in Pinckneyville circuit court.
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