Two Runaway Teens Involved In Wreck Near Murphysboro
Two 15 year olds from Rockford, Danny Keller and Timothy Simmons, were jailed in Murphysboro after a 2:30 pm wreck near the Rt 3 149 junction. A car driven by Keller struck Vaughn Hathaway of Elkins Park Pa., tipping Hathaway’s car onto a median island. Hathaway unhurt, wife with minor injuries. The youths’ vehicle had been reported stolen in Rochelle, Illinois.
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Rockford
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Rt. 3- 149
Danny Keller
Timothy Simmons
Olen Lampe
Lampe
Keller
Vaughn Hathaway
Elkins Park
Hathaway
Rt. 3
Rochelle
Carbondale Relocation Authority Studies Rail Track Plan
The Relocation Board meets to discuss financing a study by De Leuw, Cather and Co. of Chicago on the Illinois Central Railroad track and facility relocation. Frank Kirk chairs the authority and says the study will guide a future decision. A June 11 meeting will review the contract for approval. Representatives from Illinois Central and De Leuw, Cather attended.
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Carbondale Railroad Relocation Authority
de Leuw, Cather and Co
Chicago
Frank Kirk
Illinois Central Railroad
de Leuw
Cather
Illinois Central
Bowl Down Cancer Drive Nets $680 in Jackson County
The second annual Bowl Down Cancer drive in Jackson County raised 680 for the American Cancer Society, nearly doubling last year. The Schoendiensts of Carbondale Bowl hosted May 20 and 27 and donated all proceeds, receiving a certificate from Rev. M B Haas, with trophy winners named in pee wee teenage and adult divisions.
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Jackson County
American Cancer Society
Julius Schoendienst
Carbondale
Terry Bates
Linda Dunn
Southern Illinois Children’s Service Center
Bush
Rick Wright
Brenda Parson
James Bridges
de Soto
Cathy Gents
Carbondale street project starts after voter approval
Preliminary work on the 1.4 million Carbondale street improvement program has begun. Howell Construction with Gilmore Asphalt Products leads the effort to widen Mill street and relocate utilities as SIU funds aid the project. Grand avenue will close permanently after Mill street work, with one-way options discussed later. SIU moves two houses for widening and relocates the Public Affairs Research Bureau.
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Carbondale
W.A. Howell
Howell Construction Co
North Wall Street
East Oak Street
Mill Street
Howell
Gilmore Asphalts Products
Anna
Mill
Oak
Wall
Washington Streets
University and
Oakland Avenues
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Grand Avenue
Campus Drive
University School
Illinois
University Avenues
Rt. 51
Highway Division
Rino Bianchi
John S. Rendleman
University and Mill
SIU Public Affairs Research Bureau
S. Elizabeth St
Logans Grade School Tree Removal Prompted by May Wind
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 listed summer work and repairs for nine buildings. A wind storm on May 23 blew down a tree south of Logan Grade School, which was hauled away. The board referred remaining items to Charles Caraway, head of buildings and grounds.
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Murphysboro
James Blackwood
Logan
Charles Caraway
Strike mediator backs union charge in Herrin plant dispute
Federal mediator asserts companies Container Stapling Corp and Federal Wire Mill Corp in Herrin refused to meet as unions allege. Windes says repeated contact attempts with plant manager Hugh Singleton went unanswered during a 120 worker strike starting May 21.
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Congress of Independent
Container Stapling Corp
Federal Wire Mill Corp
Herrin
Werner Schafroth
Edward Windes
Federal Labor Mediation and Conciliation Service
Hugh Singleton
Singleton
Windes
Murphysboro Unit Hires 13 Teachers for 1966 67
Murphysboro Unit District 186 board hired 13 new teachers for 1966 67 including replacements and staff for new special education and enriched programs partly funded by federal money. New hires include Jimmie Edward Finn high school instrumental music instructor Sharon Farmer business education and Raymond Miller as high school staff. Ten grade school teachers were also added with varied experience.
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Murphysboro
James Blackwood
Jimmie Edward Finn
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
Finn
Sparta
Sharon Farmer
Raymond Miller
Miss Farmer
Harrisburg
SIU
Miller
Monmouth College
Sandra Spear
Carbondale
Doris Reynolds
Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
Sally Tiffany
Bensonville
Priscilla Rowden
Sarah Small
Nashville
Harry Eastman
Marion Rosejean McGuire
Chicago
Patricia van Cleve
Havana
Sam Wesley
Vergennes
Inez Blessing
Janice Holloway
Kathleen Miller
Alice Hardy
Lincoln
Hardy
Faculty Council Retains Officers at Southern Illinois University
All officers of the Faculty Council at Southern Illinois University were re-elected. Robert G. Layer of Carbondale was re-elected chairman, John Glynn of Edwardsville was retained as vice chairman, and Roland Keene of Carbondale was re-elected secretary.
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Southern Illinois University
Robert G. Layer
Carbondale
John Glynn
Edwardsville
Roland Keene
Exam Break Sponsored by SIU Student Action Party
The Student Action Party at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will sponsor a free coffee and soft drink break during final exam week June 6 7 and 8. Refreshments run 7 30 to 10 30 a.m. in the Home Economics Building Lounge. Donations from New Era Dairy Carbondale Coca Cola Bottling Co and local grocery firms supported the effort.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
New Era Dairy
Carbondale Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Action Party
Isaid
Williamson County Tour Public Housing Impresses Kankakee Visitors
A Kankakee delegation led by Mayor Tom Ryan Jr. toured Williamson County public housing sites including Carterville and Herrin, viewing 373 completed units and new construction. Officials praised neat grounds and modern brick units, noting demand far exceeds supply and profits fund bonds.
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Peggy Skorpinski
Southern
Carterville
Herrin
Julius Steinmarch
Willliamson County Housing Authority
Williamson County Board
Williamson County
Kankakee County
Meadowdale
Marion Memorial Hospital Wins Medicare Approval and Accreditation
Marion Memorial Hospital has been approved for the Medicare program by the Department of Health Welfare and Education. Administrator Nolan England announced the facility also earned a three year accreditation from the American Hospital Association and passed a public safety inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Safety after facility surveys.
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Marion Memorial Hospital
Nolan England
Department of Health, Welfare and Education
England
American Hospital Association
Illinois Department of Public Safety
Defense sets August draft at 32600 for Army only
Washington AP says the Defense Department requests an August draft call of 32600 men, over double June and 35100 above July, to support Viet Nam requirements. Navy Marine Corps and Air Force seek no draftees. Highest year was 38280 in January. Illinois calls 2270 for August, highest since January.
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Defense Department
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Springfield
Illinois
Rev Hamilton Heads Herrin Senior Citizens
The Rev Darris Hamilton elected president of the new Herrin Senior Citizens Inc The group plans a fundraising campaign to establish a downtown Herrin activities center Officers include Dr Hershel Reeder vice president Mrs Pauline Morris secretary and Jo M Walker treasurer The organization was incorporated recently and by laws approved Hamilton proposed the idea last November to the Herrin Lions Club
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Darris Hamilton
Herrin Senior Citizens Inc
Hamilton
Herrin
Hershel Reeder
Pauline Morris
Jo M. Walker
Herrin Lions Club
Murphyboro Unit Board tightens anticipation warrants policy
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 board, after an hour of executive session with attorney Omer Jores, adopts a stricter warrant policy. Warrant amounts and funding sources must be presented and voted on. a numbered request record will be kept. A $30,000 warrant tied to former treasurer Jack McDaniel is under audit.
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Murphysboro Unit
Atty. Omer Jores
Jack McDaniel
McDaniel
City National Bank
Donald Lee McWhorter
E. Park St
Carbondale
Jones
Unit 186
McWhorter
James Blackwood
Bill Green
Atty. Jones
Blackwood
Hazel Prost
First National Bank
Bill Riseling
Green
Laborers Picket City Hall Over Street Work Rules
Pickets from the Laborers International Union of North America protested in Benton today about city use of operating engineer cards for street construction. Clarence L. Hogan said another picket would target Carlton Street after noon as Mayor Howard Lewis reportedly promised Laborers would handle new construction. The mayor was unavailable for comment.
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Laborers International Union of North America
Benton City Hall
Clarence L. Hogan
Laborers Union
Carlton Street
Hogan
Howard Lewis
Lewis
Suspected Counterfeit $20 Spotted in Herrin Bank
A $20 bill suspected to be counterfeit was spotted Thursday morning by a teller at Herrin Security Bank. V P Dan De Clue said the bank will forward the note to the U S Treasury. The bill appeared in a deposit from a Herrin resident and is the first suspected counterfeit in Herrin in years. The note was a very poor counterfeit with misaligned front and back plates and low quality paper. FBI will handle the case.
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Herrin Security Bank
Dan DeClue
U.S. Treasury Department
Herrin
DeClue
Roy Cole
First National Bank of
Murphysboro
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Williamson County
Mines Working Saturday Report
Saturday mine shift report lists Fidelity Burning Star and Orient mines on first shift with workers assigned to Ben and Orient sections. Second shift shows Zeigler and Burning Star active while Old Ben and Orient idle.
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Fidelity
Burning Star
Orient
Zeigler
Mosquitoes Used In Study Of Diseases
Researchers at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center near Vienna collected nearly 50 600 mosquitoes in Southern Illinois and 1 800 birds across Johnson and Massac counties for virus isolation studies. The effort covers 43 of Illinois 58 reported species, with field work aimed at understanding disease transmission from animals to humans.
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Illinois
Johnson County
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
Vienna
Johnson
Massac
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Mom Nature
Williamson County Tour
Kankakee
Steinmarch
Thomas Houde
Washington
Rev. Hamilton
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