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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1969

Page

14

Marion park district to seek increases in salaries and expenses

The Marion Park District Board discussed a proposed 33 456 appropriation ordinance up 2 895 from last year. Four items rise including custodian and maintenance wages, oil and gas, auditing and park association dues. Pool personnel raises planned with lifeguards paid 125 per hour. Insurance limits and a new 20 by 40 storage building were itemized, with park street cul de sacs considered and tennis court repairs sought. General fund balance 3 644 and swim pool fund 8 330.

Suzi Hagen The Southern Minds Marion Park District Board Clarence Davis Ronald McKinney C. F. Tatsch Ceeae Park Street Oasis Park James Felts Joe Williams Marion Carlyle Sims

Two prison escapees captured in North Carolina

Police captured two escapees after a tense standoff at a farmhouse in Lumberton North Carolina. One man surrendered after hours of hostages and gunfire. the other, James Lee of Fayetteville, gave himself up earlier as officers moved to seize Resendez who had held a family and fought off police with stolen weapons.

Lumberton N.C Fix Io “Resendez Los Oles Alonday Isley Wilcox Robeson Couny James Lee Wilcox Refender Sam Garrison Rosendee Lynn Ruby Neal Brown Unis Earl Strickand Sac Resender Strickland Ebert Locksar Larklear Resende Lee

Frankfort renewal meeting set for city hall

Final plans for West Frankfort urban renewal will be reviewed at 10 a.m. Wednesday at city hall. Kenneth Burroughs from Chicago Urban Renewal Office and R. A. Nack of Nack and Associates will attend. The plan calls for a one way loop, parking changes, and traffic limits on Main Street with stop signs approved at nearby cross streets. Police brief notes Hendricks, 30, moderate speeding.

West Frankfort City Hall Jeemed Kenneth Burroughs Chicago the Urban Renewal Administration R. A. Nack R. A. Nack and Associates Carbordale Main Street Brean Clank Poplar Dorris

Massive Kansas City fire kills twelve in midtown apartment

A three story brick apartment building in Kansas City burned for about two hours killing 12 people including five month old Harry Smith. Lawrence Smith aged 30 was seriously injured after leaping from the third floor with the child in his arms. The fire started near an abandoned elevator shaft and drew 11 fire companies with 23 water streams. About 80 to 100 residents were believed in the building when the blaze broke out. 30 units with two vacant. Residents described rapid drafts as doors opened during escapes.

Kansas City APY Harry Smith Lawrence Smith General Hospital Cornelius Charles Tiwenfer al Carpy Hels, U Twenter Mary Cohen James Halloran Fire Department Meany

Americans in Vietnam death toll steady but enemy losses drop

U S and South Vietnamese totals fell while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties rose to about 2 637 last week. Officials cite combat deaths between 250 and 300 Americans and 231 South Vietnamese, with 2 637 enemy deaths. Through May 24 total battlefield U S deaths reach 5 009, averaging 228 weekly. A series of clashes in War Zone D and C produced 30 N Vietnamese and seven Americans killed and 50 Americans wounded. A Navy fireman apprentice from Grand Tower served aboard USS Columbus docking at Norfolk after a Mediterranean deployment.

Saigon Vietnam U.S 1St Air Cavalry Division AU. S Grand Tower Edward J E. Qualls USN Ruffus Qualls Columbus Norfolk Mediterranean Sea U.S. Sixth Fleet

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