Model Cities Open House Preparations In Carbondale
Exhibits are set for today from 1 to 7 p.m at the Attucks Multi-purpose Center East Main Street Carbondale. LaMar D. Gentry from Governor Ogilvie's human relations office and Estelle Chappell Paulette Greer assist. C. C. Jones 94 SIU graduate and oldest living Black alumnus will speak alongside officials from Springfield and SIU.
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LaMar D. Gentry
Richard Ogilvie
Office of Human Relations
Springfield
Estelle Chappell
Paulette Greer
Carbondale
Attucks
East Main Street
C. C. Jones
SIU
Governor’s Office
Benton leaders weigh urban renewal funds and church welcome event
Benton community leaders are studying feasibility of applying for HUD urban renewal funds with Chamber of Commerce support. Mayor Mundell says no announcements yet. The chamber also plans to welcome the North McLeansboro Street Church of God annual camp meeting at Hudelson street shelter and organize Benton Day at Busch Stadium with buses to a St Louis Cardinal game. A boat safety course for Bend Lake is being pursued for summer residents.
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Benton
Herbert Mundell
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chamber
Bill Thomas
Mundell
A. G. Thompson
Floyd Aldrich
McLeansboro Street
Church of God
Elson Street
Thomas
Benton Day
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinal
Bend Lake
SIU uncovers a new yeast strain with mitochondrial protein loss
Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers report a novel yeast mutation where a single nuclear gene lesion stops seven mitochondrial proteins from forming. Maurice Ogur notes the single-gene disruption is exceptional and may aid understanding non Mendelian inheritance. study supported by NIH grant.
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Southern Ilinois University
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Maurice Ogur
Ogur
David Mattis
Chicago
American Society For Microbiology
National Institute of Health
Dave Heal Instated as Herrin Jaycees President
Dave Heal a certified public accountant was installed Thursday as president of the Herrin Jaycees succeeding Edward L. West for a one year term. He works for Marchil don and Rice CPAs in West Frankfort along with internal VP Steve Stuebe external VP Charles Groves secretary Joe Satterfield treasurer Jim Finney and directors Rick Lynn Cary McVey Mike Redfearn and Mark Redfearn. The group is raising funds for a new club building.
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Dave Heal
The
Herrin Jaycees
Edward L. West
Heal
Marchildon and Rice
Certified Public Accountants
West Frankfort
Steve Stuebe
Charles Groves
Joe Satterfield
Jim Finney
Rick Lynn
Cary McVey
Mike Redfearn
Mark Redfearn
Jaycees
Mt Vernon businessman beaten in attempted robbery
Mt Vernon 94 year old George Williams, oldest businessman, was beaten during an attempted strong arm robbery at George Williams Realty Co on Friday. Two suspects, Charles Brannon 19 and a 15 year old youth, were arrested four blocks away. They entered the Williams office while he was alone and struck him with a pipe obtained in the Rodgers Building. No money was taken. Charges likely Monday. Williams treated by a private physician.
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George Williams
Mt. Vernon
George Williams Realty Co
10Th
Main
Charles Brannon
Williams
Rodgers
Jefferson County
Southern Illinoisan publication and distribution note
The Southern Illinoisan is a daily and Sunday paper published in Carbondale with editions in Herrin and Murphysboro. It notes second class postage and its lineage from the Carbondale Free Press, Herrin Daily Journal, and Murphysboro Independent. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois On Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
The Winter the Mississippi Ran Backwards
Wayne Viitanen, SIU graduate student, crafts a study on the 1811 1812 New Madrid earthquakes and their dramatic effects. Eyewitness accounts reveal boats hurled upstream as the river ran backward and tremors reach Boston. the piece notes publication hopes and upcoming TV interview.
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Mississippi
Wayne Viitanen
SIU
Viitanen
Turtle Lake
Wis
Henry Dan Piper
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Illinois
New Madrid
Midwest
Reelfoot Lake
Tenn
Little Prairie
Carruthersville
Cairo
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Alaska
Viilanen
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kfvs-Tv
Cape Girardeau
Channel 12
N. L. Reddick
SIU alum Tom Page returns to teach at Sam Houston State
Sal em native Tom Page, an SIU operatic student who won a Switzerland music scholarship a decade ago, returns to the United States after singing in major European opera houses. He has recorded two classical albums and will balance singing with his new role as associate professor of music at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
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Vernon Kleen
SIU
Kleen
Cook County
Tlinois Audubon Society
Tom Page
Salem
Switzerland
United States
Europe
Marjorie Lawrence
Page
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Tex
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