Van Meter Confirmed as SIU Trustee by Senate Vote
A. D. Van Meter Jr a 53 year old Springfield lawyer and banker was confirmed today by the Illinois Senate as the newest member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees. The vote was 54 0. Van Meter replaces Harold R. Fischer and was nominated by Gov. Daniel Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. van Meter Jr
Springfield
Illinois Senate
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
van Meter
Harold R. Fischer
Daniel Walker
STU
Walker
Ten honored at MTHS graduation
Ten students were cited for academic excellence at Murphysboro Township High School graduation at Riverside Park. The class numbered 200 with Keith A. Slaybaugh chosen to deliver the commencement address. Principal Tim Bowers noted record attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jama Penrod
Murphysboro Township
Murphysboro Township High School
Riverside Park
Tim Bowers
Questioned next move on Perry County assistant Starnes
Questions arose over re hiring Perry County assistant state's attorney William B Starnes as the board withholds funds for the second half of the fiscal year Budget for six months ended June 1 has been approved and action was tabled until June 11 Grabowski praised Starnes and said he would accept a six month offer Starnes plans to split time between private practice in Belleville and Perry County duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Shafter
Siu-C
Shafter
Davis
John S. Rendleman
Siu-E
Edwardsville
van Meter
Rendleman
SIU
Lou Vitullo
Walker
Allen
Vitullo
Richard Ogilvie
Bloomington
DeMaris Berry
Starnes
West
Victor Provart
D-Pinckneyville
John Barber
R-Du Quoin
Provart
Barber
Grabowski
Perry County
Belleville
Karns
St. Clair County
Randolph County
Taylor
Randolph
Ruth Gilster
D-Chester
Kenneth Been
James Bond
St. Clair
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Steeleville
Stellhorn
Gilster
Dryer Blamed for Ceramics Shop Fire
An overheated dryer is blamed for a fire at a ceramics shop owned by Charles L Harris near Old Illinois 13 east of Carbondale. Firefighters were called at 8 05 p.m. and battled the blaze for about three hours, finding the start behind a dryer used for hardening clay castings.
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Charles L. Harris
Old Illinois 13
Carbondale
Ambulance procedure test hits delay in Jackson County
Problems emerge in the first test of new ambulance procedures as an ambulance arrives late after a wrong turn. Three people sustain minor injuries in a rural crash near Murphysboro while Roberts Ambulance stops service and Carbondale units are called. Sheriff White cites locating issues and calls for depots or deputies to guide ambulances on hard to find roads.
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Jackson County
Don White
Roberts Ambulance
Murphysboro
Violet Clover
Alexander Ave
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Melvin R. Baker
Ted McDaniel Jr
Route 1
Opel Kimmel
Shumaker Drive
White
McDaniel
Baker
Hickory Ridge Road
Clover
Kimmel
Carbondale
Hickory Ridge
South 20Th Street
Sheriff’s Office
Roberts Service
Jackson County Board
Huffman Funeral Home
Frost Cummings
Carbondale officials plan resignations at park district
Three top Carbondale Park District officials including park director Robert Coatney assistant director John Allen and aquatic director William Jackson are resigning. Coatney cites a desire for change and will join Certified Laboratories in Texas. Allen will pursue a doctorate at SIU Carbondale while Jackson will join Upchurch Travel Inc in Carbondale. George Whitehead is to be interim director.
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Wardsville
Walker
William W. Allen
van Meter
Siu-E
John Paul Davis
Edwardsville
Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Park Board
Robert Coatney
John Allen
William Jackson
Certified Laboratories
Erving, Tex
Coatney
Allen
Park District
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jackson
Upchurch Travel, Inc
Taylor
George Whitehead
Whitehead
SIUC
Jackson County
YMCA
John Swift
Denver
Colo
Swift
Bankers in School at SIU C Carbondale
About 200 bankers attend the 23rd Illinois Bankers School at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for two weeks. Courses cover in house collections FDIC compliance reports inventory control equal opportunity employment market research and a bank presidents panel. Graduation June 13 will award diplomas to about 92 bankers.
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Carbondale
Illinois Bankers School
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Bankers Association
Siu-C Division of Continuing Education
William O. Kurtz
IBA
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Frankfort Welcomes New Firefighter On First Alarm
Caralyn Wearmouth, 18, West Frankfort's newest firefighter, answered her first alarm. It proved to be a smoking overheated electrical receptacle. She described getting dirty and smoky and working with the team.
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West Frankfort
Caralyn Wearmouth
Rails cost Carbondale $1.8 million yearly study
A Clark Dietz and Associates study for the Railroad Relocation Steering Committee estimates Carbondale’s ICG tracks cause about 1.8 million dollars annually in lost business fuel and other costs. The report cites 208 vehicle hours lost daily and a crossroad accident rate three times the national average. Public hearings set for next fall and winter will assess environmental impact and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Gulf
ICG
Carbondale
Clark Dietz and Associates
David Brewer
Brewer
Randolph County Seeks Exit From St. Clair Job Program Consortium
Randolph County Commission weighs withdrawal from the St. Clair County Consortium overseeing federal job training funds. Director Phillip Taylor says a debt of contract signed by former chair Kenneth Been complicates move while Dept of Labor approval and member agreement remain needed.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern
Mouw
Illinois
Randolph County Board
St. Clair County Consortium
Taylor
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Henry de Fiebre
Stiu Carbondale
Siu-Ed
SIU Board
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Elliott
MTHS
Lee Ann Breading
Susan J. Brown
Scott A. Draves
Karen L. Graff
Mary Ann Kelly
Mai Mai Margules
Mark E. Miller
Keith A. Slaybaugh
Julie A. Sommerer
Andris Straumanis
Retaining Starnes
Loren Taylor
Bankers
William M. Herr
Arthur E. Workin
Siuc School of Technical Careers
G. Wallace Rich
First National Bank
Cobden
Frankfort
Tce
Benn
Dept. of Labor
Been
Kenneth Stellhorn
Red Bud
Boyd
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