New Carbondale appoints Fry as city manager
Carroll J Fry named Carbondale's third permanent city manager. The Missouri native and lifelong Democrat vows open policy, a modified program budget, and rapid filling of key department heads. Fry plans daily 9 30 news briefings and a task force approach. He succeeds William Schmidt with a $25 000 annual salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll J. Fry
Carbondale
Missouri
Fry
Schmidt
Winona
Bill Schwegman
Marion housing special meeting on highrise plan
A special meeting of the Williamson County Housing Authority was called to consider the development budget for the Marion elderly highrise. HUD reviewed preliminary plans in Chicago after Frank Shelby sought a two week postponement to investigate the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Housing Authority
Marion
Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Frank Shelby
New Authority
Patrick Joyce
HUD
Shelby
Joyce
Logan College Graduates 149 At Du Quoin Fairgrounds
Logan commencement graduates 149 students at the Du Quoin Fairgrounds. L. H. Horton praised junior college trustees for their volunteer service and announced a tree planting next fall on the new Logan campus. Rev. Joseph Duehren gave the invocation and benediction. Karl Maple delivered the welcome as the Logan Choir performed three songs.
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John A. Logan College
du Quoin Fairgrounds
L. H. Horton
Springfield
Illinois Community College Trustees Association
Horton
Logan
Joseph Duehren
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
du Quoin
Karl Maple
Elkville
Logan Choir
Williamson approves road material contracts and street vacates
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved $119,686 in contracts for bituminous materials and rock for summer road maintenance. Vendors are E T Simonds Construction Co, Wilson Asphalt Co, and Southern Illinois Stone Co Buncombe. Work hinges on quarry deliveries amid a strike and requires state Division of Highways approval. The board also vacated Chenoweth Rendleman and Sisk streets near a new shopping center by Midwest Mortgage Consultants. landowner Belleville National Savings Bank trustee for a land trust. Next meeting set for June 12 at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Carbondale
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Southern Illinois Stone Co
Buncombe
Division of Highways
State Department of Transportation
Carbon Street
New Rt. 13
Chenoweth
Rendleman
Sisk
Midwest Mortgage Consultants
Herrin
Belleville National Savings Bank
Robbery at Illinois Central Depot Nets Cash
An armed robbery at the Illinois Central Railroad Depot occurred around 12 25 a.m. Sunday. Dennis Hampton, an employee, said two Black males held him at gunpoint and seized cash from the drawer, one wearing a ski mask and the other a bandana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Dennis Hampton
Hampton
Johnston City Man Burned In Backyard Gas Explosión
A Johnston City man, Frank Benton, 71, of 102 W 6th St, sustained burns at his home when a gas can exploded in the yard. He was listed in guarded condition at Memorial Hospital. Authorities are investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Oe Memorial Hospital
Frank Benton
W. ‘6Th St
SIU Arts Grant Supports Black Opera Project
SIU receives a $2,500 Illinois Arts Council grant to stage Treemonisha, a black opera by Scott Joplin, planned for November. The 230-page three act work premiered in Atlanta during a week-long Afro-American music conference with performers from the Katherine Dunham Dance Company of East St. Louis.
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Scott Joplin
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Arts Council
Atlanta
Katherine Dunham
Low Bid Declared for Southern Illinois Airport Expansion
E T Simonds Construction Co of Carbondale is the apparent low bidder at 142276 for airport work between Carbondale and Murphysboro. The project funds include local construction money about 35550 with the rest from state and federal grants. Work may start within 30 days involving parking apron expansion and taxiway lighting. Auten named to Outstanding Young Men of America 1972. nomination by Knox College Alumni, but he died in 1917.
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E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Springfield
Simonds
Gene Seibert
Seibert
Lawrence J. Auten
SIU Foundation
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Sandra Holter
Southern Clinoisan
Mid-Americanois University
Community Education Association
Harriss C. Malan
Southern Illinois University School Services Bureau
Illinois
Missouri
Malan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
AAUP re elects Harrel as SIU chapter president
Robert Harrell of the SIU English department is re elected president of the SIU chapter of the American Association of University Professors for a second term. Ruth Bauner becomes vice president with Kristen Juul secretary and Erwin Atwood treasurer.
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Robert Harrell
Southern Illinois University
SIU
American Association of University Professors
Ruth Bauner
Morris Library
Kristen Juul
Erwin Atwood
Harrell
AAUP
Douglas M. Allen
Allen
SIU Center For
Community education group pushes lawmakers for funding
A group meeting at SIU discusses the Illinois Community Education Act and proposed $200 000 in grants to train directors and expand programs. The association promotes using idle school buildings and local resources through advisory councils and intergovernmental cooperation. Leaders from St Louis Carbondale East St Louis and Springfield elected.
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Ey Blan
House
Senate
Association
John Gilbert
R-Carbondale
Malan
MACEA
Council L. Smith Jr
St. Louis
Donald Cruce
Carbondale
SIU School Services Bureau
Larry Gwinn
Obe Bond
McLeans
Ray Wakeley
Frank Kowal
Richard Gaines
St. Laws
Richard Bird
Springfield
Camille Dabney
East St. Louis
Ben Mitchell
St. Lou Is
Christopher High School Boss Dismissal Questioned by IASA
An IASA inquiry into Christopher High School Superintendent Bob Huffman found due process was not properly observed by the Christopher School Board. The board had voted in March not to retain Huffman for 1972-73, citing financial and advisory issues, with Huffman yet to decide on next steps as his June 30 contract nears expiration.
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Illinois Association of School Administrators
IASA
Christopher High School
Bob Huffman
Huffman
Christopher School Board
David Byrne
Franklin Park
Ethics and Welfare Committee
Christopher
Byrne
Ment
Illinois
Mulkeytown
Joe Dennis Wilkerson
Cahokia
Supervico
SIU Faculty Fund to Aid Allen After Tenure Denial
SIU faculty group forms the SIU Faculty Independence Fund to raise $400 monthly from about 40 donors to support Allen in Carbondale after the board refused tenure. The plan covers the 1972-73 year while Allen appeals to the AAUP. he may teach off campus in non credit courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Baker
Allen
SIU
Marion attorney Gordon Franklin dies at 67 in Doctors Hospital
Gordon Franklin, 67, Marion attorney, died of a heart attack at 7:45 a.m. Sunday in Doctors Hospital. He helped locate the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, chaired local and state bar groups, served on the Williamson County Airport Authority, and was active in church and Democratic politics. He practiced in southern Illinois, was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar in 1950, and praised for public service across law and community roles. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home. burial Maplewood Cemetery. memorials to Zion United Church of Christ fund or Marion Memorial Hospital coronary care unit.
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Gordon Franklin
Marion
Doctors Hospital
Crab Orchard Lake
Franklin
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion Boosters Club
Southern Illinois Inc
Harry Crisp
Williamson County Airport Authority
Williamson County
Williamson County Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
State Association
Chicago
Illinois Bar Associations
International Association of Insurance Counsels
American College of Trial Lawyers
Supreme Court of the United States
Marion Elks Lodge
Elks Grand Lodge Judiciary Commission
Marion Lodge
William Clark
Otto Kerner
Illinois Public Employes Pension Laws Commission
Richard Ogilvie
Roxanna Aikman
Arthur Holman
Benton
University of Virginia
Theta Chi Fraternity
George Washington University
Chicago Kent College of Law
Chicago Law School
Delta Phi
Ilinois
John A. Bloomington
Home Office
General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Co
Philadelphia
D. L. Duty
D. A. Watford
Mitchell Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Zion United Church of Christ Memorial Fund
Marion Memorial Hospital
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Neal Eckert
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Marion Housing
Julius Steinmarch
Authority
Robert Butler
Jack Bradley
James Bleyer
Steinmarch
Butler
Liams
Bleyer
Williamson
Board of Commissioners
Black Opera
Auten
Harrel
John Copeland Jr
Prairie St
Vienna
Johnson County
Linda Hughes
SIU Board of Trustees
Zelma Waldrop
Cindy
Don Meyer
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
VA Hospital
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