Horton leads SIU Carbondale VP for Academic Affairs search
Frank E. Horton dean for advanced studies at the University of Iowa tops SIUC’s list for the vice presidency for academic affairs. He will interview after summer session begins June 16, with the committee possibly selecting him without further campus interviews.
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Iowa
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Warren W. Brandt
Frank E. Horton
Graduate College
The
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
SIUC
Willis E. Malone
Horton
Mem
Western Illinois University
Northwestern University
Soviet Union
Bruce H. Carpenter
Carbondale trims railroad relocation options
The Carbondale Railroad Relocation Steering Committee narrows seven alternatives to four by dropping three paths including elevating tracks and moving them east or west of town. a council hearing and public meeting are set. Project engineer Brewer cites a $20 million cost and a 10 year timeline with annual crossing accident costs averaging 61 200 from a 34 month study.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Carbondale
Carbondale Railroad Relocation Steering Committee
David Brewery
Clark, Dietz & Associates
Brewer
City rail project study outlines costs and benefits
A Brewer led report cites 1.86 million annual city costs from train blocks and downstream delays. Largest user cost 300 430 dollars yearly due to blockage, with 208 vehicle hours lost daily and 462 hours daily projected in 20 years. Time value set at 2.50 per hour. maintenance at crossings 10 500 yearly.
Signals go up at New Illinois 13 and Carbon Street
Completion of traffic signal installation at the intersection of New Illinois 13 and Carbon Street in Marion proceeds after a long delay caused by aluminum pole shortages. Alan King of Bruce Electric Co. works on the project as poles arrived last week. The $115,000 Mitchell Contracting Co. contract covers Carbon Street work including paving done nine months ago. Signals should operate by mid next week, replacing four way stop signs.
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New Illinois 13
Carbon Street
Marion
Alan King
Bruce Electric Co
Mitchell Contracting Co
O Hara urges fewer loans and more work study at SIUC
Rep. James G. O Hara chairing a national conference in Carbondale calls for de-emphasizing student loans in favor of federally funded work study programs. His aide Jim Harrison says the plan would remove demonstrated financial need as a qualification. The three day event at SIUC gathers leaders from 35 states and is sponsored by SIU C and the Midwest Association of University Student Employment Directors.
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James G. O’hara
Michigan
O’hara
U.S
House of Representatives
Carbondale
Washington
Jim Harrison
Harrison
Southern Ilinois University - Carbondale
Frank C. Adams
SIUC
Siu-C and
The
Midwest Association of University Student Employment Directors
Marion School Installs Two New Boilers
Installation of two boilers at Longfellow School in Marion began Wednesday after Atkisson Plumbing Co. was awarded a $49,249 contract by the Marion Community Unit Two Board of Education. Work is to be completed by October. The board also approved selling a house at 2212 Michelle Drive to Robert Wise for $32,000.
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Longfellow School
Marion
Atkisson Plumbing Co
Marion Community Unit Two Board of Education
Vocational Building and Trades
Michelle Drive
Robert Wise
USC Institute Tripp Leads 28 Sheriffs at USC Program
Union County Sheriff Larry L. Tripp and 27 other sheriffs from 19 states have graduated from the National Sheriffs Institute at the University of Southern California. The two week campus program covers supervision leadership budgeting and administrative law with ongoing readings and consultations to follow.
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Union County
Larry L. Tripp
States
National Sheriffs’ Institute
University of Southern California
USC
Herrin dogcatcher bitten while trying to capture dog
Ed Throgmorton Herrin dog catcher was treated and released after being bitten by a large yellow dog on North 13th Street. The dog owned by Rose Eads of 108 North 13th Street fled. officers will seize or confine it, with consent given, and hold it under observation for 12 to 14 days.
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Ed Throgmorton
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
North 13Th Street
Rose Eads
N. 13Th St
Throgmorton
William Humphrey
Humphrey
Ambulance service seeks county aid in Marion area
Operators H L Pulley and Ronald Pulley request financial help from Williamson County Board of Commissioners. They run countywide service and note many ambulance bills go unpaid. A $1 yearly subsidy per rural resident is under consideration for about 14 000 residents outside towns. The board contemplates aiding them to remain in business. Four ambulances would be needed at about 50000 dollars annually each to operate, plus purchase costs.
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Pulley Ambulance Service
Marion
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
H. L
Ronald Pulley
William Humphreys
William Sinks
Sinks
Williamson County
New Facility Opens To House Menard Inmates At Chester Center
The Chester Mental Health Center will be converted into a minimum security facility to house 250 Menard Penitentiary inmates when a new $8 million building opens this fall. Inmates move planned for September with 40 additional corrections staff needed. donor farms housing to close.
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Menard
Chester Mental Health Center
Menard Penitentiary
Asst
Michael Fair
Terry Brelje
Illinois Security Hospital
Joseph A. Feconda
Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Feconda
City and CPOA dispute over incentive pay in police contract
Police incentive pay dispute centers on City Manager Carroll Fry and the Carbondale Police Officers Association. Negotiations led to the deletion of incentive pay from the contract package, not CPOA action, according to CPOA attorney Charles Hines. The new contract, effective through April 30, 1976, raises base pay for officers while tying retirements, overtime, and insurance protections to city-wide terms.
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Carbondale Police Officers Association
CPOA
Carroll Fry
Fry
Joseph Dakin
Charles Hines
Hines
Mike Maurizio
Witness immunity leads to dropped charge in Marion theft case
Clyde Joseph Sutton 23 of Orlando faced a count in Williamson County circuit court for taking part in a large linens theft from the Ramada Inn in Marion. Sutton cited immunity as a state witness in prosecutions of others, prompting prosecutors to seek a new hearing and move to drop the charge.
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Ramada Inn
Marion
Williamson County
Clyde Joseph Sutton
Orlando
Fla
Sutton
William Lewis
Atty
Wesley Bose
Robert Howerton
Boie
Longtime London couple mourned as two friends die in Herrin
Roby and Diane McFadden of London England mourn the simultaneous deaths of their fathers in Herrin Illinois John Hutchison 73 died 6 30 p m at Doctors Memorial Hospital and B R Joker McFadden 70 died 7 45 p m at Herrin Hospital They were longtime friends Funeral services set for Friday at George Van Natta Funeral Home Donations to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity were requested in McFadden’s obituary.
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Roby
Diane McFadden
London
England
Herrin
John Hutchison
W. Oak St
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
B.R
Joker’ McFadden
S. Illinois Ave
Herrin Hospital
McFadden
Mr. Hutchison
George van Natta
American Cancer Society
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SIU
Henry de Fiebre
Southern
California State University At
Long Beach
Macomb
Leasure
Brandt
SIU Board of Trustees
John Trimble
Stanford Research Institute of California
Lic
Carbonale
USC Institute
Tripp
National Sheriffs’ Association
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration of
U.S. Dept. of Justice
Center For the Administration of Justice
School of Public Administration
Larry Tripp
DeMorris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Fathers of London
Illinois
Mr. McFadden
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