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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
3
Carbondale moves toward a council manager system after voters approved a manager plan. Council members and civic group leaders debate timing and scope as Mayor and Corp Counsel defend a model ordinance and potential shifts in control over officers and department heads.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her children along with Pat Lawford and Peter Lawford arrived in Hawaii for a month long stay. The Kennedy party rented a beachfront home for 3000 dollars monthly near Waikiki. Police estimated a crowd above 5000 greeted them as they arrived.
City manager duties include enforcing municipal laws and ordinances appointing and removing department directors exercising control over all departments preparing the city budget attending council meetings with discussion rights but no vote and recommending measures deemed necessary or expedient.
From Where I Sit argues two Carbondale City Council ordinances require public scrutiny. The manager system ordinance and merit board proposal were drafted without full public explanation, leaving questions unresolved and underscoring the need for transparency in local government.
The area saw brief showers of about 0.95 inch in Murphysboro and 0.55 inch in Carbondale within 30 minutes, with smaller amounts elsewhere. A Dowell house fire at 8:20 a.m. was blamed on lightning, and a transformer outage in Murphysboro was restored. Farmers welcomed rain for pastures but feared alfalfa damage. Tonight and Tuesday forecast partly cloudy with little temperature change, lows 57–63 and highs around 80.
R Sargent Shriver urged victory in the war on poverty while receiving an honorary Doctor of Public Administration at Illinois Wesleyan University as 310 graduates listened. Lt Gen Hershey said universal military training would not draft women. Eisenhower advised Kansas State grads to focus beyond books and beatniks as youth can aid elders. Robert Sarnoff told Washburn grads future communications will flood homes with sound words and images as he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski told students and professors at Lublin Catholic University that doubt is the key to wisdom. He warned against blind reception of secret doctrinal schemes and urged independent thought during a courtyard ceremony.
U S education commissioner Harold Howe II told 300 women graduates at Vassar College commencement that future civil rights battles must be won in peaceful, pleasant neighborhoods, stressing the role of small communities in progress.
The British Amateur Championship begins at Carnoustie with a field of American veterans and newcomers. England’s Michael Bonallack is among the favorites along with 19-year-old Peter Townsend, the standout young Briton.
Carpenters build forms for concrete railings on the bridge southeast of Ullin. The highway ends temporarily south of Wetang at Perks road. Paving the 3.10 mile section between Perks and Ullin roads should be finished this summer, the Division of Highways said, opening the south end of the interconnection.
Raymond Bruce Hurley, 19, of Carterville, died in a Johnston City fire at 803 W 10th St. where investigators suspect arson. Owner Joe Hurley was jailed early Sunday as authorities probe his involvement while others in custody await formal statements. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Carterville.
A Herrin man identified as Clella Daugherty of 808 S 10th St was admitted to Herrin Hospital Sunday night with a shotgun wound to the face. Police said it appeared to be an attempted death by his own action. Daugherty was listed in satisfactory condition this morning. A neighbor called the station at 5 30 p m Sunday and officers found him conscious on arrival.
Police broke up a 2 hour disturbance near Southern Illinois University in Carbondale as 250 to 400 students clashed with officers. One coed, M K Schoonhoven, 511 S Logan St, faced charges of resisting arrest peace disturbance and destruction of city property after allegedly throwing water at a patrol car and damaging jail fixtures. Jail damage was estimated at 50 dollars. The incident ended around 2 30 a m with noise complaints from College Wall Street and Tatum Heights residents.
An auditor criticizes the $150000 in Herrin water bond accounts held as checking accounts. He recommends certificates of deposit or open pass book savings to earn interest, with a focus on local banks and potential five percent yields. The city debates U.S. Treasury bonds or government bills while sewer funds remain in the red and an asset appraisal is urged.
Police report in Cambria lists Douglas Long fined 25 and 15 dollars for reckless driving and illegal muffler respectively. No additional details provided.
Mines working on Tuesday identified Old Ben numbers 9 and 21 as idle. Orient numbers 3 4 and 5, Zeigler numbers 3 and 4, Fidelity Burning Star numbers 1 and 2 show activity. First shift Idle at Burning Star 2, second shift noted.
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