Two Carbondale women hurt in Rt 13 crash injures and fatality
A two car collision at 1 45 p m at Rt 13 and Reeds Station Road left Walter B Hughes 73 of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin dead at the scene Cynthia Clayton 21 of Carbondale treated and released at Doctors Hospital Norene C Schaut 23 of Carbondale suffered major injuries and was taken to the ICU World War II style fighter planes clashed in mid air at the National Air Races in Cape May killing all four pilots
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Carbondale
Rt. 13
Reeds Station Road
Walter B. Hughes
Sturgeon Bay
Wisc
Hughes
Cynthia Clayton
Doctors Hospital
Clayton
Norene C. Schaut
Raymond Rainbow Named 1971 SIU Great Teacher of the Year
Raymond S Rainbow associate professor of English at Carbondale was named 1971 Great Teacher of the Year by the SIU Alumni Association. He donated the $1000 award to the Robert Faner Memorial Fund which funds undergraduate scholarships. Former students praised his humor and teaching versatility.
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Raymond S. Rainbow
Carbondale
SIU
Rainbow
Robert Faner
Inspections lag at Illinois coal mines say St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports only one of 90 required health inspections by the Bureau of Mines last year at Illinois underground coal mines. About half of required inspections at hazardous mines were made, though the number of inspectors rose to 13 from 2. Maurice Childers notes hazardous status reflects methane risk and not necessarily poor management. The Health and Safety Act aims for full enforcement by year end.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bureau of Mines
Illinois
Mines Bureau
Maurice Childers
Bureau
Region D
Chester Regatta selects queen and runners-up
Darla Kaye Stork, 18, Walsh, was chosen queen from 17 candidates at the Chester Regatta. First runner up Pam Walker, 16, Steelville, and second runner up Becky Graham, 18, Chester, led the field alongside two other runners up Pam Schroeder, 17, Chester, and Charla Ward, 18, Chester.
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Darla Kaye Stork
Walsh
Chester Regatta
Pam Walker
Steelville
Becky Graham
Chester
Pam Schroeder
Charla Ward
Methodists Meet Olney Reject Vietnam Troop Withdrawal Plan
Southern Illinois United Methodists rejected a resolution for immediate U S troops withdrawal from Vietnam. The draft by Brian Teel 20 of Du Quoin and Rev William Warner of Carbondale failed. A separate measure by Larry Mager 17 of Alton urging Fulton actions passed.
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William Warner
Carbondale
Larry Mager
Alton
Vietnam
Scouts Clean Up 12 Illinois Counties On Keep America Beautiful Day
More than 1,000 Scouts from the Egyptian Council and local groups picked up litter across 12 Southern Illinois counties under Keep America Beautiful Day and State Park Week. Projects included cleaning ditches, railroad rights of way, malls, parks, and town streets with trucks aiding transport and a postcleanup cookout.
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Illinois
Cal F. Stargel
SOAR
Save Our
Richard Ogilvie
Herrin
17Th Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale
Mardale
Evergreen Park
Carterville
Murphysboro
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Marion
Weather outlook shows warm humid Memorial Day weekend
Partly cloudy skies continue with a chance of thunderstorms today tonight and Monday. Highs reach 87 to 94 while lows dip to 66 to 72 in a warm humid pattern with chances of storms.
Patman accuses banks of 360 day interest scheme
Washington AP Chairman Wright Patman says banks unlawfully use a 360 day year to charge extra interest, estimating about 150 million dollars a year. He cited a hypothetical 7300 dollar loan at 5 percent, showing a 5.11 dollar daily overcharge and urged Fed help to survey banks nationwide.
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Washington (Ap
Wright Patman
Dtex
Patman
D.C. Bankers Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Keene Heads for Houseboat in Naples as Congress Goal
Former Carbondale Mayor David Keene plans to move to a houseboat in Naples Florida on July 1 after a Florida vacation. He and wife Marge bought the boat and will stay there to rest and recharge. Keene seeks a return to politics, eyeing Rep Kenneth Gray’s seat in the U S Congress and possibly a future presidential bid in 1974.
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Carbondale
David Keene
Naples
Fla
Keene
Florida
Marge
Illinois
Rep
Kenneth Gray
U.S. Congress
Drop in Southern school segregation shown in 1970 71 data
Final government figures report a steep desegregation rise in the 11 southern states from 1968 69 to 1970 71 with black pupils in majority white schools up to 39 1 percent and those in all black schools down to 14 1 percent Nationally the fully segregated category fell to 14 percent while the south moved faster The data were prepared for the White House and come as the Nixon administration weighs a new housing and busing policy
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Birmingham
South
John N. Mitchell
America
Mitchell
Justice Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ex-senator calls perjury indictment a mistake
Former Illinois Senator Paul A. Ziegler facing a perjury indictment says he did not lie to the grand jury about his stock in Washington Park Trotting Association. He claims the inquiry was about Cahokia Downs and notes he discussed multiple race-track holdings in a brief session.
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Paul A. Ziegler
D-Carmi
Chicago
Cahokia Downs
Ziegler
Grand Jury
Washington Park Trotting Association
Illinois Crime Investigating Commission
Senate
Paul Powell
Otto Kerner
Clifton W. Davis
Davis
Clyde L. Choate
Donna
Seymour Emalfarbd
Statewide Tire Sales, Inc
Illinois
Washington Park
Gene Johns
Marion
House of Representatives
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Debbie Benz
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Paul Ziegler
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