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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
2
Goals Coordinator Don Monty said the Not for Publication Confidential stamp used once to mark preliminary survey results has been dismantled. He noted removal prevents premature release that could affect survey outcomes and that the stamp was returned to a stamp making kit.
Johnston City School District may hold a July 8 referendum to finance a new elementary building replacing the damaged Washington School. Supt. Remo Castrale said the date depends on June 19 board action. projected capacity plus growth is 553 or more. The district seeks state aid but has no immediate federal funds available.
Police link three nights of violence to racial tension in Alton with nine fire bombings in ten minutes, minor damage, no injuries, and two motorists reporting missed gunfire. A protest of arrests drew about 40 people as officers were struck. later, judges in unrelated cases discuss secrecy and tend to restrict media. Autumn begins with the sun entering Libra.
Water users south of Carbondale face ongoing shortages due to heavy lawn and shrub irrigation. District chairman John Crenshaw cites three days of reduced supply and notes readers misinterpreted a Southern Illinoisan article as permission to resume sprinkling. Fire department crews water trees. Carbondale Foundation plantings at city entrances attract attention from a pumper at night.
The behavioral study committee in Carbondale plans to survey other Illinois districts and request copies of discipline codes. It will mail letters to superintendents and then send questionnaires to select districts. Members stress early parent notification, teacher outreach, and guidance counselor workloads in addressing behavior and academic issues. The next meeting is set for June 22 with SIU experts likely to assist.
Police say several residents in southwest Carbondale report outdoor furniture thefts over the weekend or early week. Glenn Marshall reports a chaise lounge missing from 44 Hill Crest Drive and David Vieth reports two lawn chairs missing from 500 Hill Crest Drive.
Former Christopher High School principal Bob Huffman, dismissed by the board for the 1972-73 year, says he does not seek reemployment. An IAS A inquiry followed the vote, while Cahokia native Joe Dennis Wilkerson was hired as superintendent at a $16 000 annual salary.
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