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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
3
A local land transfer totals about 17 acres given by Parrish to the park district. The property is at the Parrish School site located west of the district boundaries.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Parrish of Carbondale donate five and a half acres adjoining Parrish Park School site in west Carbondale for a possible community swimming pool and other recreation. Park district officials foresee a two to three year timeline and study site suitability with YMCA plans nearby.
A historical brief lists mine names such as Old Ben Orient Zeigler Fidelity Burning Star and Ide shift labels. It records shifts for Friday with entries for first and second shifts and notes mines idle on that day.
Edwards Air Force Base California AP reports the XB70A bomber collided with a chase plane during a photo shoot as a business jet flew nearby for pictures. The formation included the XB70A and four GE engine aircraft: an F104 a T38 chase plane an A111 interceptor and an F5 fighter. General Electric declined comment.
The Herrin Park Board traveled to vote on allowing a carnival in Herrin Park. Four park commissioners split 2 2 with Bill Bracy and Bob Hardcastle for and Lester Burke and Fred Lowe against. President Eldon Wiswell cast the deciding yes from a wrecking site in Herrin. The Carousel Playhouse Inc. and Herrin Junior Chamber sponsor the June 15 18 event north of the swimming pool lot. Lowe fears conflict with a Kiwanis Club carnival July 4 weekend.
The Herrin Park District plans to rent a 50 passenger bus from Transit Bus Lines of Carbondale for a three week summer recreation program starting June 20. The $360 rental includes a district driver paid by the bus line. The board discussed buying a used bus and will have Commissioner Bill Bracy study the idea.
A 44 year old Benton man was shot in the leg at Buds Tavern in the 700 block of West Division Street West City. The wounded man Millard Richard Carlyle of 411 Aiken St Benton is in fair condition at Franklin Hospital. Paul Hungate 54 of Moweaqua is held in Franklin County jail Benton and will be charged with aggravated battery. Sheriff Ray Carrell says the circumstances are not determined. Carlyle was shot in the right leg below the knee. No bond has been set for Hungate.
New York AP reports a moderately rising stock market with gains led by air lines electronics and steels while Big Three motors lag. AT&T sank fractionally amid a Washington rate structure hearing as the Dow rose to 880.73 and the AP average advanced 1.1 points to 317.0 at noon. Draper Corp jumped to 25% on 17,400 shares.
A Memphis protest march from a church to Bowld Hospital followed James Meredith's Mississippi march. Black demonstrators claim hospital staff mistreated the 33 year old law student during a two day stay. Meredith pledged to be armed if needed and said he remains weak from loss of blood and ordered to rest for a week.
More than 2,000 SIU students gathered near a hamburger stand in Carbondale for a carnival atmosphere that turned volatile. Police arrested 23 after clashes with eggs and rocks against patrol cars. authorities warned crowds to disperse and stressed cautious use of force.
A photo captures Keekee Fearis of Peoria seated atop a car hood in a parking lot near a 2000 student SIU gathering on Wednesday night. She studies elementary education while missing prior action and balancing a final exam today.
Areas Chittyville and nearby homes north east and southwest of Herrin face possible health department action for violations of the Franklin Williamson Bi County Sewage disposal ordinance. Mayor Henderson offers inclusion in a sewer improvements program if they annex to the city. Health department studies underway may push residents to install compliant disposal systems.
U S paratroopers reported wiping out a battalion of North Vietnamese regulars after two days of fierce fighting in the Central Highlands. The enemy left 292 dead on a five mile battlefield as Viet Cong mortars and recoilless rifles struck the My Tho advisers compound in the Mekong Delta. Several Americans were wounded or killed during the action.
SIU President Delyte Morris dismissed all students arrested in a Carbon dale disturbance. He said the time of patience is over and those arrested must face court and are severed from the university. Hearings may allow re entry if mitigating circumstances are shown.
Robert A Wake, 13, from Clear Creek Junior High in Houston Texas, wins the 39th National Spelling Bee. He outspells 70 contestants to beat runner up Beth Sherrill, 14, from Lucy Tennessee, who misspelled sachem as satch em in a tense finale.
Carbondale residents puzzled by four nights of disturbances near the SIU campus. A cafe owner asked what it was about as students set off fire crackers and blocked University avenue with racks. A longtime resident urged President Morris to expel culprits. Morris arrested students Wednesday night.
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