McCormick pushes two year real property tax freeze
Illinois lawmaker C L McCormick backs a bill to freeze real property taxes for 1973 and 1974, blocking local governments from increasing appropriations. The plan aims at tax reform amid high levies, with support from Gov. Ogilvie and party leaders, while critics warn impacts on schools and counties.
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Illinois
McCormick
Richard B. Ogilvie
House
Clyde L. Choate
Senate
Anthony Scariano
D-Park Forest
Scariano
Ter
Clabaugh
Egyptian Music Campers Set Public Concert at Fairgrounds
About 150 campers from the Time out music program at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds gather under shade between practices. A public concert is slated on the outdoor stage at 7 30 p m with conductors Paul Yoder Dean Warren Angell and Steve Bloomer directing chorus and piano ensembles. The program includes Fire House Special featuring a Du Quoin Fire Department pumper for sound effects amid a near miss when a drill alarm turned real during rehearsal.
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du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Tim Norton
Fairgrounds
Paul Yoder
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Dean Warren Angell
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Milstadt Consolidated Schools
Yoder
du Quoin
Kinkaid Lake faces early use problems and controls
Kinkaid Lake near Murphysboro faces issues as boat owners tie up for overnight stays and houseboats appear. The Reed's Creek Conservancy District will prohibit overnight boat tying, record license numbers, and ban open sewage discharges until marina facilities and sewage services are built. Lake level stands at 398 feet with 39 feet of water at the dam site and 60 feet of water over the former bed.
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Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Fligor
Fliger
Jack Miller
Kinkaid Creek
Tear gas report links SIU protest to policing actions
A May 12 tear gas incident at SIU Brush Towers examined statements by students claiming police placed gas cannisters in Schneider Hall entrances. The report lists Carbondale officers present but does not identify those inside. Officials indicate the report will be public next Wednesday. investigation relies on written requests.
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Brush Towers
Southern Illinois University
Schneider Hall
Carbondale
Joe Dakin
SIU
Dakin
Jackson County State
Ron Briggs
George Mace
Jefferson Humphrey
Humphrey
David R. Derge
Mace
Robert Simpson
Schneider
Simpson
Cannister
Mae Smith Hall
Briggs
Jackson County
Siu Polie
Derge
Carbondale Firemen Run Through Six Alarms In Eight Hours
Firefighters answered six calls in eight hours including two false alarms. Trash fire at Southern Hills followed by oven fire at Ramada Inn and malfunctioning motel alarm. A false alarm at Old Rt. 13 house preceded a blaze at Holiday Inn storage room towels. Final call at Lincoln Apartments.
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Carbondale
Southern Hills
Carbondale Ramada Inn
Ramada Inn
Old Rt. 13
Carbondale Clinic
Holiday Inn
Lincoln Apartments
Carbondale names five city goals for administration
Carbondale City Manager J. Fry outlined five principal goals for the coming months. aims include strengthening the economic base and boosting SIU cooperation, plus making city operation more businesslike with a five year capital program and centralized buying. Fry urged regional growth and staff expertise to aid smaller communities.
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Carbondale
Carroll J. Fry
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Fry
Neal Eckert
Nevels
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Greater Egypt seeks funds to fix water sewer woes
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission Ad hoc committee on economic development discussed dual water sewer problems and plans to apply for at least 125000 in planning funds. Ike Kirkikis warned against uncoordinated water distribution while Rend Lake Conservancy District officials pledged cooperation.
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Greater
Bend Lake
Kinkaid Lake
Cedar Lake
Greater Egypt
Ike Kirkikis
Kirkikis
Planning Commission
Farmer’s Home Administration
Economic Development Administration
Ilinois
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Clifford
Bud’’ Givenrod
Kinkaid
Givenrod
Do. J. Covington
Rend Lake Conservancy District Board
State Water Resources Congress
Covington
Easement Approved for Kinkaid Lake Water Plant
A state contract easement to build a water treatment plant on Kinkaid Lake west of Murphysboro was approved. The 13 acre site on land once owned by Marion Holliday and Wayne Graff will include a sludge pond for flush water. Construction bids will be opened June 27 at the Jackson County courthouse, with project cost around 2 million funded by a revenue bond and a federal grant.
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Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro
Reed’s Creek Consservancy District Board
Marion Holliday
Wayne Graff
County Board
Jackson County
Ava
Campbell Hill
Willisville
de Soto
Elkville
Murdale
Clarke resigns as director of SIU Health Service
Dr. Walter H. Clarke, director of the Student Health Service at Southern Illinois University since July 1966, submitted his resignation on Thursday. He will stay until a successor is named to return to medical practice. The notice was given to George Mace, chair of the Health Care Delivery and Integration Advisory Board and special assistant to SIU President Derge. Mace has begun the search for Clarke’s replacement.
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Walter H. Clarke
Southern Illinois University
Clarke
The
Health Service
George Mace
SIU
David R. Derge
Mace
Marion to build six story highrise for the elderly
The Williamson County Housing Authority approved a development budget of 1 222 354 for Marion’s new elderly highrise. Construction is tentatively set for July bids and August 1973 completion, with 846 448 earmarked for construction and 13 435 per unit.
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Marion
Williamson County Housing Authority
Herrin
Ly-Mar Manor
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
Julius Steinmarch
Authority
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Cindy Munchenke
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Troy
Tim Taylor
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Aoe
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