Job Placement Funds Sought In Carbondale
The Carbondale Human Relations Commission seeks federal funds for a new job placement program under the Economic Opportunity Act. The plan calls for an office in northeast Carbondale with staff to actively match employers and job seekers, funded by a yet unfinished budget.
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Carbondale
The
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Gerald Osborne
Federal Office
Human Relations Commission
Osborne
Carlton
State Employment Service Office
Man Jailed For Beating On Army Leave
A man on a five day Army leave was fined 15 for battery of his wife Bertha Harris 314 E Jackson St Carbonale. Joseph Harris 26 will serve three days in jail in lieu of payment. He admitted hitting his wife who was taken to Doctors Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Carbondale
Joseph Harris
Harris
Bertha
E. Jackson St
Doctors Hospital
SIU To Honor Four Alumni At Alumni Day Banquet
State Sen. John G. Gilbert of Carbondale will be honored for service to SIU along with three other alumni on Alumni Day. The 6:30 p.m. banquet at the University Center will honor Gilbert a 1933 SIU graduate and former SIU Alumni Association president. Also receiving awards are Fred R. Cagle Tulane University VP. Arthur H. Doerr Jr. OU Graduate College dean. and Louis P. Shannon DuPont public relations manager for the Newark extension division.
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John G._ Gilbert
R-Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
SIU Alumni Association
University Center
Gilbert
Carbondale
Fred R. Cagle
Marion
Tulane University
New Orleans
Arthur H. Doerr Jr
Johnston City
Graduate College
The
University of Oklahoma
Louis P. Shannon
St. Louis
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Newark
Del
Carbondale Plan Commission weighs two restaurant projects
The Carbondale Plan Commission zoning committee heard proposals for a Holiday Inn dining room and meeting spaces at 624 E Main St and a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at 1134 W Main St. The Holiday Inn project includes a 150 seat dining room and two meeting rooms totaling 252 seats in a 137 by 56 foot building. The KFC outlet aims for a small dining area with possible outdoor tables and carry-out focus. Recommendations will go to the plan commission.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
Holiday Inn
Main St
Kirkhill Associates Inc
Adolph W. Walter III
Anna
W. Main St
Plan Commission
Mines W Fidelity Burning Star Old Ben and Orient notes
A compact report item lists several mining or mineral references including Mines W Fidelity Burning Star Old Ben Orient Zeigler and EI-B with associated numbers 3 4 1 and 9 21 3 4 5. The fragment appears as a ledger style note or shorthand for ore or mine site identifiers.
Burning Star Slope List Shift Friday
Fragments describe a Friday shift change for Burning Star involving a slope list and a second shift. Details are unclear but indicate scheduling adjustments at an Mines facility with Burning Star referenced.
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Burning Star
Neighborhoods Linked to Juvenile Delinquency Say Sociologist
Daniel Glaser of the University of Illinois told the SIU conference that neighborhood income strongly influences youth school performance and delinquency rates. He cited a study where fourth graders in a $9 000 neighborhood scored higher than peers in a $3 000 neighborhood, with poorer districts showing less progress as grade level rises. He urged culturally deprived youths receive acceptance and engaging study to boost motivation and success. The event, part of The Great Society Challenges Correctional Education, was hosted by SIU and the American Correctional Association.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Daniel Glaser
University of Illinois
Glaser
Hind
SIU
SIU Center For the Study of
The
American Correctional Association
Junior College Plan Advances in Southeast Illinois
A feasibility study for a proposed community college in southeast Illinois is 35 percent complete. Kenneth Oliver of Southern Illinois University spoke at Trico High School and said the study should finish by September 1 with recommendations on location tax support curriculum staff budget and district boundaries. Administrators formed a public relations committee naming Holly Marchildon chair.
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Illinois
Kenneth Oliver
Southern Illinois University
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Oliver
Holly ©. Marchildon
Chester
PHA Approves Housing Plans for Illinois Towns
The Public Housing Administration tentatively approves drawings for 10 housing units in Herrin and 32 in Carterville with revisions planned before final approval. Williamson County Housing Authority Director Julius Steinmarch notes final approval within six weeks and bids follow. He also cites near-certain approval for 26 Johnston City units this week.
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Public Housing Administration
Herrin
Carterville
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
PHA
Steinmarch
Johnston City
Merchants urge downtown site for courthouse in Marion
Marion merchants and property owners pressed to keep the county courthouse downtown at a Public Building Commission meeting. they argued the downtown location supports business values and parking is tight elsewhere, urging surveys of courthouse use and potential traffic impacts.
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Diva Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Marion
County Public Building Commission
Commission
Oscar Schafale
Schafale
St. Louis
Gene Cox
Pat Barbara
Wayland Sims
Don Souther
Harry Bracy
Ronald Albright
Charles Boatright
Lloyd McMichael
Ted Heyde
Larry Johnson
Merrel Griffin
Kenneth Sparks
Ed Finnegan
Rt. 13
K. Neil Thurmond
Thurmond
Lincoln Square
Urbana
Butler
Wif
William B. Ittner
Bank of Egypt
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison
Bank of Marion
Europe
Murphysboro Money Pinch Caps Police Resources
Murphysboro Mayor Joe Williams says budget limits govern city police operations and vehicles. In a reply to Jackson County State's Attorney Richard Richman he notes the city can afford only one police car and discusses salaries, pension funds, and plans for additional personnel if revenues rise.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Richman
Williams
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County Housing Authority Purchases Equipment
The Franklin County Housing Authority approved buying refrigerators and ranges for Benton and West City construction. It will acquire 120 refrigerators and 50 electric ranges from Hotpoint Co. and 70 gas ranges from Eagle Range Co. Total cost 21,290. Ed Kuca said contracts cover the items. Construction includes 120 units at Benton and 18 at West City.
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Franklin County Housing Authority
Benton
West City
Hotpoint Co
St. Louis
Eagle Range Co
Belleville
Authority
Ed Kuca
Herrin Park District Hears Annexation Plan
The Herrin Park District votes to annex Chittyville Sunny Side Energy and Bandyville areas to extend beyond city limits. Officials anticipate park tax revenue and outline five year improvement funding while deferring some projects due to funds.
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Herrin Park
Chittyville
Sunnyside
Energy
Eldon Wiswell
Commission
Bob Hardcastle
Group Pickets In Alexander County Courthouse Dispute
Civil rights group picketed five hours at Alexander County Courthouse in Cairo. Charles Bauman said picketing would resume this afternoon. A scuffle led to assault charges against Jim Rush, 20, released on $1,000 bond after hospital treatment for a head wound. Herman Whitfield faces disturbing the peace charges, free on $500 bond. Judge hearings expected Wednesday. relief for three families driving planned fish fry fundraiser.
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Cairo
Alexander County
Charles Bauman
Herman Whitfield
Charlie Jestus
Community Union
Carterville Police Fine for William Robinson Speeding
William Robinson of Carterville was fined $16 for speeding according to a police brief from the Carterville department.
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Carterville
William Robinson
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New York
Carbondale Economic Opportunity Commission
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Washington, D.C
Donald G. Carlton
Economic Opportunity Commission
Sen
John G. Gilbert
Carbondale Restaurants
Gene Best
S. 15Th St
Elm Street Baptist Church
Intermediate Bible School
Best Trucking
Wayne Green
Jackson
Court Street
Washington
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
County Board
Robert Butler
Wilma Hudson
Tle
Herrin Park District
Park District
General Fund
Recreation Fund
Perrin
Baseball Association
Park Lake
Bryan Street
Sixth Street
Fred Lowe
Park
South Side
West Side
North Side
Lincoln
St. Mary’s
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Lowe
Alexander
Bauman
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