SIU pledges aid to Arab and Israeli students
Southern Illinois University officials say they stand ready to assist about 50 Arab students and seven Israelis, welcoming all 80+ international students and others. President Delyte Morris vows a sanctuary for scholars and continued support as Middle East fighting impacts students.
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Southern Illinois University
Middle East
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Stu
Morris
Clarence Hendershot
Cener
Herrin Elks Plan Clinic for Crippled Children
A clinic for crippled children will be held at the Herrin Elks lodge on Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon at 1901 N. Park. An orthopaedic surgeon from the University of Illinois Hospitals in Chicago will be the clinician, with Mrs. Imogene Lit providing home therapy training to about 40 children.
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Herrin Elks Lodge
N. Park
Myrell Griffin
University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospitals
Chicago
Imogene Lit
Ellis State
Illinois Elks Association
Crippled Children’s Commission
Herrin Lodge
Herrin
Thompsonville residents study town growth and housing
A group of 12 residents in a Citizens in Planning course concluded Thompsonville’s future growth depends on its appeal as a residential community. The town will remain a trade center for nearby farms, with more housing development key to survival. The course is sponsored by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission and Southern Illinois University.
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Thompsonville
Greater Egypt
Christopher official corrects several school tax figures
Christopher High School principal Bob Huffman corrected June article figures on Christopher Unit School District taxes. He said October enrollment figures were used, that tax increases for Christopher and Mokena Buckner were misstated, and that overall taxes under a unit district would stay roughly the same though bond indebtedness could shift amounts between areas.
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Christopher
Southern Illinoisan
Christopher Unit
Bob Huffman
Huffman
Mulkeytown
Buckner
Calendar of local government meetings and cinema listings
Carbondale and area municipalities post 7 30 p m meetings in city halls and schools including Herrin Marion Williamson County and Kinkaid Reed's Creek Conservancy District. Cinema lineups list daily showings at Fox Carbondale Midway Drive In Strand and others with ends dates noted. Senior citizens picnic in Herrin City park highlighted as a special event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Hurst
Johnston City
Benton City Council
Frankfort
Jackson-Williamson
N. van Buren
Marion
Doris Day
Richard Harris
Lawrence Harvey
Fox
Varsity
Sound of Music
Julie Andrews
Strand
West Frankfort
Flint
James Coburn
Campus Drive
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Murderers’ Row
Dean Martin
Marlows
Doctor Goldfoot
the Girl Bombs
Herrin Senior Citizens
Post Office Adds Rural Routes In Carbondale Area
Beginning June 17 the Carbondale U S Post Office expands four rural routes to six. Routes 5 and 6 extend 12.3 and 20 miles to serve 472 and 421 boxes in areas southeast of Carbondale. Route 5 covers Old Route 13 east of Carbondale and nearby roads. Route 6 serves Emerald Lane Hillcrest Drive Thompson Lake area and Chautauqua Street.
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U.S
Carbondale
Ervin Sullivan
Kenneth Gray
West
Frankfort
Jackson County
Gray
Old Rt. 13
Johnston City fire damages home. one dies at Herrin hospital
Firefighters battled a Johnston City blaze caused by a vacuum cleaner in a closet. Damage estimated at 2000 dollars. Joe DeMuri 69 of Johnston City died at Herrin Hospital after being injured in the incident. Funeral services set at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Herrin. burial at St Carlos Cemetery.
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Johnston City
James
Herrin
Joe DeMuri
Rt. 1
Herrin Hospital
Capone
Italy
John
Madeline Piscietto DeMuri
Minnie Nigra
United Mine Workers
Herrin Eagles Lodge
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church
DeMuri
Catherine Perthman
Carbondale
Houston
Tex
Nat
Chivo
Isadore
Guildo
Cupano
Esther Fiambianti
Chicago
Lucy DeMuri
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Bernard P
Homecoming in West Frankfort dubbed big success
Assistant chairman Roger Young called the West Frankfort Homecoming closing night a big success with 30,000 to 40,000 attendees by Friday. He credited good weather and smooth operations along with entertainment like the Queen’s Pageant Flapper and a local Opry act. The medaling ceremony honored Phillip Overturf's parents after a Marine casualty in Vietnam. Capt. John Gruner and state Rep. Clyde Choate attended.
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West Frankfort
Roger Young
Young
Dolphin
Grand OY Opry
Becky Roe
Frankfort Community High School
Phillip Overturf
Vietnam
John M. Gruner
St. Louis
U.S. Marines
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Benton YMCA hunter safety classes and related programs
The Benton and Franklin County YMCAs announce hunter safety training to start with sessions led by Kenneth Hart of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Classes run 8 to 10 p m on specified Tuesdays and are free for ages nine and up. A skeet program may be canceled if turnout is low. Also offered are crafts and fitness classes for teens and women, with enrollment See local notices for details, including craft class enrollment and instructor contacts. A Marion man Sidney Burlingame Sage, 72, died at Marion Memorial Hospital after a long illness. services are planned at Wilson Memorial Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Franklin County Ymca
Kenneth Hart
Illinois Department of Conservation
YMCA
Benton
Carlyn Livesay
Livesay
Mike Gunter
Shirley Richardson
Sidney Burlingame Sage
Rt. 3
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sage
Emporium
Cyrus and
Rose Burlingame Sage
Florence Mercer
Snow Hill Mining Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Pyramid
Union
Perry
Jackson
Sage
Central Christian Church of
Gene Cochran
Elkville
Jeffrey
Jill
Beth Cochran
Wilson Memorial Chapel
Bruce Patton
Sunset Memorial Park
du Quoin
Wilson Funeral Home
Summer school starts today in Herrin district
Summer school in Herrin Unit School District begins with grade and junior high at South Side Junior High and high school at the high school. Registration runs all week. Enrichment and remedial courses offered. bus service for high school pupils unavailable.
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Herrin
Herrin Unit
South Side
Energy
Old Freeman
Chittyville
North Side
Lincoln
Hurst - Bush
Hurst City Park
Colp
Sunnyside
West Side
Miller Named SIU Geology Department Chairman
Darel N. Miller Jr. was named chairman of the Southern Illinois University geology department by the SIU Board of Trustees. The appointment is effective immediately. Miller has been acting chairman since September and has taught at SIU since 1963, succeeding Stanley E. Harris Jr. who returned to teaching and research.
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Darel N. Miller Jr
Southern Illnois University
SIU Board of
Miller
SIA
Stanley E. Harris, Jr
Glendale district weighing portable classrooms for fall kindergarten
Glendale district north of Carbondale studies portable classroom options to house kindergarten and support music art and a projection room. A committee will study cost and specs for a portable unit and report Tuesday night. The board hires Mrs. Margaret Dunsmith and Miss Nancy McPherson to teach half and full time with base salaries of 5600 and a 5600 minimum salary raised to comply with state law.
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Glendale
Carbondale
Margaret Dunsmith
Rt. 2
Nancy McPherson
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
Salmo Exhibit Praised At Ohio University Art Institute
Salmo a former Hers rn resident teaching photography at Ohio University Athens displays 29 photos in a notable exhibit at the Art Institute of Ohio University with Doug Stewart and Robert Conn. Art critic Charles Dietz lauds Salmo for distilling essence and avoiding sentimentality. The show runs through June 25. John R Summers of Chicago dies at 64 after heart attack. funeral arrangements set with burial in Brady Cemetery. He leaves multiple children and siblings. The Southern Illinoisan publishes from Carbondale with offices in Herrin and Murphysboro.
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Frank Salmo
Hers Rn
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Salmo
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinoisan
Charles Dietz
Times Recorder
Zanesville
John R. Summers
Ontario St
Chicago
Franklin County
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Dan
Allie Summers
Evelyn Parini
Royalton
John
East St. Louis
Pat Qualls
Westminster
Calif
Benton
Loretta Upchurch
Golda Stevens
Neva Branson
Chicago Heights
Elizabeth Dillon
Mt. Vernon
Eugene
Ottawa
Floyd
Stone Park
Poulson- Freeman
Lloyd Lashley
Brady Cemetery
West Frankfort Starts Summer Recreation Program Activities
The West Frankfort summer recreation program begins with a full day of activities for children and swimming lessons. It features 87 events including band shell concerts, Little League baseball, senior activities, and a free western rodeo. Future events include a June 17 parade and a Battle of the Bands.
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West Frankfort
Crab Orchard Club
Joe Browning
Frankfort
Ted Flickenger
Carbondale
Man free on bonds in Johnston City stabbing case
Tom Webb 50 of Spillertown freed on 15000 bond in the stabbing of Donald Goddard 35 of Johnston City at the Corner Tavern. Dean West former Williamson County sheriff and Webb supervisor on an Interstate 57 crew and Bill Hill Marion signed the bonds. Goddard was slashed in the stomach back and left arm and is in fair condition at Marion Memorial Hospital. Webb faces attempted murder aggravated assault and reckless conduct charges.
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Tom Webb
Spillertown
Donald Goddard
S. Adams St
Johnston City
Dean West
Williamson County
Webb
Bill Hill
Marion
Goddard
Harold Farner
Marion Memorial Hospital
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Southern Illinois University Home Economics
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Board of Education
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Victor Graham
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Roscoe Bush
Riggin Funeral Home
SIU Chairman
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Harry Bennett
CABOT
England
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Southern Illinoisan Inc
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