Union County Loses EDA Grants Over Unemployment Decline
Union County will no longer qualify for federal EDA grants and loans effective July 1 after an annual review showed unemployment fell below six percent. Other criteria include 25 percent migration and family income under 2400 dollars, leaving Union joining Perry Jefferson and Massac as Southern Illinois counties cut from the program.
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Perry
Jefferson
Massat
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Franklin
Williamson
Saline
Pulaski
Johnson
Pope
Hamilton
Hardin
Gallatin
Alexander
IAHD hires two training specialists to boost staff
Fred Stouder of Carbondale and Mrs. Helen Black of East St Louis are named training specialists for the Illinois Area Human Development Corp Carbondale. Stouder replaces Jerry Robinson as project staffer with a $39,000 annual salary starting May 20. Black, previously with East St Louis Economic Opportunity Council, earns $11,000 annually starting last Monday, as Robinson departs to lead Vermilion County anti poverty efforts in Danville. IAHD, serving 47 counties, holds a $163,075 federal grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity to train agency staff and executive board members. Project director Bailey Williams of Carterville and board chairman James Rea Christopher oversee the offices at 607 W Main St.
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Fred Stouder
Carbondale
Helen Black
East St. Louis
Illinois Area Human Development Corp
AHD
Stouder
William Norman
Jerry Robinson
Black
Economic Opportunity Council
Sal
Robinson
Vermilion County
Anti-Poverty Agency
Danville
IAHD
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bailey Willimas
Carterville
James ‘Rea
Christopher
Main St
Columbia SDS leaders jailed after campus protest
Eight leaders of Columbia University’s Students for a Democratic Society began 30 day contempt terms for defying a court order banning disruptions on the Morningside Heights campus. Justice Charles Marks noted about $12,000 in damage from the sit in while the militants defended their actions as resistance to unjust laws.
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New York
APY
Columbia University
Students For A Democratic Society
Morningside
State Supreme Court
Charles Marks
Marks
Columbia
SDS
Mandrake plant myths of power and deadly screams
A long rooted mandrake was believed to possess superhuman powers. Pulling the roots from the ground was thought to unleash screams that could drive listeners to madness or death based on old lore.
Police Briefs from Carbondale on Parking and Speeding
Henry Frick 15 dollars for illegal parking at Crab Orchard Refuge in Carbondale. Walter Matthews 5 dollars for illegal parking at Crab Orchard Refuge. Derrel Allen 20 dollars for speeding.
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Carbondale
Henry Frick
Crab Orchard Refuge
Walter’ Matthews
Crab Ard
Caer Derrel Allen
Phipps named new state fair chief in Illinois
Springfield AP Raymond W. Phipps named a manager of the Illinois State Fair. At 26 he runs S P Wright and Co and manages WJTL radio in Jacksonville and Capital Information Bureau. The $16 000 a year post awaits Senate confirmation, succeeding Franklin H. Rust whose resignation takes effect Saturday.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Raymond W. Phipps
Phipps
S. P. Wright and Co
Wjtl Radio
Jacksonville
Capital Information Bureau
Illinois Senate
Franklin H. Rust
Newbery Medal Named for British Publisher John Newbery
The Newbery Medal is an annual American Library Association award for the most distinguished contribution to American children’s literature named after British publisher John Newbery.
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American Library Association
John Newbery
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