Primary Voters Set for House Senate Ballots in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for the House and Senate. In the 21st District Rep Kenneth Gray faces Victor M. Drysdale Sr. of Herrin. the 56th to 59th districts feature multiple Democrats and Republicans from counties including St Clair Monroe Williamson Franklin and Jackson. Incumbents vie with challengers across districts 57 58 and 59 in a wide slate of races.
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Illinois
Kenneth Gray
West
Frankfort
Victor M. Drysdale Sr
Herrin
House
Senate
St. Clair
Monroe
Washington
Randolph
Perry Jackson
Union
Alexander
Frank Bleyer
Carbondale
Dean R. Hammack
Pinckneyville
John Gilbert
Williamson
Franklin
Johnson
Pulaski
Saline
Pope
Massac
White
Galatia
Hardin
Paul A. Zeigler
Carmi
William Grindle
Roy Curtis Samall
Harisburg
James Lavern Sanders
West Frankfort
John R. Heaton
Delmar R. Mitchell
Johnston City
Elmer Jenkins
Benton
Perry
James D. Holloway
Sparta
Leo B. Obermuesemann
O’fallon
Phillip R. Taylor
Belleville
William J. Cunningham
Pinckney
Four Polls Move in Jackson County Primary
Jackson County voters will cast ballots at four new polls on Tuesday. Makanda 2 and Elk 1 shifted to Pomona Ridge school, Elk 3 to the community building, and Carbondale No. 10 from Hubert Chapman Trailer Court to Grace Methodist Church. Hours remain 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Jackson County
Makanda
Elk
Carbondale
Wagner
Pomona Ridge
Elk 1
Town Hall
Skarupa
Carbondale No. 10
Hubert Chapman
E. Park St
Grace Methodist
S. Marion St
Steeple Work Begins on St. Andrew's Murphysboro
Workmen from William Baker Co. Venice clean and repair the 150 foot St. Andrew's Catholic Church steeple in Murphysboro. A new roof will be added and the cross top gold leafed. The 49 year old building has been sandblasted and tuck pointed. Roof work on the main church starts next week. Rev. Fred Renschen is pastor.
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William Baker Co
Venice
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Fred Renschen
Treasurer One Contest In Jackson County
One primary Tuesday will decide the nomination for Jackson County treasurer Two Democrats Murphysboro residents Louis Russell and Thornton Bellm seek the nomination Paul Stearns Carbondale runs unopposed for Republican treasurer Also unopposed Republicans Raymond Mileur Murphysboro for county clerk Herman Pollack Carbondale for sheriff Democrats unopposed include incumbent Delmar Ward Murphysboro for county clerk incumbent Monroe Deming Carbondale for superintendent of schools and Raymond Dillinger Carbondale for sheriff
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Jackson County
Louis Russell
Thornton Bellm
Murphysboro
Paul Stearns
Carbondale
Raymond Mileur
Herman Pollack
Delmar Ward
Monroe Deming
Raymond Dillinger
France Plans Air Pullout from West Germany
Bonn sources say France intends to remove two air force squadrons from southwestern Germany after quitting the North Atlantic Alliance command, regardless of talks on ground troops. The move aims to avoid automatic involvement in war, officials indicated.
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Bonn
Germany
France
West Germany
North Atlantic Alliance
Karl Guenther von Hase
Johnson pledges aid for the handicapped at Gallaudet
President Johnson delivered an unscheduled commencement address translated into sign language for Gallaudet College graduates pledging to move ahead for the handicapped people of this nation. Gallaudet, the only college for the deaf, was chartered in 1864 with government financing and Johnson as ex officio patron.
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College For the Deaf
Johnson
Gallaudet College
Lincoln
Williamson Primary Voters Face Two Democratic Contests
In Williamson County, Democrats vote Tuesday in two contested races for treasurer and sheriff. Incumbent sheriff Miller, and deputies Humphrey Long and Rowland are among Democratic contenders. several Marion and Herrin candidates contest for treasurer and sheriff with other Democratic offices uncontested. Republicans have no competitive races. Polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Committeemen will be elected in all 52 precincts. Nominees advance to the November general election.
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Williamson County
Herrin Township
N. Park Ave
Ethel Fallon
Marion
Carl Miller
Herrin
William Humphrey
Earl Long
Johnston City
Rex Rowland
Paulton
Lonnie Priest
Guy Baker
Herman White
Miller
Humphrey
Long
Rowland
Charles E. Harris
Oscar
Herrin Council to Feature Free Films After Sessions
The Herrin City Council will screen a half hour film tonight titled Water Bill USA narrated by Walter Cronkite. The film on America's water problems follows the council session at 7 p.m. in the City Library conference room and aims to inform officials and attract citizen attendance.
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Herrin
Jack McCarty
Walter Cronkite
Carbondale Disturbance Students Plead Innocent
Sixteen Southern Illinois University students faced arraignment in Jackson County Circuit Court over a disturbance in Carbondale. Eight charged with mob action and eight with disorderly conduct await October jury sessions. bonds extended and non jury trial options noted. Judge Wright urged responsibility and warned of broader university impact.
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Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Carbondale
C. E. Wright
Circuit Court
Wright
Donald A. Ball
Rt. 3
Kewanee
James J. Urbanik
Wall Street Quadrangle
Joliet
Richard Beallis
S. Washington St
Aurora
Walter Wasche
Burlison St
Jeff Land
New York City
Jeff Stevenson
Mulberry St
Pinckneyville
Randolph Symon
Billy Bryan Drive
Francis W. Blickensderfer
Oreana
Thin line between pranks and mob action described
In a column from The Southern Illinoisan editor Ben Gelman argues what counts as disorderly conduct and mob action, citing SIU disturbances in Carbondale. He reviews state mob action and disorderly conduct laws, the penalties, and how spectators may face jail, urging clearer teaching of laws and careful public reaction.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Morris
Cain
Abel
Paradise
Adam and
Eve
Council discusses manager ordinance at Carbondale meeting
Carbondale city council met with Mayor D Blaney Miller and Corporation Counsel J Edward Helton to discuss a city manager government ordinance. Helton, who offered resignation last week, has withdrawn and remains city attorney. A later council meeting will hear the revised plan amid calls for public discussion and healing a community split.
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Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Corp
J. Edward Helton
Helton
Miller
William Eaton
Frank Kirk
Southern Illinois counties lose EDA loan eligibility
Five southern Illinois counties Perry Jefferson Hamilton Massac and White lose EDA loan eligibility after June 30 while remaining eligible for public works loans. Fourteen other counties including Coles Cumberland Edwards Wabash Wayne Bond Carroll Clinton Marion Macoupin Christian Montgomery and Monroe also become ineligible. Franklin Williamson Union stay eligible, Jackson County remains not eligible. Decertification does not affect pending or approved programs.
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Illinois
Economic Development Administration
Perry
Jefferson
Hamilton
Massac
White
Coles
Cumberland
Edwards
Wabash
Wayne
Bond
Carroll
Clinton
Marion
Macoupin
Christian
Montgomery
Marshall
Monroe
Franklin
Williamson
Union
Jackson County
C. Hall Fleming
EDA
Herrin
The
Old Area Redevelopment Administration
Technical Tape Corp
Carbondale
Earth scoop on Rt 13 between Carbondale and Carterville
An earth scoop capable of taking 50 cubic yard bites grades south lanes on Route 13 between Carbondale and Carterville. The scoop is powered by two tracked moving machines. A total of about
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Rt. 13
Carbondale
Carterville
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Brandon Lad
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