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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1969
Page
7
In Springfield the week features stalled open housing and congressional reapportionment amid budget pressures. Bills on gun registration, private college bonds, and a nonpublic school aid clash with committees, while three new departments and an abolition reshape executive reform efforts.
The Williamson County jury commission sent questionnaires to 2,488 residents to screen potential jurors for future trials. Those not returning them may face contempt of court. The mailing covered Blairsville Carterville Grassy Townships and Herrin Provinces 1 through 5 with another batch planned later this year.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee advanced a bill to limit a Congress called convention to the subjects named in state applications. Delegates would be elected per district with individual votes, and amendments would need three-fourths state approval. Petitions stay valid for seven years unless rescinded.
Gov Richard B Ogilvie backed a 14 million direct state aid plan for private colleges and universities that failed in the House. The bill, opposed by few votes, would have provided 500 dollar subsidies per scholarship and extra subsidies per student level, with the State Board of Higher Education already endorsing the principle of aid.
Apollo 11 mission officials extend lunar orbit by four hours to improve comms with Goldstone dish. Armstrong to become first on the moon at 1 09 a m July 21 with Aldrin 27 minutes later. Collins remains in lunar orbit aboard the command ship for 59.4 hours.
Joe L. White, 69, of 5135 Eck Herrin Street Herrin, died at 12 30 p.m. Saturday in Herrin Hospital after about two months illness. He operated White's Garage with son Charles and brother Eddie since 1920 at 400% Ni Park Ave. Born October 1 1899 in Shenandoah Pennsylvania he was married December 31 1987 in Herrin to Mary Lenkutis. Survived by wife two sons Charles Herrin and Bob Energy two sisters and two brothers. Funeral 1 30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with burial East Lawns Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Memorial services 7 30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Carol Coventry wife of Australian graduate student Robert Coventry has been named Dame of the Year by the Dames Club at Southern Hingis University. She is a student and daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Sheldon of Route 3 Murphysboro. The club honors wives of SIU students and married students.
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