Editors Call For Modern Polling In Newsrooms
At a Southern Illinois University journalism conference editor researchers like Gerhart Wiebe urged adoption of scientific public opinion sampling. He warned editors against assuming the public voice and urged education in polling methods to avoid hazy or inaccurate claims.
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Gerhart Wiebe
Elmo Roper and Associates
New York
Southern Illinois University
Wiebe
Charles Liepmann
Department of Communications In Education
New York University
American Society of Journalism
SIU
Howard R. Long
SIU Journalism Dept
John E. Grinnell
Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Irving Dilliard
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Marion man Frank Clendenin dies at 65
Frank I. Clendenin 65 of 1103 E Charles St Marion died at 1 30 p m Thursday at his home He was born in Stonefort March 6 1895 son of John and Mary Upchurch Clendenin He married Lois Gillman in St Louis Aug 2 1939 He was a miner and last worked as elevator operator at St Francis Hospital Evanston He leaves his wife stepchildren sister and seven step grandchildren Services will be 2 p m Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev J W Hogg officiating Burial in Rosehill Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today
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Frank I. Clendenin
E. Charles St
Marion
Stonefort
John
Mary Upchurch Clendenin
Lois Gillman
St. Louis
Clendenin
St. Francis Hospital
Evanston
Two Hurt When Truck Rolls On Rt 51 Near Carbondale
Neal Gurley 25 and Joe Spencer 23 were reported in good condition today at Holden Hospital after a truck loaded with heavy weights rolled over on Rt 51 south of Carbondale. Anna, a hitchhiker from Anna, was taken for evaluation. The driver, from St. Charles Missouri, lost control near Boskeydell road while rounding a curve.
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Rt. 51
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Neal Gurley
Anna
Joe Spencer
St. Charles
Boskeydell Road
Pounds Hollow Scenic and Historic Tour Featured Spot in Gallatin County
Carbondale Park District hosts its third scenic and historic tour with Pounds Hollow Recreation area in Gallatin County as the featured spot. Tour leaves Carbondale Community Center at 8 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. Participants may swim at Pounds Hollow and visit sites such as the Old Indian Salt Works on Saline River near Equality and the Kaskaskia Experimental Forest near Karber's Ridge.
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Pounds Hollow
Gallatin County
Carbondale Park District
Norman E. Moore
Pounds Hollow Lake
Carbondale Community Center
Pounds Helow
Old Indian Salt Works
Saline River
Equality
Pounds
High Knob
Footprint Rock
Noah’s Landing
Kaskaskia Experimental Forest
Karber’s Ridge
Williams Hill
Illinois Ozarks
Fairy Cliff
Improper Pass Resulted in County Fine
Marion Aubrey England of Paduah Ky was fined 15 dollars including costs by Justice of the Peace Elmer Farmer on a state ticket for an improper passing issued by State Trooper Charles Whittington.
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Marion
Aubrey England
Paducah
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Charles Whittington
Layer Leaves SIU for Fulbright Year in Europe
Robert G. Layer SIU economics chair departs with his family for a year as a Fulbright lecturer in Bologna Italy starting September. He will teach American economic institutions and history at the Institute for Advanced International Studies sponsored by Johns Hopkins and study European economic conditions before returning for SIU’s 1961 summer session.
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Robert G. Layer
Southern Illinois University
Europe
Layer
Institute For Advanced International Studies
Bologna
Italy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
SIU
Layers
Hillcrest Dr
Carbondale
Wheel Tax Drive Moves Forward in Carbondale
Carbondale city clerk will begin checking for residents who have not bought wheel tax stickers. Notices will be sent, followed by a summons requiring payment of court costs and sticker purchases. By Thursday 1,640 passenger car stickers were sold, with heavy sales today. last year 2,800+ were sold.
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Carbondale
Elisabeth Leighty
Airport Authority board adjusts meeting date
President Phil Kimmel announced the Southern Illinois Airport Authority Board will meet on June 27 instead of June 20. Regular meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday each month in the airport administration building.
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Southern Illinois Airport Authority Board
Phil Kimmel
Colp Resident dies in Alton
Ward Greer an elderly Colp man died at 7 55 a m today in Alton Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Keathly Funeral Home Colp
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Ward Greer
Colp
Alton
Keathly Funeral Home
IPA Plans Meet By Shawnee Division Police Assn
The Shawnee Division of the Illinois Police Assn plans a meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Du Quoin American Legion. The Southern Illinoisan is a daily paper serving Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and other cities with AP content and local news.
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Illinois Police Assn
du Quoin
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publicians, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Southern Mindsan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
West Frankfort principal decision delayed after salary dispute
The West Frankfort Board defers a hiring decision for principal Harry McClintock awaiting a meeting with McClintock and unit district superintendent Clyde Corn. A split board heard claims of a $10,000 salary offer and set an $8,000 to $10,000 pay range, awaiting resolution.
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Harry McClintock
West Frankfort
McClintock
Clyde Corn
Bonifield
Corn
Te Navy
Roanoke-Benson
Taylor
Corn and McClintock
Marion Lions to Sponsor Stock Car Races at Fairgrounds
The Marion Lions Club will host stock car racing Saturday night at the Williamson County Fairgrounds. Time trials begin at 7 30 p m with races at 8 p m including several heat races, a handicap, a semi feature and a 25 lap feature. A Fourth of July fireworks display is planned at the next races.
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Marion Lions Club
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Marion Lions
Frankfort Plan Outlined for July Frankfort Meeting
The City Plan Commission will hear a near final outline of a West Frankfort city plan at its July meeting. Layton Layton and Rohr bach of St. Louis prepared the report with city and federal funds. Commission chairman William Gill said the July 13 session will present proposal outlines and later questions.
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West Frankfort
City Plan Commission
Layton, Layton and Rohrbach
St. Louis
William Gill
Commission
Gill
Gerwin Rohrbach
Holden Receives Renewal of Hospital Accreditation
Holden Hospital in Carbondale was renewed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The commission, including members from the American College of Physicians and other bodies, noted Dr Irma McFadden visited May 16 and approved Holden’s procedures and practices.
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Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Hos
The
American College of Physicians, American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Assn
American Medical
Irma McFadden
Commission
Marie S. Dobbs
E. M. Carman
Maurice Winn
McFadden
Holden
Fire damages home on West Boulevard in Marion
Firefighters were called to the home of O. K. McWilliams at 107 West Boulevard at 9 15 this morning. An automatic washer in the basement shorted causing minor damage.
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Marion
O. K. McWilliams
W. Boulevard
Couple seeks judge to perform weddings after traffic fines
Norman Oklahoma city judge John W. Ryle faces two men who were fined on traffic charges returning with their fiancées to request marriage. Each pair arrived with their brides to be seeking nuptials from the judge.
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Norman, Okla
John W. Ryle
Commission Pushes More Hospital Autopsies for Research
The commission seeks to raise hospital autopsy numbers and implement bookkeeping changes. Medical groups backing the move emphasize post-mortem findings as important for research and clinical understanding.
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Commission
SIU Musicians Attend Symphony Meeting
Four Southern Illinois University musicians join the national convention of the Symphony Orchestra League in St. Louis from today through Saturday. Conductor Carmine Ficocelli and William Tarwater join students Beverly Holmes and Judith Keene from SIU as members of the Southern Illinois Symphony attend the event at the Chase Hotel hosted with lectures by John D. Rockefeller III.
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Southern Illinois University
Symphony Orchestra League
St. Louis
John D.rockefeller III
New New York Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
Chase ‘Hotel
SIU
Carmine Ficocelli
William Tarwater
University School
Beverly Holmes
Sparta
Judith Keene
Pinckneyville
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