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Program Builds Volunteer Base for Start Program in Carbondale
Carbondale's seven week Head Start program seeks volunteers and hired staff to aid culturally disadvantaged pre school children. Monroe Deming leads setup with four paid teachers at $100 weekly and four teacher aides. Classes run at Lincoln and Thomas schools serving up to 60 children east of the Illinois Central tracks, with targeted funding from federal and local sources.
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Carbondale
Mondev
Deming
Edward Charles
E. Snider
Mary Kensdale
N. Bridge St
Robert Perkins
E. Birch
Lenis Turley
E. Monroe St
Kensdale
Turley
Lincoln
Charles
Perkins
Thomas
Illinois Central Railroad
Northeast
Commission For Economic Opportunity