City Planner Praises Carbondale Efforts in Growth Plan
Former Carbondale resident Carl Smith of Wayne University chairs the Detroit Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission. He praised Carbondale’s plan to ring the city with green belts along creeks, preserve drainage, and develop off street parking. He urged gradual changes downtown and supported land purchases for recreation and scenic uses as the region weighs urban renewal funds and traffic improvements.
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Carbondale
Carl Smith
Wayne University
Detroit Metropolitan Regional Planning Commission
Smith
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Albert Shafferd Jr
City Plan Commission
Gerwin Rohrbach
Niehrbach
Detroit
Commission
Rohrbach
CCHS
Sruth
Carbondale Community High School
Southern Ilinois University
Marion High School
State University of Iowa
Hettie T. Smith
S. University Ave
Blood Drive Short of Quota in Williamson County
A two day Red Cross Bloodobile visit to Williamson County collected 339 pints, short of the 387 pint quota. In Herrin 190 registered and 136 donated. Marion saw 203 pints from 226 registrants with 70 new donors. Dr. James Gladson of Herrin leads the county drive.
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Red Cross
Williamson County
Herrin
Marion
James Gladson
SIU Geology Camp Set to Open Monday
Eleven Southern Illinois University geology students will study rocks in Southern Illinois and parts of Missouri for six weeks under SIU geologist Deway James. The camp HQ will be at Giant City State Park starting Monday.
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Southern Illinois University
Ilinois
Missouri
Deway James
SIU
Geology Carp
Giant City State Park
Fish Noises Recorded to Lure Fish for Nets
The Japanese Fishery Agency aims to record underwater fish noises with submarine microphones and broadcast them into the ocean to attract fish into nets. The method, described in the AP report, envisions amplifying natural sounds to improve catch efficiency.
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Tokyo
Japanese Fishery Agency
Iiee
Appeal Still Pending In Sparta School District Case
A pending appeal over forming a Sparta Township High School unit district may be filed Monday. The plan, sought by resident petitioners, would shift to a single unit for Sparta Township. Opponents Evansville and Tilden area residents fear changes to district boundaries and funding. The unit would start by Sept. 1 for the 1961 62 year, with officials noting potential gains in state aid and addressing a prior deficit.
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Sparta Unit
Randolph Circuit
Harold Farmer
Nedj Carlton
Sparta Township
Evansville
Tilden
Asst
Vincent Birchler
Birehler
Harrold Hahr
Sparta Township High School Board of Education
Biiehler
Carlton
Illinois House keeps rural co op power bill alive
In Chicago on June 17 AP reports a bill to exempt rural electric cooperatives from state regulation remains alive in the Illinois House. Rep. James D. Holloway says he will seek another vote next week as a vote tally was 89 on machine count, but one supporter was absent on verification. The bill’s passage could shift power rate disputes from ICC to law, affecting co ops and utilities across downstate areas.
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Ilinois
House of Representatives
James D. Holloway
Dsparta
House
Holloway
Leo Pfeffer
D-Seymour
ICC
Norr
Chicago
Uuli
Blue Island
Chase Power
O'Hare
Nike Air Defense
Arlington Heights
Sko
Kie Lagoon
Lemont
Addison
Jertyville
Fi Sheridan
Fala
Illinois
Dutch Plane Victim Found Near Cairo Crash Site
A Dutch Electra airplane crash near Cairo International Airport claimed multiple lives. On June 17 search teams recovered the body of a 2-year-old girl and another victim, with forty persons still listed as missing. The disaster prompted ongoing salvage efforts and international concern.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cairo Internaonal Airport
Iso
Army Reserve and defense projects funding list in Illinois
A detailed Illinois funding summary lists Army Reserve Center projects at Galesburg Aurora Champaign Urbana and other bases including Chanute AFB Rantoul and Savannah Depot. It also notes dams levees and water lines with multi hundred thousand dollar figures and bids. The report adds tomatoes as the top US stock crop with a 1960 harvest valued around 250 million dollars, nearly double the next crop.
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U.S. Army Reserve Center
Galesburg
Rock Island Arsenal
Beardstown
Valley
Lost Creek
Army Reserve Center
Aurora
Champaign - Urbana
Chanute Afb
Rantoul
Neoga
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Belleville Air Station
Nike
Hecker
United States
Jerop
Lethuce
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University
Southwest
Garl Smith
Mass
Pauline Dixon
N. Connor St
West Main Street
Dewey Duncan
S. Liberty St
John M. Wright
Freeman St
Wright
Main
Duncan
Miss Dixon
Willian Bower
Anna
J. L. Gillihan
Mr. Carmel
Avyenna
Bower
Gill Zhan
Gillihan
Raymond Cunningham
E. College St
George Chen
E. Collepest
Cunningham
Chen
East College
Alberta Taylor
Chittyville
North Park
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ingia Publications
West
Main Street
North 16Th Street
12Th Street
Murphysboro
Minot
Southern Trinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Herrin City Hall
Williamson County Taxpayer's League
Berse Emery
Army
Hlina
Pfeffer
Channahon
Joliet
Morris
Dresden
Lockport
Starved Rock
Air Force
Greater Peoria
Illinois Supreme Court
Ingis
Southern Ilinois Distribution Co
Steeleville
Eldorado
Dongola
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, Inc
Ma|ition
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
Springfield
Iinois Power Co
Decatur
Southern Linois Power
BROWN
Colombo
Limatimer
Brown & Colombo
Labor Day
Rosemary Clooney
Nelson Eddy
Gale Sherwood
M. GO
du Quoin State Fair
du Quoin
Ill
Zwice & Goldsmith
Wash & Wear
Herrin and
Zwick & Goldsmith
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