SIU Board Debates Moving to One City Water Rate
A two member SIU board committee urged the university to begin paying the city of Carbondale’s proposed universal water rate once the city ordinance passes. The plan would abolish the commercial industrial rate, making all users pay the same residential rate. University officials warned over possible back payments and construction cost damages.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Carbondale
Martin van Brown
Brown
SIU
Cedar Lake
Eckert
University
William Schmidt
Lake
Schmidt
Hans Fischer
Selmier-Peerless Laundry
New Era Dairy
Carbondale board reaffirms Emerald Lane busing plan
Emerald Lane area parents walk out as Carbondale Grade School Board upholds the Emerald Lane busing plan to move 45 students from Winkler School to Thomas School next fall amid calls for alternatives. The meeting yielded a new committee to study community advisory input while tensions and questions linger about open discussion and plans for Parrish Acres inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
Emerald Lane
Clifford Neill
Emerald Lane Area
Winkler
Thomas School
Dr. Neill
Frank Stonemark
Meadel Lane
Jerry Lacey
Stonemark
Martin Stonemark
Edgar Patterson
Laurence Martin
Martin
Prin
Cipals
Parrish Acres
Neill
Dean Justice
Chautauqua and
Freeman Streets
Lewis School
Justice
Parrish
Supt. Martin
Oakland Avenue
Terry Thalman
Charles Richardson
Lacey
Winkler School
Elm Street
Du Quoin Board Approves Grade Based Schooling Plan
Du Quoin unit school board votes 4 to 3 to group elementary students by grade levels across Wheatley McKinley Lincoln and Ward schools, triggering bus reassignments for 82 first through third graders and 75 fourth graders. Superintendent Whitecotton calls it a major step toward better education despite anticipated negative reaction.
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Bud Farrar
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin
Jacob Whitecotton
John Vancil
Bob Miller
Jackie Bishop
James Herman
Robert Brewner
Marion Harrison
Herman Krone
R. A. Wheatley
Attund McKinley
Lincoln
John B. Ward
West Side
McKinley
Wheatley
Whitecotton
Lorrine E. Smith
Rt. 1
Royalton
Edith York
Ward
Richard Youngman
Rt. 2
Associate Warden Appointment at Marion Federal Penitentiary
Fred A. Frey is named associate warden at Marion federal penitentiary replacing G W Pickett who became warden after Charles E Harris promotion Harris now leads Leavenworth federal penitentiary Frey began at Leavenworth in 1951 rising to chief of classification and parole at Atlanta before serving as Law Enforcement Administration Act coordinator for eight southeastern states He and his wife Irene and daughters Cathy and Debbie reside on the penitentiary reservation with two sons in Atlanta and a married daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Frey
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Frey
G. W. Pickett
Charles E. Harris
Harris
Leavenworth, Kan., Federal Penitentiary
Bureau of Prisons
Leavenworth
St. Mary’s College
Atlanta Ga
Federal Penitentiary
Marion
Irene
Cathy
Debbie
Freys
Atlanta
Moroni Promoted to VP Operations at Old Ben Coal
Eugene T. Moroni is named vice president operations for Old Ben Coal Corp., Chicago. He has served since 1969 as vice president under ground mines with headquarters in Benton and will oversee deep mines in Southern Illinois and Virginia and surface mines in Southern Indiana. Moroni and his family live in Christopher near Benton. Old Ben is a Standard Oil Co. Ohio subsidiary.
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Chicago
Eugene T. Moroni
Old Ben Coal Corp
Benton
Old Ben
Moroni
Illinois
Virginia
Indiana
Christopher
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Railroad tax protest settled in Perry County court
Perry County Circuit Court approved tax objections negotiations by Missouri Pacific and Missouri Illinois Railroads. They paid 17,774 in taxes under protest over three years. 3,147 was refunded, 14,627 to be distributed to county, cities, school districts, road districts, and other taxing bodies. Police briefs list failures to yield and speeding citations in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County
Missouri-Pacific
Missouri-Illinois
Couple remarries legally after county misstep
A Jackson County couple who wed last week without a valid ceremony learned their license was issued in Williamson County. Williamson deputy clerk Earl Jent arranged a second ceremony in Williamson at 4 15 p m Thursday, making the marriage legal and the couple now on a second honeymoon.
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Jackson County
Williamson County
Earl Jent
Murphysboro
Jent
Williamson
Notifica
Rend Lake water flows to Mt. Vernon and Du Quoin in intercity system
Rend Lake water has begun flowing to Mt. Vernon and Du Quoin as the intercity system expands. McLeansboro and Zeigler began receiving water last week with Herrin and Carterville likely to join soon. About 35 people, including several mayors, attended the Bend Lake Water Advisory Council meeting to discuss conversion timing and billing concessions as full 24 hour service nears for 43 southern Illinois communities.
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Rend Lake
Mt. Vernon
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Zeigler
Herrin
Carterville
Bend Lake Water Advisory Council
Benton
Christopher
Lesser
Johnston City
Southern Illinois
Richard Jones
Bend Lake Conservancy District
Jones
John McVey
McVey
Wharton Named Principal of Carbondale CCHS East
Lyndon B. Wharton 34 was hired as principal of Carbondale Community High School East replacing George Kuhn who resigned to head Giant City District. Wharton starts July 1 and brings long Springfield Public Schools experience plus a veteran Army Counterintelligence Corps background.
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Lyndon B. Wharton
Springfield Public Schools
Carbondale Community High School
East
Wharton
George Kuhn
Giant City
Woodstock Community
Woodstock
Herscher High School
Army Counterintelligence Corps
Joyce
Edgewood
William T. Holder
Kuhn
International Business Machine Co
IBM
Illinois postmasters hold Carbondale convention
About 150 postmasters gather for the Illinois branch annual meeting at the Ramada Inn Carbondale Monday and Tuesday. Speakers include Roger Miller of the U S Postal Service, K O William Sandberg and Jack R Bailey. Cobden postmaster W G Caraker chairs. welcomes by Carbondale Mayor Eckert and Postmaster Goforth. Theme is Customer First as the nationwide postal reorganization is discussed.
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Illinois
National League of Postmasters
Ramada Inn
Carbondale
Roger Miller
U. S
Postal Service
Washington, D. C
K. O
William Sandberg
Chicago
Jack R. Bailey
Scio
Ore
Cobden
W. G. Caraker
Neal Eck
Ert
Hubert Goforth
Lewis School principal Mendenall resigns
Lewis School principal George Mendenall resigns and requests reassignment after declaring a hereditary kidney disease. The Carbondale Grade School Board accepted the resignation and will place him elsewhere. A city drive raised nearly 20000 for medical expenses. The board also explores a school breakfast program with hot or cold options and Astrofood study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mendenall
Lewis School
Carbondale
Mendenall
Clifford Neill
Thomas School
Laurence Martin
Mine Report Notes Saturday Operations Excluding Zeigler 4
All mines reported working Saturday except Zeigler 4 which was not active. Report lists status of production sites and notes Zeigler 4 withheld from operations.
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Zeigler
Marion Deaf Education Facility Bill Clears House
The Illinois House approved a bill for a $325000 educational facility for deaf students in Marion by a 141 to 6 vote. Senator Gene Johns of Marion authored the measure and plans to push it in the Senate. Last school year 21 counties sent deaf pupils to classes held in Marion's First Presbyterian Church.
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Marion
Illinois House of Representatives
Gene Johns
Senate
First Presbyterian Church
Spillway road crash injures two Carbondale residents
Two Carbondale residents were injured in separate incidents near Crab Orchard Lake spillway road and Lincoln Drive. Joe Cook, 24, sustained a broken collarbone after his car overturned at 2 45 a m on spillway road. Win some Hollyman, 23, received minor injuries when a scooter overturned near SIU. Paul J Paradis, 24, was treated for minor injuries after a scooter owned by SIU data processing center overturned when he swerved to miss a dog and was charged with failure to reduce speed.
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Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Joe Cook
Marion St
Winsome Hollyman
Paul J. Paradis
Trails West Apartments
Southern Illinois University Health Service
SIU
Paradis
Lincoln Drive
STU Techonolgy
Hodcarriers End Weeklong Picketing at Mark Twain Marine
Members of Hodcarriers Local No 87 return to work at Mark Twain Marine Inc West Frankfort after a Thursday walk out. Union leaders expected to be contacted for explanation while the plant remains in full production. Police brief in Carbondale cites Linda A Millis 30 charged with speeding at $17 fine.
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Hodcarriers Local No. 87
Mark Twain Marine, Inc
West Frankfort
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Earl E. Walker
Harrisburg
Neal Eckert
George Karnes
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Herrin City
Patty Kenetta Plusnick
Meda Rendleman
S. 14Th St
Mike Sortal
Southside School
Helen J. Johnson
Hubert L. Dangbar
CCHS
Southern
Eastern Illinois State College
Northern Ilinois University
Southern Illinois University
Loyola University Bradley University
Illinois State University
Springfield
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regina Maria Shelton
Shonor
Ruben Feliciano
STU
Memphis
Tenn
Larry Jacober
Linda A. Millis
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