Carbondale council approves tax increases and actions
The Carbondale city council raised the gas electricity telephone and telegraph tax to five percent with a new five percent water tax effective July 1. The measures aim to generate about $55 000 more revenue for the remaining fiscal year. The council also waived a water and sewer assessment for a university field office and approved a 30 student summer Youth Corps program with conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Stafford
Carbondale
Frank Kirk
C. William Norman
Norman
William Eaton
Eaton
Joseph Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Southern Ilinois University
Larch Street
Conner
Barnes Streets
Walter G. Robinson, Jr
Marion council names Bleyer to police and fire board
James Bleyer, an attorney, was appointed to the Police and Fire Merit Board by the Marion City Council to fill a three year term replacing Bob Annip. Three Marion Carnegie Library Board members were reappointed for three years. Edwin Soldner was reappointed to a five year term on the Marion Memorial Hospital Board. City vehicles used 2,175 gallons of gasoline in May with an estimated saving of 567 dollars. bids on a new gasoline contract are due at the next meeting. Mayor Butler noted a letter from the Illinois Building Authority about the regional office building and said bids were to be opened June 11 and June 15 but he has received no further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Randall Nelson
Nelson
Illinois Farmers Union
Council
Carbondale
Bruce Allen
Lincoln
John Jamer
Southern Illinois University
Elbert Simon
Carbondale Employment Resource Center
Henry Slaughter
Illinois Youth Commission
Eaton
Carbondale Young Men’s Christian Association
Doctors Hospital
Elijah Thames
James Bleyer
Police and Fire Merit Board
Marion City Council
Bleyer
Bob Annip
Marion Carnegien Library Board
Pearl Powell
Albert Kaeser
Olie Musgraves
Robert Wallace
Edwin Soldner
Marion Memorial Hospital
Everett Jeter
Jeter
Robert Butler
William P. Ford
Illinois Building Authority
Marion
Butler
Ford
IBA
Fox Cleaners
Gray, Hunter, Stenn and Co
James W. Sanders
Illinois School Board Association Board of Directors
Orland Stanley
Stanley
du Quoin
James A. Wilbern
Illinois
Wilbern
Marion school board approves 131936 fire code contracts
Marion Unit Two Board of Education approved fire code work contracts totaling 131 936 for the Junior High School. Negotiations trimmed bids from June 6, reducing costs by omitting non essential work. The board plans about 10 000 on hand for emergencies and deferred portions from Creal Springs and general work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
William Armstrong
Creal Springs
F. E. Holmes
Marion
Atkisson Plumbing and Heating Co
Johnson Electric Co
Anna
Pittsburg
Larry Groves
Cahokia
Margaret Carter
St. Louis
Joseph Hovance
Cooperative Outdoor Project
New Jersey
Louis Flack
Eden Theological Seminary
Post Office bid totals $89,000
Grohne Co. of Decatur submitted the sole bid of 89000 dollars for air conditioning heating and repairing the Eldorado Post Office. Bids were opened by the General Services Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ap) Grohne Co
Decatur
Eldorado
General Services Administration
Greta joins Carbondale city council meetings
Council member Randall Nelson introduces Greta the 22 month old German Shepherd guide dog at a city council meeting. Greta replaces Boots who died in April. Mayor David Keene urges the audience to welcome Greta as Nelson quips she is brighter than her master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Randall Nelson
Nelson
Greta
Boots
David Keene
Everingham Named New Carbondale Code Enforcement Chief
George L. Everingham Jr., now heading Carbondale's Buildings and Zoning Department, replaces Thomas Easterly who resigned March 1. The council approved renaming the office to Code Enforcement and will enact the change by ordinance. Everingham began today at City Hall, with next week’s move to the Public Works Building. He comes from Southern Illinois University housing facilities and previously worked seven years as a materials engineer in Newark. Starting salary is 9500 dollars. David Meier hired as city book keeper in finance, salary 5720 dollars, replacing vacancy created when Charles Simon transferred to B Z Department. Meier previously worked in Allen Industries accounting, Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Everingham Jr
S. Dixon Ave
Carbondale
Thomas Easterly
Everingham
C. William Norman
Code Enforcement Department
City Hall
Public Works
Southern Illinois University
Newark, N. J
David Meier
Charles Simon
Meier
Allen Industries
Herrin
Loot Recovered in Multi-City Burglary Probe
Police recover loot from a Carbondale apartment and link it to thefts in Carbondale, Murphysboro, Champaign, Harrisburg and Cape Girardeau. Cecil Overstreet, 23, faces theft over $150 charges. two other suspects to be charged. Loot include guns, clothing, a TV, radios, cameras, syringes, and possible narcotics. Overstreet held in Jackson County Jail.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Champaign
Harrisburg
Cape Girardeau
Jack Hazel
E. Park St
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Cecil Overstreet
Park Street
East Park Street
Hazel
Circuit Court
Overstreet
Rend Lake College faces eyesore concern over power line plan
Rend Lake College board weighs Tri County Electric’s proposal to route a 138 kilovolt line near the future campus. Officials fear visual impact and possible interference though an expert saw no major electrical effects. Underground service possible. decision delayed pending further study. The board also approves policy manual changes and a college accreditation self study ahead of a fall site visit.
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Rend Lake College
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Herb Downey
Tri- County
Allen Baker
Pinckneyville
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
College Board
Greater Egypt
Downey
Tri-County Electric
Waltonville
Bonnie
Tri-County
Illinois Power Company
SIU students file appeals on expulsion
Three of eight Southern Illinois University students expelled for an alleged attempt to break into President Morris's office have filed formal appeals. The appeals, by Patrick Vannahmen Godfrey Lorenzo Bell and Theodore Dawson, were sent ahead of a Board of Trustees hearing in Edwardsville Friday where punishment could be reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Paul Morrill
Patrick R. Vannahmen
Godfrey
Lorenzo V. Bell
Theodore R. Dawson
Chicago
SIU Board of Trustees
Edwardsville
Citizens plan talks with governor on recall delays
The Du Quoin and Olney citizen committees will meet Governor Samuel Shapiro in Springfield to urge reform of recall statutes and reduce court delays. They criticized lenient rulings that extend recall deadlines as Du Quoin faces a recall vote against two city commissioners. The appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court could stretch into 1968, with February primaries and April general elections setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin Citizen’s Committee
Citizens Committee
Olney
Samuel Shapiro
Aftenoon
Springfield
Gov. Shapiro
James A. Wilbern
du Quoin
Wilbern
Citizen’s Committee
Tom Moss
Jerome Roznowski
Illinois Supreme Court
Jack Struck
Anton Berg
Jack Malinee
Circuit Court
Don Johnson
Fire and Police
Logan College Eyes Renting Space at Herrin High School
John A. Logan College considers leasing Herrin High School classrooms after 4 p.m. for fall classes. Superintendent Russell Emery and college president Dr. Nathan Ivey discussed needs including 10 rooms for physics, chemistry, biology and drafting labs and a typing room. Emery will compare with Rend Lake College’s lease at Mt Vernon High School during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan College
Herrin High School
Herrin
Russell Emery
Nathan Ivey
Emery
Mt. Vernon High School
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake
Herrin Board Approves Teacher Salary Schedule
Herrin Unit School District Board approves a new teacher salary scale costing $86,621 next year. The plan, designed to meet 1969 70 state requirements, mirrors Marion Unit Two and raises maximums from $8 961 to $9 300 with 13 years experience and partial doctorates. Some veteran teachers object to proportionally smaller increases. The board also awarded Lillich Post Control an $850 extermination contract for mites at the educational services center, with Orkin offering $748 plus $245 to extend five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Unit
Marion Unit Two
Russell Emery
Emery
Lillich Post Control of
Herrin
Educational Services
Sunnyside
Orkin Exterminating Co
Marion
Lillich
Recall vote set for two Du Quoin city commissioners
Two Du Quoin councilmen, Jerome Roznowski and Tom Moss, face a Saturday recall election over building and safety codes enacted in 1967. Citizens oppose the codes but say the vote is a confidence measure in the officials and city administration. If recalled, the council may appoint successors or call a special election. Primary February 1969 and general April 1969 set timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Roznowski
du Quoin
Don Johnson
Johnson
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Carbondale Council
George Fleerlage
CATV
East Freeman
East College Streets
Marion Council
Marion School Board
George Everingham
Don A. Sturtzman
St. Anne
University City
Sturtzman
Richman
James Rossiter
Rend College
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