Carbondale weighs industrial development division plan
Carbondale City Council will consider creating an industrial development division within the department of community development. City Manager Carroll J. Fry proposes using industrial revenue bonds to fund a new plant and to hire SIU loaned staff to lead the division. Fry notes Winona’s use of bonds and outlines a site and profile program for future industry.
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Carbondale
Carroll J. Fry
Southern Ilinois University
Division of Industrial Development
Department of Community Development
Fry
Minnesota
Winona
Phil Baewer
Chicago
SIU
Stanton Bond
Theity
Youth Conservation Corps camps repair and build in Illinos sites
Youths from Illinois YCC camps work on projects in Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge and Shawnee National Forest. The two camps, one at SIU Outdoor Laboratory and the other at Kaskaskia, are part of a three year federal pilot funded program now in year two.
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Ilinois
Youth Conservation Corps
Crab Orchard Wildlife
YCC
Shawnee National Forest
Southern Illinois University
Kaskaskia Experimental Forest
Elizabethtown
Illinois
SIU
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Richard Nixon
Crab Orchard Wildlife Area
Kaskaskia
Outdoor Laboratory
Devil’s Kitchen
Little Grassy Lake
Shawnee Forest
Outdoor Education Laboratory
Mississippi
Iowa
Missouri
Milinois
Williamson board to set tax review schedule hearings
Williamson County Commissioners began as the Board of Review to hear 1973 property assessment complaints. Wade Rowatt will set hearing schedules. sessions run through summer. The board reappointed Robert Williams and Dr. Robert Smothers to terms on the Franklin Williamson Bi-County Health Department.
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Board of Review
Sinks
Robert Williams
Johnston City
Robert Smothers
Marion
Franklin Williamson
Steeleville Man Injured In Early Morning Crash
Gary R. Osteen, 21, of Steeleville, suffered major injuries when his car overturned on a Randolph County road at 2:30 a.m. He was taken to St. Clements Hospital, Red Bud. Robert William Lanning, 17, and Terry Riley, 17, both Shawneetown youths, were treated at a Harrisburg hospital after their vehicle left Rt. 45 and plunged down an embankment at 2:30 a.m.
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Gary R. Osteen
Steeleville
Randolph County
Rt. 154
Osteen
St. Clements Hospital
Red Bud
Robert William Lanning
Terry Riley
Shawneetown
Harrisburg
Lanning
Rt. 45
SIU student president-elect faces eligibility dispute over grades
Jon Taylor, SIU Carbondale president-elect, plans a 1 p.m. press conference to discuss being barred from office over a low grade point average from John A. Logan College. SIU awaits registrar word on whether transferred grades count toward eligibility.
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Southern
Taylor
SIU
John A. Logan College
Busch
Delayed road projects to resume after quarry strike
Workers at 10 Southern Illinois Rock quarries end a month long strike after a three year contract ratified 76 to 49 in Harrisburg. The agreement adds 40 cents an hour per year and time and a half on Saturdays, enabling Herrin street oil and chip work to begin this week and reduce project delays.
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Southern Illinois
Harrisburg
International Union of Operating Engineers
Wardell Riggs
Riggs
Marion
Illinois
Herrin
John McVey
E.T
Orient Nos 4 and 6 mine walkouts at Waltonville and Johnston City
The Freeman Coal Mining Corp reports Orient No 6 at Waltonville idle due to a wildcat strike with about 300 miners affected while Orient No 4 at Johnston City operates with partial crews after Friday and Saturday walkouts in protest of a Bureau of Mines Safety Inspector action. Officials were unavailable for comment.
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Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Waltonville
Orient No. 6
Orient
Ston City
Bureau of Mines
Orient No. 4
Herrin plant strike seeks 7 cent rise for 15 workers
About 15 Christopher Industries employees at Herrin join La borers International Union Local 705 in a wage dispute after their contract expired June 1. Machinists upholsterers and handlers seek a 7 cent raise over three years. meeting set for Wednesday at the West Frankfort union hall to discuss negotiations.
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Christopher Industries Inc
Herrin
Laborers International Union Local 705
Barbara Rhine
West Frankfort
Herrin Roofers Back Off As Contract Talks Continue
Herrin roofer Elmer Baccus says he is ready to sign with United States Tile and Composition Roofers Camp and Waterproofers Local 255 in Mt Vernon. Three of Baccus Roofing workers have picketed since Wednesday over job classification and journeyman status. Baccus says two first year men are recognized as journeymen by the union, while they claim lower wages after insisting carpenters not handle roof adhesive tasks.
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Herrin
Mt. Vernon
Elmer Baccus
Baccus Roofing and Siding Co
N. Park Ave
Gilbert Douglas
Vernon
Baccus
SIU Summer Quarter Opens With Early Registration
The summer quarter begins with evening classes at Southern Illinois University. New and re entry students register today while day classes start Tuesday. Continuing students begin registration and advisement on Wednesday with Thursday as the final advisement and registration day.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Benton man heads tavern operators
Jack Embser of Benton was elected president of the Rend Lake Area 57 Illinois Retail Licensed Beverage Association formed by tavern owners from Franklin Williamson and Jefferson Counties. Other officers include Larry Williams Lessie Evans Jamima Moore Evelyn Winston Paul Aniolowski. Next meeting at 2 p.m. July 19 in the Winston Lounge West City.
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Jack Embser
Benton
Rend Lake Area
Illinois Retail Licensed Beverage Association
Franklin, Williamson
Jefferson
Embser
Larry Williams
Mr. Vernon
Lessie Evans
Freeman Spur
Jamima Moore
Evelyn Winston
West City
Paul Aniolowski
Carbondale English Teacher Named Regional Judge
Mary Sasse of Carbondale Community High School has been chosen as a regional judge for the National Council of Teachers of English achievement awards in 1972. The program honors high school seniors for English excellence and aids college admission and aid. teachers and schools are recognized for student training. Students are nominated by English departments and selected by state committees based on autobiography, an impromptu theme and a best writing sample.
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Mary Sasse
Carbondale
NCTE
Firefighting class to train in Du Quoin and Harrisburg
Area firemen will attend classes Tuesday in Du Quoin and Harrisburg. Sponsored by the University of Illinois and the Texas Oil Refinery the sessions cover bottled or LPS gas fires and extinguishing procedures. In Du Quoin a 7 p.m. park demonstration will include a live fire to practice techniques for Southern Illinois Coal Belt Fire Association members observing.
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du Quoin
Harrisburg
University of Illinois
Texas Oil
Coal Belt Fire Association
Southern Illinois
Williamson indictments name several defendants in traffic and theft cases
A Williamson County grand jury released five indictments and other charges. Delta Groves 18 of Marion faces reckless homicide for a head on crash that killed Jimmy Phipps 35 of Johnston City. Nina Curry Roberts 19 of Champaign is charged with involuntary manslaughter after her car lay abandoned on Route 13 and struck Draper 21 and Newbold 21 of Herrin. Robert L Groves of Akron Ohio is indicted for theft of a 1972 model car from Noel Ford Mercury in Marion. Eddie Kellum Colp faces rape of a Southern Illinois University student and Wayne Howell Rt 3 Carbondale is charged with theft and unauthorized control of a 1972 luxury car from General Motors Detroit division. Indictments were impounded pending pickup.
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Williamson County
Delta Groves
Marion
Jimmy Phipps
Trout St
Johnston City
Groves
Phipps
Nina Curry Roberts
Champaign
Chris Draper
Steven Newbold
Herrin
Newbold
Robert L. Groves
Akron
Ohio
Noel Ford Mercury
Phoenix
Ariz
Russell Oxford
Eddie Kellum
Colp
Southern Illinois University
Wayne Howell
Rt 3
Carbondale
General Motors Corp. Assembly Division
Detroit Midh
John Clayton
Miners Hospital in Christopher Faces Closure Review
State Public Health officials continue inspection of Miners Hospital in Christopher after the licensing board urged closure within 90 days if standards are not met. Dr. Franklin Yoder said further reviews are planned, with final decisions resting on his assessment.
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State Department of Public Health
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Department
Franklin Yoder
State Hospital Licensing Board
Yoder
Jack Small
Calandrino & Associates
Springfield
Small
Department of Public Health
Benton
Royalton Hears Plan to Appoint Zoning Commission
Royalton officials will appoint a three to five member zoning commission to begin village zoning. The panel will study ordinances and maps from other communities as patterns to adapt locally. Franklin County zoning rules apply where the village has not yet acted. The Lincoln Memorial column count notes 36 states at Lincoln's death.
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Royalton Zoning Commission
Frank Savka
Franklin County Zoning Commission
Franklin County
Savka
Royalton
Ing Commission
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Lincon
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Industrial Development Division
National Forest
O. R. Walley
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
William Sinks
Wade Rowatt
Barney Boren
Secretary of State
Daniel Covelli
Cook County Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Covelli
Boren
Supreme Court
Department of Transportation
Williiams
Jo M. Walker
Washington, D.C
By Dave Butler
Jon Taylor
Simonds Construction Co
Wilson Asphalt Co
State Division of Highways
Anna Quarries Inc
New Rt. 51
Anna
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