Carbondale Eyes Park Plan After Post Office Site Deed
The Carbondale Planning Department with the park district and others will draft a plan for the post office park after the city received the land from the federal government. An engineering study will be prepared to straighten the Glenview drive and Main street curve, possibly trimming park land. Council members Archie Jones and Hans Fischer will run a city wide contest to name the park.
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Carbondale Planning Department
Park District
Rt. 13 East
Mardale
Glenview Drive
Main Street
Archie Jones
Hans Fischer
Anna man injured in single vehicle crash in Union County
Raymond Theis, 36, lost control of his car on Rt. 51 two and a half miles south of Rt. 146, slid down an embankment and through a fence. He was listed in fair condition at Union County Hospital. Theis received a ticket for driving too fast for conditions.
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Anna
Union County Hospital
Union County
Raymond Theis
Theis
Wagner chosen as Jackson 708 Mental Health financial manager
Jackson County Community Mental Health Board selects Tom L Wagner for the new financial manager post with a $13 500 annual salary partly funded by federal revenue sharing. Altekruse to consult with nearby boards before offering the job. Wagner has SIU degrees and prior retail and managerial experience. Board also elected officers and approved a $200 grant to the Jackson County Drug Committee.
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Jackson County Community Mental Health Board
708 Board
Michael Altekruse
708
Newton
Tom L. Wagner
Altekruse
Wagner
Jackson County
Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic Board
Jackson County Drug Committee
Jackson County Board
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
SIU
J. C. Penney Co
Centralia
Cary
W. F. Price
Price
Gerald Eaglin
Carol McDermott
Contract expanded for Olin Mathieson by Army approval
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray announced a Department of the Army contract modification with Olin Mathieson Chemical for 3,835,677 more dollars to manufacture 1,522,396 M-73 35mm sub cal rockets at the Ordill plant. The extension adds 8 to 10 months to the project timeline.
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Department of the Army
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest Frankfort
Ordill
Gray
University student wins Manchini Music Scholarship
Mark Edwards Wilson, 24, a University of Los Angeles graduate student pursuing a PhD in composition, has won the second annual Henry Mancini Music Scholarship.
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Mark Edwards Wilson
University of Los Angeles
Henry Mancini
Liberty Bell of the West knocked by flood in shrine
Flood waters toppled the Liberty Bell of the West inside the shrine at Kaskaskia Island. The 1741 gift from King Louis XV to the Church of the Immaculate Conception sits undamaged beside a 200 year old hand carved altar removed for refinishing.
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Kaskaskia Island
Louis XV
France
Church of the Immaculate Conception of
Kaskaskia
Philadelphia
Courts set Friday hearing on Ozark strike injunction
A federal judge scheduled a Friday hearing on Ozark Air Lines demand to force pilots to cross picket lines by striking mechanics. Judge James Meredith earlier refused a permanent injunction. if favoring injunctive relief, limited service could begin next week amid a 560 member Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association strike that has idled operations across 62 cities.
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Ozark Air Lines
James H. Meredith
U. S. District Court
Ozark
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Air Line Pilots Association
Meredith
Carbondale Park District Offers Wide Summer Programs
The Carbondale Park District announces a broad summer schedule for all ages. Activities include playgrounds at Evergreen Park from July 2 to August 3 with weekly hours, plus classes in dramatics, swimming, pottery, photography, tennis, karate, horseback riding and more. A beginners firearms safety course costs 10 dollars, bowling and theater tryouts are planned, and numerous adult classes and fitness options are listed with times and fees. Contact 457-8370 for details.
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Evergreen Park
Carbondale Gun Club
Park District
Carbondale Bowl
University City
U-City
Photographic Society of Southern Illinois
Community Center
Crab Orchard
Carterville
Oakland Field
Lewis Park
Carbondale Cable TV firm agrees to city demands
Cable Information Systems must add two local origination channels, supply converters, wire all city schools, and produce an audited financial statement by July. Mayor Eckert says the city is satisfied. Fischer remains skeptical and seeks Monday’s council agenda. Nisselson says 25,000 extra has been spent and two additional local channels will launch by August.
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Cable Information Systems, Inc
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Hans Fischer
Cable TV
Peter M. Nisselson
Chan
Nisselson
Fischer
Orginal
CATV
Marion
Cable Information Systems
SIU
Marching Illini to Lead Hambletonian Day Parade
The Marching Illini band from the University of Illinois will lead a Hambletonian Day parade at the Du Quoin State Fair on August 29 and perform before the racing program. Chief Illinwek will accompany the band and perform. The unit will also provide musical background during the afternoon races. Announcement of additional marching units will follow.
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Illini
University of Illinois
Illinwek
Lini
Hayes
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details and History
The Southern Illinoisan is published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinoisan Inc. with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to three local papers and uses AP news dispatches exclusively for focal news.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 6Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
IlInois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
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