Parallel in Area Training to Kennedy Vocational Plan
Carbondale District 165 merges Attucks and Community High Schools to form a unified program with a marketable skills high school in Attucks. The plan aims to upgrade curriculum, reduce costs, and boost local economy through universal vocational training. A state labor survey seeks job placements in cleaning dyeing sewing, guiding federal aid prospects for vocational education.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Kennedy
Congress
Carbondale
Board of Education
Attucks
Attucks High
CCHS
Attucks Pta
State Dept. of Labor
K. Bowen
Bowen
Kentucky
Missouri
Mines Working Friday Report Summary
Mines listed as active on Friday include Old Ben with 9, Old Bend Orient with 3, Oneal 4, Orient 5, Zeigler 3 and Zeigler 4, Fidelity Burning Star 1 and Burning Star 2. First shift shows minus, not working. Burning Star 2 noted for second shift.
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Old Ben
Old Bend Orient
Oneal
Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity Burning Star
Burning Star
SIU Completes Installing 400000 Data Machine at VTI St Louis
The Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute will install the last of 400000 worth electronic data processing equipment this week making VTI a leading program. IBM funds 60 percent with NDIA reimbursing 20 percent and SIU paying 20 percent. The two year course leads to an associate degree with graduates becoming programmers or operators. The program now has nine students and will expand to 48 by fall with new equipment and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southerrlinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
An Siu
VTT
Darran Snghtey Bewree
IBM
National Defense Education Administration
SIU
John Hamblen
SIU Data Processing Center
VTI
Hamblen
James A. Robb
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Robb
Newport
Ark
Gray Seeks River Basin Survey Funds for Illinois Projects
Representative Kenneth J. Gray urged the House Appropriations Committee to provide 1.916 million dollars for four river basin projects in Southern Illinois. The request covers construction planning surveys and aims to accelerate navigation and flood control work, with 1 million to speed overall basin work and 115,990 for canalization studies of the Big Muddy River.
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Kenneth J.” Gray
House’ Appropriations ‘Committee
Illinois
The
Com
Mittee
Washington
D.C
Gray
Jack E. Bizzell
Wabash Valley
Milwaukee
Wis
Big Muddy’ River Institute
Beaucoup Creek
Cantinua Sonsteredian Planning
Four Marion Youths Fined After Fire Incident
Four Marion youths all 18 faced fines of 115.70 to include costs after pleading guilty to orderly conduct. Ronald D. McAnelly Jim Giles Gary L. Odum and Charles Ice were arrested near Johns pm about 1 a m Wednesday as they fled a fire at a Liberty Oil Co station at 600 N Park Ave Herrin. The fire cut electrical service. two pumps were restored by 4 p m. Damages were estimated at 1 000.
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Marion
Justice of Peace
Olen Ballard
Ronald D. McAnelly
Jim Giles
Gary L. Odum
Charles Ice
Johns
Liberty Oil Co
N. Park Ave
Herrin
Lloyd Jones ,Jr
Creal Springs Farmer Killed Under Tractor
C L McCabe, 73, of Creal Springs, was crushed to death when his tractor slipped while driving between Stonefort and Creal Springs. The accident occurred about 8 45 p m one mile northwest of Stonefort. He leaves a wife Edma two sons Paul of Rt 1 Creal Springs and Tom of Peoria a brother Hugh of Stonefort and ten grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at St Francis Catholic Church Stonefort with burial in New Burnside Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 am Friday at Thornton Funeral Home Stonefort.
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Stonefort
McCabe
Edma
Paul
Rt. 1
Creal Springs
Tom
Peoviia
Hugh
St. Francis Catholic Church
Lane
New
Burnside Catholic Cemetery
Thornton Funeral Home
Wife of Carterville man testifies in $11,000 theft case
Frances Tregoning testified in Williamson County Circuit Court that her husband Tom Tregoning was at home the night of March 23 1962 after returning about 8:30 p m Caliper a cousin who worked for Tregoning accompanied him that evening Conspiracy defendants Paul C Yates and Jesse Monroe Gladden facing charges related to the freezer theft faced testimony from Bobby Leonard Carpenter and Fred Foster who pleaded guilty to burglary Foster said Gladden and Tregoning discussed hidden money and later drove to divide proceeds Gladden denied taking part but knew Tregoning for life and character witnesses testified before arguments were set for this afternoon.
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Carterville
Frances Tregoning
Williamson
Tom
Tom Caliper
Colp
Tregoning
Caliper
Paul C. Yates
Jesse’ Monroe Gladden
James A. Gentry
Rt. 2
Bobby Leonard Carpenter
Fred Foster
Royalton
Menard
Foster
Gladden
Carpenter
Hinchcliff
Yates
Affternoon
J. D. Hayes
West
Frankfort
Royalton School
Police
William McKenzie
Virgil, Yuill
Mark Carter
Man Chains Truck to Dodge 1961 Tax Lien
Calvin Howell of Carterville tried to bar the Williamson County tax collector from seizing his vehicle for delinquent taxes. Deputy William McGowan found Howell had chained the truck to a tree and called a wrecker. Howell’s mother paid $62 in taxes and costs, ending a long chase for the 1961 bill.
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Calvin Howell
Carterville
William’ ‘McGowan
Williamson County
Howell
Costa
Tive
Sabout
McGowan
SIU Library Worker Falls Four Stories
Willie Slaughter, 25, of 404 N Marion St St Louis, fell 56 feet from the north edge of the Southern Illinois University library roof during the new addition work. He landed on insulating fill on the third floor roof and was hospitalized at St Luke's in satisfactory condition under the circumstances with multiple leg fractures and possible spinal and internal injuries. A masonry sub contractor spokesman said he likely jumped to avoid a tipped scaffold, then tripped and fell from the roof.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
University Lbrary
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis
Willie
Slaughter
N. Marion
Crouch and Walkers
Chicago
Police Association Meeting Set for Tonight in Du Quoin
Illinois Police Association Shawnee division will meet at 7 30 p m at the Knights of Columbus Hall Du Quoin inviting policemen sheriffs and prison employees to attend. Workmen have collected funds for Slaughter s wife to aid with expenses as Slaughter remains hospitalized after the accident. Slaughter was taken to Doctors Hospital Carbondale before transfer to St Luke s Hospital.
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Illinois Police Association
Knights of Columbus
du Quoin
Slaughter
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
St. Lukes Hospital
Metropolis to Pulley's Mill Route Narrowly Cheaper
An engineer report shows building the Metropolis Pulley's Mill interstate path would cost 179.77 million dollars with 45.41 million in Illinois road and bridge work, saving 7.88 million over the Cairo Missouri route. The Cairo plan totals 187.65 million with 36.65 million Illinois construction.
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Metropolis
Pulley's Mill
Southern Illinois
Metropolis-Pulley's Mill
Ilinois
Illinois
Cairo
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
State Division of Highways
Theodore Morf
Chick
State Division
Shawnee National Forest
Forest Service
Morf
Wilbur Smith
Nashville, Tenn
Pulley’s Mill
Williamson County
Rt. 57
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Missouri Rt. 55
Cape Girardeau
Rt. 55
Chicago
Nashville
Villa Ridge
Kenneth J. Gray
Frankfort
Caruthersville
Area Man Charged After Car Collision in Murphysboro
Hudson says area man was charged with failure to yield right of way after his southbound car collided with a westbound vehicle driven by Mrs. Carl Kupferer at 20th and Pine streets in Murphysboro at 2 p.m. Wednesday. A truck was crossing the intersection at the time.
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Hudson
Gartside
Murphysboro
20Th
Pine Streets
Carl Kupferer
Pine St
Golden Anniversary Coscritti To Taste 50-Year Champagne
A 50 year old champagne bottle sits ready at John Oldani home for Golden Anniversary Coscritti members. The Italian American group from Southern Illinois, formed in 1913, plans an all day Crab Orchard Lake picnic. Secretary Oldani and about 70 surviving members are expected to attend with relatives and friends. The plan includes two new bottles to be opened later when the last two members convene to dissolve the organization.
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Oldani
Italy
Crab Orchard Lake
Herrin
Coscritti
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Ah Hamblen
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