Police Dog Joins Carbondale Force After Training
King the 87 pound german shepherd joined Carbondale police after two weeks of training with Patrolman Jerry Nellis. The dog will patrol nights, track suspects, search buildings, and deter crime, with $800 for purchase and initial training and $600 more raised for a second dog. King has daily dog food costs and will remain leashed at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erik Stottrup
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
King
Jerry Nellis
Nellis
Security
K-9
Edwardsville
Johnson
Jack Hazel
Local man reports strange ground steam near antenna
Jim Wilson of Grand Tower denies making a deal with the devil yet describes his back yard appearing to boil Friday evening. Steam rose from the ground around his television antenna while he mowed, and he was knocked to the ground three feet away by an unseen force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wilson
Grand Tower
Wilson
Cars Collide on Public Square in Marion
Frances G. Wolf of Marion and James Briscoe of Johnston City backed from parking stalls at 5 45 pm Friday on Marion's Public Square. Minor damage reported no tickets issued. Ground around an antenna heated to a warm degree, sparking between pole and shovel blade. Electric service officials could not explain the phenomenon. Local man Wilson, about to marry Rebecca Mifflin, worries the ground may be electrical or paranormal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances G. Wolf
W. Cherry Sr
Marion
James Briscoe
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Wilson
Rebecca Mifflin
Murphysboro
Mayors Seek Air Service Between Carbondale and Murphysboro
Carbondale mayor D Blaney Miller and Murphysboro mayor Joe Williams petition the Civil Aeronautics Board for a hearing on bringing scheduled commercial airline service to the Southern Illinois Airport between the two cities. The petition argues public convenience and necessity justify service beyond current charter flights. If approved, a carrier would be appointed. hearings may take two to three years, with Ozark Airlines now serving Williamson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Federal Civil Aeronautics Board
D. Blaney Miller
Joe Williams
Southern Illinois
Gene Seibert
Williamson County
Ozark Airlines
Chamber Officials Attend Weeklong Michigan State Course
Executive directors J. C. Garavalia of Herrin Harry Weeks of Carbondale and Rue Starr of Marion left Saturday for Michigan State University for a weeklong accelerated program for chamber directors. Garavalia received a scholarship from the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The school runs from today through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Michigan State University
J. C. Garavalia
Herrin
Harry Weeks
Carbondale
Rue Starr
Marion
Garavalia
Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
Eddleman Named Union County Assistant Superintendent
Loren Eddleman resigns as Dongola Unit District 66 superintendent after 15 years of teaching and four years leading the district to become assistant county superintendent of schools in Union County. He will live on his Dongola farm and commute to Jonesboro offices, succeeding Collin J. Penninger who retires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Eddleman
Dongola
Union County
Eddleman
Jonesboro
Smoot Oil Co
Collin J. Penninger
Area Road Work Bids Sought Across Region
The State Division of Highways seeks bids by July 2 for Giant City State Park road work and projects in Jackson Williamson and Union counties. Included are 6.20 miles of surface treatment at Giant City and 2.37 miles of pavement in Williamson County plus lighting systems at three intersections. Additional bids cover control centers at four intersections and 1.32 to 6.99 miles of resurfacing across several routes in multiple counties. A $220,585 contract was awarded to Rigsby and Barnard Construction Co. for gravel surface work including a precast concrete slab bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
Giant City
Jackson
Williamson
Union Counties
Giant City State Park
Williamson County
Johnston City
Rt- 13
Carbondale
Randolph
Perry
Washington
Franklin
Saline
Johnson
Pope
Pulaski
Union
Division of Highways
Rigsby and Barnard Construction Co
Cave-in
Stonefort
Library West Frankfort Wins Federal Library Grant
West Frankfort receives final approval for an 85,152 federal grant to fund a new library and community center at Poplar and Jefferson streets. The city will add 115,000 from bonds and 9,428 from the library building fund, with bids to be opened at City Hall at 8 p.m. on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Frank Trobaugh
Library Services Division
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Kenneth J. Gray
Trobaugh
State Library Advisory Council
Springfield
Poplar and
Jefferson Streets
City Hall
Private Renewal Plan Suggested In Herrin
Herrin business leaders met with Mayor Fred A Henderson to discuss a downtown renewal study financed by private capital. They would hire a research firm to assess feasibility while Urbana’s Lincoln Square exemplifies a possible model. Further private meetings and public subscription funding are planned.
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Herrin
Fred A. Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Leon Zwick
The
Merchants’ Association
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Park Avenue
Adams Street
14Th Street
Monroe Street
Page Urges Imagination in Education Funding Policy
Illinois Superintendent Ray Page warned that he will not sign any federal education program application lacking imagination and creativity. At a summer conference, he outlined Title I through V funding provisions of the $1.3 billion Elementary and Secondary Education Act and emphasized libraries as showpieces alongside gymnasiums. parochial schools may receive funds if used for nonreligious purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Supt. of Public Instruction
Ray Page
Southern Illinois University
Office of Public Instruction
Jackson
Williamson
Perry
Franklin
Union County
Johnson
Page
Warren Everson
Everson
U.S. Office of Education
Painter Bennett tops Winkler School pole for summer work
Carbondale painter George Bennett climbs to the Winkler School flagpole to begin a top level painting job. The move is part of several summer maintenance projects under way at area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bennett
Carbondale
Winkler
Bennett
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Milton Hawkins
Hawkins
Clarence Johnson
Protector
Ask Air Service
Chamber
Cairo
FAS
Carterville
Rt. 3
Grimsby
du Quoin
Zwick
Lincoln Square
Urbana
John Reed
Clyde Brewster
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National Education
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