Southeast project proposed urban renewal near SIU in Carbondale
The Carbondale Plan Commission endorsed a renewal plan for land near Southern Illinois University. It envisions tearing down or upgrading housing in southwest Carbondale and adding university oriented residences. Project boundaries run along University Avenue to the east, Mill and Grand to the south, Forest and Elizabeth to the west, and Freeman Street and an extension to the north. Substandard buildings will be razed and the area appraised by renewal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Plan Commission
Carbondale
Bill Burns
Conservation Board
Eldon Gosnell
University Avenue
Mill and
Grand Streets
Forest and
Elizabeth Streets
Freeman Street
Burns
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Legal aid budget okayed for Williamson County office plan
Jackson Legal Service Bureau executive committee approved a $109,610 budget with up to $90,000 federal funds and $22,380 local noncash contributions. The move would add four staff and open a Marion office pending OEO approval, with Williamson County urged to commit a larger noncash share and attend the July 1 bureau meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Jackson Legal Service Bureau Executive Committee
Office of Economic Opportunity
Marion
Bureau
Charles Strubbe
Regional
Legal Service Bureau
Chicago
Jackson County
Williamson
Legal Service Office
William Ridgeway
Estelle Johnson
Richard Richman
Richman
Ridgeway
OEO
Soldier Ramsey assigned to Fourth Infantry near Pleiku Vietnam
Pfc. Jerry F. Ramsey 25 is assigned as a supply specialist with the Fourth Infantry Division near Pleiku Vietnam. He previously served 10 months in Germany before deploying to Vietnam. He is the brother of Mrs. Nancy Knight who lives at Rt. 2 Jonesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry F. Ramsey
Nancy Knight
Rt. 2
Jonesboro
Pleiku
Vietnam
Germany
First railroad train to cross the Mississippi in 1856
The first railroad train crossed the Mississippi River in the year 1856 marking a historic milestone.
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Mississippi
Notable figures in brief health and life events across cities
Jimmie Rodgers recovers from a third skull operation at St Vincent’s Hospital and is expected to leave within two weeks, amid disputed accounts of the December assault. Eisenhower’s heart irregularities have lessened, with no chest pain or heart failure. Lindbergh’s daughter Reve Morrow marries Richard W. Brown at a ranch near Missoula, attendance unconfirmed. Actor William Boyd leaves St Vincent’s after throat surgery. Jimmy Brown denies battery charges and seeks a Spain-bound film. bail raised to 10000 dollars. Carterville police brief notes Robert B. Shelton cited for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Rogers
Rodgers
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Missoula
Mont
Reve Morrow Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Here
Miss Lindbergh
Darien
Conn
Richard W. Brown
Wellesley
Mass
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Southeast Project
Commission
Johnston City
Virgil Borchelt
Seventh St
Stewart Cluster
Clarence Chitty
itTa Bell
Franks
Blue Bell Meats
Eisenhower
Lindbergh
Los Angeles
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Land Lindbergh
Hopalong Cassidy
William Boyd
St. Vincents Hospital
Jimm Brown
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jimmy Brown
Brown
Spain
Carterville
Robert B. Shelton
Pillsbury
Wagner
Daniel’s Pride
Crisco
Manhattan Coffee Values
Daniel
Lipton
Sandford’s Ice Tea
LS Eee
ANT
Daniel Food Stores
Florida
Daniel’s
Alabama
Ansas
Hite
Daniel Frozen Foods
Rinso
Daniel Food
ANT & Roach
Purina
Debbie
Chuck Roast
Hunter
Hunter’s
Murphysboro
Beltone
Jim Cook
Cook
So. Ill. Surgical Appl. Co
Main Street
West Frankfort, Illinois
MT. Vernon Loan
FSLIC
12Th
Broadway
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
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