Barter Construction Boss Receives $20,000 Cadillac Limousine
J D Barter founder and chairman of Barter Construction Co Harrisburg learns on Father's Day that his son Sam gifted him a $20,000 Cadillac Presidential limousine outfitted with a TV set a mahogany bar a Rolls Royce style grill and 14 carat gold fittings Malony Standard Coachbuilders did the special coach work for the vehicle and its extra luxury features
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Barter
Barter Construction Co
Harrisburg
Sam
Malony Standard Coachbuilders
Rol
Right to know what public officials reveal about Vietnam
The piece argues for transparency as government and press clash over Times Pentagon Vietnam history articles. It questions suppression attempts and cites an SIU anecdote about quoting unissued letters, urging readers to demand clear facts from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pentagon
Times
Vietnam
Southern Illinois University
Chanellor
Publicaon
Water well finds gas like pocket near Devil's Kitchen
Marshall Skelcher reports workers drilling at Lakeview Estates hit a pocket of gas or air about 270 feet down. test results due soon will determine pressure and continue drilling after the pipe is capped. A Carbondale man recounts a three hour kidnapping ordeal late at night but avoids police reporting. He advises locking doors and urges others to do same. Ken Swofford, a Du Quoin native, advances to professional acting with CBS roles. A photo features J D Barter receiving a Father's Day limousine, the car described as a vast upgrade from his early truck, with a crafted bar and initials JDB noted.
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Marshall Skelcher
Lakeview Estates
Devil’s Kitchen
Carbondale
SIU plans cash for $8.9 million recreation complex
Southern Illinois University trustees hear the project will cost $8.9 million and be built north of Grand Avenue, east of the Illinois Central tracks. By fall 1972 enough funds exist to issue contracts on a cash basis, with playfields started early and a master plan change costing up to $16,000.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Grand Avenue
Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale
Ralph Rapson and Associates, Inc
Minneapolis
Ing
Brush Towers
SIU Board Delays Consideration of Student Fee Hike
The Southern Illinois University board postponed action on proposed non tuition fee changes at Carbondale. Vice Chancellor Willis Malone presented a plan to modify University Center, activity, Health Service, athletic, and student welfare fees plus a new group hospitalisation charge. Trustees sought more information before January 1972 rollout.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
SIU
Carbondale
Willis Malone
Robert G. Layer
Martin van Brown
Brown
University of Illinois
Marion to paint two schools
The Marion Unit Two Board of Education accepted low bids to paint Lincoln School and Junior High School. Copher and Braden submitted a $6,775 bid for Lincoln School, while Paramount Painting Co. offered $3,945 for parts of the Junior High. Fire code work bids were rejected, and Creal Springs improvements were pared back with new bids set for July 1.
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Marion Unit
Board of Education
Lincoln School
Copher and Braden
Marion
Paramount Painting Co
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Creal Springs
A. C. Storme
Southern Illinoisan Circulation Advertising Contacts
Circulation advertising telephone numbers listed for Carbondale Marion Herrin Murphysboro with local exchange listings to reach the Southern Illinoisan office for delivery and subscription inquiries.
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Carbondale
Marion
Herrin
Murphysbere
SIU Opens Outdoor Laboratory Camping Season At Little Grassy
SIU Carbondale launches the Little Grassy Lake Outdoor Laboratory season with ACA observers arriving June 9. The program features ecology workshops, Youth Conservation Corps projects at Crab Orchard Refuge, and summer camps for high school and handicapped participants through August 21.
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SIU Outdoor
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Little Grassy Lake
American Camping Association
ACA
Ecology
Paul Lambert
SIU
Red Cross
Marion
Youth Conservation Corps
Crab Orchards National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois
Illinois Wildlife Federation
Camp Little Grassy Giant
Little Grassy
Public events and meetings listed for Southern Illinois
Calendar notices announce Heart of Egypt Coin Club meeting at Herrin City Hall Sunday with 2 p.m. auction and prizes. Public events include Southern Illinois Golf Association tourney at Saline County Golf and Country Club Eldorado. Public meetings cover city council sessions, school board, and community gatherings across Zeigler, Christopher, West Frankfort, Johnston City, Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, De Soto, Carbondale, Herrin, and Jackson County.
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Southern Illinoisan
Heart of
Zeigler City Council
Christopher
West Frankfort
de Soto
Carbondale Community High School Central
Herrin Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Herrin High School
American Association of Retired Persons
Jackson County
Thompson Lake
Clarence
Mabel Miskell
West Elm Street
Scouter of the Year Award Presented on SIU Campus
Clarence Dougherty of Carbondale received the first annual Scouter of the Year Award on the SIU campus. His name was misspelled in a previous headline. Paul Z. Ziegler of Carmi was elected to a vacancy in the state senate in 1956 after being appointed to the office, noted in a June 6 story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dougherty
Carbondale
SIU
Paul Z. Ziegler
Carmi
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Details
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily except Saturdays and holidays from Carbondale with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It notes second class mailing and its history as successor to several local papers. The Associated Press is exclusive for local and AP dispatch republication.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Wanut Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
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Clarence J. Davis
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James D. Bodkin
Chas
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Riviera Drive-In
Marion Orpheum
Varsity
Blue
C.C. & Company
Roxy
Coulterville
Egyptian Drive-In
Fox
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Campus Drive-In
Marion Drive-In
Valley of the Dolls
Herculon
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U.S. 51
Sharyn Russell
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