Carbondale councilors fear dorm over supply hearing planned
Carbondale officials consider July hearings after councilmen Hans Fischer and Clark Vineyard report a low occupancy in six privately financed dormitories. Of 2525 spaces, 828 filled this spring, with some buildings potentially converted to offices while others may be abandoned, risking blight and falling property values. Investors face precarious returns as demand drops, even as some hope conversions to efficiencies may salvage the market.
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Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Clark Vineyard
Fischer
Freeman
Forest Hall
Carroll J. Fry
Fry
U S steel weighs housing plans near Benton
U S Steel signals possible home development near Lake Moses east of Benton. Andy Onifer says plans are tentative and not disclosed yet. An Benton source claims a 1500 unit subdivision on a 2000 acre tract could house about 4500 people, with Rend Lake influencing the study.
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U.S. Steel
Benton
Andy Onifer
Lake Moses
Onifer
Rend Lake
Summer cools before heat returns to Southern Illinois
The article notes cool readings in Southern Illinois as summer begins with 55 degrees in Carbondale and 61 by 9 a.m. Similar towns report low readings. A Weather Service spokesman says temperatures will rise Thursday with summer heat returning by Friday.
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Carbondale
Illinois
U.S. Weather Service
Cairo
The
Weather Service
SIU city fire pact faces delays over snorkel truck cost
Carbondale council agrees to extend fire service to SIU beyond July 1 while negotiations continue. Proposals stalled include a snorkel fire truck costing about 100000 with 50000 city funding matched by SIU and a 32000 annex to house it. A potential 6000 annual alarm-fee deduction also sparked dispute.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
University
Richard Mager
Hans Fischer
University of Ilinois
Gene Peebles
Peebles
Mayer
Carbondale Seeks Human Relations Commission Tabled
Carbondale City Council tabled an ordinance creating a new Human Relations Commission until legal language is drafted excluding subpoena power. Task force favored subpoenas. council will retain power and review the measure with the fair housing board. Leisner noted subpoena authority aids investigations. tabling passed 4-1, Mayor Eckert opposed.
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Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Roger Leisner
Fair Housing Board
Human Relations Commission
Leisner
Ords
Neal Eckert
Flynn Named Acting Illini Athletic Director
Former Du Quoin resident Charles E. Flynn 58 acting Illini athletic director Wednesday. He will serve until a permanent hire replaces Gene Vance who announced his resignation effective July 1. Flynn previously worked as Illini sports information director 1943 to 1956 and as president's aide and public relations director.
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Charles E
Chuck) Flynn
University of Illinois
Illini
Flynn
Gene Vance
Carbondale Creates Industrial Development Division
The Carbondale City Council approved forming a formal industrial development division in city government. Headed by Phil Baewer, 30, a community development specialist paid by Southern Illinois University, with Stan Bond assisting using federal Emergency Employment Act funds. Carroll J. Fry said the division will coordinate with city groups to attract industry.
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Carbondale
Phil Baewer
Southern Illinois University
Stan Bond
Baewer
Carroll J. Fry
Union County seeks bids for jail renovation and addition
Union County invites bids for remodeling the jail including a rear addition and security upgrades. Bids open at 2 30 p m July 24 by the Board of Commissioners, with work estimated at 58000. The board approved plans from architects and appointed William Glenn Ury as weed commissioner pending state examination.
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Union County
Board of Commissioners
William Glenn Ury
Jonesboro
Ury
Robbery suspects captured in Carbondale and Jonesboro
Carbondale police captured two of three suspects after an armed robbery at Spires Grocery, 303 W. Washington St. Three men entered the store about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. $60 was taken and one suspect remains at large. The arrested men are William McAllister and George Hopkins, both 23 and 22 from Murphysboro. A separate break in at Wonder Market near Jonesboro saw an unknown amount stolen after entry via window. the break was reported between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 5:40 a.m. today.
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Carbondale
Spires
Washington St
Polce
William McAllister
Murphysboro
George Hopkins
Jackson County
Wonder Market
Rt. 146
Anna
Jonesboro
Richard Lingle
Lingle
Jerry Thompson
Firemen Learn Procedures For Bottled Gas Fires In Du Quoin
About 90 Southern Illinois firefighters attended a Tuesday night session in Du Quoin on extinguishing bottled or LP gas fires. Firemen practiced the learned procedures and a similar school had been held in Harrisburg Monday night as flames rose up to 30 feet.
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Southern Illinois
du Quoin
Harrisburg
Rend Lake Conservancy District hires comptroller
The Rend Lake Conservancy District Board employed Harriet McCracken of Mt. Vernon as comptroller at 12000 dollars annually starting Sept. 1. She will manage office and accounting duties as part of a three position staff reorganization following Richard Jones’s resignation. The board also approved a 268700 general fund appropriation with salaries and fees at 136900 and noted a 40000 reduction from last year after prior major expenses.
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Rend Lake
Dowzer Electric
McCracken
Lola Basic
Dowzer
Mt. Vernon
Conservancy District
Richard Jones
Benton
Larry E. Foster
Jones
Foster
Roy E. Patton
Conservancy District Board
Lightning Kills Cobden Farmer and Horse
Arthur E. Williams 55, of Cobden, was found dead by his son in law near the Williams farm after a storm disrupted work with a horse drawn cultivator. The coroner will set an inquest date and burial will be at Alto Pass Cemetery with services at the McCarty Funeral Home. Williams was born in 1917 and survived by his wife, four daughters, two sons, nine grandchildren, and several siblings.
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Cobden
Arthur E. Williams
Clifton Marks
Rt. 1
Williams
Union County
Lloyd Sitter
Sitter
Broadway
Orrie
Cora Turner Williams
Juanita Irvin
Janette Marks
Earline Marks
Caseyville
Phyllis Baggott
Chillicothe
Norman Marks
Jeffrey
Ricky Williams
Lenora Hamilton
Ruth Schwartz
Alma Patterson
Julia Dean
Guy
Rex
la Port
Ind
Eugene Williams
Alto Pass
McCarty
Vergennes Woman Injured After One Car Crash Near Vergennes
Mary A. Van Cloostere, 71, of Vergennes, was treated for major injuries after a Tuesday morning car rollover five miles north of Vergennes on Rt. 13 127. She was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro.
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Mary A. van Cloostere
Rt. 2
Vergennes
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
van Cloostere
Rt. 13
Brief mine strike ends at Freeman Coal Orient No 6
Normal operations have resumed at the Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient No 6 mine. About 300 employees returned to work on Tuesday. Company officials declined to comment on why miners walked off. Kenneth Wells of United Mine Workers District 12 said the workers left after three men were suspended, but he had not received a formal grievance detailing the issue.
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Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient No. 6
Kenneth Wells
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America District 12
Marion grants 4 percent raise for teachers and staff
Marion Unit Two Board of Education approves a 4 percent salary increase for teachers and also raises for 4 percent non teaching staff such as bus drivers cooks and secretaries. The plan raises starting pay for bachelors degree holders to 7488 and raises top scales for master degree holders to 12948. Sick leave increases to 108 days and hospitalization premiums are shared. Coaching stipends rise for athletic staff.
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Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Marion Unit Education Association
Williamson County Special Education Cooperative
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