Southern Illinois Urged to Back Four-Lane Link to St Louis
Area chamber of commerce leaders from Carbondale Herrin Marion and Murphysboro urged lawmakers to fund a four lane highway between Southern Illinois and the St Louis region. The group pressed senators and representatives to push the $900 million Ogilvie transportation plan toward completion and to avoid last minute stalls. They pledged to rally other groups to press regional highway needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
St. Louis
Chambers of Commerce of
Carbondale
Herrin, Marion
Murphysboro
John Gilbert
Gene Johns
D-Marion
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Gale Williams
Clyde Choate
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Chicago
City finance director resigns for new job in Carbondale
Carlton Sisk, Carbondale finance director, will become office manager for E. T. Simonds Construction Co. in Carbondale. He resigned effective June 30 to a better opportunity, with City Manager William Schmidt noting city finances as a stress factor. Schmidt and Sisk plan a smooth transition and deny ties to the upcoming auditors report on the city's utility fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Sisk
Carbondale
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Sisk
William Schmidt
Schmidt
Ithe
SIU Board Minutes To Include Salaries In Public Copy
The Southern Illinois University board will place approved minutes with salaries in Morris Library each month for public inspection. Minutes since August 1970 have skipped salaries. current practice adds them after board approval. The minutes and annual reports, plus internal budgets, are accessible in the library and archives, though the latest budget copy in the archives is 1966-67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Morris Library
James Brown
Education
Fire Alarms and Car Fire Causes Report
Fire calls at Carbondale Ash Street Dormitory at 2 48 p m Friday a false alarm. Marion reports a false alarm at the city pool at 3 35 p m Friday. A car fire on West White Street Thursday damaged a 1970 model car owned by Clyde Radford of Carterville, caused by wiring ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carborndale
Ash Street
S. Ash St
Marion
Clyde Radford
Carterville
West White Street
Anna Fox Prowler Shot After Approaching Home
City residents reported a fox walking through back yards in Anna. Police searched but could not locate it. About 30 minutes later a local man shot the fox after it charged toward him. The animal was taken to Miller Animal Hospital for rabies testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna City
Anna
Dallas West
West
Meller Animal Hospital
Festival bid action delayed for Apple Festival booklet
Murphysboro Apple Festival bids for the annual souvenir booklet were reviewed Monday night. General Chairman Marion Nash said both Universal Printing Co of St Louis and Missourian Printing Co of Cape Girardeau are under advisement while specifications are checked. The committee awaits contracts on acts for the Saturday night final queen judging and coronation. They approved an Apple Festival shoulder patch and tentatively set the three day festival for September 16 17 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Marion Nash
Universal Printing Co
St. Louis
Missourian Printing Co
Cape Girardeau
Nash
Thieves grab cash at Haury Standard Station
Burglars entered by smashing a plate glass window at the Haury Standard Station in Murphysboro and stole a television set an adding machine and $267 in cash before being pursued by police. A motorist saw two men inside and reported them as they fled on foot.
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Murphysboro
Bald Knob road bill clears house
Illinois House approves an 85 000 project to rebuild the Bald Knob cross road. Sponsor Rep. Gale Williams says the measure has strong support and will likely advance in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob Road
Bill Clears
Bald Knob Cross
Illinois House of Representatives
Gale Williams
D-Murphysboro
Senate
Williams
Alto Pass
General Assembly
William Stratton
Otto Kerner
Richard Ogil
State plans more tours for writers
James L. Seed, tourism supervisor for the state DBED regional office in Marion, announced further writer tours. The recent Southern Illinois travel and outdoor writers tour involved 23 writers from six states representing 57 publications and generated Midwest and national magazine publicity. The Shawnee Hills Recreation Association endorsed the tour and a tax immunity bill for federal land.
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James L. Seed
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Marion
Seed
Shawnee Hills Recreation Association
Vienna State Penitentiary
Southern Illinois
Midwest
Department
Wayne Aspinall
Colorado
Carbondale to Get Sectional Post Office and 10–20 New Jobs
K O William Sandberg, Chicago regional director, says the Carbondale sectional center, east of Penneys, will trigger an area mail processing program. The move will add 10 to 20 full time jobs, with some part time cuts possible, while keeping downtown Carbondale as an annex.
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Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
K. O
William Sandberg
Chicago
Sandberg
Illinois
National League of Postmasters
Ramada Inn
Southern Illinois
U.S. Postal Service
Penneys Department Store
Pass
Gall
Hubert Goforth
Star
Washington, D. C
Goforth
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Central Region
Mardale
Penneys
Rt 13
Department of Justice
West Frankfort Wins 1.1 Million Sewer Modernization Grant
The city receives a 678000 grant and a 472000 loan from the Economic Development Administration to upgrade the sewer system. The 40 year loan carries 5.12 percent interest and finances improvements to the treatment plant pumping stations and extensions. Senator Charles Percy and Representative Kenneth Gray commented on the anticipated grant and loan certification arriving soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Kenneth J. Gray
Tom Griffin
Griffin
Charles Percy
Mike McClatchey
Court to rule on SIU water bill dispute
A declaratory judgment action will be filed in Jackson County court to decide if Southern Illinois University owes Carbondale for unpaid portions of water bills since January. SIU agrees to pay the higher residential rate once the commercial industrial rate is abolished, ending a rate dispute that could involve shutting off water. Mine report notes all mines reported working Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Carbondale City Atty
Ron Briggs
Jackson County
SIU Carbondale
T. Richard Mager
Briggs
SIU
Mt Vernon Seminar Spurs Local Crime Prevention Talk
Illinois officials told about 150 business leaders and local officials in Mt. Vernon that crime is a local problem requiring local action. ILEC director John F. X. Irving warned that if locals fail to act the state or federal governments will assume control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
John F. X. Irving
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Irving
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Robinson
Rock Falls
State Chamber
Chambers
Illinois
Robinson
Marion City Council awards contracts for street materials
Contracts totaling 14 997 were let for summer street work. Wilson Asphalt Co. of Marion won 11 622 for 25 500 gallons of oil and 1 000 tons of rock and 3 375 for 300 tons of patching mixture. The council annexed a vacant lot in the former Scottsboro area on petition of owner Mae Eckols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Wilson Asphalt Co
Scottsboro
Mae Eckols
Rend water may raise Du Quoin rates after Rend Lake switch
Du Quoin faces higher water costs as it converts to Rend Lake intercity water. Water commissioner Don Porter says rates may rise, though exact charges are not set. Rend Lake should supply peak summer water. city could run cheaper water at 14 cents per 1000 gallons. Mayor Struck backs past Rend Lake contract and suggests using current plant for industrial raw water or recreation. City reports a $624,106 spending year with $37,395 surplus and a $348,691 carryover. The council rejected Keene Constructors bid for a South Chestnut parking lot and will re-bid. bids on a used 1969 police car will also be sought. Parade permit granted for Lions Club pet parade June 23 on Main Street.
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Bud Farrar
Southern Illinoisan du Quoin
Rend Lake
Don Porter
Porter
Jack Struck
du Quoin
Keene Constructors, Inc
Pinckneyville
South Chestnut Street
The
Benton Joins Rend Lake Water System Rollout
Benton was added Monday to the growing list of cities receiving Rend Lake water. Mt. Vernon Du Quoin Zeigler and McLeansboro began receiving Rend water last week as the intercity system expands. Water is supplied 6 am to 10 pm five days a week at no cost during the changeover. The full switch is expected two to three weeks away. More cities will join after lines are sterilized and tested. Metering station work continued in Johnston City. Remaining principal cities without Rend water include Carterville Herrin West Frankfort Christopher Johnston City Valier and Lesser.
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Benton
Mt. Vernon
du Quoin
Zeigler
McLeansboro
Don Gibson
Intercity
Gibson
Johnston City
Carterville
Herrin
West Frankfort
Christopher
Valier
Lesser
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Carbondale City Hall
Bill Schwegman
Public Works
Walking
Stanley M. Stephens
Ava
Evelyn I. Uhles
Pyramid State Park
Perry County
Illinois House
House
Crab Orchard Creek
Jerry R. Hill
City Hospital
Hill
James E. Riggs
Ilinois
Riggs
Mary E. McDermott
Frankfort
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