SIU task force lauded for frank findings on administration
Waters and Tyler defend the management report as accurate and unflinching about SIU’s top structure. The panel conducted about 100 interviews, found wide spans of control and costly admin, and outlined a four phase plan to streamline the university while remaining independent of Derge’s immediate oversight.
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Waters
Tyler
SIU Task Force
Southern [Illinois University
Gala Waters
School of Business
A. Stanley Tyler
SIU
Dan Laughharn
Canada
SIU Board of Trustees
Ing
David R.derge
Derge
Samuel L. Rinella
SIU Housing
Suit seeks class action protest to shield Perry taxpayers
Perry County seeks a class action to restrain the county tax collector from distributing 1971 personal property taxes if the U S Supreme Court upholds a 1970 amendment abolishing such taxes. The petition, filed by State’s Attorney Don Johnson in Pinckneyville, aims to protect all individual taxpayers and potential refunds if the tax is found unconstitutional. The matter adds to ongoing escrow orders and legislative moves as counties await court decisions and possible refunds this year.
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Circuit Court
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Don Johnson
Johnson
United States Supreme Court
Richard Ogilvie
Ers
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Illinois Supreme Court
Franklin County
Danny Jones
Circit Court
Illinois House of Representatives
Springfield
Frank Maybell
Randolph County
Maycell
U.S. Supreme Court
Jones
Union County
Mickey Kelley
Cook County Circuit Court
Williamson County
Charles Vansaghi
Vansaghi
John Lashley
Lashley
SIU Senate to decide student presidency in fall
Two candidates, Jon Taylor and Jim Peters, claim the SIU student body presidency after outgoing president George Camille ruled Taylor eligible to hold the post. Taylor's average changed from a C to a 3.1 with credits from John A Logan College, while Peters is Camille’s runner up. The student government must decide who serves, though both are considered qualified by the university.
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Southern Illinois University
Jon Taylor
Jim Peters
Tom Bush
George Camille
Taylor
Camile
Camille
Peters
Busch
Bush
George Mace
John A. Logan College
Bar stool plant ends Herrin strike with three year pact
Christoph er Industries Inc. Herrin workers of Laborers International Union Local 705 vote to end a week long strike and return to work Monday. The union notes a new three year contract though details were not released. Union officials could not discuss terms. The Herrin plant operates in North 17th Street and produced bar stools. Prior wage levels ranged around 2.20 to 2.35 per hour for machinists upholsterers sewing machine operators and material handlers.
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Christopher Industries Inc
Herrin
Laborers International Union Local 705
Sam Easterly
Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Herringent
Carl Moore
Harrisburg
Union
Southern Illinois District Council
Claude Thompson
West Frankfort
Bob Rog
Lers
Zeigler
Barbara Rhine
Coello
Wendell Beasley
Thompsonville
Christopher Industries
Old White City
North 17Th Street
Workable Carbondale program wins HUD approval
The workable program for housing planning and building codes in Carbondale gains two more years of HUD approval. It opens about $6 million in federal funding for Model Cities and urban renewal, with conditions to codify the municipal code revise zoning land use and planning for community facilities and public improvements. HUD also requires a housing and neighborhood analysis funded with HUD aid.
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Carbondale
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Neighborhood Youth Corps workers clear brush in Johnston City
Bill Benton and Jimmy Dean supervise Youth Corps crews clearing brush near Burgess Street Johnston City. The Illinois Farmers Union Youth Corps hires 1875 high school students in 80 counties for nine weeks. Funded by the U S Department of Labor the youths earn 150 per hour for 26 hours weekly. About 430 participants are in Franklin Jackson Perry Union Williamson and Randolph counties with Earl Pate overseeing the Southern Illinois region.
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Bill Benton
Ground
Nyc
Jimmy Dean Clear Brush
Burgess Street
Johnston City
Illinois Farmers Union Youth Corps
Illinois
U. S. Dept. of Labor
Pauline Schwab
Springfield
Franklin
Jackson
Perry
Union
Williamson
Randolph
Earl Pate
Eldorado
Southern Illinois
Jesse Carter
Inquest Set In SIU Student Homicide
An inquest into the fatal shooting of SIU student Michael Gerchenson will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Franklin County courthouse, Benton. Coroner Kirby Webb said the case may yield only a homicide verdict against unknown parties, with shell casings and a dumped body as the available evidence.
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Southern Illinois University
Franklin County
Benton
Kirby Webb
Michael Gerchenson
SIU
Highland Park
Rt. 57
West Frankfort
Webb
Gerchenson
Franklin County board to discuss abolishing coroner’s office
A Franklin County farmers group seeks to abolish the coroner’s office to cut taxes. The county board meets Monday at 7 30 p m at the Benton courthouse to consider alternatives if the office is voted out. Roy Webb says if saved funds aren’t redirected, moving duties to the sheriff or board chair will be discussed.
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Franklin County
Benton
Roy Webb
Webb
Farm Bureau
Gerald Owens
Owens
Kirby Webb
Ervin I. Simpson
Peters Appointed to Southern Illinois Airport Authority Seat
Dale Peters of Murphysboro was seated Tuesday night on the Southern Illinois Airport Authority to fill the unexpired term of Willard Collins who died May 1. Collins’ term would have expired in October 1973 and Peters previously served on the board from 1955 to 1958. The airport board also approved leases with R and R Enterprises and Fred Davis for space and services at the airport terminal. The FAA is investigating a proposed Murphysboro Cable Television tower for airspace regulation violations.
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Dale Peters
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
Peters
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Willard Collins
Carbondale
Collins
Airport Board
Joseph Steinle
Jackson County
R and R Enterprises
R and R
Airport Authority
Federal Aviation Administration
Gene Seibert
Fred Davis
Davis
Seibert
FAA
Burglars Loot $10,000 From Trailer Home in Murphysboro
Jackson County Sheriff reports burglars took more than ten thousand dollars of property from a trailer on New Hill in Murphysboro. Entry was gained by forcing a window. the theft was found Wednesday night when the owner returned from Chicago. Deb by Varecha reported the burglary. Missing items include a jewelry box with jewelry valued at five thousand dollars and multiple electronics and personal items. An exhibit of fifty drawings by Duncan Mitchell opens in Mitchell Gallery, Home Economics building, and runs through June 28.
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New Hill
Murphysboro
Jackson County
John Hoffman
Chicago
Debbie Varecha
Duncan Mitchell
Southern Illinois University
Mitchell
Final planning talks set for Carbondale housing project
Reid Troutman of the Jackson County Housing Authority says a final planning conference in Chicago on July 13 will approve design plans for 60 scattered housing units in the Carbondale Urban Renewal area. Electric heat is approved due to lack of natural gas, with prior objections noted from Housing Assistance Officials.
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Chicago
Carbondale
Reid Troutman
Jackson County Housing Authority
Housing Assistance Office
Troutman
HAO
Elkville
de Soto
King- Wills
Murphysboro
Authority
Lewis Lane
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