Prison camp runs with looser security beside strict Marion pen
The Marion federal penitentiary with about 500 inmates sits next to a camp housing roughly 84 inmates assigned to outside maintenance tasks. Camp manager James Pearsley describes inmate selection by record and sentence length, strict head counts, limited privileges, and brief average stays of four to four and a half months.
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O. R. Walley
Marion
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Charles Fenton
James Pearsley
Pearsley
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louis
City eyes regulation of massage parlors in Carbondale
A Monday hearing will let residents comment on proposed rules to regulate massage parlors and workers in Carbondale. The ordinance would require licenses for owners and staff, a police chief issued permits, and physicals for contagious diseases, with strict rules on touching and attire.
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Carbondale
Jackson County Housing Authority
S. Marion St
John Womick
Womick
Gasser Named Affirmative Action Director at SIU Carbondale
President Brandt appoints Mary Helen Gasser as affirmative action director and Richard C. Hayes as associate in the office at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. They will lead the university program expanding equal employment opportunities for women and minorities across all ranks.
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Southern
Affirmative Action Office
U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare
Brandt
Carbondale
Hayes
Affirmative Action
Governors Office of Human Resources
SIUC
Job Corps
Elgin
Peoria
Siu-C
Otrabanda Company Performs In Grand Tower Before River Journey
The Otrabanda Company presented a diverse show in Grand Tower featuring a Chinese Lion Dance a women's boxing match and a vaudeville circus with music. About 300 spectators enjoyed the boxing while the troupe continues down the Mississippi touring 24 towns and prisons over nine weeks aiming for New Orleans arrival August 15 to establish a resident theater there.
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Jim Kirkpatrick
Otrabanda Company
Grand Tower
Ottabanda
Mississippi River
Orient
Europe
Otrabanda
Cape Girardeau
New Orleans
Carbondale store sells smoke generating fireworks no prosecution
Carbondale police investigated items advertised as fireworks at Classic Hobbies in Carbondale and will not prosecute. Owner Gary Lotz says the products are harmless toys that only emit smoke and do not explode, after purchasing from Bethany distributors. Police plan to verify contents if sales resume.
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Carbondale
Mardale
Gary Lotz
Bethany Distributors
Bethany
Lawrence Rippe
Jackson County
George Kennedy
Lotz
Wickersham elected World Federalists leader at Arlington
Bill Wickersham of Carbondale was chosen chairman of World Federalists USA at the national meeting in Arlington Virginia. The group promotes international cooperation on human rights global environmental decay and nuclear disarmament. Norman Cousins honorary president. Wickersham credentialed with a 1963 education PhD from Missouri and previously at Iowa's Center for World Order Studies. His wife Beverly is an SIUC assistant professor in guidance and educational psychology.
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Siac Department of Technical and Adult Education
Ilinois Dept. of Public Aid
SIUC
Hayes
Emma C. Hayes
Carbondale
Northeast Community Development Congress
Carbondale Planning Commission
Carbondale Urban Renewal Board
Bill Wickersham
World Federalists, USA
Arlington
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review
Wickersham
University of Missouri
University of Iowa
Center For World Order Studies
Beverly
Blood pressure registry program starts in Carbondale
A state grant of 78 566 funds a Comprehensive Hypertension Registry Program for Southern Illinois. Family doctors with patient consent will register high blood pressure data in a computer that connects to a Chicago hospital system for centralized tracking.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
George O’neill
Chicago
O’neill
Marvis Page
Hayes Clinic
Fire Threatens 100000 Gallons At Marion Bulk Plant
Fire destroyed a garage and warehouse at Veach Oil Co. bulk plant in Marion. Truck driver Robert Stephens suffered burns as flames engulfed his tanker while 20000 gallon fuel tanks cooled by nearby water and foam sprayed by Marion Vienna and Anna fire units. Loss estimate reached 40000 dollars.
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Marion
Robert Stephens
Veach Oil Co
West Vienna
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Jackson-Williamson County
Miraculo
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin
Williamson
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Iowa
The
United Nations Association, USA
Ing
Stephens
Vienna
Anna
Vienna Correctional Center
Burma C. Hayes Center
Carbondale Clinic
Hayes Center
Jackson County Health Dept
Illinois
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