McKinney cites crowded classrooms in Marion Unit 2
Supt. Robert McKinney reports no empty classrooms as enrollment climbs across Marion Unit 2. He lists cramped high school study halls and unable spaces in Lincoln Longfellow Jefferson and junior high, urges new facilities or higher teacher loads to ease strain.
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Marion
Unit 2
Robert McKinney
Rotary Club Today
Lincoln School
Longfellow
Jefferson
McKinney
Why Do People Launder in the Wee Hours at Carbondale Center
A Southern Illinoisan night essay describes an all night laundry at Mar dale Shopping Center in Carbondale. Reporters chat with workers, customers, and police, noting most patrons stay away and the lone motives are practical tasks and late shifts.
Randolph County Industry Progress Survey Planned
A questionnaire on industrial progress in Randolph County will be distributed next week. Sponsored by the Randolph Community Development Assn., the study will gather opinions from urban and rural areas with one form for every fifth home. Surveys are unsigned and will be analyzed by Southern Illinois University Community Development Dept.
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Randolph County
Randolph Community Development Assn
Southern Illinois University Community Development Dept
Development Association
Albert Henrichs
Eviansville
Russell Parkinson
Coulterville
Derrick Helmers
Chester
Ted Kadler
Prairie du Rocher
Woman declines Carbondale jail rest for Finnish traveler
Police report Ida A. Hendricksson of San Francisco refused the women’s jail as a resting place in Carbondale. The 60 year old Finnish native, in the U.S. 36 years, said she would not stay in a dirty place after hitchhiking from Anna and spending a night there. The Ministerial Alliance fed her and gave a bus ticket to St. Louis. She claimed to have visited all 48 states.
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Yael Springs
Ida A. Hendricksson
San Francisco
Calif
Assa
Finland
U.S
Carbondale
Anna
Ministerial Alliance
St. Louis
Springs
Optophone Echoes Light for Blind Aid
A device called the optophone assists visually impaired users by turning light into sound. The innovation translates light intensity into audio signals, helping users locate light sources with hearing.
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Harold Peterson
Pete
Marge Kelley
Oak Grove Heights
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West Main Street
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