Mobile vocational buses bring guidance to Southern Illinois students
Two $11,794 air conditioned mobile counseling units tour 19 school districts in 12 counties offering free guidance on jobs and training. Charles Berger and Curt Blacker drive to high schools without counselors, serving seniors and dropouts and coordinating with DVR, ISED, and public aid services.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
United States
Charles Berger
Carbondale
Jackson
Union
Williamson
Johnson
Pope
Pulaski
Massac
Alexander
Curt Blacker
Norris City
White
Hardin
Gallatin
Saline
Borger
Carbondale Community High School
Blacker
Department of Guidance Services
State Office of Public Instruction
Springfield
Joseph E. Jurkanin
State Mobile Vocational Counseling Project
Berger
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
DVR
Jurkanin
Illinois State Employment Department
Cobden
Alto Pass
Dongola
Hurst Bush
Goreville
Vienna
Brookport
Mobile
Egyptian
Meridian
Golconda High School
Breckenridge Job Corps Center Denies Salaries Overstated in Memo
Breckenridge Kentucky center officials reject charges in the Republican Poverty Memo that eight positions at the Camp Breckenridge Job Corps center inflated pay. They explain several figures were extrapolated or based on nine month contracts, with salaries adjusted for full year terms and prior roles.
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Camp Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Republican
Methodist
Dome shelters rise with bamboo design at SIU project
R Buckminster Fuller guides SIU design students in a bamboo dome model aimed at low cost Vietnamese shelter using local materials. The project envisions a skin cover, raised floor, flood protection, and a top vent for ventilation, depicting an economical, environment friendly solution.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Viet Nam
Southern Illinois University
SIU Design
Fuller
Herrin Gets State Backing for 39000 Street Upgrade
The Illinois Division of Highways approves a 39000 street program for Herrin this summer funded by the city share of motor fuel taxes. Six projects include widening East Harrison from Park to 13th to 36 feet, two way traffic and parking. resurfacing Cherry and North 16th streets downtown. and resurfacing West Monroe plus North 17th street repairs. Bid notices will be issued, as the city also conducts a 28385 summer maintenance program by its employees.
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State Division of Highways
Herrin
Robert Minton
Winyard and
Givenrod
Benton
East Harrison Street
Park Avenue
13Th Street
East Harrison
Herrin Hospital
West Oak
South 17Th Streets
Oak
Cherry Street
North 13Th Street
16Th Street
Monroe Street
Madison Street
West Monroe Street
North 17Th Street
21St Street
17Th Street
van Buren Street
Polk Street
Grand Jury Opens Session in Williamson County Case
A Williamson County Circuit Court grand jury began hearing evidence on a murder charge against James F. Dively in the death of his father James F. Dively. Officials said evidence in 23 cases will be presented as the panel meets through Monday. Dively, 44, of Paris, was freed on 20000 bail May 11 after being charged with murder. The elder Dively, 77, of Scottsboro, was beaten and shot March 5. Dively was arrested March 15 and held without bail until psychiatrists ruled he could be released and a judge found reasonable doubt of guilt. He is a former mental patient. Hurley, 19, of Carterville, died in a fire at his uncle Joe Hurley’s Johnston City home. The uncle and Theron Lyerla were questioned and released. Coroner Paul Litton and State Deputy Fire Marshal Al Phillips are among witnesses slated for the jury.
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Williamson County Circuit Court
James F. Dively
Raymond Hurley
Dively
Paris
Scottsboro
Lan Haney
Hurley
Carterville
Joe Hurley
Johnston City
Theron Lyerla
Paul Litton
al Phillips
Mt. Vernon Wins $182,000 for Industrial Park
Rep Kenneth Gray announces that Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County secured 182000 in federal Economic Development Administration funds to establish an industrial park in Mt. Vernon. The grant supports regional economic development and job creation.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
The
Economic Development Administration
Mines Running and Idle Schedule on Friday
The report lists mines in operation and idle status for Friday. Active sites include Old Ben numbers 9 21 24 Orient 3 4 5 Zeigler 3 4 Fidelity Burning Star 1 2 with first shift. Burning Star 2 shows second shift idle.
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Mines
Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
Fatal flash fire at Ordill injures two others
A Marion man, Charles Richardson, 21, was killed in a 3:05 p.m. flash fire while pumping smokeless explosive pellets at a U.S. Powder Co. storage pond in Ordill. Charles Morris, 30, of Herrin, suffered extensive second and third degree burns and was taken to Herrin Hospital. A third man, John Stallions Jr., 31, was burned by hot water in a related accident and hospitalized in Marion.
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Marion
Herrin
Ordill
Charles Richardson
W. Cherry St
Charles Morris
Morris
S. 20Th St
Herrin Hospital
John R. Stallens Jr
Burgess St
Johnston City
Marion Memorial Hospital
Richardson and Morris
Schill Storage and Transfer Inc
Carterville
Orchill
U. S. Powder Co
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
U.S. Powder
Olin
U.S
Stallons
Stalions
Mr. Richardson
Ernest
Bertha Sisco Richardson
Ralph Aaron
Dora Wilder
Barbara Leah
Joann Mezo
St. Louis
Judy
Sally
Joy
Jefferson
Edward
Stiritz
Oscar
John
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
C. L. Crenshaw
Lakeview Cemetery
SIU Ranked Third in 1965 Teacher Production
Southern Illinois University ranked third nationally in producing new teachers in 1965, graduating 1,328. San Jose State College had 1,361 and Michigan State College led with 2,000. SIU’s graduates included 659 elementary and 641 high school teachers.
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Southern Illinois University
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
SIU
San Jose State College
Calif
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Mich
Illinois State University At Normal
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
Police Briefs Detailing Local Traffic Fines
Gorham records Gerald P. Qualls fined 18 dollars for speeding. Chester lists Doyle Barnhart fined 15 dollars for driving too fast for conditions and Ronald G. Baggett fined 15 dollars for the same offense. Sparta reports Robert J. Hood fined 15 dollars for speeding.
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Gorham
Gerald P. Qualls
Chester
Doyle Barnhart
Ronald G. Baggett
Sparta
Robert J. Hood
Butz Shooting Referred for Grand Jury Action
Jackson County coroner jury recommended grand jury action in the April 1 shooting of Ronald Butz in Murphysboro. Autopsy cited a bullet wound to the head. inquest opened May 28 with limited testimony. Paul Cheatham named as the shooter. manslaughter indictment planned for next grand jury session.
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Jackson County
Ronald Butz
Murphysboro
Butz
East Side
Paul Cheatham
Vergennes
Harry Flynn
Louie Roberts
Beasley
Roberts
Lewis
Flynn
Ardell Beasley
Betty Kolar
Miss Kolar
Miss Ko
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Southern Illinois Program
State Department of Children and Family Services
State Department of Mental Health
State Department of Public Aid
Charles Borger
Alto Pass High School
Job Corps
Center
House of Bamboo
Herrin Street
Ashley Park
Randy Carol Edwards
Lynn Ann Cavaness
the Sailor
Randy
Esco Edwards
W. Maplewood St
Lynn
Cavaness
Maplewood St
Wills
Williamson County
Litton
Richardson
Grand Jury
Richard Richman
Richman
Cheatham Brothers
Stewart
Hines
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