Carbondale reviews assets and liabilities for growth plan
Local seminar hosted by the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce outlined the citys assets including natural resources industrial parks and strong transportation plus liabilities such as real estate taxes high land costs and traffic. A preliminary list will be circulated for comment with a plan to rank priorities and guide economic development.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Rodney Dempsey
Chamber
City
Southern Illinois Uni
Versity
Dempsey
St. Louis
Southern Illinoisan
Simon Drops Bill to Name Carbondale Building After Gray
U.S. Rep. Paul Simon will not push a February 1975 bill to name a $2.2 million Carbondale federal building after former Rep. Kenneth Gray. He cited the Elizabeth Ray revelations and current controversy, saying passage is unlikely in the new Congress.
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Carol Alexander Lindsay-Schaub
Elizabeth Ray
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale Federal
Kenneth Gray
Simon
D-Carbondale
Gray
24Th
Miss Ray
Washington
Congress
House Public Works
Ray
Sen
Mike Gravel
Alaska
General Services Administration
Illinois House
Little
Egypt
Southern Illinois
House
Columbia
S.C
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Boston
John W. McCormack
Carbondale
Riverside pool a Murphysboro community lifeline kept open
Volunteers and local supporters kept the Jackson County YMCA Riverside pool operating this Memorial Day despite decay and costly renovations. The effort, led by Terry Ames and Tom Kupferer, included unpaid labor and in-kind donations to serve more than 300 daily swimmers, with safety measures strengthened and youth involvement praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wisuri
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Ymca
Murphysboro
Tom Kupferer
Granite City
Henry R. Gabriel
Terry Ames
Riverside
YMCA
Big Muddy
Friends of Riverside
Chester
Marion
Kupferer
Ames
Gabriely
Gabriel
Russ Marshall
Jackson County
Marshall
Judge dismisses conflict charges in Anna Jonesboro case
Judge Peyton Kunce denied a motion to appoint a special prosecutor over conflict of interest allegations against Anna Jonesboro school board member Carter Partridge. He dismissed Karraker's complaint and charges, citing lack of proven facts and warning against witch hunts. The state's attorney may still investigate the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Kunce
Anna- Jonesboro
Kunce
Carter Partridge
Larry Karraker
Anna
Karraker
Partridge
IRT
Kance
Union County
James Leaton
William Meehan
Cairo
Meehan
Minois Supreme Court
Postmen Seek TRO Over Lawn Crossing Dispute
Belleville postal workers asked for a temporary restraining order in U S District Court at Benton to block crossing lawns for mail delivery. The filing was late and no hearing date was set. The contract requires crossing yards. mediation continues with a federal arbitrator in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
U.S. District Court
Benton
U.S
Dewey Hawkins
Postal Union
U.S. Postal Service
Washington, D.C
Hawkins
End of rains in sight for Southern Illinois weekend
Weather observer Lou Ditzler of Southern Illinois Airport says the end of the rain is near with a weekend outlook for partly sunny skies. Rain this week totaled more than the entire June last year while a belt behind a frontal system moves east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Lou Ditzler
Ditzler
Paul Ice
Soil Conservat Service
Murphysboro
Hamlet production by Menard center inmates debuts with impact
The Menard Psychiatric Center Shakespeare Ensemble presents Hamlet with 10 resident actors directed by Kevin Purcell. The abridged five act play, staged in a unique setting near Menard Correctional Center in Chester, showcases therapeutic growth and self confidence amid emotional challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Psychiatric Center Shakespeare Ensemble
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
William Craine
Kevin Purcell
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Purcell
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Craine
Menard Company
SIUC
Center
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Pocahontas
Herrin
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Lisa
Donald and
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Nancy
Ellis and
Sue Montgomery
Butch Nevious
Ken Gray
Ray Case
Kenneth J. Gray
Theater Company
Menard
Rich Bretzlauf
Larry Farrow
Horatio
Stan Parrott
King
John S. Dean
Queen
William Waters
Gary Porter
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