Petitions Seek Referendum on Murphyboro Park Plan
Murphysboro citizens league opposes a joint use plan between Unit 166 and Murphysboro Park Board. petitions with 409 names were circulated asking for a referendum on using Riverside Park for high school football, while keeping the park field for practice. Boards may sign resolutions Thursday night. unit board meets 7 30 p m at Carruthers Junior High School and the park board at 7 30 p m at secretary Richard Powers office before moving to Carruthers to take joint action. Green says petitions will be presented as unit business and the matter rests with both boards’ majority for taxpayers. The plan would have the school use Riverside Park diamond for home games, park board keeps Carruthers field for summer recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Unit
Murphysboro’ Park Board
Murphysboro Citizens League
Unit 106 Board of Education
Bill Green
Riverside Park
Unit 186
Park Board
Carruthers
Richard Powers
Carruthers School
Green
Carruthers G
Oscar “Blue
Marion
West
Gram
Jeff
Blue
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Food Stamp Plan Extended In Franklin County
A pilot food stamp program in Franklin County will continue beyond June 30. Assistant area director John Janus of the U S Department of Agriculture said the program adds about 500000 dollars annually in food purchasing power to the county. Last month 1398 families, 3807 people, received 78276 dollars in coupons, with 1445 county families eligible. Officials plan a Washington trip to promote a $549750 Public Works grant to accelerate funding for a permanent program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
John Janus
U. S
Carbondale
Plan‘atores
Washington, D.C
Franklin
Illinois
Kenneth J. Janus
Gray
D-West
Frankfort
Blaney Miller
Janus
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Ilinois Public Aid Commission
City Blocks Dusty Road Dust Complaints Prompt Barricade Action
The Marion street department closed a subdivision entrance on Rector's Road onto South Virginia Avenue on Tuesday. Mayor Robert Butler noted residents complain of dust from Rector's Road as the barricade was installed to curb the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Street Department
Loren
Rector's Road
Virginia Avenue
Robert Butler
Rector’s Road
Two inmates escape from federal prison near Marion
Two convicts from a federal prison south of Marion escaped and were tracked by Menard prison bloodhounds. State police reported the dogs followed the trail into a wooded area near VTL and VITI while a police plane circled the Ordill area between Old Route 13 and Route 148. Civilian and federal agencies aided the search, which continued into the late morning as officials stated the men appeared surrounded before the trail was lost.
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Menard
Chester
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Viti
Menardid J Penitentiary
Pele
Loyd Brazeal
Larkin Howell
Marion
Ordill
Wolf Creek Road
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau of Prison and Fish and Wildlife Service
De Grazia to Lead State Board of Economic Development
Stephen Tatarsky reports Southern Illinoisan graduate De Grazia will be named the new executive director of the state Board of Economic Development. Graves, 34, is noted in connection with the announcement, with Otto Kerner expected to reveal details of the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Tatarsky
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Stu
SIU
Community, Development Institute
Nashville, Public Schools
Firmism
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Marion
Norma J. Jackson
Edwardsville
Graves
Carbondale
E. H., Graves
Golconda
Tilden
Senate
de Grazia
Division of Industrial Planning and Development
State Board
Arnold Maremont
Corporation
Maremont
State Chamber of Commerce
State Dept. of Commerce
Washington
Grassy Road Work Seen In Bid Call
Road projects in Williamson County solicit bids for a 3.92 mile base and widening on Little Grassy Lake Road part of a 29 million program. Work includes grading and rock base with paving to follow next year and includes Rt 148 widening toward Ordill area with resurfacing and a new 24 foot road width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Lake Road
Springfield
Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Williamson County
Jackson-Williamson County
Little Grassy Lake
Williamson
Fred
Thane
Rt 13
Ordill
Leon Stilley Conchmattian Co
Marish
Escape Aid Charge Hayes Jury Fails To Agree
John Edward Hayes 27 of Johnston City faced trial in County Circuit Court for aiding and abetting brothers Jimmie and Bobby Hayes plus Charles Ray Grimes and George Popham in the April 13 1961 jail escape. Jury deadlocked 10 to 2 after hours of deliberation. Judge Rosa Reynolds dismissed the case. Evidence described Hayes passing a .22 pistol to inmates during the escape. Four men fled in a car. Bobby Hayes left on foot. The group was tracked northeast of Marion where three hours later a rifle was seized. Sheriff Dean West testified Hayes had visited the jail prior to the incident.
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John
Edward Hayes
Johnston City
Jia Hung
William
Hayes
Jimmie
Bobby Hayes
George Popham
Herrin
Charles Ray Grimes
Marion
C. “Rosa Reynolds
Reynolds
Pigtall
Popham
Sheriff's ‘Office
Dean
West
Knight Found Guilty in Herrin IGA Break-In Case
George Knight, 52, was convicted by a Williamson County Circuit Court jury of attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools. Judge C Ross Reynolds deferred sentencing pending a new trial motion. Asst Police Chief Calvin Hazel testified three men attempted to force locks. Knight was captured while two accomplices fled, with tools recovered. Knight, held on $15,000 bond, has lived in Chester St Louis Amarillo and Oklahoma. Judge Reynolds adjourned the May term and instructed jurors to report Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bryant
Knight
C. Ross Reynolds
Boren
IGA
Herrin
Asst
Cal Ivn
Hazel
Knight T
Bounty
Chester
St. Louis
Amaril Tex
Oklahoma
Kelley
Las Véri Nev
Federal Bureau
Murphysboro
Needs Changing Job Readiness Said First Task Of Education
Missouri educator Wheeler told a Southern Hills audience that public schools must adapt to rapid job market changes. He urged expanding vocational training and collaboration with private industry and the labor department to prepare millions for new jobs anticipated by 1970 and beyond. Wheeler cited automation and shifting categories driving total employment reform.
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Lion
Jof
Wheeler
Department
Labor
Missouri State “Dept
Jefferson City
SIU
Tata ‘Larmbda Sigma
Built In 1871 Perry County Jail Escape Feared
Ronald W. Metzger is not the first inmate to escape the Perry County Jail in Pinckneyville built in 1871 for 14150. The two story brick jail with an iron grilled cage and jailer corridor has seen repeated breaches and attempted repairs as sheriffs argue over funding for a new facility. Metzger cut through the cage bars and window grills after days of work and later claimed in a letter to his mother that he could have escaped but worried about his trial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W. Metzger
Perry
Pinckneyville
Hardy Norris
Metuger
Perry County
Metzger
John Barber
Norris
Barber
Anna Receives Fireworks for July 4 Celebration
Anna police department received its fireworks shipment Monday for the city park celebration. The stock is valued at $1,000 with $2,000 worth of explosives reported by Police Chief Dallas West. He expects more people than ever in the park as activities expand across Union County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Dallas West
West
Union County
Carbondale Council Denies Liquor License
The Carbondale City Council refused a class B liquor license for Picks Food Market at 519 BE Main St. due to no city ordinance for class B licenses, Pick not a resident, and location outside a designated liquor zone. The vote blocked the license as council members cited policing concerns and policy questions about license quotas.
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Carbondale
W. H. Pick
Picks Food Market
Main ‘St
Picks
Rt. 3
D. Blaney Miller
William Batey
Joseph Ragsdale, Jr
Virgil Barringer
Public Safety
James Wallace
Barringer
Wallace
Ragsdale
Holiday Inn
E. Main
St., Carbondale
Eaton
Pick
Miller
Ie Council
Charles. E. TF. Howe
First Presbyterian Church
Howe
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Trip
VTI
Marvin Buck
Zippy
Menard Bloodhound
Sion
Elkville
Makandal
du Quoin
Goreville
Randolph ‘County
Mary's Rt
Frank E.ver
Wright
Makanda
Williamsom
Saline
Galday
Kaskaskia- St. Mary’s Bridge
Kaskaskia Island
Randolph
Wilamson County
C.'Ross Reynolds
Williamson’ County
Circuit Court
Merton’ Wheeler
Missouri
South
Ern Hinds
Carbondale Council
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