Rend seeks federal funds for Rend Lake sewer project
The Rend Lake Conservancy District board heard an engineer detailing a $1 million east side sewer plan. Three sewage plants and intercepting mains would serve Ina, the Ina peninsula, Whittington Point, and Marcum Branch with EPAEDS backing and revenue bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Conservancy District
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bend Lake
Illinois
Winyard - Givenrod Associates
Benton Engineers
Ina
Rend Lake College
Franklin - Jefferson County
Interstate Rt
Whittington Point
Marcum Branch
Whittington
West Frankfort pool receipts rise. attendance hits high
West Frankfort Park District reports pool receipts $1,306 ahead of last year as family and season ticket sales rise despite price increases. Attendance at the children’s recreation program reaches a year high with 70 participants. Board approves bills of $2,510.49 and the year audit prepared by Clem Marchildon. Purchases include a $53 chlorinator and two $87 hair traps. plans set for a vapor light by courts. Croquet shelter finished and tennis courts lit. Free band shell programs start Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Mosquito spraying begins Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort Park
Doug Karnes
Karnes
The
Park Board
Clem Marchildon
Certified Public Accountant
Kay Chemical Co
West Frankfort
Watermelon Theft Leads to Guilty Plea in Carbondale
Two Chicago area men Henry Harrell and Julius Harrell were charged with theft under 150 for taking three watermelons from Pick's Food Mart in Carbondale at 5 24 a m. They pleaded guilty in Murphysboro circuit court and received fines and costs totaling 34 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herrin water line clog blocks new elevated tank
A city engineer and design firms said a clogged 12 inch feed line is delaying the new half million dollar Herrin water system tank. The line along 17th street works while the nearby line two blocks east is effectively a 6 inch line. Clark Dietz notes a final list of rectifications before project acceptance. Henderson calls the issue minor and pending contractor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tom Shoemake
Larry Lipe
Winyard - Givenrod Associates
Thomas H. Patton
Clark Dietz and Associates
Patton
Lipe
17Th Street
Clark Dietz
Fred Henderson
Henderson
E. A. Sullivan
Metropolis
Mid- America Utilities of
Centralia
Du Quoin council to hold meetings citywide this summer
Du Quoin Mayor Jack Struck proposes rotating council sessions to locations around the city to increase resident access and gauge public opinion. The recall vote for commissioners Moss and Roznowski produced a near split result, with one third for retention, one third for recall, and one third abstaining. The council canvassed the vote after Friday’s adjournment, while appeals in related recall cases move through higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Jack Struck
Struck
Illinois Central Railroad
Tom Moss
Jerome Roznowski
Moss
Roznowski
Roz
Visiting artists exhibit at SIU Mitchell Gallery
Three visiting artists David Slivka Margo Hoff and Jeff Hoare show at Mitchell Gallery SIU Home Economics Building Carbondale Their works include Slivka bronzes made from balloon forms Hoff woodcuts and hangings and Hoare bright oil and watercolor paintings The exhibit runs through July 3 with free admission An open house July 1 10 am to 4 pm at their workshop on south Washington Street Carbondale sponsored by SIU
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Mitchell Gallery
Siu
David Slivka
Margo Hoff
Jeff Hoare
Slivka
Paris
Miss Hoff
Hoare
Good Luck Glove Co
South Washington Street
Carbondale
Coroner's jury seeks highway survey over drop offs
Jackson County coroner's jury has asked the state Department of Highways to inspect side road drop offs near concrete roadways. Coroner Harry Flynn said the inquiry aims to see if remediation is possible after testimony showed Ronald Welch 26 Cape Girardeau Mo lost control when right wheels dropped off the road on May 31 along Rt 3 in western Jackson County. Harold R. Dusch of Carbondale was fined $30 for illegal transportation of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
State Department of Highways
Harry Flynn
Highway Department
Flynn
Ronald Welch
Cape Girardeau
Rt. 3
Du Quoin Recall Backers Report Progress After Springfield Visit
Du Quoin recall backers led by James A. Wilbern and J. C. Groeg met Gov. Samuel H. Shapiro’s aide in Springfield to discuss delays in recall elections. They talked with Dale Yung and Mrs. Lee Fisher and considered a subcommittee inquiry by the Cities and Villages Municipal Problems Commission. They aim to speed up court actions still pending before the Illinois Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Wilbern
du Quoin Citizen’s Committee
Samuel H. Shapiro
Springfield
Wilbern
J. C. Groeg
Olney
Dale Yung
Shapiro
Yung
Lee Fisher
Cities and Villages
Sen
Everett Peters
24Th
du Quoin
Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Jackson County tavern liquor license suspended
The Jackson County Saddle Club on Rt 149 two miles west of Murphysboro faces a 15 day license suspension starting Thursday at 3 PM for sales to minors and after hours service. Roy Gilbert the liquor control commissioner set the action effective until 3 PM July 11 following a filing by State's Attorney Richard Richman. Raymond Wilcox manager was fined $100 plus costs in circuit court for illegal sales to minors amid a scuffle and knife incident at the club. Indictments were returned last week against four Murphysboro men for aggravated battery related to the incident and Wachsni cht's age was cited in the charges against the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Roy Gilbert
Richman
Murphysboro
Larry Wachsnicht
Wachsnicht
Denials Reported for Seven Liquor Licenses in Carbondale
The Carbondale Liquor Advisory Committee denied seven licenses including Class C for Glenn Crowell at Southern Barbeque due to hospital proximity, Class B for China Village and Kenneth Hiller, and Class A for James Paul Winfree. Other denials cited traffic congestion, insufficient knowledge, owner absence, and local parking concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Committee
David Keene
Glenn Crowell
Southern Barbeque
S. Illinois Ave
Holden Hospital
China Village
Kenneth Hiller
Illinois Ave
Thomas Nudd
Explosion at U S Powder Co injures three workers
Officials at U S Powder Co Orcill have not determined the blast cause. Engineers from Terre Haute and New York continue the investigation. The blast destroyed a concrete bunker used to store nitroglycerin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Powder Co
Orcill
Terre Haute
Ind
New York
M. E. Miller
Murder trial of Dorothy Sykes Mason postponed again
The murder trial of former Carbondale resident Dorothy Sykes Mason, a Southern Illinois University cheerleader, is postponed to next Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Prosecutors indicated trial may still be unlikely that day as subpoenas have been issued for witnesses in the case. Mason is charged with fatally shooting a Chicago man on January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Dorothy Sykes Mason
Cook County
Cook County States Attorney’s Office
Mason
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Carbondale council approves employee pay plan and renewal project
Carbondale City Council accepts a retroactive pay plan costing about 117000 dollars annually, with most raises effective May 1. Water and sewer staff received earlier raises. one parking meter patrol position excluded. Council also approves the College Neighborhood Urban Renewal Project plan and votes to table housing code changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
C. William Norman
Norman
David Keene
William Eaton
Elizabeth Leighty
Leighty
College Neighborhood
Department of Housing and Urban Development
William J. Burns
West Mill Street
Freeman Street
University Avenue
Forest Street
Carbondale approves water line extension to CTI plant
Carbondale City Council approved a 5731.25 water line extension to serve the Central Technology Inc. plant near Southern Illinois Airport. The project was discussed as a possible Murphysboro joint venture, with city attorney Fleerlage pursuing a cost sharing plan with Murphysboro Mayor Williams. Homer Askew was appointed to the county agricultural extension committee for two years starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Central Technology Inc
Southern Illinois
CTI
Murphysboro
George Fleerlage
Joe Williams
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Homer Askew
Marion
John B. Claar
University of Illinois
Five named to Carbondale boards by city council
Carbondale City Council filled five positions on the Community Conservation Council Fire and Police Commission and Library Board. Mrs. William Simeone was named to the Conservation Council for the south central city with a term to April 1 1969. Rev Reuben C Baerwald will replace Rev Edward L Hoffman on the Fire and Police Commission with a term to April 30 1970. Re appointments to the library board were Mrs Jewell Trulove Mrs Dora Brubaker and Ralph McCoy for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Community Conservation Council
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Library Board
Conservation Council
William Simeone
W. College St
Edward L. Hoffman
Reuben C. Baerwald
Orchard Dr
Jewell Trulove
Dora Brubaker
S. University Ave
Ralph McCoy
W. Chautauqua St
Councilmen Call It Quits at Midnight
Carbondale City Council faced lengthy talks on multiple items Tuesday forcing postponements to future meetings. At 11 p.m. councilman Joseph Ragsdale warned the session might run to 4 a.m. Major items were struck from the agenda to enable a 12 o clock adjournment, including dog control ordinance, sewer plan engineering consultant, and a 16 resident petition for a Board of Local Improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Park Subdivision
Code Enforcement Department
Murphysboro Tractor and Equipment Co
E. M. Webb
Wall Street
Park Street
Carbondale
Joseph Ragsdale
Board of Local Improvements
Cable TV seeks foothold in Carbondale franchise race
Southern Video Corp. vice president Todd Withers asked Carbondale city council Tuesday for a renewed 20 year franchise arguing FCC waiver delays keep his firm from delivering service beyond the three current stations. He noted a legal battle with FCC and court challenges to a waiver, saying a new firm would face the same hurdle. Council members favored his bid but urged open hearing for other applicants including General Telephone and Electronics Communications Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Todd Withers
Southern Video Corp
Gregg Cablevision, Inc
Nashville
Withers
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Btus
Frank Kirk
Randall Nelson
General Telephone and Electronics Communications Inc
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Nowski
Anton Berg
Jack Malinee
Circuit Court
Mount Vernon
James Wilbern
du Quoin City Councl
R. Buckminster Fuller
Harold R. Dusch
Jackson County Tavern
Askew
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