Herrin Mayor backs automatic water rate adjustment plan
Herrin Mayor Fred A Henderson proposes an automatic annual water rate adjustment to cover rising operating costs. He planned to discuss the idea at a city council session with Water Supt. Mike Miriani and engineer Joe Rezek of Clark Dietz Painter and Associates. The plan aims to stabilize finances tied to a 1965 bond project and a $896000 improvement program funded in part by a $435755 federal grant.
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Mike Qualls
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Fred A. Henderson
Henderson
Jack McCarty
Foundation
Water Department
Mike Miriani
Miriani
Joe Rezek
Urbana
Clark, Dietz Painter and
Economic Development Administration
Miriami
Herman Marlow
Renewal Boosted Tract To Be Cleared For University Sale
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approves a 726175 grant for Carbondale Urban Renewal Project I. About 12 acres of a 28 acre site will be cleared and sold to Southern Illinois University. The project spans Washington to Hester streets and costs about 15 million overall. A federal loan of about 15 million will fund operations, with sale price to SIU at 168 per square foot. Relocation officials will contact property owners as steps move forward.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carbondale
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Washington, Grand
State
Hester Streets
William J. Burns
Carbondale Community Conservation Board
SIU
Burns
Eldon Gosnell
Head Start Teachers Guide Pupils at Carbondale Center
Gloria Perkins assists Tony Farmer as he begins to draw at Head Start in Carbondale. About 60 preschoolers attend weekday classes at Attucks School funded by the federal Office of Economic Opportunity under Jackson County War on Poverty direction, with centers also in Murphysboro and Elkville.
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Gloria Perkins
E. Chestnut St
Carbondale
Tony Farmer
Tony
Luberta Campbell
E. Willow St
Attucks School
Federal Office of Economic
Opportunity
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
the War On Poverty
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Elkville
Naples
SIU
Commission
Edward O’day
O’day
Beyler Named Dean at SIU Carbondale
Roger E. Beyler was named dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale replacing Henry Dan Piper who requested reassignment. Beyler, a chemistry professor and former acting department director, holds a B S from North Central College and advanced degrees from the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger E. Beyler
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Henry Dan Piper
SIU
Beyler
North Central College
University of Illinois
Merck and Co
Rahway, N.J
Mines Working Thursday Burning Star 1 Burning Star 2
Work continues at the Burning Star mine with crews operating on Thursday. Two shafts, Burning Star 1 and Burning Star 2, are active as miners advance extraction plans.
Federal prison adds vocational rehabilitation for disabled inmates
The Marion federal penitentiary will provide vocational rehabilitation to disabled prisoners. Warden G V Richardson and Alfred Slicer signed the agreement. The program aims to retrain inmates for better livelihoods and smoother community reintegration.
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Federal Prison
Federal Penitentiary
Marion
G. V. Richardson
Alfred Slicer
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Slicer
Richardson
Lawrence Putman
Prison Classification and
Edward Sausaman
John Earll
Flasher Signals Installed at Marion Crossing
Flashers have been installed on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad crossing on the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative plant road south of Marion. SIPC paid $10,000 for installation and the road leading to the plant was built and dedicated to Williamson County. The road is heavily traveled by visitors to Lake of Egypt on weekends.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Marion
SIPC
Williamson County
Lake of Egypt
Public Hearing Set On Carbondale Budget For 1966 67
Carbondale adds funding for a second inspector in the building and zoning office. Councilman William Eaton notes about 10000 dollars more in the cash balance than expected. A public hearing is scheduled for July 7 at 7 30 pm in City Hall courtroom. The 1966 67 budget totals just over 800000 dollars in expenditures with revisions available Friday at the city clerk’s office. Additional allocations include 1000 dollars for a building needs committee and 2000 dollars for travel for city manager candidates. Street lighting in the industrial park north of town is budgeted at 3000 dollars.
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Carbondale
William Eaton
City Hall
Fund drive backs Kenneth Gray helicopter purchase
Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson backs a July 8 Du Quoin gala and a series of fund events to raise about 60 000 for Rep. Kenneth J. Gray’s helicopter. Ed Kuca and Bob Nolan describe the effort as non partisan and aimed at boosting Southern Illinois progress and rescue capabilities.
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Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Mt. Vernon
Kuca
Bob Nolan
Herrin
Fred A. Henderson
West
Frankfort
Southern Illinois
du Quoin
Henderson
Southern Illinois Mayors Association
Gray
Sparta
Illinois
Ken Gray
Murphysboro Picket Ties AFL CIO Labor Standards
The Southern Illinois Business Agents Conference pickets a new home in Murphysboro Westwood Hills alleging Homer Baker Builders underpay workers per AFL CIO standards. Baker unavailable for comment. Conference rep says the action is informational with no formal organization recognition or bargaining at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Business Agents Conference
Murphysboro
Westwood Hills
Homer Baker Builders
Aflcio
Baker
Makanda and nearby cities issue traffic fines
Police briefs report Virgil N Wheeles fined 15 dollars for following too closely in Makanda. In Murphysboro Donald Ray Ellis fined 25 dollars for operating without a valid license. In Carbondale Lloyd B Nance fined 15 dollars for disobeying a traffic signal.
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Makanda
Virgil N. Wheeles
Murphysboro
Donald Ray Ellis
Carbondale
Lloyd B. Nance
More Manager Applications To Be Sought In Carbondale
Carbondale city officials plan to seek additional candidates for the first city manager post after screening 30 applications. The council and a citizen committee will review new submissions July 12. salary discussions range from 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, with adjustments for experience.
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Carbondale
United States
D. Blaney Miller
Frank Kirk
Kirk
Max Sappenfield
Southern Illinois University
International City Managers’ Association
Concilman Joseph Ragsdale
William South
Chamber of Commerce
Youths Fined In Theft Of Beer Kegs
Nine youths pleaded guilty in Williamson County Circuit Court to stealing three kegs of beer from a railroad car. Clifford Hamilton 18 and Danny Shelby 20 of Herrin had burglary charges reduced to criminal damage to property on motion by Arthur Melvin. Judge Lan Haney fined them and placed them on six months probation. Additional youths from Herrin and Marion pleaded guilty to underage drinking with fines and six months probation.
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Williamson County
Clifford Hamilton
Danny Shelby
Herrin
Elmer Logan
Bob Bell
David Meneese
Marion
Haney
Stagecoach without horses tours Southern Illinois for Fox Theatre opening
A horse drawn stagecoach promoting the Fox Theatre opening travels from Crab Orchard Stables east of Carbondale through Marion West Frankfort Benton Du Quoin Murphysboro with an overnight in each city. An axle failure and one horse death halted travel and forced urban hauls. a fresh team will be hitched when the stage returns to Carbondale for a parade Thursday evening.
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Crab Orchard
Carbondale
Marion
Fox
Tom Coggins
West Frankfort
Coggins
Carbondale Group Backs School Integration Plan
The Carbondale Human Relations Committee voted to support the grade school board’s plan to integrate Attucks School. Protests over sending special education students to Attucks were noted, with concerns about race and placement. The group also announced free legal aid access and other anti poverty measures, plus ongoing hiring pledges to increase Black representation in area jobs.
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Carbondale Human Relations Committee
Attucks School
Attucks
Lewis
Lincoln School
Commission
Henry Wieman
Donald Carlton
Board of Education
Wieman
Nathan Naples
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Hen nests on nails at Marion Metal and Roofing
A bantam hen took residence in a box of two inch nails at Marion Metal and Roofing Co. for about a month. Worker Mrs Pauline Frick says the bird, nicknamed mama, has been setting for two weeks and has laid 11 eggs. Owner Eugene Porter contemplates what to do with the hen and potential chicks if the eggs hatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Marion Metal and Roofing Co
S. Court St
Pauline
Frick
Eugene Porter
SIU Raises Outstate Fees for Nonresidents
Southern Illinois University will raise out-of-state full time undergraduate fees by 50 cents per quarter from 160.50 to 210.50 starting winter term. The Board acted on a Morris recommendation due to enrollment pressures and a low nonresident fee schedule. Nonresident undergrads pay 122 tuition plus 15 welfare and recreation, 8 book rental, 10.50 activity, and 5 University Center fees. in-state total remains 80.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Board of Trustees
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Illinois Central to Spend 51.7 Million on Freight Cars
Illinois Central Railroad announces a record expenditure of 51.7 million dollars to build or buy 4,725 freight cars in 1967. President William B. Johnson says the funds will accelerate rolling stock growth across all car types.
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Line
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
William B. Johnson
Last Day For Tuition Aid For Illinois Juniors and Adults
Thursday is the final day for recent graduates and adults to receive paid tuition to a junior college. Under state law, enrollees may attend any Illinois junior college and their high school district must cover costs. they must notify their high school or board of education by Thursday to enroll.
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Illinois
Board of
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Texas
Oklahoma
Midwest
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Kenneth Gray
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