Carbondale Considers Private Dog Control Contract
City manager C William Norman proposes a private pickup and identification service for dogs and cats under a new dog control ordinance. The plan would pay per animal handled and include shelter, disposal, license sales and fines with the Humane Society to provide shelter but not enforcement.
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Carbondale
C. William Norman
Norman
Jackson County Humane Society
The
Humane Society
Bomb repairs at Southern Illinois University total 11500 dollars
The Southern Illinois University Agriculture Building repairs after a May incident cost 11500 dollars, with 1134 man hours, five days to restore. No structural damage found. local materials used under approval of the University Architect. Earlier estimates ranged 50000 to 100000.
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Southern Illinois University Agriculture
Anthony Blass
Blass
Murphysboro weighs proposed budget system overhaul
City officials study state recommended budget plan under House Bill 2059. It would appoint a budget officer and require ordinances preapproved before May 1. The plan is not mandatory but needs a two thirds council vote and includes a public hearing change.
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Murphysboro
Kenneth Taylor
Benton
William Wolff
Wolff
Appropriations Committee
Taylor and Wolff
Joe Williams
Shryock Auditorium remodeling bid delayed at SIU
No general construction bids were received for a major Shryock Auditorium project at Southern Illinois University delaying work up to six weeks. Architects plan to readvertise while electrical plumbing and other bids are held for action, with base bids totaling 573 733 and additional items at 188 999.
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Southern Illinois University
Shryock
SIU
Carl Bretscher
Cunningham Electric Co
Anna
John J. Calnan Co
Chicago
John C. Calnan Co
Fowler Plumbing and Heating
Centralia
Carbondale issues 12 tickets for missing city stickers
Police say 12 Carbondale residents were cited Saturday for not displaying city stickers on their windshields. Sticker cost is 6 dollars with a 1 dollar per month late fee since February 1. Minimum fine is 10 dollars plus 5 dollars in costs. Tickets were issued during a traffic safety check on Sycamore Street and Billy Bryan Drive.
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Carbondale
Sycamore Street
Billy Bryan Drive
Shots fail to halt suspects in Carbondale break-in
Carbondale police fired warning shots at two youths fleeing a suspected break-in after glass was broken at Jones Cafe and a vacant house near East Willow and North Barnes. Officers Walter Allen and Mike Deming reported the suspects fled west on foot as they closed in.
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Carbondale
East Willow Street
North Barnes Street
Walter Allen
Mike Deming
Jones Cafe
Willow
Barnes Streets
Two Benton Boys Injured in Night Bicycle Crash
A five year old Benton boy in serious condition after a bicycle crash with a car at North McLeansboro and Dia streets. Another boy, six, treated for abrasions and released. Kenneth L. Craig, 18, was driving. witnesses say the bicycle moved into the car path. no charges filed.
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Benton
McLeansboro
Dia
Brian Long
Maurice Long
Ruth St
Dallas Carlisle
Sammy Carlisle
E. Bond
Kenneth L. Craig
Rt. 2
Franklin Hospital
Brian
Dallas
Craig
Talks Stall in Norge Plant Contract Negotiations
Negotiations between Norge plant in Herrin and IAM District 11 Local 554 are in preliminary stages with one meeting held. further talks are delayed until mid July. A new three year contract was announced June 18 as the current agreement expires in October. A 1965 76 day strike preceded a later settlement after three offers were rejected.
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Herrin
Norge
Harold Williams
Interntional Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 11
IAM
Herrin City Treasurers Warn Of Financial Crisis Clash
City Treasurer Bill Drake said Herrin is virtually broke during a landfill committee meeting, vowing to block non library checks and delaying pay for city employees. Mayor Fred Henderson countered that the city would operate and seek warrants if needed, saying payments would be made. The exchange followed prior mutual accusations of political motivation in the financial warnings. Both men were 1965 city election rivals.
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Herrin
Bill Drake
Drake
Fred Henderson
Henderson
Tom
Shoemake
General Fund
Landfill Committee
Herrin considers burning rubbish at new landfill
Herrin officials weigh burning waste at the sanitary landfill despite a state law issue. The landfill faces a $13,906 deficit in its first year while industries, including Norge Division of Borg-Warner and Allen Industries, are seen as primary waste sources and potential revenue contributors.
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Herrin
Tom Shoemake
Norge Division
Borg - Warner Corp
Allen Industries Inc
Olin - Mathieson Co
Diagraph - Bradley Industries
Fred Henderson
Shoemake
Charles Galli
Norge
Henderson
State Department of Public Heath
Franklin County
Jack McCarty
McCarty
Bill Drake
State halts action on new office buildings
An order blocks signing contracts for two regional office buildings in Marion and Collinsville until at least July 15. The Illinois Building Authority has 2.7 million left of an 8 million appropriation for six regional offices, with contracts already let on four. Budget officials favor Marion first, while the Department of Children and Family Services backs Collinsville. A special July session is expected to provide more funds to complete both projects.
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Marion
Collinsville
Joan Kennedy
General Services
Springfield
Illinois Building Authority
Illinois Budgetary Commission
Department of Children and Family Services
IBA
Kennedy son heads to Africa for wildlife conservation
Robert F Kennedy Jr age fourteen, son of the late senator, left Saturday night for Nairobi en route to a summer in Tanzania. He will work with conservationist John Owens assisting wildlife conservation efforts.
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Robert Kennedy JR
Africa
Paris
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
U.S
Nairobi
Kenya
Tanzania
John Owens
Murphysboro Faces Costs for New Refuse Disposal Law
Murphysboro mayor told city council the landfill must meet strict state code with an estimated 8000 to 10000 dollars in costs. He urged early cooperation with Jackson County and Carbondale to form a countywide disposal system.
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Murphysboro
Mt. Carbon
Joe Williams
Williams
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Carbondale
Jackson County Health Department
State Department of Public Health
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