Cleanout of city hall prompts Easterly resignation
Carbondale Building and Zoning Administrator Thomas Easterly resigns amid a council dispute labeled a cleanout of city hall by the Blue Ribbon slate. City manager Bill Norman said the resignation was his decision. Easterly will leave March 31 and may seek other work, after 41 years with the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Shane
Carbondale
Thomas Easterly
William Eaton
City Hall
Eaton
Tom Easterly
Bill Norman
Frank Kirk
Easterly
Norman
Kirk
David Keene
Joseph Ragsdale
Randall Nelson
Plan Commission
John Quinn
Quinn
Petitions Out for Grindle in 59th Illinois House Race
Circulation underway in Herrin for William Grindle’s nomination to the 59th Illinois House District. The Herrin Democrat is a former state senator. Incumbents include Republicans C. L. McCormick of Vienna and Gale Williams of Murphysboro and Clyde Choate of Anna.
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Herrin
William Grindle
Illinois
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Clyde Choate D-Anna
Harris declines GOP endorsement for 21st District seat
Marion attorney Ralph W Harris will not seek the Republican endorsement for the 21st District congressman race. Williamson County GOP chair James W Sanders said candidates will be interviewed at the Benton Holiday Inn to decide endorsement. Other announced contenders include Don R Lucas Val Oshel and John F Austin with several others discussed as possible entrants. A separate item notes Union Carbide nuclear division donated 3000 to SIU School of Technology to support engineering programs.
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Ralph W. Harris
Marion
James W. Sanders
Williamson County
GOP
Harris
Sanders
Benton Holiday Inn
West Frankfort
Don R. Lucas
Lucas
Harrisburg
Val Oshel
John F. Austin
Nashville
James Foreman
Metropolis
Ray Doer
Jackson County
Robert Henneberger
Wabash County
William Brandon Pike
Carbondale
James Eatherly
Galatia
Union Carbide Corp. Nuclear Division
Paducah
Southern Illinois University School of Technology
R. A. Winkel
Marvin Johnson
SIU
Technology School
Williamson County coroner resigns as Litton quits post
James R. Wilson of Marion is appointed coroner by the county board after Paul Litton resigns for personal reasons. Wilson, a Republican, is sworn in by County Clerk Barney Boren at 6 p.m. Friday. He previously ran for coroner in 1952 and 1950s, and owns Wilson Funeral Home in Marion.
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O. R. Walley
Williamson County
Paul Litton
James R. Wilson
Wilson Funeral Home
Marion
County Board of Commissioners
Wilson
Barney Boren
Litton
J. L. McDowell
Herrin
Herbert Fine
Carterville
Bill Corder
Saundra Parrish
John H. Clayton
Central Committee
Zeigler High School
Franklin County
Franklin Community
University of Illinois
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Chicago
East St. Louis
Flora
Zeigler
Maller Funeral Home
Frick Funeral Home
Mortuary Science Department
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute
S. Market St
New Fabick contract ratified by Marion lodge
Marion Lodge 310 members ratified a 33 month Fabick Machinery Co. contract with wage increases of 25c, 27c and 28c per hour totaling 80c, plus clothing, safety, bereavement leave and apprenticeship programs. Expiration set for December 1, 1970, cost to company about $1.12 per hour. Fraternity Omega Psi Phi conducted a Carbondale trash pickup with Mayor Keene providing trucks.
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Fabick Machinery Co
Marion
Marion Lodge No. 310
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
G. O. McMahil
Grand Lodge
Harold L. Williams
District 111
Lee Phillips
Howard Willis
Harold D. Violett
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
David Keene
Carbondale tax rate rises for two districts
Two changes in Carbondale school district rates add 9.4 cents per 100 value to bills. District 95 bond rate rises to 31.2 cents to fund $184 000, and District 165 building rate increases to 23.15 cents under a new state law. Total in-city rate now 5.506 per 100. last year 5.617.
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Carbondale
Delmar Ward
Ward
Park District
Jackson County
18 months of council-manager work in Carbondale
Carbondale's 18 months under a council-manager system show changes driven by City Manager C William Norman. He organized council meetings, sharpened issue focus, and proposed merging police and fire into a single public safety director role with Richard Wilhelmy as the director, labeling it an economy move.
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George Willhite
Mike Shane
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
William Norman
Norman
Snyder Herrin
Herrin
Richard Wilhelmy
Wilhelmy
Pinellas Park
Fla
Commission
Norman City Manager C. William Norman Profiles Career
C. William Norman has served as city manager in three cities including Norman Carbondale and Howell Michigan. He previously led Howell for four and a half years before becoming Pinellas Park Florida’s first city manager in 1963. He holds bachelor and master degrees from the University of Michigan.
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Carbondale
C. William Norman
Howell, Mich
Pinellas Park
Fla
Norman
University of Michigan
Williamson committee approves slate for county offices
The Williamson County Republican Central Committee approved a recommended slate for county posts. Jack Hampton is named for commissioner, Kenneth Powless for state's attorney, Clyde Mitchell for circuit clerk, and James R. Wilson for coroner, with Wilson added after Paul Litton’s resignation. Other contenders include Dr. Everett Jeter Leroy Earl and William Jordan. Democratic incumbents are Henry Wright, Kenneth Hubler, and James Basler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Republican Central Committee
Jack Hampton
Carterville
Kenneth Powless
Marion
Clyde Mitchell
Herrin
James R. Wilson
Wilson
County Board of Commissioners
Paul Litton
Everett Jeter
Leroy Earl
William Jordan
Johnston City
Henry “Hank” Wright
Rt. 1
Woman dies after stabbing at Buckner Club 14
A woman died from apparent knife wounds Saturday night at Club 14 in Buckner. Miners Hospital in Christopher reported the victim’s name was not immediately available. Franklin County authorities investigated the stabbing.
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Miner’s Hospital
Christopher
Buckner
Franklin County
Thrift Shop Opens in Murphysboro on Locust Street
The Thrift Shop of Murphysboro opened Saturday at 1107 Locust St with hours 9 am to 5 pm each Saturday. George Emsweller, committee chair, says volunteers prep garments Tuesdays and Sundays. Rosemary Levinson asks for volunteers on either day. The Murphysboro Community Action Committee meets at 7:30 pm Thursday at Morning Star Baptist Church in Mt. Carbon.
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Thrift Shop
Murphysboro
Locust St
George Emsweller
Community Action Committee
Rosemary Levinson
Morning Star Baptist Church
Mt. Carbon
Rend Lake College incumbents file for re election
Incumbents Dr Curtis A Parker of Mt Vernon and Holl and Simmons of Benton seek reelection to the Rend Lake College Governing Board. Parker chairs the board as it set terms of one two and three years last year. No other candidates filed. Joyce Mieldezis of Marion was fined 87 dollars plus 5 dollars costs in Circuit Court for 29 parking meter tickets.
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Curtis A. Parker
Mt. Vernon
Holland Simmons
Benton
Rend Lake College
Parker
Joyce Mieldezis
E. Boulevard
Marion
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Memphis
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Gobbell
Grindle
Union Carbide
Winkel
Atty
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Kenneth Hubler
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