Trico vote protest sparks look in by citizens
The Trico Citizens for Local School seek a look in by the Board of Education on March 16 to study alleged irregularities in a September bond election. They protest ballot and registration legality in the Fifth District Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon and seek examination of ballots and voter lists to determine jurisdiction for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trico
Board of Education
Trico Unit
Fifth District
Mt. Vernon
Campbell
Willisville
Cutler
Ava
Percy
Campbell Hill
Circuit Court
Jackson County adopts seven district plan for board election
Federal Judge Henry S Wise signs consent decree clearing the way for caucus sessions Saturday to nominate two candidates in each of seven districts. April 4 election will replace the 26 member board with a 14 member seven district board. Caucus sites listed for Districts 6 and 7 in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Jackson County
Henry S. Wise
County Board of Supervisors
Carbondale
Pomona
Tec Board
Jack Lipe
Murphysboro City
Carbondale Township
Unitarian Fellowship Hall
South
Marion Street
Rejected Washington trip plan sparks board dispute
Carbondale Grade School Board denied Lincoln Junior High request for a four day Washington trip for eighth graders costing about 170 dollars. Trustee Hines cited built in discrimination from cost, while others echoed concerns about selectivity and equity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Alexander
Southern Illinois
Washington, D.C
Carbondale
Larry Jacober
Lincoln Junior High School
Jacober
Charles Hines
Hines
Lake Forest
Carbondale Community High School
Germany
Urbana
Springfield
Washington
Carbondale All-America City celebration kickoff
A downtown car parade in Carbondale Saturday starts the All-America City festivities at 2 30 p m with a flag raising at Main street and Illinois avenues. Deputy mayor Graham Watt will speak at a 6 p m dinner at Southern Illinois University Student Center. Tickets 5 with advance sales urged. pennants 75 cents. Proceeds fund the Main and Illinois banner and dignitaries meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Main Street
Illinois
Graham Watt
Washington, D.C
Southern Ilinois University
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Information Desk
Main
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale Board Rejects 210 Minute Freshman Curriculum
Carbondale High School board rejects by 42 votes a plan to split freshmen into three groups of 115 with 210 minutes daily of instruction from five teachers in core subjects plus electives. Superintendent Holder urged rejection citing misinterpretation and need for teacher orientation. funding implications of up to $110000 over three years were noted if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale High School
Cchs East
Lyndon Wharton
Wharton
Charles Hindersman
Hindersman
Per
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Carbondale consultants present three downtown redevelopment plans
Planning consultants outlined three 1985 downtown redevelopment options for Carbondale including railroad underpasses at Main Walnut and Mill and a midtown public housing block. Plans A B and C propose varied road and mall configurations, a 40 000 to 50 000 square foot government center, and relocation ideas for the library and Brush School, with merchant input sought via questionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Troutt
Carbondale
Main
Walnut
Mill Streets
Illinois Avenue
Rt. 51
Washington Avenue
Frank Ruder
Urban Programming Corp
St. Louis
Urban
Ryder
Tinois Central
Mill
College Streets
West Main Street
Brush School
Post Office
South Marion Street
Walnut and
Main Streets
South University Avenue
Cherry Street
Mill Street
Jackson Street
Walnut Street
Main Street
Couple must pay $1500 to keep Johnston City home
Pasquinos may retain their property if $1500 is paid instantly under a Marion County circuit court order. Taxes were unpaid for 25 years. the county bought the land in tax sales in 1956 and 1965, later selling to H L Eustice in 1969. The suit seeks a tax deed and eviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Ann Pasquino
Johnston City
Marion
H. L. Eustice
DTP of
Murphysboro
Pasquinos
John Clayton
Eustice
Pedestrian Killed in Rt. 3 Crash at Olive Branch
Harry Masterson 78 of Olive Branch died when a pedestrian in a two car crash on Rt. 3 at the Olive Branch south city limits. William Greer 31 of Cairo suffered major injuries and was hospitalized in Sikeston Mo in satisfactory condition. James Hopkins 51 of Olive Branch was not injured as an apparently involved vehicle was also part of the incident. District 13A State Police continue investigating the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Masterson
Olive Branch
Masterson
William M. Greer
Cairo
Delta Community Hospital
Sikeston
Explosion victim seeks readmission to SIU
Reginald M. Brown Jr., a former SIU student from New York injured in a 1970 Carbondale explosion, applied for readmission. He faces a Student Conduct Review Board hearing on his registration hold and must complete three years of probation from a 1971 plea to unlawful use of weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald M. Brown Jr
Southern Ilinois University
New York
Carbondale
Brown
N. Wall St
SIU
Bond
Jackson County States
Richard Richman
Burton Bond Jr
Vocational-Technical Institute
Jackson zoning unit to submit progress report to board
The Jackson County zoning commission proposes a progress report to the County Board of Supervisors before its dissolution next month. The report, slated for the March 8 or April 12 meetings, outlines zoning commission work, estimated costs, and mapped property designations under GERPDC plans for a county wide ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
County Zoning Commission
Norman Freeman i
Zoning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Greater Egypt
Civil Rights Panel to Hear in Cairo March 23 25
The U S Commission on Civil Rights will hold a three day Cairo hearing March 23 25 at the U S District Court House 1500 Washington Ave Cairo with an executive session at 930 a m Thursday and public sessions 130 p m Thursday through Saturday. The panel will subpoena local state and federal officials and residents to examine racial strife and government roles in addressing contributing factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Congress
Cairo
U.S. District Court House
Washington, Ave
John A. Buggs
Buggs
Hart and Muskie Campaign Stop in Carbondale
Senator Hart and Senator Hart plan a campaign stop in Carbondale including a 7:30 a.m. arrival at Southern Illinois Airport and an 11 a.m. talk in Lawson Hall Room 231, SIU, with a meet with local Democrats before afternoon departure. A separate county coroner probe investigates an eight week embryo found on Rt. 148 west of West Vienna with possible links to miscarriage or abortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Philip Hart
Michigan
Carbondale
Edmund ,Muskie
Hart
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Lawson Hall
Johnson County
Rt. 148
West Vienna
Sheriff's Office
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Frances Dickey
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Terry Thalman
Clifford Neill
Charles Richardson
Clinoison
Thomas School
Gary Blackburn
Carbondale Consultants
University Avenue
First National Bank
North University
Library Board
William Etherton
Ruder
Carbondalé
Bill Eaton
Eaton
Charles Goss
State Highway Department
Ilinois Central Railroad
Goss
Freeman
James Rayfield
Gerpdc
Rayfield
Commission
Carl Lee
Zeigler 4
Tae
Vienna
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