Ex-candidates back employed Militant meeting
Townsfolk packed Moose Hall on Rt. 51 for a 2 p.m. meeting where six points of city employee demands were read by attorney John Lannin. Former officials and Miller supporters criticized council leadership and urged backing city workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Taylor
Moose Hall
Rt. 51
John Lannin
John I. Wright
Midwest
D. Blaney Miller
Carbondale
Arnold Woods
E. Willow Sr
A. E. “Gene” Ramsey
Roy Bain
Bain
Jack Hazel
Illinois
Jack
Southeast Illinois district to organize separate for Southern Illinois
A 15 member board will organize and operate a Southeastern Illinois district covering Saline Gallatin Hamilton Pope and Hardin counties. An organizational meeting is set for 7 p m Monday in Harrisburg. The district parallels the Greater Egypt district formed in Carbondale with five counties awaiting development grants from the EDA and local contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Southern Illinois
Southeastern Illinois
Harrisburg
Saline
Hamilton
Gallatin
Pope
Hardin
Greater Egypt
State Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Federal Economic Development Administration
Saline Valley Development Assn
Saline - Gallatin
Milton Baker
Golconda
Pope County
Paul Patton
Elizabethtown
Prentice Oxford
Cave In Rock
K. C. Brown
Rosiclare
Hardin County
Suspects Held After Break-In At Marion Auto Store
Two Marion men Jim Morgan and Bob Morgan were held after a break-in at Gebhart Auto Store in Marion. Six chrome wheels were found in the car trunk. Police followed and stopped them after a window was smashed with concrete, admitting to another theft at Marion Travelodge Motel. No charges filed yet.
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Marion
Gebhart Auto
E. Main St
Jim Morgan
Bob Morgan
Morgan Brothers
Court
Main Street
Williamson County
Audie Gower
John Kelly
Carbondale Names Acting Chief Richard Wilhelmy
Acting Chief Richard Wilhelmy brings a wide Air Force police and provost marshal background. He supervised a 120 member unit in Europe, earned an Air Force commendation, helped establish an academy in England, and later taught in California before taking the Carbondale post as public safety director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Richard Wilhelmy
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Europe
Wilhelmy
John Stone
Atlanta, Ga
Carlisle Barracks
Office of Special Investigations
Northwestern University
Traffic Institute
England
Air Police
Midwest Air Force
Santa Maria
Calif
Applican
Pinellas Park
Fla
C. William Norman
Norman
Jury rules against defendant in Marion fishing accident case
Circuit Court jury in Marion found against 87 year old Mrs. Cora Ward in a suit against her son in law Robert Violett over a July 24 1966 fishing accident on Lake of Egypt. Violett was not present when Ward slipped on wet boat decking while standing to reel in a fish. An out of court settlement occurred in a separate suit by Mrs Eva Fisher against James and Mrs George after she slipped on cherry pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Marion
Cora Ward
Rt. 5
Lake of Egypt
Robert Violett
Carbondale adopts council-manager posts to professionalize
The 1967 Carbondale council created eight top posts including city manager and finance director. By 18 months, most posts were filled, a public safety director replaced separate police and fire chiefs, and salaries or timetables were set. The city compares with DeKalb Cape Girardeau Centralia Mt Vernon in staff levels. Mayor Keene touts long term savings from professional staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Halstead
Glisson Trailer Courts
Water Department
Wright
Sam Hunter
George Willhite
Mike Shane
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
David Keene
D. Blaney Miller
Randall Nelson
Gene Ramsey
George Fleerlage
J. Edward Helton
Fleerlage
John Quinn
Police
Fire Department
Richard Wilhelmy
Bill Schwegman
Thomas Easterly
C. William Norman
Uni
DeKalb
Ralph Precious
Cape Girardeau
Paul Frederick
Cape Giardeau
Frederick
Southeast Missouri College
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois
Keene
Norman
Rend Lake main dam and spillway contract awarded
The Rend Lake main dam and spillway contract will be awarded at 3 p.m. March 15 at the Holiday Inn in Benton. J. D. Barter Construction Co. of Harrisburg submitted the apparent low bid of 7,687,792 and is expected to receive the award. Work could begin 10 to 15 days after the award. The two mile dam will be on the Big Muddy River northwest of Benton, creating an 18,900 acre reservoir between Benton and Mt. Vernon, with completion anticipated in December 1970.
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Rend Lake
Holiday Inn
Benton
J. D. Barter Construction Co
Harrisburg
Ken Long
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Big Muddy
Mt. Vernon
Poems and songs Sunday at Carterville library event
A program of poems and songs is set for 3 p m Sunday at the Carterville Community Building. William H Cohen and his wife present with Cohen a poet in residence at Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes Ky. Admission is 1 for adults 25 cents for students with proceeds to the Carterville library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
William H. Cohen
Cohen
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes
Rt. 2
Southern Illinois University
Williamson County Sheriff receives 2500 boost in pay
Sheriff Harold Farner is named supervisor of safety and traffic safety coordinator with a 2500 raise, supported by a state law for counties of 30000 to 50000 population. He will also handle gun registrations starting June under a new state program with pay funded from office fees. the board plans to add a third narI operator at the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Services Group
Jackson Legal Services Bureau
J. Edward Helton
Murphysboro
Chicago
Harold Farner
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Farner
State Department of Public Works
Department of Public Safety
Homer Askew
Rend Lake College board delays action on power line right of way
Rend Lake College governing board postponed deciding on a U S Army Corps of Engineers request for a right of way for a 138kV power line across college property. The move followed study by the physical facilities committee and concerns about electrical interference and visual impact on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Southern Illinois
Rend Lake College
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Holland Simmons
Benton
Allen Y. Baker
Pinckneyville
Baker
W. A. Luecke
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Rend Lake
Luecke
Corps
Franklin
Jefferson County Line
Hot pockets halt Orient No 3 mine near Wal tonville
The Orient No 3 mine of Freeman Coal Mining Corp. near Waltonville was idled at the second shift after a new spontaneous heating area was discovered. General manager Harry Williamson Jr. said the affected area is being sealed and operations will resume when cleared by authorities. These pockets cause sudden combustion and carbon monoxide release, triggering past shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient No
Waltonville
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Harry Williamson Jr
Marion zoning board to hear 90-lot trailer court plan
The Marion zoning appeals board meets at city hall at 5 p m to consider John Tortllo of Chicago seeking rezoning of 10 acres in Lakeview Farms Suburban Homes for a 90-lot trailer court. About 45 residents oppose. Also on the agenda is Wayne Green seeking a permit to build a four apartment building at 106 W Hendrickson St.
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Marion
Herrin Man Sweeney Seeks Herrin Unit 4 School Board Seat
Morgan Sweeney of Herrin announces candidacy for the Herrin Unit 4 school board. A 57 year old Olin Mathieson admin services manager, he cites three children in the district and previous board service. Filing deadline is March 23 for the April 13 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Sweeney
Herrin
Herrin Unit 4
Sweeney
Olin-Mathiesen Chemical Corp
Ordill
Don McNeill
Ton Franklin
Ting
Michael
Dennis
Peggy
Olin Mathieson
St. Louis
Tacoma
Wash
East Alton
Orcill
Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic
Southern Illinois high speed test center eyed as NASA of ground transport
A state committee proposes four Southern Illinois sites in Shawnee Forest for a high speed transportation research center to test rail, linear motors, and jet propulsion with a 20 mile testing track. If approved by the U S Department of Transportation this could position Southern Illinois as the NASA of ground transport, signaling a major regional economic breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
NASA
U.S. Department of Transportation
Shawnee Forest
State Department of Business and Economic Development
State Department
Shawnee National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Gene Graves
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Florida
Texas
Weston
Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Frank Thomas
Southern Illinois University
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Gene Johns
Jack Keefner
Herrin
a S@herrer
Sali F
John S. Rendleman
SIU
Col
Alexander R. MacMillan
SIU Transportation Institute
Arthur E. Prell
T Siu Bureau of Business Besearch
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Hunter
Miller
Carbondale Industrial Commission
Citizens’ For Progress
Thomas Dickey
Southeastern
Eda
Burning Star
Fidelity
Jack Heern
Hazel
Donald Kay
Carbondale Police
Carbondale Council
Rend
Donald Musick
Musick
South
Curtis A. Parker
Greater Egypt Commission
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