Carbondale small fruit station faces closure in budget cut
The Cooperative Small Fruit Research Station at Southern Illinois University Carbondale may close by June 30 after Nixon budget plans omit about 70 000 in federal funds. The station, in existence since 1959, researches raspberry strawberry blueberry and blackberry varieties and disease resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Rediker
Cooperative
Small Fruit Research Station
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Nixon
Paul Fitzgerald
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
West Lafayette
Brooks
Wendell Keepper
SIU School of Agriculture
SIU
Sunrise
Southland
Midwest
Stadlebacher
East
Stadelbacher
Washington
Barnes' preliminary hearing links 17 year old to Damico murder
State Police Detective Gary Ashman testified that Cynthia Barnes confessed to killing Martha Damico, describing a violent sequence with a paring knife, nylon stockings, a meat fork, and an electric cord. The judge bound Barnes over for grand jury consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan State Police
Gary Ashman
Marion
Cynthia
Cindy” Barnes
Martha Damico
William Lewis
Mary Ann
Miss Barnes
Alice Barnes
Damico
Chicago
Williamson County
Ashman
Gerald Long
Robert Howerton
Mrs. Damico
Barnes
Kane County judge questions river conservancy district act
A Kane County circuit judge raised constitutional concerns over the River Conservancy District Act of 1925, questioning vagueness and judicially assigned boundary setting. If upheld, districts like Rend Lake and Kinkaid Reed’s Creek face uncertain futures amid possible legislative action and appeals to higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane County
River Conservancy ‘District
Conservancy
Rend Lake
Kinkaid - Reed’s Creek
Howard Campbell
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Dan H. McNeal
16Th Judicial Circuit
Fox River Watershed Conservancy Study Commission
Fox River
Fox River Commission
Ilinois Supreme Court
Gordon Adler
Illinois Agricultural Association
Supreme Court
McNeal
Key bound over for grand jury on attempted murder case
Frank Key, 35, was bound over for grand jury action on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery after a preliminary hearing in Jonesboro circuit court. The judge bound Key to the grand jury for cases to be considered March 19. Key is accused of shooting Clay Ramsey at The Revelon tavern south of Jonesboro on Sept. 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Key
Christopher
Jonesboro
Dorothy Spomer
Cairo
Key
Clay Ramsey
Anna
Revelon
Robert Easterly
Carbondale Man Slashed In Taverns Knife Fight
A Carbondale man named Wayman Abbage was severely cut in a knife fight at Palm's Tavern on North Washington Avenue around 12 50 a.m. Saturday and was in serious condition at Doctors Hospital by Saturday afternoon. Police suspect the fight began after a drink was taken from a woman seated with Abbage. all involved fled the scene before officers could question them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Wayman Abbage
Washington Ave
Palm’s
Abbage
William Rypkema
Johnston City approves new school building after mine subsidence
Voters authorize a 59 000 square foot school for 750 pupils to replace the Washington School damaged by mine subsidence. unofficial counts show wide support in Precinct No. 1 1394 to 612 while Precinct No. 2 opposed 123 to 89. bonds retired in 200 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Remo Castrale
Castrale
Washington School
10Th
Monroe Streets
Washington
Armed Man Robs Clark Service Station
An armed man with a shotgun robbed Clark Service Station at 910 W Main St about 1 05 a m Saturday. The robber forced night attendant Ken Cooley into the back room, took $94 in bills and change, and ordered Cooley and a customer to lie on the floor while a two white male car occupants fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Cooley
Clark
W. Main St
Kevin Belcher
Colley
Belcher
Textile union calls meeting on walkout at Herrin plant
Textile Workers of America Local 1374 schedules a 2 pm meeting at the union hall on 214 W. Monroe St Herrin to resolve a wildcat walkout by about 250 workers at Allen Industries Inc. over production line staffing. Union leaders say the action was not approved by officials and aim to return workers to the line soon. Allen Industries threatens injunction in U.S. district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Industries Inc
Herrin
Union Hall of
Textile Workers of America
W. Monroe St
Paul Hampton
International
Hampton
Allen Industries
U.S. District Court
High School Vandalism Under Investigation In Johnston City
Johnston City police investigate vandalism at the high school occurring between 11 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. Police say door windows were broken and one bus tire was slashed but nothing was stolen. Chief Tom Kirkpatrick calls it mischief by some youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Tom Kirkpatrick
Rend Lake recreation fee guidelines to be announced
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will outline final recreation fee guidelines for Rend Lake and other corps lakes at a news conference in Oklahoma on March 15. St. Louis District will later announce use fees for Southern Illinois on March 16. A range of fees is planned, with no boat launching fee and camping fees capped at about 3 dollars for developed sites, to support upkeep of facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rend Lake
John W. Morris
Office
the Chief of Engineers
Oklahoma
Corps
Guy E. Jester
St. Louis
Illinois
Ken Long
Federal Register
SIU creates system auditor post and council for audits
Friday the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a new system auditor position and a coordinating SIU System Council. The auditor will report to the board, oversee financial practices, and function as a manager while campus auditors report to their presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan Action
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
SIU
Norman Wendt
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
Elliott
David R. Derge
Carbondale
John S.rendleman
Edwardsville
James M. Brown
Brown
Derge
SIU trustees hear 1973-74 budget report and actions
The SIU Board of Trustees reviewed an 88 million operating budget for 1973-74. IBHE recommendations fell short of the 104 million SIU sought, with Gov Walker’s edits not yet reflected. The Carbondale campus merged two business units into the Business Research Institute due to budget limits and renamed the foreign language department. The board also created a fee system allowing campus presidents to set some instructional fees while the board retains authority over mandatory fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University System
Board of Trustees
Illinois Board of Higher Education
SIU
James M. Brown
Daniel Walker
Ivan, A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
Walker
IBHE
Elliott
Carbondale
Business Research Institute
Small Business Institute
Center For Man
Agement Development
SIUC
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
Edwardsville
Kaeser Files for Marion School Board Seat Race
Albert G. Kaeser of Rt. 5 Marion filed as a candidate for one of two seats on the Marion Community School District Unit Two Board in the April 14 election. He is the second to file, following incumbent Earl Long of 104 Ray Gene Dr who filed Feb. 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Kaeser
Rt. 5
Marion
Marion Community School District Unit
Kaeser
Southern Township
Earl Long
Ray Gene Dr
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North Carolina
Howard Brooks
National
Washington, D.C
Beltsville
Corvallis
Oregon
George Kapusta
Plant Industries Research Station
Dan McGuire
Illinois Horticultural Society
Makanda
McGuire
Charles Stadelbacher
Eddie McBride
Russell Oxford
Kenneth Hubler
Hubler
Luther Barnes Jr
Granite City
James R. Wilson
Karen Rothe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Percy Jones
Mound City
David Kerney
Atty
James Leaton
Jones
Missouri
Kearney
Donna Bowlin
DeSoto
Jim Buitt
Jackson County Health Department
DeSoto Elementary School
Robyn
Johnny
Ed Greer
Long
Federal
National Park Service
Forestry Service
SIU System Council
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