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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1973
Page
3
Signs about a foot apart along Rt 3 south of Chester urge POW release and enlistment. A Waterloo recruiter calls the pairing a coincidence. The Voices in Vital America group says only 30 percent of POW MIA figures in Indo China match Hanoi’s list.
Edgar Langrand of Trailer No 2 Gates Lane Carbondale suffered facial burns after a Sunday morning trailer fire destroyed his home contents and a nearby motorcycle. Fire officials estimate 4700 dollars in trailer damage and note the blaze started in the kitchen. the cause is undetermined. Firemen also reported a second near by house fire at 709 Ice Street causing about 7500 dollars in damage.
A Franklin County electoral board ruled objections to the Denning Township central committee meeting are without merit and overruled objections to the state’s attorney serving on the board. Wayne Book seeks the GOP nomination for township supervisor to unseat Democrat Charles Dawson in the April 17 election. The board released its rulings Friday after hearing evidence Tuesday.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale president David R. Derge and his wife were invited on a free eight day Hawaii spring break trip offered by the SIU Alumni Association. Derge said at a press conference he had not decided. He recently returned from Korea where he set up an exchange with Hanyang University.
The Southern Illinoisan is published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinoisan Inc. with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is a successor to local papers and the Associated Press retains exclusive rights to its focal news and AP dispatches.
Proposed Carbondale zoning ordinance sets sign size limits and compliance schedules, bans flashing signs, and creates flood way and flood fringe zones near creeks. It introduces an aesthetics review committee for exceptions, a land use intensity index, and shifts special exception hearings to planning and final city council approval.
The Illinois Department of Public Aid will send an extra heating allowance check averaging $8.73 to more than 93,000 households, totaling $814,654. The 7.6 percent rise reflects colder than normal weather this season and will be funded within the 1973 public assistance budget. Authorities say future heating allotments depend on available funds.
A plastic cream adhesive called FIXODENT claims to secure upper and lower dentures, allowing more natural eating and clearer speech. The elastic membrane purportedly absorbs bite shock, enabling longer hold and comfort for hours with one application. Obtain FIXODENT at drug counters and consult a dentist regularly.
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