Carbondale Terriers head for Magical Mystery tournament
Carbondale High School’s basketball team departs for Champaign to compete in the Magical Mystery tournament. A parade and cheering fans accompany the Terriers as preparations include queen Maura Carlock, bus transport, and student identification for the event.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan Terrier
Champaign Trail
Carbondale High School
Illinois
Marion
Southern Illinois
Main Street
Rt. 13
Florida
David Keene
Carbondale
Carbondale Auto
Maura Carlock
Champaign
Illini Union
Miss Carlock
Robert Carlock
Emerald Lane
Elue
Huff Gymnasium
University of Illinois
Bowen Gymnasium
University
Cuendet
Julie Ramey
Sherry Williford
Penny Wittenberg
Sherry Pease
Sally Hunsaker
Janice Senkosky
Chris Abernathy
U. of I
Gerry Schuh
Mt. Vernon
Benton
Rt. 57
Carbondale Terriers
Terriers
Easterly bids farewell as city building official
Thomas Easterly retiring building and zoning administrator resigns effective March 30 after 21 years in planning. He warns urban renewal projects without Plan Commission approval could cause nonconformity zoning problems and varying covenants. SIU land purchase noted. Councilman Eaton links departure to city hall cleanout amid 1967 Blue Ribbon ticket. mayor councilmen dispute claim.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Thomas Easterly
Easterly
C. William Norman
William Eaton
Carbondale Planning Commission
Plan Commission
Community Conservation Board
SIU
City Planning Commission
Susan Casey
Casey
Commission
No Money Down Tiller Trick Reported in Carterville
A garden tiller vanished from a Carterville front lawn on Wednesday after Raymond Moore placed it there with a For Sale sign. Police say a new owner appeared and left no payment, despite Moore asking $100 for the tiller.
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Carterville
Addie Crowell
Raymond Moore
Rt. 2
Moore
Carbondale Plan Commission rejects open ditch for Wedgewood Terrace
The Carbondale Plan Commission refused approval of an 18 foot wide open ditch with concrete bottom and rip rap banks proposed by Cherry Construction for Wedgewood Terrace in southwest Carbondale. Engineers warned a closed ditch would raise costs and lot prices significantly.
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Wedgewood Terrace West
Carbondale
Carbondale Plan Commission
Cherr; Construction Co
Glenview Drive
Surrey Lane
Heritage Hills
Rt. 51
Arthur Drive
Parrish Acres
Parrish Lane
Park District
Parrish
John Quinn
Thomas Easterly
Commission
Marion man charged in multiple crimes
Larry Shadowens, 23, Marion, faces burglary of a West-More Plaza liquor store and criminal damage to property charges. Police say he broke into Ray Chasteen’s home around 3 a.m. Wednesday, recovered $195, two checks and liquor, and was arrested at the home. He is jailed in Williamson County with a prior copper wire theft charge pending.
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West-More Plaza
Marion
Larry Shadowens
Shadowens
Ray Chasteen
Chasteen
Williamson County
Brumit Plumbing Co
Mrs. Augusta Milligan Dies at 69 in Carbondale Home
Augusta Milligan 69 former Carbondale Chamber of Commerce secretary was found dead at her 412 East Main Street residence. She previously served in Washington as secretary to Sen. Paul H. Douglas and Rep. Kent E. Keller and later worked in the Senate sergeant at arms office before joining the chamber. Funeral arrangements are pending at Huffman Funeral Home.
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Augusta Milligan
Carbondale
Milligan
Sen. Douglas
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Huffman Funeral Home
Van Dyke Grandmother Dies in Danville
Mrs. Jennie Van Dyke, 81, grandmother of Dick and Jerry Van Dyke, renowned in film and television, died Wednesday in a Danville nursing home. She had resided in Danville since 1921. Funeral services are planned for Friday.
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Danville
Jennie van Dyke
Dick and Jerry van Dyke
Youth seeks new hearing in burglary case
A 19-year-old Carterville youth, Michael Earl Allen, seeks a new hearing under the post conviction act after a Sept. 15 circuit court sentence of two to five years for burglary of Bob's Gulf Station in Carterville. State's Atty. Kenneth Hubler seeks dismissal of the motion.
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Carterville
Murphysboro
Williamson County
Audie Gower
Marion
Gower
Lan Haney
Allen
Second charge filed against alleged accomplice in Murphysboro robbery case
A second charge of aiding and abetting armed robbery was filed Wednesday in Circuit Court against Orgenie Gwisdon Lopez Sarver, 21, who was arrested Tuesday at a trailer behind 2119 Lindell Ave in Murphysboro. She had previously faced a count of attempting to destroy or conceal evidence. Edward Sarver, 48, and Ernest C. Bailey, 33, are charged with armed robbery tied to the Holiday Inn Motel heist in Carbondale. Bailey and Sarver were chased to a rural area near Mulkeytown. James E. Eden, 51, was held on a $1,000 bond after being charged. he was released Wednesday pending a March 28 hearing.
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Atty
Richard Richman
Orgenie Gwisdon
Orgenie Lopez
Orgenie Sarver
Lindellave
Murphysboro
Edward Sarver
East St. Louis
Sarver
Ernest C. Bailey
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
Mulkeytown
James E. Eden
Gwisdon
Court orders examination in double murder case
A mental and physical examination is ordered for Robert Long, 61, a Union County farmer who pleaded guilty in circuit court Monday to the double murder of his wife and a visiting minister. Judge Paul D. Reese will appoint an attorney for Long, who has refused counsel, waived jury trial and grand jury examination.
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Robert Long
Union County
Paul D. Reese
Jonesboro
Long
Carbondale housing project 150 units on hold
Federal cancellation notices halt a proposed 150 unit northeast Carbondale housing project after site selection problems. Jackson County Housing Authority officials cite no confirmed fines but acknowledge potential action from Washington. About 1350000 spent on planning and land options amid site delays.
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Northeast
Carbondale
Reid Troutman
Jackson County Housing Authority
Leon D. Urbain
Housing Assistance Office
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Urbain
Authority
Northeast Carbondale
Troutman
Carbondale Wall
Washington
D.C
Carbondale Project
Housing and Urban Development
County Authority
SIU Uses Computer Eye on Illinois Legislature
SIU Public Affairs Research Bureau analyzes legislative procedures using computers in its March-April 1968 bulletin. The first article by Frederic H. Guild reviews Illinois legislative time schemes and how 1967 rules improved workflow and calendar adherence, with future pieces planned on leadership and sponsorship effects.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Public Affairs Research Bureau
Illinois General Assembly
David Kenney
SIU
Frederic H. Guild
The
Bureau
Illinois
Guild
Senate
Kenney
House
Four Sentenced in Two Thefts in Southern Illinois
Four Perry County residents pled guilty to burglary and theft charges in Pinckneyville circuit court. Louis Harris 17 Du Quoin Thomas Owens 18 and Douglas Owens 16 Pinckneyville received three years probation concurrent to other terms. Herbert Harris 23 Du Quoin faced two theft counts including receiving stolen property. Crimes linked to a weekend break in Western Auto Store and a theft at James Dodge car lot. MINE REPORT notes mines reported working Friday.
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Perry County
Pinckneyville
Vandalia State Farm
Louis R. Harris
du Quoin
Thomas Owens
Douglas Owens
Herbert Harris
Western Auto
E. Main St
James Dodge
S. Washington St
SIU Carbondale set to enroll over twenty thousand
Southern Illinois University Carbondale may reach about 20 400 students this fall based on unofficial estimates. Over 7 000 prospective new students have applied for full admission, more than double last year.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Jerre Pfaff
SIU
Edwardsville
Pfaff
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Little Crab Orchard Creek
Woodriver Drive
John Lonergan
Carl Jones
Jones
Lonergan
Marion Man
van Dyke
Carbondale Northeast
Carbondale Community Conservation Board
Siu’s Public Affairs Research Bureau
House of Origin
General Assembly
Commission On the Organization of the
Katz Commission
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