Carbondale Terriers welcomed home after state run
Carbondale Community High School fans line Rt. 57 and Rt. 13 to greet the Terriers and coach Walt Moore after their Elite Eight return from Champaign. Mayor Keene leads the welcome by police escort to Saw-Mart lot and a Youth Center celebration with doughnuts and soft drinks.
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Champaign
Carbondale
Rt. 57
Marion
Saw-Mart
Rt. 13
W. Jackson St
Terriers
Walt Moore
Moore
CCHS
Attucks High
John Cherry
David Keene
D. Blaney Miller
Pekin
Crane Tech
Chicago
Reed’s
Station Road
Dealer proposes clean up to ease parking at Murphysboro Ford
Murphysboro city council heard a plan from Bill Banks Ford dealer to clear parking tie up around the Walnut and 8th streets site. He vows a Monday start removing a camper trailer and other vehicles, notes 187 vehicles on hand, and says storage will move offsite to ease congestion. The issue remains under study with a possible 8th street widening discussed.
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Murphysboro Automobile Agency
Murphysboro
Bill Banks Ford
Walnut
8Éth
Banks
8Th Street
Chestnut Street
Ernest Miller
Chestnut Streets
Public Improvement Committee
Thefts During Student Break Reported in Carbondale
Two Southern Illinois University students told Carbondale police their apartments were burglarized while they were away for spring break. Kevin Marek reported a turntable, two stereo speakers, a record case, and about 35 stereo records missing valued at $340. David Ward reported a stereo and a color TV missing valued at $685 after leaving March 16. Ward said he had turned off power but found it on upon return.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Kevin Marek
S. Hayes St
David L. Ward
Quadrangles
S. Wall St
Ward
Fire damages trailer in Carbondale due to wiring defect
At 5 30 p m Saturday a trailer owned by Chuck Glover Trailer Sales was destroyed by fire caused by defective wiring with no estimate of damages. In Herrin a fire Friday at about 4 p m in a fireplace at 900 W Stotlar caused no damage.
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Carbondale
Chuck Glover Trailer Sales
Herrin
W. Stotlar
Stratton pledges fair share for roads in Southern Illinois
Former Governor William G. Stratton, 54, campaigning for the Republican nomination, vows Southern Illinois will receive its fair share of highway funds and an end to waste and extravagance in state government. He spoke in Pinckneyville, Du Quoin, Murphysboro, and Marion, urging no new taxes until funds are clearly allocated to road construction.
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Southern Illinois
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Marion
Intensified building zoning checks eyed by Murphysboro council
Murphysboro officials ordered stronger enforcement of building and zoning codes. Chris Stevenson urged aldermen to report local activity as a permit dispute surfaced in the 2100 block of Raines Street where a trailer court began without a permit in an R-2 zone. The council also awarded Grob Chevrolet a 1898 dollar bid for a dump truck, approved a taxicab commission pay raise, and noted a first year income of 485 dollars against 305 dollars in expenses.
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Murphysboro
Tom Stevenson
Stevenson
Raines Street
Grob Chevrolet
City Street Department
Bill Banks
Ford
Porter Bros
City Work Orders Include Parking Rules And Clean-Up Week
City officials authorize painting no parking zones near intersections and crossings. Ward Alderman Siefert notes April 29 to May 4 as Clean-Up Week under the City Sparkle plan with city trucks and Boy Scouts assisting. Civil Defense buys air conditioner for Humidity issue in city hall basement radio room. A suit by Grace Riggio over a fall at 6th and Chestnut is filed. 1328 Hall St. cited as public health menace. Budget disputes cited with state building costs at Springfield and highway funding opportunities. Politically Stratton discusses governor nomination with opponents Ogilvie and Altorfer. Gotts withdraws and endorses Altorfer. Other rally participants include Brian Duff and Val Oshel. local candidates Marvin Wright and Dr. Robert Mills introduced.
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Jim Penrod
Ward
Louis Siefert
Boy Scouts
Siefert
Junior Woman’s Club
Civil Defense Unit
Jack Miller
Robert McCormack
Grace Rig
State Public Works Department
Springfield
Stratton
Peoria
John Henry Altorfer
Cook County
Richard
Ogilvie Or Altorfer
Brian Duff
Wilmette
Harrisburg
Val Oshel
Congress
Jackson County
Marvin Wright
Robert Mills
Fictitious names tied to Mallory Inn Robbery Suspects
Two East St. Louis area men charged in an armed robbery case at the Holiday Inn Motel in Carbondale used fake names. Edward Saver and Ernest Bailey were identified as Robert Ray Smith and Ralph Ray Sigman in Texas County records. Both men are held in Jackson County jail on $100,000 bonds. A Thursday hearing is planned. Bond reductions occurred for James Eden and Orgenie Gwisdon with other charges in the same case. Eden's bond was lowered to $5,000 and the woman’s to $5,000, with Eden released on a $500 cash bond.
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Mulkeytown
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Texas County
Sigman
Cir
Bond
James E. Eden
Orgenie Gwisdon
Orgenie Lopez
Orgenie Sarver
Justce
Lindell Ave
Sarver
Eden
Gwisdon
Fiiday
De Soto approves $150000 school bond proposal vote
DeSoto elementary district residents approve the $150000 bond issue by a 215 to 20 margin Saturday. Supt Leland Hubble reports no spoiled ballots. Funds will finance safety improvements, kindergarten and special education facilities, and other improvements.
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DeSoto Elementary
Leland Hubble
Duff stamps for clean government in Illinois race
Wilmette attorney and business executive Brian B. Duff campaigned for the Republican nomination for Illinois secretary of state on a clean government platform. He met in Carbondale and Murphysboro with local leaders and said he could run an independent office free from spoils influence, unlike rivals Donald Carpenter and incumbent Paul Powell. Duff promised employees would not wear his name on shirts if elected.
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Brian B. Duff
Wilmette
Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Duff
Illinoisams
Donald Carpenter
Paul Powell
Powell
Springfield
Secretary of State
Employes
Lorek Seeks Write-In Support for Jackson County State’s Attorney
Carbondale attorney Theodore J. Lorek 31 urged Republicans at a Murphysboro rally to back his write-in bid for Jackson County states attorney opposing incumbent Democrat Richard Richman. Lorek, employed by Southern Illinois University since 1963 and a 1963 University of Illinois Law School graduate, lives in Carbondale with wife and three children. Republican chairman Ray Doerr hopes for a party endorsement soon.
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Carbondale
Theodore J. Lorek
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Lorek
Murphysboro
William Stratton
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Law School
SIU Vocational Technical Institute
Rt. 1
Ray Doerr
Republican Committee
Federal housing official urges Carbondale project cancellation
A Chicago Housing Assistance official said he is absolutely disgusted with Carbondale and urged cancelation of the proposed 150 unit housing project. Washington had not decided on the recommendation, while Carbondale officials disputed his claims and discussed suspending the project rather than full cancellation.
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Bonita Troutt
The
Southern Illinoisan
Federal Housing Assistance Office
Chicago
Carbondale
Washington
D.C
Leon D. Urbain
Housing Assistance
Jackson County
Urbain
Gerald Osborne
Northeast
William Burns
Carbondale Community Conservation Board
Osborne Osborne
Osborne
Sidewalk crash on Rt. 51 injures guard rail reader
A car driven by George R. Stearns 29 of Elkville left Rt 51 near the north edge of Elkville and toppled a metal guard rail, stopping with its rear hanging over a drainage ditch. State police reported this as the only Jackson county incident early Saturday.
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Rt. 51
Elkville
George R. Stearns
Jackson County
Kibler Files for Board Seat in Marion Unit Two
Bill Kibler from West Marion Township files to contest the Marion Unit Two board of education seat. He will oppose incumbent Emil Feurer who has served since 1953. Fellow incumbent Melvin Felts from East Marion Township seeks re election to a second term on April 13.
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Bill Kibler
Julianne Dr
Marion
West Marion Township
Marion Unit
Kibler
Emil Feurer
Melvin Felts
East Marion
Miss Carlock Runner-Up in Elite Eight Queen Contest
Maura Carlock a 17 year old Carbondale High School senior finished as runner-up in the Elite Eight queen tournament. Mary Dennis of Peoria Central was the winner. The event took place during the state basketball championship festivities at the University of Illinois.
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Champaign
Lindsay-Schaub
Maura Carlock
Carbondale
Peoria Central
Mary Dennis
Miss Carlock
Robert Carlock
Emerald Lane
University of Illinois
Galesburg
Linda Naugle
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Keene
Fisher
Housing and Urban Development Department
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