Marion housing project may wait on recertification
Marion’s request for 40 additional public housing units for elderly residents may stall until the workable program is recertified. Williamson County Housing Authority Board heard that Rep. Kenneth J. Gray says the project’s federal funds require recertification. The board approved paying 2600.50 to the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission for planning aid. The state Housing Board must approve before funds can be released.
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Marion
Williamson County Housing Authority Board
Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Planning and Development Commission
State Housing Board
Steinmarch
Greater Egypt
Herrin
Colp
Murphysboro unit revises repair plans for 1960s schools
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 board revised summer repair plans after an on site inspection of Lincoln Grade School. They delayed Lincoln work and authorized renovations at Washington and Logan schools to meet fire safety codes by July 1, 1970.
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Murphysboro
Lincoln
Unit 186
Logan
Washington
Charles Garrison
Lincoln School
Bill Green
Garrison
Orchard Hills
Carruthers Junior High School
McElwain
June Boatman
Brenda McDonald
Logan School
Robert Strube
Longfellow
Officials to discuss Carbondale housing plan in Chicago meeting
Federal and city officials plan an April 11 Chicago meeting on Carbondale Northeast housing project. 80 units are proposed with HUD and Jackson County Housing Authority involvement. cancellation prospect urged by Leon Urbain remains a possibility.
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Chicago
Carbondale
Jerry Fieldhouse
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fieldhouse
HUD
Jackson County Housing Authority
Community Conservation Board
Leon Urbain
David Keene
Frank Fisher
Northeast
Urbain
Keene
John Kane
Kane
Stonefort man on probation for grocery robbery
Daniel Glassman, 54, of Stonefort pleaded guilty in Marion Circuit Court to robbing Turner's Grocery. Judge Lan Haney gave two years probation on Anthony State's Atty. Neely's recommendation. Glassman, an ironworker with a troubled past, claimed financial desperation and no force used.
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Daniel Glassman
Rt. 1
Stonefort
Marion
Turner’s
Lan Haney
Glassman
Atty
Robert Neely
George Morgan
Morgan
John Kelly
Joe Turner
Turner
Franklin County Industrial Park Phase One Nearly Complete
L F Tomlinson of the West Frankfort Community Council reports Phase One of the Franklin County Industrial Park is near completion after rain delays to a water line. The phase is funded by a 620000 EDA grant and loan with Phase Two seeking similar funding. Mark Twain Marine Industries plans a boat plant at the park and aims to begin within two weeks with six bids under review and a target operation by November 1.
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Franklin County
L.F. Tomlinson
West Frankfort
Mark Twain Marine Industries
Tomlinson
Joneses Move Barbecue Stand In Marion
John Willie Jones and Ethel Jones relocate their barbecue operation from the Du Quoin State Fair where they sold for over 15 years. The couple are shown cooking at Bracy Food Store lot on West Main Street in Marion for today's sale.
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John Willie Jones
Ethel Jones
Marion
du Quoin
Jones
Bracy Food Store
West Main Street
Local firms withdraw from Kinkaid Lake project bidding
Murphysboro firm Clark Dietz of Urbana withdrew from consideration for the Kinkaid Lake first stage. The conservancy district will hear John T. Blankinship and Associates of Murphysboro at 7 p.m. today, while the board has heard other proposals from R. A. Nack and Associates Carbondale and Research Planning and Design Associates Sparta Chester. The Ava area plan includes docks beaches a marina and camping facilities.
Lake progress topic of meet at Levan Township Hall
Kinkaid Prop erty Owners Association hosts a 7 30 p m meeting to review Kinkaid Lake progress with guest speaker David Fligor manager of the Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District. Slides will show phases of work and the group, formed in 1966, reaffirms cooperation with agencies while opposing excessive land acquisition around the lake.
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Kinkaid Lake
Kinkaid Property Owners Association
Levan Township
David Fligor
Reed’s Creek
Frank Graff
KPOA
Insurance settlement set for Murphysboro gym floor repair
Unit 186 board members reached an agreement on a $7,127 settlement paid by Transamerica Insurance Co to F. E. Holmes Construction Co for water damage and replacement work at Murphysboro Township High School. The deal, tied to depreciation adjustments and removal of heating and ventilation costs, awaits attorney review.
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Murphysboro Township
Unit 186
Transamerica Insurance Co
F. E. Holmes Construction Co
Marion
Holmes
Charles W. Haury
Transamerica
Haury
James Blackwood
Charles Garrison
Unit
Bob Bradley
Garrison
Wolff, Jones and Lawder
Initials Journey From a Kid to a National Marker
J C Taylor recalls growing up in Bunnell Florida and the nickname life of initials. He explains how his early wish to be known by J C T led to a nationwide presence with highway junction markers bearing his initials and route number.
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J. C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
J. B. High
C. B. Eisenbach
J. D. Williams
John Cunningham Taylor
J. B
John
John the Baptist
Bunnell
Fla
Flagler Beach
C. B
Ham
J. D
West Frankfort Group Reelects 4 Board Members
The West Frankfort Community Council reelected four directors L. F. Tomlinson Carl Presley Roy Patton and Victor Penrod for three year terms. Officers will be chosen April 12. The private group focuses on industrial development.
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West Frankfort
Conservation education conference at SIU outlined teaching challenges
A panel at Southern Illinois University on New Horizons for Conservation Education in Public Schools drew about 75 educators and regional reps. Speakers debated a consensus definition of conservation and urged flexible, ethic-based teaching with State guidance and free loan resources from the Illinois Department of Conservation.
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Southern Illinois University
University Extension Services
Illinois
Duane D. Bauman
Department of Geography
SIU
Dorothy Allen
Women’s Activitie
U. S. Forest Service
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Griffith
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Minneapolis, Minn
James Helfrisch
State Department of Conservation
Bauman
Grand jury to hear charges in Holiday Inn robbery case
A woman accompanying accused robbers faces charges of attempting to obstruct justice and aiding and abetting an armed robbery. She and two men identified as Ernest Bailey and Ralph Sigman are connected to the March 18 Holiday Inn Montgomery incident. The trio were arrested in Murphysboro March 19 and held on bonds totaling 5 000 and 10 000. A Jackson County preliminary hearing for Sarver-Smith and Bailey-Sigman was scheduled.
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Holiday Inn
Carbondale
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Orgenie Gwisdon
Orgenie Lopez
Orgenie Sarver
Richman
Murphysboro
Edward Sarver
Robert Ray Smith
Sarver - Smith
Ernest C. Bailey
Ralph Ray Sigman
Richard Richman
East St. Louis
Sarver-Smith
Mulkeytown
Sarver-Smith and Bailey- Sigman
SIU Student Charged After Grade Protest Attack
Henry L. Johnson, a SIU winter term student, is charged in Murphysboro Circuit Court with assault after allegedly hitting English instructor Daniel L. Burcham during a grade protest in Burcham's office. State's Attorney Richard R. Richman expects SIU police to transport Johnson to Murphysboro.
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Murphysboro
Henry L. Johnson
Daniel L. Burcham
Burcham
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Johnson
Atty
Richard Richman
Inquiry board to meet Monday in Carbondale
Carbondale's board of inquiry into the March employee walkout will hold its organization meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall. City Manager C William Norman will provide each of eight board members with key documents and pledged city cooperation to determine causes and prevent future walkouts.
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Carbondale
City Hall
C. William Norman
Randall Nelson
Norman
Carbondale Work on Model Cities Plan Advances
Carbondale's Citizens Advisory Committee continued work on the Model Cities application and approved bylaw changes. The panel discussed which areas to include, with HUD guidance suggesting only the northeast neighborhood be listed and rail corridor projects avoided to keep the plan viable. The group debated administration, citizen participation, and subcommittee roles, and amended bylaws to add recording and corresponding secretaries.
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Carbondale
Citizens Advisory Committee
Main Street
Frank Kirk
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Illinois Central) Railroad
Kirk
Central Strip
William Norman
City Plan
Norman
Plan Department
Harold Howe
Howe
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William Cloud
Joliet
Centralia Police
Lawrenceville
William R
Billy” Cooper
Carbondale Housing
Marion Lions Club
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Urbana
Kinkaid
Clark and Dietz
United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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