Public Meetings Calendar for Carbondale and Area
Town and school boards meet Wednesday including Carbondale Plan Commission Vienna City Council Herrin Public Building Commission Grand Tower City Council Jackson Legal Service Bureau and County Housing Authority Also Army Officer Candidate interviews at SIU Campus plus local cultural events and drive in listings across Murphysboro Herrin Carbondale Marion and other towns.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
City Hall
Vienna City Council
Herrin Public Building Commission
W. Cherry St
Grand Tower
Municipal Hall
Swanwick St
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Jackson County Housing Authority
8Th and
Bridge Streets
Murphysboro
Thompson Council and boards meet Thursday in Carbondale area
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission meets at 7 30 p m in American Legion room Carbondale Economic Opportunity Commission meets at 7 30 p m in city hall Carbondale Community Conservation Board meets at 11 30 a m at East Main and Washington Library board Sallie Logan Public Library meets 7 30 p m at the library Eva Jessye Choir performs at SIU Shryock Auditorium at 10 a m and 1 p m free admission Rodgers Theater shows The Sand Pebbles in Anna Police report a theft of four chairs and a platform rocker from 102 S Wall St by an unknown suspect.
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Melvin Kahn
SIU
Bobby
Muckelroy
SIU Agriculture
Kevin Danaher
Irish Folklore Commission
Cisne
Studio
SIU University School
Ralph Emerson
University of California
SIU Morris Library
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission
American Legion
Carbondale Economic Opportunity Commission
City Hall
Carbondale Community Conservation Board
East Main Street
Washington Street
Murphysboro
City Sparkle, Inc
Ward
Sallie Logan Public Library
Eva Jessye
Porgy and Bess
Siu Shryock
Gene Ottesen
Carbondale
S. Wall St
Lindsay backs Rockefeller for GOP nomination in Illinois visit
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay announced he will support Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in the Republican presidential race during a stop at the University of Illinois. He noted general agreement on major issues, declined Vietnam comments, and urged civics through neighborhood efforts amid civil disorders. Also cited are a Marion circuit court fine for Ralph McGough on license and liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
New York
John V. Lindsay
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lindsay
University of Illinois
Illini
Vietnam
Philadelphia
Richard Nixon
New York City
President’s Commission On Civil Disorders
Ralph McGough
Rt. 1
Carterville
Marion
McGough
Lloyd Finney
Rt. 37
Herrin Road
Sparta Man Found Shot Near Home
A 62-year-old rural Sparta farmer Henry C. Uchtmann was found dead of a gunshot wound near his home Tuesday. Randolph County Coroner Vernon Dashner said a shotgun was found near the body and an inquest is pending. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bremen with burial in the church cemetery.
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Sparta
Randolph Couty
Vernon Dashner
Henry C. Uchtmann
Rt. 1
Uchtmann
Mr. Uchtmann
Henry G
Sophia Tegtmeyer Uchtmann
Leona M. Runge
Bremen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Church Brotherhood
Church Council
Randolph County Farm Bureau Board
Darwin
Lee’s Summit
Joyce A. Ashley
Elaine M. Uchtmann
Arthur Weber
Marie Alterhruse
Brazil
Ind
Sophia James
California
Roger E. Treadway
Church
McDaniel Funeral Home
Weather Summary for the Midwest and South Regions
Warm spell continues in the Ohio Valley with a high near 84 on Tuesday and a low around 50. No precipitation expected from Tuesday morning through today, sunrise at 5 59 and sunset at 7 56. Crane Orchard Lake and nearby lakes report water levels above spillways by several inches while southern Illinois eyes a 3 to 8 degree swing above normal temperatures Thursday through Monday.
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Southern
Illinois
Shawnee council reorganizes War on Poverty group
The Shawnee Development Council in five Illinois counties reopens under Green Amendment rules and will administer War on Poverty funds. New members join seven returning ones. the reorganization must be reported by May 15 with a public hearing planned.
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Shawnee Development Council
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Johnson
Union
Board of Commissioners
Lowell Eddleman
Anna
Brady Buckley
Cairo
Garland E. McAfee
Metropolis
Lewis Walker
Vienna
Harry Bolen
Jack Bauer
Alexander County
Pat Williams
Christine Goodman
Henry Schnaare
Raymond Stone
Clemon Johnson
Union County
Buckley
Carl Sharp
Paul Gage
Paul O’neal
Johnson County
McAfee
Massac County
D. W. Johnson
J. C. McCormick
Eddleman
Chicago
Council
Taylor
National Association For Community Development
Washington, D.C
Carbondale Residents to Join SCLC Poor People March
Carbondale residents Mack Martin and Norvell Haynes will join the 12 day 800 mile Poor People March from Memphis to Washington to support SCLC relief efforts. Funds raised will aid food housing and medical care along the route and in Washington.
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Mack Martin
Norvell Haynes
Carbondale
Memphis
Tenn
Washington
Martin
Haynes
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Chicago
Boston
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Martin and
Coretta King
Martin Luther King
Carbondale Ad Hoc Committee
Carbondale - Memphis
Two resignations accepted by Christopher Grade School Board
The Christopher Grade School Board accepted the resignations of Emily Mc Carthy a speech correctionist and Nancy Greico a junior high teacher. Supt. Glenn Byars said both husbands are moving away. Loy and Fleming of Fairfield were named to audit the fiscal year ending June 30 with a September report. Page Insurance Agency Mt. Vernon will handle student insurance for the coming year with premiums varying by grade. Next board meeting moved to May 27 and graduation is set for May 28.
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Christopher Grade School
Emily McCarthy
Nancy Greico
Glenn Byars
Loy and Fleming
Fairfield
Byars
Page Insurance Agency
Mt. Vernon
State Chamber Meets in Marion on Revenue Topics
Illinois Chamber of Commerce hosts a Marion meeting for businessmen from 42 area communities to discuss state and local tax reform. The 1:30 p.m. session at Libbys covers current revenue sources, school funding, government spending, and potential new revenue options as part of a state plan.
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Libby’s
State Chamber
E. Stanley Enlund
Enlund
Illinois
Water shutoff planned on three West Frankfort streets
West Frankfort will suspend water service on portions of Washington Boulevard Illinois Avenue and Franklin Avenue between West St Louis and West 7th streets from 3 30 to 7 30 p m today per City Clerk Thomas Griffin The purpose is to tap in water lines for the newly annexed Razer subdivision The final sentence about lizards and snakes is not relevant and omitted.
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West Frankfort
Thomas Griffin
Washington Boulevard
Illinois Avenue
Franklin Avenue
West St. Louis
West 7Th Streets
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U. S. Army
University Center
Southern Illinois University
SIU Aquaettes
University School Pool
Harold Keistler
DeSoto
Davis Auditorium
SIU Wham Education
Herrin
Marlow’s
Fox
Guess
Riveria
Strand
Valley of the Dolls
Orpheum
Iron Coast
Rodgers Theater
Ally Peoria
Springfield
St. Louis
Urbana
G “Airlines
HELP
George McClure
Robert Hunter
Eugenia Handler
Robert Griffin
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
McCarthy For President
Matthew J. Kelly
Pacific Northwest
Ohio
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Lake of Egypt
Rocky Mountains
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
U.S
Shawnee Council
Harris Rubin
John Meyer
Episcopal Foundation
Canterbury House
E. Jackson St
Steve Lewis
Christopher
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Lamson
Lamson Bros. & Co
W. Main Street
Lamson Ah Ha
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Midwest Stock Exchange
Middlewest
State Revenue Chamber
Zwick’s
Mom
Jonathan Logan
McCall’s
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
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