Conservation education land area dedicated at Crab Orchard Refuge
About 150 people gathered near Little Grassy Lake for the dedication of a 1500 acre Crab Orchard Refuge Conservation Education Land Area. U S Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife official Robert F. Scott led the ceremony and praised Southern Illinois University for its partnership to teach environmental awareness to thousands of area children.
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Ben Gelman
The
Southern
Mlineisan
Little Grassy Lake
Robert F. Scott
Division of Wildlife Refuges
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Washington, D.C
Crab Orchard
Bureau
Southern Illinois University
Scott
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Robert W. Burwell
Wildlife Bureau
Minneapolis
Minn
Burwell
Morris
Illinois
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard Refuge
International Wilson Ornithological Society
Carbondale
Four Du Quoin residents buy old West Park School
Four residents Jo Ann Siefert Emma Harrison Ralph Wiggins and Dale Spencer bought the 1923 West Park School for 1 after a public auction. They plan a community center and seek land exchanges with the school board while fending off removal and disrepair challenges.
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Siefert
DD & E Club
West Park School
du Quoin
City Plumbers Union Talks Hampered by Budget Deadlock
Negotiations between Carbon Dale and Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 160 are in limbo as the city budget remains unsettled. City Manager C William Norman says fringe benefits and the wage package await the budget presentation. Union agent William J Held says talks will likely proceed in two weeks once budget details are ready, with a one month contract extension retroactive to May 1.
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Carbondale
Plumbers and
C. William Norman
Norman
William J. Held
Plumbers
Fire and grease incidents reported in Carbondale and Herrin
Carbondale at Technical Tape Corp. 420 N. Illinois reports a midnight fire starting in the machine area with no damage estimate. In Herrin a 9 10 a m grease fire at Louis Ottolini home 1316 W Madison St damages cabinets. A 12 20 p m Herrin call to Lot O Savings Store 210 N Park Ave reports steam with no damage.
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Carbondale
Technical Tape Corp
Illinois
Herrin
Louis Ottolini
Madison St
Lot-O-Savings
N. Park Ave
Carbondale Post Office Site Survey Under Way
A U S Post Office survey began last week on a 4 1 2 acre site on Carbondale west side. Nack and Associates hold a government contract to perform the legal and topographic surveys expected to finish within a month. Some property owners report only phone notice from a Chicago real estate firm despite survey crews starting. The site is bounded by Route 13 Glenview Drive Old Main Street and a Texaco station.
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Carbondale
New Sectional
R. A. Nack and Associates
Carbondale Engineers
U.S. Postal Dept. Washington
Nack
Chicago
Clinton Biggs
Eddings
Gordon Parrish
Parrish
John Lannin
W. E. Chandler
Bernard Ross
Rt. 13
Glenview Drive
Old Main Street
Mardale Texaco
Varecha Hurt in Carbondale Motorcycle Crash
Robert J. Varecha 21 of Evergreen Park was treated at Doctors Hospital Carbondale in good condition after a Friday night motorcycle collision. A car turning into Family Fun Restaurant on East Main Street struck his westbound bike injuring him. driver John W. Robinson 23 of Murphysboro was cited for failure to yield the right of way and no valid license.
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Robert J. Varecha
Evergreen Park
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Varecha
Family Fun
East Main Street
John W. Robinson
Murphysboro
Court session delayed in Murphysboro vast docket adjustments
A criminal trial docket in Murphysboro is delayed two days by continuances and pleas. The first case on Wednesday at 9 a.m. is James Siebolt of Chicago charged with check forgery in 1966 Carbondale. Jurors told to report Wednesday after changes. Lt Ramon D Johnson of the Ninth Marine Corps District will speak to SIU students about commissioning programs.
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Murphysboro
James Siebolt
Chicago
Siebolt
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Richman
Ramon D. Johnson
Ninth Marine Corps District
Kansas City
Johnson
Marine Corps
Gibbs to Head Carbondale NAACP Installation
Jewell E. Gibbs, of 405 E. Fish, will be installed today at 4 p.m. as president of the Carbondale Branch NAACP at the Community Center on Marion and Oak. Also installed are Rev. John Francisco as vice president, Shelly M. Chappell as secretary, and George Tervalon as treasurer.
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Jewell E. Gibbs
Two Republicans Seek Jackson County Board Chairmanship
A contested bid for the Jackson County Board of Supervisors chairmanship unfolds at the Wednesday regular meeting. George Bergsmiller of Murphysboro Township and Roy Gilbert of Somerset Township compete as active candidates in a post that has rotated between eastern and western halves of the county. The GOP holds a 19-7 majority on the 26 member board, with the chair to be decided by majority vote. The chair also presides over liquor control and the county board of review.
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Murphysboro
George Bergsmiller
Somerset
Roy Gilbert
Carbondale- de Soto
GOP
Liquor Charge Filed Against Carbondale Man
Robert M. Fichter 21 of Carbondale was arrested at 12 40 a m on illegal transportation of liquor. Police found a beer glass and an open bottle of wine in an alley behind the Bening. He was handed to SIU Security Police for court appearance.
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Robert M. Fichter
E. College St
Carbondale
Fichter
Bening
Southern Illinois University
Rend Lake Dam gets official notice to proceed
On Friday the U S Army Corps of Engineers announced a notice to proceed for the Rend Lake main dam project. J D Barter Engineering of Harrisburg holds a 7.6 million dollar contract and work could start by May 13 barring bad weather. Initial tasks include clearing brush and soil redistribution as the two mile dam on the Big Muddy River forms an 18900 acre reservoir between Benton and Mt Vernon for flood control water supply and recreation.
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Rend Lake Main
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
J. D. Barter Engineering, Corp
Harrisburg
Barter
Big Muddy
Bend City
Benton
Mt. Vernon
SIU President weighs Carmichael visit for Black Awareness Day
SIU Carbondale President Delyte Morris said he will seek an official staff recommendation before deciding on inviting Stokely Carmichael for May 19 at the SIU Arena. A campus Student Senate request to pay 1500 from state funds to fund the talk faces security, audience concerns, and controversy over Carmichael's history and audience.
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Southern [Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Stokely Carmichael
SIU
Carbondale
Black Power Advocate
Carmichael
America
Morris
Recall vote sought for Du Quoin city officials
Du Quoin councilman fire and police commissioner Tom Moss and Street Commissioner Jerome Roznowski plan a recall election ordered by the circuit court based on 1967 petitions. The council may set a date after May 17, with Moss aiming for a June 22 special meeting. The election would occur 40 to 50 days after May 17, possibly June 27 to July 6, depending on council action.
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du Quoin
Tom Moss
Citizen’s Committee
Moss
Jerome Roznowski
Circuit Court
Court J
Illinois State Supreme Court
Jack Struck
Jack Malinee
Anton Berg
Pinckneyville
Don Johnson
Johnson
Struck
Counci
Bil Asa
Council
Economic Administration Developmen
Schumacher named managing editor of Champaign Urbana Courier
D G Schumacher former managing editor of The Southern Illinoisan will become managing editor of the Champaign Urbana Courier Monday. The two Lindsay Schaub papers share I group. Schumacher 29 lives in Carbondale and is a SIU and Northwestern Medill graduate. No replacement named at The Southern Illinoisan.
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D. G. Schumacher
Southern Illinoisan
Champaign-Urbana Courier
Lindsay - Schaub Group
Schumacher
W. Freeman St
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Associated Press
Chicago
John C. Gardner
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Future Community Center
du Quoin, Dowell and Elkville Club
Perry County
Ray C. Todd
West Park
Junior Chamber of Commerce
District 207
Roznowski
Biggs
W. L. Eddings
Jewell Gibbs
NAACP
Jackson County
Liquor Control
Board of Review
Hallie Parrish
Borgsmiller
W. I. Brandon
James Gillmore
de Soto
Brandon
Rend Lake
Western Egyptian Opportunity Council
Steeleville
Florence Baird
Mary Huf
Bob Allen
Debra Lot McMurray
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