Carbondale Votes May 24 On Council Manager Reform
Carbondale voters on May 24 decide whether to replace the city commission with a council manager system or alter current operations as population tops 20 000. A professional city manager would implement policy while the council sets it. Salary questions hinge on a 30 hour per week duty rule for officials.
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D. G. Schumacher
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
D. Blaney Miller
William E. Eaton
Miller
Eaton
Frank Kirk
Kirk
Edward Helton
Helton
Thomas Easterly
Joseph R. Ragsdale Jr
A. E. Ramsey
Public Health and Safety
Ramsey
Town Meeting on Manager Plan Scheduled
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce sponsors a town meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday May 17 in the community room of the Carbondale Savings and Loan building to discuss council manager government ahead of a May 24 citywide referendum. The program features Randall Nelson Chester Lewis ministers and professors with panels and audience questions.
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Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
Main St
Randall Nelson
Carbondale League of Women Voters
Pastors named co chairmen of council manager drive
The Rev. Melvin Haas and the Rev. Charles E. F. Howe were named co-chairmen of the Carbondale Committee for Council-Manager government, a citizens group pushing a May 24 referendum. The committee outlined plans including telephone campaigns, neighborhood groups, speeches, letters and door to door calls to mobilize voters.
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Melvin Haas
Charles E. F. Howe
Carbondale
Haas
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Howe
First Presbyterian Church
Public Administration Service of
Auto Cycle Collision in Carbondale Leaves Rider Injured
A motorcycle rider, John J. Cover, suffered multiple leg fractures in a collision with a car on South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale. Delmar Algee Jr., the car driver, was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way. no injuries were reported. The crash occurred at 1 30 p.m. in front of Holden Hospital.
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Carbondale
Carbndale
John J. Cover
N. Marion St
Holden Hospital
Delmar Algee Jr
E. Jackson St
Alzee
Mlllnois Avenue
Algee
Obituary for Ralph Snider Sr. of De Soto
Ralph Snider Sr., 74, of De Soto died after a 16 day illness in Pinckneyville Community Hospital. He was born November 11, 1891 in Blairsville. Survived by wife Flora. children George, Ralph, Genevieve, Caroline Shook, Katharine Ashley, Georgia Canady. siblings Mary Adams, Rex Snider, Lloyd Snider, Susy Robinson, Ruby Welch. 15 grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale, Rev. Glen Bollby officiating. Burial in De Soto Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Ralph Snider Sr
de Soto
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Flora
George
Ralph
Genevieve
Caroline Shook
Sandwich
Katherine Ashley
Hyattsville
Georgia Canady
Riverdale
Mary Adams
Zion
Rex
Hurst
Lloyd
St. Louis
Susy Robinson
Ruby Welch
Blairsville
Mr. Snider
Jake Snider
van Natta Funeral Home
Carbondale
Glen Bollby
Grand Tower Methodist Church
State Police Offer First Aid Classes At Du Quoin
A week-long emergency first aid course concluded Saturday at District 13 State Police headquarters in Du Quoin. Sponsored by Civil Defense and the Department of Public Safety, the program covered highway crashes and care for expectant mothers on last minute hospital runs. Troopers from District 13 attended in small groups.
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District 13 State Police
du Quoin
Civil Defense Agency
State Department of Public Safety
District 13
Requirements Listed Student Voters Must Qualify
Southern Illinois University students may vote in Carbondale city elections only if they are bona fide city residents. A permanent abode in Carbondale defines residency, while temporary stays such as student life do not. The 1924 Anderson v Pifer ruling governs this, with rehearing denied in 1925. Challenged voters must sign an affidavit and produce a resident witness.
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Southern
Illinois University
Carbondale
Illinois
SIU
Elisabeth Leighty
Anderson
Miss Southern crowned at SIU Spring Festival pageant
Victor Fights Tears Of Joy Jeanne Ertel is named Miss Southern after judging on the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale. She is a Mendon junior majoring in physical education and a Sigma Kappa member among 12 finalists, with other finalists named in the report.
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Jeanne Ertel
Southern
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Ertel
Mendon
Sigma Kappa Social Sorority
Joyce Gemmell
Steeleville
Rebecha Hindman
Anna
Mar
Sha Journey
Carrollton
Susan Green
West Frankfort
University Center
Memorial Day centennial events in Carbondale set
The Memorial Day Association will mark 100 years since Carbondale’s first observance with a flag bank dedication at Woodlawn Cemetery on May 30. A parade, speeches, pageant, and a noon luncheon follow, with Gen. Oscar Koch coordinating, a Green Beret chaplain as main speaker, and SIU orchestra performing.
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Carbondale ?Memorial Day Association
Carbondale
Woodlawn
Huntington
Ind
Oscar Koch
Army Special Forces
Attucks
Southern Illinois University
Koch
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Don Hudson
Rockhill Baptist Church
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
SIU
SIU Communications Building
Christian Moe
Ken Mueller
Beverly Bylers
Jim Palmer
Dramatics
Earl Grauer
Moe
Palmer
Grauer
Gen. Koch
John Allen
Southern Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Otto Kerner
Delyte W. Morris
D. Blaney Miller
Allen
Association
Lake of Egypt Development Plans Unveiled for 1682 Acres
The U S Forest Service outlines development at Lake of Egypt including 250 family camping units with services, a 150 unit picnic area, a swimming beach, bath house, trails for hiking and horseback riding, and a boat ramp. Big Tree Glen grove and 890 acres of timber will be managed for timber and wildlife. President Johnson’s budget includes 100000 for initial work with no completion timetable.
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Lake of Egypt
U.S. Forest Service
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Big Tree Glen
Wagon Creek
Johnson
Murphysboro Licenses 20 Liquor Permits Issued for 1966
Murphysboro issued 20 liquor licenses for taverns and package stores at $580 yearly. Transfers included Bess Tav ern to Joe Stevens and Ralph Stone, renaming to Uptown Tavern. New licenses listed to Rome Tavern Eugene Gillooly Logan House Corp Joe Odum Mac Ashman Hunkers Lounge Ralph Herron Hucks Tavern and others across multiple streets.
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Murphysboro
Bess Modglin
Bess Tavern
S. 10Th St
Joe Stevens
Ralph Stone
Uptown Tavern
Rome Tavern
N. Ninth St
Eugene Gillooly
Logan House Corp
S. 11Th St
Joe Odum
N. 11Th St
Mac Ashman
Hunker’s
Walnut St
Ralph Herron
Huck’s
Loren Huddson
N. 14Th St
Dale Spencer
Ellis Tavern
N. 17Th St
Garrett Ashman
Chestnut St
James Robinson
Locust St
Leon Wanstreet
Beasley’s
Joseph Beasley
Eagles Lodge
S. 13Th St
Order of Eagles
Elks Lodge
Order of Elks
N. 13Th St
Claude Wheeler
John Bandy
Paul Stout
American Legion
LaClede
S. Ninth St
Tom and
Bill Hoffecker
SIU student injured after motorcycle crash on bridge
SIU student Joseph McCombs, 18, of Wheaton, listed in poor condition after losing control of a motorcycle on a bridge near Crab Orchard Lake. He struck his head on the railing and was moved from Doctors Hospital Carbondale to Barnes Hospital St Louis. Passenger James Blankfield, 20, treated and released. Police noted no tickets issued and multiple recent bridge accidents.
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Southern Illinois University
St. Louis
SIU
Joseph McCombs
Wheaton
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
McCombs
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Barnes Hospital
E. College St
James M. Blankfield
Rockford
Linda Vista
U S Dominican Discussion at SIU Sunday Seminar
The United States policy in the Dominican Republic will be discussed at Southern Illinois University Sunday Seminar at 8 p.m. Ward Morton from SIU’s government department will speak and answer questions in Room D, University Center.
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Dominican Republic
Southern Illinois University
Ward Morton
SIU
Government Department
University Center
Mines Report List of Working and Idle Sites
The report lists mines by name and shift status including Old Ben Orient Zeigler Fidelity Burning Star and Idle or idle flagged sites. It shows shifts for burning star and old ben groups with several index numbers indicating specific mine units.
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Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
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Chester Lewis
Mt. Vernon
C. E. F. Howe
Frederic Guild
Orville Alexander
William Burns
Carbondale Community Conservation Board
Orlen Wallace
The
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Citizens Advisory Committee
Ministerial Alliance
Ralph Snider
Victor
Carbondale Community High School
Springer Street
Main Street
William Budslick
Lake of Egypt Development
Big
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Uptown
Gene’s Place
Gene Hines
Howard Cheatham
Southern Liquors Inc
N. 12Th St
Robert Bizzell
Carol Woodcock
Jack Riesche
Deerfield
Old Rt. 13
Reische
Miss Woodcock
John C. Duncan
Roy Johnson
Tunnel Hill
Marion
James Goddard
Duncan
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