Southern Illinois events calendar for Wednesday and Thursday
Carbondale Park District board meets at 7:30 p.m. at 208 W Elm St Carbondale Retired Civil Service employees gather 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carbondale Post Office. Tourism advisory panel meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Du Quoin Coca Cola Auditorium. Carbondale Library Board 5 p.m. Wednesday. Williamson County courthouse Marion hosts 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Public Building Commission. Du Quoin High School District 100 School Board 8 p.m. Wednesday. Murphysboro Water and Sewer Commission 7:30 p.m. City Hall. Herrin Park Board 7 p.m. Wednesday City Library. Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce member drive breakfast 7 p.m. Wednesday Elks Lodge. Special events include mosaics class for seniors in Herrin and a Young Republicans rally for Gov candidate John Henry Altorfer at SIU. Movie listings at Egyptian, Marion Drive-Ins and local theatres. The Arts: Gershwin musical Of Thee I Sing at SIU. Altorfer appearances Thursday in Carbondale. various community and school meetings across Carbondale area. Illinois Cities and Villages Commission hearing in Carbondale. SIU economics talk by Harold Washington University prof presser. Illinois String Quartet concert at SIU. Theatres show Bonnie and Clyde, Five Millions Years to Earth, The Viking Queen, The Penthouse, The Last Safari.
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Carbondale Park District Board
W. Elm St
Carbondale
U.S. Civil Service
Greater Egypt
Herrin Senior Citizens Mosaics
N. 14Th St
John Henry Altorfer
Young Republicans
Davis Auditorium
SIU Wham
Ernor John Henry Altorfer
Moose Club
Southern Illinois University
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Lick Creek
Alto Pass
Carterville Unit
Crab Orchard Civilian Conservation Center
Crdill
Lincoln Junior High School
Illinois Cities and Villages Municipal Problems Commission
Holiday Inn
Murphysboro Unit
Carruthers Junior High
Benton High School Board of Education
Benton High School
Energy Village Board
Village Hall
Chester Unit 139
Three heart transplant patients in Houston face mixed outcomes
One recipient, James B. Cobb of Alexandria Louisiana, died eight hours after unexpected complications while the other two patients, J M Stuckwish of Alpine and Everett Claire Thomas of Phoenix, remained in satisfactory or improving condition as transplant teams proceed. The donor was Clarence A. Nicks of Houston.
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Houston
Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
James B. Cobb
Alexandria
Cobb
J .M. Stuckwish
Alpine
Clarence A. Nicks
Stockwish
Everett Claire Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
SIU Approves 936000 Underground Parking Station
The State Board of Higher Education approved SIU Carbondale's plan for a 225-car underground garage costing 936000 to be built beneath the new administration building. The cost per car drops to 3983 with revised space access for students staff and visitors and limited annual rentals for admin use. The board also approved releasing 95000 from federal funds reserves to complete Morris Library due to reduced federal support.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
State Board of Higher Education
SIU
Morris
Nelson resigns from state board of colleges and universities
Richard J. Nelson chairman of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities announced his resignation effective June 1. He cited expanded duties with Inland Steel Co. as the reason and will be succeeded by gubernatorial appointment in June. The board also approved a quarterly IBA bond priority list, including 44 million in July projects led by Kaskaskia College and a 5 million SIU administration building.
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Thomas Gregory Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Board of Governors
State Colleg
and Universities
Richard J. Nelson
State Board of Higher Education
Nelson
Board of Higher Education
Inland Steel Co
Western Illinois
Northeastern Illinois State College
Chicago State College
Illinois Building Authority
IBA
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
Southern Illinois University
Lyman A. Glenny
Springfield
Miners Walk Out At Orient 5 Mine Near Logan
About 400 miners from United Mine Workers Local 1248 walked out at the Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 5 mine near Logan after ignoring a union appeal to return to work. Dispute centers on mechanics' work assignments with a Benton meeting set for later today.
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Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient 5
Logan
United Mine Workers of America
Car Tractor Crash Kills Wisonsin [Note: There is a mismatch: "Wayne City" and "Fairfield" location. adjust to source.]
Wilbur Lane, 60, of Wayne City was killed Tuesday evening when his car collided with a tractor trailer about three miles north of Fairfield. The truck driver Larry Harvel, 20, of Noble, and passenger Lawrence Connerly, 40, of Fora, sustained no serious injuries according to state police.
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Fairfield
Wilbur Lane
Wayne City
Larry Harvel
Noble
Lawrence Connerly
Fora
Memorial Day observance set in Alto Pass cemetery
Alto Pass village board grants Cobden Post of the American Legion permission for a memorial service in the Alto Pass cemetery. The board also approved monthly bills. An infant named Rose Anne Potmas was stillborn to Angelo and Robert Mae Potmas of Hurst. Graveside services were held for Rose Anne Potmas at Blairsville Cemetery with Rev. Leslie Pappas officiating. Survivors include the parents and three brothers Michael Anthony and Kevin. Walker Funeral Home of Hurst handled arrangements. Police briefs list three local offenses with $15 fines: Beasley unauthorized use of vehicle, Patterson driving without headlights, Allen immoderate driving.
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Alto Pass
Cobden Post
The
American Legion
Paul Jones
Angelo
Robert Mae Potmas
Hurst
Rose Anne Potmas
Blairsville
Leslie Pappas
Michael
Anthony
Kevin
Walker Funeral Home
Herrin
James H. Beasley
Carbondale
Richard Patterson
Carterville
Melvin E. Allen
Reverend Haggai Speaks Boldly At Murphysboro Chamber
The former Baptist minister urged unity and shared blunt views on race religion and education during a Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce dinner. He warned against isolation and politics as a tool for jobs and urged citizen participation to sustain democracy. He also criticized college pushes for youth and noted church attendance declines. Funeral service for O H Sweitzer reported.
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Murphysboro
de Gaulle
Cuba
United States
Haggai
Poor March Leaves Marks Participants for Washington Ride
About 500 people in 12 buses planned to depart Marks Mississippi for the Poor People's March on Washington. Norvell Haynes and Mack Martin of Carbondale, SCLC marshals, lead roughly 20 volunteers each as the mule train trek proceeds.
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Washington
Norvell Haynes
Carbondale
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Haynes
Mack Martin
Martin
Dunn Installed Murphysboro Chamber President At Annual Dinner
Gerald R. Dunn became president of the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce at the group’s dinner meeting Tuesday night succeeding Richard Powers. Raymond Burroughs was named vice president and Robert Edwards treasurer. Powers introduced new board members Frederick Borgsmiller James W. Wright Bill Banks James Deal and Burroughs. The chamber added four committees including advisory local industrial relations industrial research and development and tourism. The advisory panel will assist industrial checks with HarOld Grob Walter King W R Hagler Jack Bozarth and Omer Jones. The local industrial relations group includes Louis Wides Joe Williams Ray Burroughs Bill Held and James A Lawder Jr. The development committee lists L W Ward John Blankinship Bill Banks Frederick Borgsmiller James W Wright James B Howard and Landess Mills. The tourism group features Bill Loy Edward Althoff Dewey Worthen Gene Best Ernest Miller Henry Wasmer Jr. Norman Ellis. The Illinois String Quartet recital at Southern Illinois University was moved to the chapel of the former Baptist Foundation and will be held at 8 p m.
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Gerald R. Dunn
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Dunn
Richard Powers
Raymond Burroughs
Robert Edwards
Powers
Frederick Borgsmiller
James W. Wright
Bill Banks
James Deal
Burroughs
Harold Grob
Walter King
W. R. Hagler
Jack Bozarth
Norman Ellis
How to win presidency of chamber
New Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce President Gerald R. Dunn, installed at the unit's annual meeting Tuesday night, described his path to leadership. He said visiting industrial prospects are taken to the golf course and he never loses to a visitor, joking that he could not be beaten on the course.
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Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Gerald R. Dunn
Dunn
Thompsonville approves water bond issue
The Thompsonville Village Board authorized 80000 in water revenue bonds after approving a water works plan costing 149000 aided by a 74000 grant from the Economic Development Administration. Village President Ted Sosnowski said about 80000 more revenue is needed and work could start this summer on the system.
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Thompsonville
Economic Development Administration
Ted Sosnowski
Sosnowski
Franklin Ashport Co
Benton
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