Carbondale Endorses New Cedar Creek Dam Site Plan
Carbondale officials endorse a larger Cedar Creek reservoir with a new dam site downstream of Poplar Camp and Cedar Creeks. The plan, aided by Stanley Consultants, aims for 16.1 million gallons daily capacity, funding from HUD and EDA, and a potential finish by 1969 with water use starting 1970 or 1971.
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Carbondale
Chicago
Cedar Creek
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Stanley
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
Manger C. William Norman
Paulette
Crab Orchard Lake
Firebombing reports and vandalism echo in Carbondale
Police report new firebombing attempts at Houghland Feed Store on 214 N Washington St as three unlit bombs hit plate glass. In the same period a group described as Negroes damaged windows with rocks in the northeast. Wimberly arrested. Suggs treated and released. Also reports of a two car crash in Murphysboro injuring three. Furlow found guilty of DWI. sentencing delayed 30 days. Jury session continues through May 17. All mines operating Thursday.
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Carbondale
Houghland Feed Store
Washington St
Jack Hazel
Willie Suggs
Route 2
Leroy Wimberly
Wimberly
Suggs
Doctors Hospital
Murphysboro
Mary E. Wright
Makanda
James F
Heflin
Grand Tower
South 21St
Alexander Streets
Miss Wright
Wright
Arlin W. Wright
Clark St
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
William J. Furlow
E. Date St
Harford
Pinckneyville
Francis Maxwell
SIU influence prompts Carbondale to seek state aids
Carbondale officials outline nine major points for the Illinois Municipal Problems Commission hearing. They urge counting SIU student population in motor fuel tax apportionment, annual city aid for university-related services, railroad tax rebates on Illinois Central main line, and continued main line tax protections from local tax. They seek shared county reassessment costs, revised highway priorities favoring the south, funding for water and sewer projects, state help for disadvantaged workers, protection of public employee collective rights with no strikes, and entry level openings for police jobs from outside the community. City Attorney George Fleerlage calls for more qualified investigators.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Municipal Problems Commission
General Assembly
George Fleerlage
Gilbert heads Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Roy Gilbert elected chairman in the first contested Jackson County Board vote since 1962. He won 17 votes to 7 for George Borgsmiller with two absentees, and succeeds Ike Brandon. Gilbert will also serve as liquor control commissioner and ex officio chairman of the board of review.
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Somerset
Roy Gilbert
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Gilbert
Fountain Bluff
Herb Rathjen
Murphysboro
George Borgsmiller
Albert McBride
Bradley Township
J. C. Penn
Carbondale Township
Hallie Parrish
Carbondale
Borgsmiller
W. E
Ike” Brandon
Board of Review
SIU security in woods chase ends with student arrest
Southern Illinois University security officers chased a speeding rider through Thompson Woods at about 10 15 p m. Ralph E Davis 18 a Danville student overturned his cycle sustained cuts and bruises and was apprehended near the security office He faces reckless driving charges and an 11 a m appointment at the security office prior to Jackson County Court arraignment A female passenger named Nancy fled to the Agriculture Building during the pursuit.
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Southern Illinois University
Thompson Woods
Ralph E. Davis
Danville
University Health Service
Davis
Jackson County
Agriculture Building
Nancy
Head Start staff hiring delayed by JWCAA board
The Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency delays the hiring of 60 Head Start staff for a bi county nine city 315 child program for at least one week. A personnel screening committee has 294 applications for 57 posts and will present recommendations after Board review.
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Jackson - Williamson Community Action Agency
JWCAA
Frank Shelby
Herrin
Leslie Stilley
Marion
Shelby
Stilley
Clara McClure
Carbondale
Advisory Council
Edward Adams
Ava
Bert Shemwell
Adams
Audley Dennstedt
Shemwell
Dennstedt
McClure
Estelle Johnson
Jerry Lacey
Tax talk in Marion outlines slow waste reduction
Norman J. Beatty of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce said state government spending is lower than in other states at a Marion meeting. Only 27 businessmen attended and one proposal emerged to replace personal property taxes with a flat or graduated income tax.
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Illinois
Norman J. Beatty
State Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Beatty
State Chamber
Arthur E. Prell
Southern Illinois University
Trash Can Poll Sparks Civic Debate In Carbondale
Readers weigh in on a trash can referendum with 40 to 21 ballots in favor and 51 to 23 when counting family members. Supporters praise the project and the Jaycees say it is a public service while critics deride design and advertising and question city rules.
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Jaycees
Four-Square
Egyptian buys automobile Junior college board sets tuition
The Junior College District 530 board awarded a contract for a Ford Galaxy 500 to Brewster nee Herrin at 2940 dollars, the highest bid among four. The board also adopted a quarter system, set tuition and fees for 1968-69, approved a four 11 week quarter calendar, and adopted a purchasing policy with sealed bids above 1500 dollars.
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Junior College District 530
Board of Education
Brewster Nee Herrin
Ivey
Junior College Seeks Name Ideas for New Herrin Campus
The Egyptian Junior College District 530 board seeks resident suggestions for the college name before the September opening. They invite ideas from residents across Jackson Williamson Franklin and Perry Counties and ask submissions be sent to the college office in Herrin 111 E Cherry St.
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Board of Education
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Herrin
E. Cherry St
Two named to staff at Egyptan Junior College District 530
Harold R. O'Neil of Carbondale will be dean of student services and Earl R. Milton of Herrin the business manager. Appointed on President Nathan A. Ivey's recommendation, O'Neil starts July 1 and Milton June 1. O'Neil, 37, has eight years at Carbondale District and SIU graduate work. Milton, 33, has 10 years in accounting and SIU background.
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Board of Education
Harold R. O’neil
Carbondale
Earl R. Milton
Herrin
Nathan A. Ivey
O’neil
Southern Illinois University
Milton
SIU
West Frankfort High School
Carterville
West Frankfort
Marilyn Womack
Shawn
Shannon
Klaus to Head Shawnee Junior College District
Carlinville man Loren E. Klaus 39 a Ph D candidate in school administration at Illinois State University was named the first president of the Shawnee Junior College District. Klaus will assume the post July 1 with an annual salary of 22000 dollars.
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Carlinville
Shawnee
Loren E. Klaus
Illinois State University, Normal
Klaus
Fire destroys machinery at baling operation near De Soto
De Soto Carbondale and Elkville firefighters battled a Tuesday afternoon blaze that destroyed machinery and stockpiles at a paper and rag baling operation northeast of De Soto. The operation, owned and operated by Weldon Gray on his property 2 42 miles outside De Soto, had unknown fire cause and damage value.
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de Soto
Carbondale
Elkville
Weldon Gray
McClatchey Improves After Gall Bladder Attack
West Frankfort Mayor Mike McClatchey, 62, is reported much improved and in good condition at Franklin Hospital Benton after illness first thought to be a heart attack. City Clerk Thomas Griffin said the ailment was a gall bladder attack and McClatchey expects to return to work in a few days. The city council’s meeting was moved. McClatchey is a Republican candidate for the 58th District state representative seat.
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West Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Thomas Griffin
McClatchey
Griffin
City council approves two liquor licenses in Carbondale
The Carbondale City Council approved two Class A liquor licenses Tuesday night. Ralph Parrish and Frank Parrish lead the Plaza Motel Lounge, to be located between the Gray Cadillac and the Plaza Motel. ST Hoffman Enterprises received a package store license for East Gate Shopping Center on South Wall Street. The approvals raise Carbondale’s Class A holders to eleven.
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Carbondale
Ralph and
Frank Parrish
Plaza Motel
Gray Cadillac
Plaza
Steve and
Tom
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HUD
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Economic Development Administration
EDA
Stanley Consultants
Frank Kirk
Furlow
Jackson Board
Cycle
KEE City Clean
Junior College Board
Shawnee Junior College
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