Altorfer Draws Large Crowd in Marion Rally
A 1500 to 2000 strong crowd at Oasis Park in Marion heard Republican governor candidate John Henry Altorfer pledge Southern Illinois recognition if elected. He vowed to finish two lane Rt 13 and build industrial parks, livestock markets and recreation. Sheriff Harold Farner chaired the event as supporters served large quantities of barbecue before food ran out.
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Marion
John Henry Altorfer
Southern Illinois
Altorfer
Peoria
Southern
Illinois
Oasis Park
Williamson County
Harold Farner
Zeigler Council Approves Sewer Work Payments and Officer Raise
Zeigler City Council approved payments to L. D. Fern Construction Co. for installing risers and taps along new sewer mains, Mitchell Construction Co. for lagoon work, and E. M. Webb for sewer system engineering. The council also granted night policeman Richard Dulius a monthly raise of 17.50 dollars to 382.50 dollars.
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Zeigler
Richard Duliius
L. D. Fern Construction Co
Mitchell Construction Co
E. M. Webb
Duliius
Anna Council closes sewer payment for Purcell Heights project
The Anna City Council made the final payment of 1605 on a 119961 sewer line project serving Purcell Heights Belcher Tucker and Brady Mill road residents. Harris Construction Co. built it. Building permits issued to C Robert Craig Lloyd B Houlson and Dorothy Howard. One volunteer fire meeting and one fire call reported.
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Anna City
Purcell Heights
Belcher
Tucker
Brady Mill Road
Harris Construction Co
Main
C. Robert Craig
Vienna St
Lloyd B. Houlson
Williams St
Dorothy Howard
Anna Heights
Duff campaigns in Southern Illinois for GOP secretary of state
Brian Duff of Wilmette, a Republican candidate for secretary of state, declares he has strong support in Southern Illinois and claims Powell’s tenure deserves attack. He criticizes opponent Donald Carpentier, outlines stances on five year license plates and civil service reform, and cites backing from about 50 Illinois newspapers and county chairmen as he tours Carbondale, Marion, Mount Vernon, and Du Quoin.
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Brian Duff
Wilmette
GOP
Illinois
Duff
Carbondale
Marion
Mount Vernon
du Quoin
Paul Powell
Powell
Donald D. Carpentier
Charles Carpentier
Carpentier
Secretary of State
Otto Kerner
Charles Percy
U. S
Donald Rumsfield
R-Wilmette
Southern Illinois
Young GOP meeting set in Franklin County
The Franklin County Young Republican Club will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Lesser community building with Tom Haney Herrin attorney as guest speaker. The public is invited to attend. Wellesley College yields to Negroes. Wellesley Mass AP says the college agrees to demands from a Negro student group including 20 additional Negro students next September.
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Franklin County Young Republican Club
Tom Haney
Herrin
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Ruth M. Adams
First Sounds From Insects Hint at Earliest Echoes
Scientists infer insect vocal activity as the probable origin of animal sounds, citing a 200 million year old fossil of an ancestral grasshopper found in Australia. The discovery supports the idea that early insect communication preceded vertebrate sounds.
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Earth
Australia
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