Southern Illinois Society for Scholarship honors 96 seniors
A new program honors 96 outstanding seniors from 18 area high schools in its first year. The Southern Illinoisan supports the effort started by Carbondale East principal George J. Kuhn. Recipients received certificates of achievement and attended a banquet at the University Center, SIU Carbondale, with 143 attendees.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois High Schools
Southern
Illinois Society For Scholarship
Jackson
Williamson
Perry
Union
Franklin
George J. Kuhn
Carbondale Community High School
East
University Center
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Marion doctors urge medical arts complex to improve care
Marion physicians propose a medical arts complex on stilts above the city hospital parking lot to attract doctors, share services, reduce costs, and boost emergency referrals. The idea, backed by the chamber of commerce, would require financing and site arrangements and could involve tax free property use and fee controls.
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Illinois
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Marion Memorial Hospital
City Hospital
Marion Chamber
Illinois Redistricting Talks Aim for Zero Population Deviation
With little session time left, Illinois lawmakers face tough talks to redraw maps for 24 congressional districts. Negotiations this week must balance court standards, public input, and party interests to produce a map with minimal population deviation and public confidence.
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Illinois
High Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Hospital workers strike ban may be dropped in bargaining bill
A Labor Laws Commission proposal faces shifts as unions seek to soften a hospital strike ban. Witnesses including Roger Frazier push for clarified bargaining unit rules and exclude or include supervisory staff. The Illinois Hospital Association resists removing the ban, while supportive groups cite patient protection and separate private public hospital needs. A House bill on private hospital bargaining also awaits action. Gov Ogilvie aides urge passage with careful amendments.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Labor Laws Commission
Roger Frazier
American Federation of State
Frazier
Senate Labor and Commerce Committee
Illinois Hospital Association
Commission
IHA
THA
Harry Kkinser
Board of Regents
Southern [Illinois University
University of Illinois
Afl-Cio
Chicago Federation of Teachers
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Illinois Education Association
The
Illinois Nurses Association
Illinois Association of School Boards
Macao Relic of Past Amid Communist Influence
The Macao enclave, a six square mile Portuguese outpost near Communist China, bows to Beijing’s influence after 1966 67 riots. Refugees and mixed populations shape a peaceful, aging frontier with few pure Portuguese residents and a strong local Chinese majority.
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Macao
Portugal
Communist
China
Duck Channel
Hong Kong
United States
Wang Hsia
Red China
Peking
School board urged to push for total integration in city schools
Readers debate racial balance across Lakeland Springmore Winkler and Thomas schools. The letter argues the board must use redistricting and bus routing to achieve integration, noting Emerald Lane transfers as tokenism and proposing rerouting 80 buses to balance enrollments and reduce costs.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Lakeland
Springmore
Winkler
Thomas
Laurence Martin
Emerald Lane
University School
Little Crab Orchard Creek
Emerald Lane Area
Thomas School
Winkler School
Fairness call on Carbondale school busing policy
A parent urges Superintendent Laurence Martin and the Carbondale School Board to pursue democratic, fair busing reforms. The letter warns against double standards and potential house-seeking shifts, suggesting feasible studies and attention to using buses to fund classrooms while aligning with nearby-school assignment considerations. The writer cites potential bias and compatibility with districts like Park Ridge Parrish Acres.
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The
Southern Illnoisan
Laurence Martin
Carbondale School Board
Martin
U. S
Park Ridge
Parrish Acres
Southern Illinoisan Editorial Leadership Notes
The Southern Illinoisan announces John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager and James K. Adams as Business Manager, outlining leadership roles and responsibilities for the paper.
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John C. Gardner
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Kuhn
David J. Paine Macao
Lisbon
Border
Yello
Asia
Orient
Robert D. Reid
James K. Adams
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