Carbondale Votes to Back Nuclear Freeze Motion
City Council unani mously supports a nuclear freeze after screening The Last Epidemic. The action, urged by SIU Carbondale professor David Christensen, aligns with six local groups and calls for an immediate mutual halt on testing production and deployment of nuclear arms. The meeting also approved moving the Farmers Market, a two year contract with Plumbers Union Local 160, and a planning commission session set for June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
The
Southern Illinoisan
Hans Fischer
Carbondale
United States
Soviet Union
Council
David Christensen
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Christensen
Southern Illinois
Physicians For Social Responsibility
U.S
Fischer
Farmer’s Market
Grand Avenue
U.S. 51
Siu-C
Albert
Lomit
Carroll Fry
University
Plumber’s Union Local 160
Carbondale offers 400000 to Murdale for water lines
Carbondale City Council votes 400000 as final offer to Murdale Water District for in city lines serving 515 west side residents. The deal would pair 400000 with 260000 of assumed debt, contingent on clear title and annexation. If no agreement, city may parallel lines at a cost of 500000 to ensure fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
The
Southern Illinoisan
Carroll Fry
Carbondale
Murdale Water District
Hans Fischer
Murdale
Fry
Water District
West Side
Springfield
Mardale
Kinkaid- Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Williams Street
Murphysboro
New Hill
Illinois 127
Helen Westberg
John Womick
Carbondale parents push boundary plan changes
Community protests target the Carbondale Elementary boundary revisions as the district weighs three alternatives to the original bus plan. The committee worries about longer rides and earlier arrivals while seeking to balance primary school attendance and keep some students walking to Winkler and Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Carbondale
Springmore
Brush
Tony Young
County Club Road
Birch
Green Street
Thomas School
Lake Heights
Morningside Drive
Parrish School
Winkler
Lewis
Wood Road
Oakland Avenue
Illinois 13
Linois Avenue
Poplar Street
Jean McPherson
Lonely at the top work atop the Recreational Center
A report from Southern Illinois University Carbondale notes ongoing top level work at the campus Recreational Center. Crews continue structural and finishing tasks as parts of the planned expansion progress toward completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
James Cloud
Royalton
Simon's worth declines eighteen thousand after disclosure
U S Rep Paul Simon and family saw their net worth drop from $164,100.37 to $146,072.29 despite buying a Makanda house with a $138,000 mortgage and increasing total debt to $325,221.29. Assets rose to $471,293.58 due to the new home but stocks and bonds fell sharply, with a portfolio value cut by nearly half.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Simons
Makanda
Potomac
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Simon
National Advisory Council On Women’s Education
Jonesboro aids Anna pool with revenue share funds
The Jonesboro City Council allocated 5000 dollars in revenue sharing to support renovations for one final year of operation at the Anna pool in Anna City Park. The Anna Park District plans to run the pool this year and then start construction on a new pool after the season ends, using remaining funds and fundraising to cover total costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Anna City Park
Anna Park
Park District
Anna-Jonesboro
Franklin Williamson Youth Services Bureau gets 100000 grant
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services awarded the Franklin Williamson Youth Services Bureau a 100000 grant to support a threefold plan. It includes a 24 hour crisis intervention service, after hours and daytime hotlines, and a diversion counseling program for minors in need of supervision. The program targets youths in court who have truancy, parent conflicts, or runaway issues and supports law enforcement with foster placement up to 10 days. The 16 month grant allocates 25033 for March to June and 75100 for July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin-Williamson Youth Services Bureau
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Gregory L. Coler
Marion
Bill Young
Franklin Williamson Bureau
Young
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Planning Commission
City
Murdale Water Lines
Miore
John Badman
Jan Qs
Association of Media Producers
University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island. the Simons
Dreyfus Fund
Borg-Warner
Anna
John McCutchen
Gregory Coler
Franklin-Williamson Youth Services
Youth Services Unit
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