Manager Plan In Carbondale Could Cut Costs
Carbondale voters weigh a council manager plan with projected annual costs and savings. Mayor Miller estimates at least 35,000 to fund a manager. Finance Commissioner Eaton cites a 20,920 direct city cost, offset by efficiency gains. Budget exceeds 800,000 with 16,000 for a manager, 3,720 secretarial, 1,200 travel.
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Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
William Eaton
Plan Commission
Eaton
the Southern Illinois
Frank Kirk
Kirk
Gene Ramsey
Proposal Details Council Manager Form Budget Debate
The article examines town manager form proposals as Carbon Dale voters prepare to approve a change. It notes salary discussions tied to a 30 hour weekly duty standard, with commissioners estimating hours and potential pay increases.
Real Estate Group Backs Council-Manager Plan in Carbondale
The Real Estate Association of Carbondale votes 5 to 1 to urge the City Council and mayor to adopt a council-manager government. About 14 members attended as one from each real estate office cast a vote. The group plans to send a letter to Mayor D Blainey Miller outlining support and implementation steps.
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Real Estate Association of
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Richard Etherton
Betty Burnside
Joseph Ragsdale
Association
Ragsdale
Regsdale
Russell Oakes
Morris Eaton
Hit and run kills 4 year old on Rt 13 127 near Murphysboro
Police reported no new leads to identify the driver of a southbound car that struck and killed James William McNeil four miles north of Murphysboro on Rt 13 127. Funeral services were planned in Murphysboro today as investigators rely on scant information from children at the scene.
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Murphysboro
James William McNeil
Local Man Treated After Slide Off Rt 3
Ronald T. Denen aged 27 of St Louis Missouri received treatment for minor injuries after his car ran off Route 3 one mile south of Grand Tower Road on Wednesday.
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Ronald T. Denen
St. Louis
Rt. 3
Grand Tower Road
Fire Loss At Earl Frischkorn Residence
A structure fire at the Earl Frischkorn residence caused an estimated loss of $10,000 at 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Fire crews responded and extinguished the blaze with no immediate injuries reported.
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Jacob
Earl Frischkorn
Carbondale Council Manager Plan Backed by Local Leader
City council member Joseph Ragsdale voiced cautious support for a council-manager form, urging residents to consider a city manager after town meetings at Thomas School. Debate touched on hours, merit systems, salary, and potential impacts on jobs, with officials noting an appeals process and no guaranteed tax changes.
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Diane Keller
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Joseph Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Thomas School
Melvin Haas
Carbondale Committee
Father Haas
Woods
Kirk
Frank Kirk
Jones
Randall Nelson
League of Women Voters
Nelson
Harris
Turley
Shapiro
Northeast
Seized After School Kidnapping Charged in Herrin
A man and woman, Evanna Anderson and Ray Simmons, were charged in Williamson County Circuit Court with kidnapping six year old Donald Eugene Anderson in Herrin. Sheriff Carl Miller said they seized the boy, took him to Guymon Oklahoma, and hold him against his will. The boy, in foster care of Mabel Johnston, remains in the custody of authorities. Both defendants faced prior charges and hearings were canceled for absence.
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Williamson County
Herrin
Carl Miller
Evanna Anderson
Ray Simmons
Miller
John Clayton
Simmons
Cream Springs
Woman Held On Charge In Motor Hotel Lodging Case
A 26 year old woman Margaret D. Clark was held in Jackson County custody after being charged with obtaining lodging without paying at the Holiday Inn Motel in Carbondale. Du Quoin police detained her and the case proceeds to further action.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Dewey Higgins
Margaret D. Clark
du Quoin
Holiday Inn
McGrath Named New Carbondale Plan Commission Chairman
Robert McGrath was elected to replace John Lonergan as chairman of Carbondale Plan Commission. Hans Fischer may head the zoning committee after Barbara Rendleman stepped down. Fischer seeks perimeter zoning within 90 days and professional review if a planning staff is formed. Lonergan remains chairman. McGrath is SIU registrar.
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Robert McGrath
Carbondale Plan Commission
John Lonergan
McGrath
Hans Fischer
Barbara Rendleman
Fischer
Carbondale
Plan Commission
Commission
Rendleman
Lonergan
W. Freeman St
Southern Illinois University
Hillcrest
SIU
Joint Committee
Robert Merz
Charles Goss
Merz
Carl Jones
Zoning Committee
Ralph Gray
W. College St
New Baptist Center
Southern Illinois —__ University
Loop Drive
West Mill Street
Jacob Home Hit By Fire in Jacob City
Lightning caused a 2 a.m. fire at the Earl Frischkorn residence in Jacob. Murphysboro firefighters attacked flames from basement wiring and damaged two walls along with smoke and water damage to the home contents.
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Jacob
Murphysboro
Earl Frischkorn
Frischkorn
Cherry Duplex Plan Denied By Commission
Carbondale Plan Commission denied a request for a 22 duplex development in Gray Meadows by Carbondale Development Corp. Neighbors argued the duplexes would alter the neighborhood character. The Cherry project may appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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Carbondale
Plan Commission
Gray Meadows
Barbara Rendleman
Zoning Committee
Carbondale Development Corp
James Cherry
Cherry
Zoning Board of Appeals
Commission
Hammon
Northwest
Susan Casey
Greater Egypt
Mile and a half zoning map debate in Carbondale
Carbondale planners revise a perimeter zoning map amid a dispute over commercial areas without approved annexation agreements. The plan commission sends the revised map to the City Council, with concerns over delaying hearings and potential overreach by developers.
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D. G. Schumacher
Norman Finley
Plan Commission
Council
Kenneth Parrish
Rt. 13
New Rt. 13
Violet and
Gordon Parrish
New Era Road
Commission
Mining Schedule Fragments for Friday Nineteen Twenty Four
Fragmentary OCR lists mine names and shifts for Friday including Old Ben Orient Zeigler and Burning Star. It notes first and second shifts at Burning Star and idle periods, with Mines and Fidelity EPORT entries.
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Orient
Zeigler
Wi Fidelity
Six Month Delay Rends Rend Lake Cost Rise Says Army
The Army Corps of Engineers reports Rend Lake will cost about 1 million more and take six months longer to finish. The revised total is 42 million with an adjusted completion date now June 1970, up from September 1969. Other Illinois increases include Shelbyville Reservoir and Mississippi River channelization costs.
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Rend Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
Army Engineers
Congress
James Meanjor
Col. Meanor
Army
Illinois
Shelbyville
Mississippi River
Ohio
Missouri
Major Bach Mass in B Minor Concert At SIU This Weekend
SIU music department presents Bach Mass in B Minor in Shryock Auditorium with Voices of the University Choir, Oratorio Chorus, and SIU Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Kingsbury. Soloists include Sharon Huebner, Margaret Grauer, Judith Soblotny, Robert Guy, Tommy Golecke, and Leslie Breedenthal. Tickets are $1 at the University Center info desk.
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Southern Illinois University Music Department
Johann Sebastian Bach
University Choir
Oratorio
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Robert Kingsbury
SIU
Shryock
Kingsbury
Illinois
Sharon Huebner
Margaret Grauer
Judith Soblotny
Robert Guy
Tommy Golecke
Leslie Breedenthal
Edwardsville
Bach
University Center At
Body Identity Sought In Ft Leonard Wood Case
Federal investigators at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri probe a found body possibly of former SIU tennis player Gerald J Budzelek. The victim may have died from a shotgun blast in the back three weeks prior. Papers in the pocket bore the name Gerald L Budzelek 30 of Gary Indiana a former SIU letterman and city tennis champion.
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Ft. Leonard Wood
Southern Illinois University
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gerald L. Budzelek
Gary
Ind
Gerald J. Budzelek
Gary City
SIU
Bear Believed Back in Jefferson County After Escape
A black bear once in Franklin County is believed to have retreated back to Jefferson County after entering from there. Tracks were spotted near Ewing signaling its return.
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Bear
Jefferson
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Ewing
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Stanley Harris
Carbondale League of Women Voters
William Burns
Council Manager
Lenis Turley
Rockhill Baptist Church
Archie Jones
Attucks
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Prairie du Rocher
Louis C. Opbrande
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