SIU approves recreation complex and campus expansions
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approves a multi million dollar Carbondale recreation facility design with phased construction likely to begin next spring. The plan includes an Olympic pool gymnasiums fields and an ice arena with funds from a student welfare bond. Additional actions include Edwardsville building contract approval and new faculty appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Carbondale
John S. Rendleman
SIU
South
Marion Street
East Grand Avenue
Morris pushes Fuller dome idea for SIU campus plan
SIU President Delyte W. Morris cites R Buckminster Fuller as a design professor and notes geodesic domes in use worldwide including Expo 67s Montreal gem. He suggests costing a large Fuller dome to cover the Carbondale recreational complex, with suspension by steel cables and tension-based construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern [Illinois University
R. Buckminster Fuller
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
St. Louis
Montreal
Canada
U.S
Ralph Rapson
Minneapolis
Minn
Board of Trustees
Fuller
Carbondale
K. Lockhart
Rapson
Lockhart
Burglars Take Whisky Stock From Dowell Tavern
Dowell police report thieves broke into Jackie Brewner’s tavern on Rt. 51 Saturday, smashing a rear door glass section to gain entry. They stole more than $650 in whisky, including seven cases of fifths and various pints and half pints. Sheriff Ray mond Dillinger filed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie
Dowell
Jackson County
Raymond Dillinger
Jackie Brewner
Rt. 51
Grease Fire at Big Daddy's Restaurant No Damage Reported
Fire crews responded to a grease fire at Big Daddy's restaurant in Herrin at 5:55 p.m. Saturday. No injuries or property damage were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Burglars Take Golf Clubs From Midland Hills Pro Shop
A break-in at the Midland Hills Golf Course pro shop south of Carbondale was discovered at 7:35 a.m. on Sunday. Burglars broke a window to enter and took one set of golf clubs, the Jackson County sheriff reports.
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Midland Hills
Carbondale
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Post office bid opening set in Herrin
Bids for alterations at the Herrin Post Office will be opened at 2 p.m. June 14. Work includes restroom remodeling, wiring in a stairway to the IRS office, and a canopy over the IRS entrance. Estimated cost under 25 000 dollars per GSA. Specifications from GSA Chicago office. Small businesses urged to bid.
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Herrin
Thomas Childers
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
General Services Administration
GSA
S. Dearborn St
Chicago
Childers
Te Post Office
Change of venue sought in Culp murder case
Third judge appointed as Dorothy W. Spomer set to preside in Jonesboro court at Anna. Trial moved from Union County after Wanda Culp requested venue and judge changes. Previous judges recused or conflicted after connections to the case. The 1965 shooting death of Woodrow Culp remains the central incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy W. Spomer
Alexander County
Wanda Culp
Anna
Jonesboro
Union County
New oil pool opened near Freeman Spur
A new oil pool southeast of Freeman Spur was discovered led by Joe A. Dull of Mt. Vernon with E. E. Rehn of Evansville. Initial production around 30 barrels daily, potentially up to 200 at best, with the No. 1 Rehn Hudson three miles southwest of the West Frankfort field. 54 new tests in Illinois in April yielded 24 oil wells and 30 dry holes. statewide April production about 4.646 million barrels.
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Freeman Spur
John C. Frye
Illinois State Geological Survey Division
Joe A. Dull
Mt. Vernon
E. E. Rehn
Evansville
Ind
Williamson County
Urbana
Rehn-Hudson
West Frankfort Consolidated
Frye
Hudson
Old Ben Coal Corp
Auxvases
Illinois
Drug fair set in Chester and local incidents
The second annual drug fair for doctors nurses pharmacists and hospital staff runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at St Marys School Chester with lectures films and discussions. Speakers include Malcolm Fost Washington University Dr Leonard Newmark and Dr James Whittenberg. Also noted a roadway accident involving Orval Wall and a bankruptcy hearing for William and Mildred Dunkel set for May 29 in Benton federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s School
Chester
Malcolm Fost
Public Health
St. Louis
Leonard Newmark
Division of
Internal Medicine
Washington University
Benton Federal Building
William and Mildred Dunkel
Rt. 6
Carbondale
Man held in gunplay case at West Frankfort station
Franklin County authorities hold a suspect after a gun was aimed at a service station attendant at Liberty Oil Station in West Frankfort. Sheriff Robert Ice would not name the suspect pending charges, likely assault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. Friday. the man was detained at a Buckner tavern an hour later. No robbery was attempted. the attendant was reportedly threatened during a quarrel.
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Franklin County
West Frankfort
Robert Ice
Liberty Oil Co
Buckner
Ice
SIU Black Students Begin Withdrawal Protest At Carbondale
About 1200 Negro students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale plan withdrawal steps to protest arrests and expulsion of seven Black students from a May 8 demonstration. Spokesman Daniel Thomas says the effort targets hindered services and ongoing demands. President Morris scheduled meetings with about 20 students while a Senate meeting was set to discuss the demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Daniel Thomas
William Gerler
Gerler
Dean of Students
Arena program features Negro Awareness Day
Southern Illinois University Negro student Darryl Madison coordinated Sundays Black Awareness Day at the SIU Arena on Malcolm X birthday. About 700 students attended a 35 cent door donation, funds aiding Carbondale community improvement. The program included speeches poems by black students and music by the Black Mystics with a Phil Cochran’s Artistic Heritage Ensemble performing African dances and spirituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Darryl Madison
SIU
Madison
Malcolm X
Carbondale
Black Mystics Combo
Phil Cochran
America
Murphysboro Soldier Killed in Vietnam in 1968
Spec. 4 Oliver E. Korando of Murphysboro has been reported killed in action in Vietnam. He had served since August 22, 1967 and was to return in September. A Southern Illinois University and Murphysboro Township High School graduate, his funeral arrangements are pending at Meyer Denny Funeral Home. He is the seventh Murphysboro resident to die in Vietnam.
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Oliver E. Korando
North St
Murphysboro
Vietnam
Korando
U.S
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro Township
Meyer - Denny
Plaque Honors Pioneering Sallie Logan Librarian
A plaque in Murphysboro honors Mrs. Lee C. Pickler first librarian of Sallie Logan Public Library. She served from 1936 to 1963 after the 1929 to 1936 period over a Woolworth location. The library grew from 500 to over 10,000 volumes. She died January 27, 1968 in Tucson, Arizona.
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Lee C. Pickler
Sallie Logan Public Library
Murphysboro
Sallie Logan Library
F. W. Woolworth
Murphysboro Business and Professional Women’s Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
Ariz
Two Hurt In Rt 13 Collision Near Murphysboro
Two drivers Thomas Richter 22 Belleville and Jesse Meadows 61 Alto Pass were treated for minor injuries after a 10 40 p m collision on Rt 13 near Murphysboro. A third minor injury James Snyder 17 Energy occurred when his car left Rt 13 near Crab Orchard at 2 a m Sunday. Army Private First Class John L Christian 20 of Carthage area recently arrived in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade near An Khe arriving May 5.
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Rt. 13
Murphysboro
Thomas Richter
Belleville
Jesse Meadows
Alto Pass
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
James Snyder
Energy
Crab Orchard
Army
John L. Christian
Mary F. Hamby
Royalton
173Rd Airborne Brigade
An Khe
Vietnam
Williamson County Begins Informal Hearings On Tax Appraisals
Informal hearings on the two year re appraisal program for Williamson County real estate values began today led by Tom McDonald of Cole Layer Trumble Co The project raises total property values from 156 million to 221 million and aims to set taxes at 50 percent of true value The county seeks to eliminate the 6 25 multiplier and publish all new appraised values for resident comparison with formal objections possible in June through three months of board of review hearings
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Williamson County
Tom McDonald
Marion
McDonald
Cole-Layer-Trumble Co
Dayton
Ohio
State Department of Revenue
Lou King
Board of Review
Housing Authority files detainer suits in Murphysboro
The Jackson County Housing Authority filed forcible entry and detainer actions in circuit court at Murphysboro against three tenants for unpaid rent. Dorothy Claxton owes $147.89 at 1834 Alexander St Unit 45 Murphysboro. Arthur and Geraldine Valentine owe $206 at 410 B E Ashley St Carbondale. Elvest and Marva Broadnax owe $168.45 at 502 B N Barnes St Carbondale.
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Jackson County Housing Authority
Murphysboro
Dorothy Claxton
Alexander St
Arthur
Geraldine Valentine
E. Ashley St
Carbondale
Elvest
Marva Broadnax
Driver Injured in Wreck in Herrin
Eugene Dodd of West Frankfort was injured when his car struck the Jerry Ran Chino house at 1201 North 13th Street in Herrin at 3 30 a.m. Sunday. He was ticketed for reckless driving. no damage estimate was recorded.
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Eugene Dodd
Rt.1
West Frankfort
Herrin
Dodd
Jerry Ranchino
N. 13Th St
Chicago Chorus Bus Gets Stranded On Grand Tower Ferry
About 80 pupils from Lutheran North High School Chicago were delayed four hours when a bus on the Grand Tower Ferry bottomed on a steep incline. They used the delay to play in the sand before rescue crews lifted the bus and the group reached Chester for an evening concert and banquet.
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Chicago
Grand Tower
Lutheran North High School Chorus
Missouri
Chester
Illinois
Mississippi River
Chester Bridge
Murphysboro
Bicycle Registration Day In Du Quoin At Keyes City Park
Du Quoin patrolman Lyle Haner inked identification numbers on the bicycle of seven year old Linda Burroughs while a daylong registration event in Keyes City Park drew 297 bicycles. Each bike received reflectorized tape for traffic safety. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 13 assisted.
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Keyes City Park
du Quoin
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
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R. and R Construction Co
Alton
Edwardsville
Robert E. Schellenberger
William P. Commermuth
Howard W. Webb
Robert Faner
Lucille McClelland
School of Nursing
Bill Clover
Clover
Lindell Sturgis
Freeman
James Whittenberg
Memorial Hospital
Whittenberg
U.S. Army
Cheung My-Boi Tinh
Johnston City
Orval Wall
Rt. 1
Marion Memorial Hospital
Pittsburg
Freeman No. 4
Wall
Paul McGuire
Walls
By Sally Veilands
Southern
Joseph Zaleski
Thomas
Daniel R. Thomas
Lentz Hall
Thompson Point
Thomas Conner
Inter-Fraternity Council
Bas Tardy
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