Mendenall to Direct 54 Head Start Staff This Summer
George A. Mendenall of Carbondale will lead an eight week Summer Head Start program run by the Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency. The staff includes 19 teachers with a $450 monthly salary and a 10 week administrator post paying $600 monthly. Classes start June 17 serving at least 315 preschoolers across nine communities, with possible expansion to 375 if Grand Tower and Johnston City centers are added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Southern
Mendenall
WWCAA
Carbondale
JWCAA
Jackson-Williamson
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Alto Pass
Carterville
Creal Springs
Cambria
Elkville
Grand Tower
Johnston City
Jerry Lacey
Chicago
Lacey
Lynn Richmond
Marie Harris
Leota Brown
Ellen McAnelly
Jo Anna Edwards
Richmond
Herrin boards approve two rezoning requests amid confusion
The Herrin Board of Appeals and Plan Commission approved one rezoning and amended another two hour hearing, sending both to the city council. First Federal seeks B-1 for 316-20 S. Park Ave for a new office, while a second request to allow a beauty shop at 404 S. Park Ave in B-2 to B-1 faced debate over parking and hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Board of Appeals and Plan Commission
Appeals Board
Plan Commission
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
S. Park Ave
Central Business
First Federal
Bank of Savings and Loan
Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
Jo M. Walker
Charles Sadler
Building Codes Inspector
Morgan Sweeney
Valerius
Commission
Norman Thomas
Robert Gardiner
Thomas Haney
Moreno
Gardiner
Sneed
Fair housing board hears first complaint in Carbondale
The Carbondale fair housing board opened its 1967 process by sending copies of a complaint, the ordinance, and a June 3 hearing invitation to all involved. Roger Fortuna, SIU student, alleged Imperial West dormitories refused housing to a Black applicant, while a white inquiry found vacancies. The board aims for conciliation. possible misdemeanor charges to be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Fair Housing Board
Roger C. Fortune
Southern Illinois University
Jerry Lacey
Fortune
Imperial West
S. Graham St
Fotune
Richard Wallace
Wallace
Five in Carbondale family hurt in three vehicle crash
Ronald Frick 28 and his wife Vannita 27 and their three children Debra 8 Kenneth 4 Ronnie 2 months were treated at Doctors Hospital Carbondale after a 12 10 a m crash on Old Route 13 near Carbondale involving Frick Littrell and a parked Walker vehicle. A separate accident on Giant City road five and a half miles south injured Deanna Carter 17 Julie Carter 6 months and Mike Carter 20 Carterville. Police said all mines reported working Wednesday.
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Carbondale
Old Rt. 13
Ronald B. Frick
Vannita
Debra
Kenneth
Ronnie
Doctors Hospital
Frick
Ethel J. Littrell
Murphysboro
Kittrell
Robert J. Walker
Carrollton
Deanna Carter
Elco
Julie Carter
Mike Allen
Carterville
Accident victim dies in St Louis hospital
A Missouri youth injured in an accident near Chester on May 12 died Monday afternoon in Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Billy C. Ryan, 23, of 801 Poplar St., Sikeston, died at 4:35 p.m. of injuries from the crash between his car and a semi trailer truck driven by Everett G. Evans, 49, of Massillon, Ohio, on Rt 33 miles north of Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Chester
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Billy C. Ryan
Poplar St
Sikeston
Ryan
Everett G. Evans
Massillon
Ohio
Rat extermination begins in Herrin at Harper Feed Mill
Exterminators led by Bob Berner of Orkin Exterminating Co. began a rat eradication program in north Herrin pumping cyanide gas into rat burrows beneath the Harper Feed Mill at 1200 N Park Ave. Herrin Police Chief praised mill owner Don Harper for his rat eradication efforts. Dean McGuire of the Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department urged nearby property owners to help by cleaning up potential rat habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Herrin
Bob Berner
Orkin Exterminating Co
Harper
N. Park Ave
Don Harper
Dean McGuire
Franklin-Williamson Bi- County
CD hooks to weather line in Murphysboro basement
A teletype unit installed in Murphysboro city hall connects the Civil Defense center to the St. Louis weather bureau. The system will relay radar summaries from Chicago Evansville and Des Moines plus local readings. Rental costs are to be paid by the local CD with federal covering fines. Lea Holbrook of Granite City was fined 25 dollars plus 20 dollars court costs and 20 dollars restitution for property damage in Marion circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Miller
Lea Holbrook
Granite City
Marion
Holbrook
Lan Haney
Myrtle Turner
Threat prompts FBI meeting in Carbondale over campus life danger
Carbondale Mayor David Keene met with FBI officers as SIU student Daniel R. Thomas reports an anonymous Friday threat against his life linked to Black student grievances. Police investigate. Thomas says SIU security and the president’s office offered no action. Also noted are recent bond updates for local residents amid a Crab Orchard beach disturbance case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
David Keene
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Southern Illinois University
Daniel R. Thomas
Thomas
Keene
Randall McBride
McBride
Saluki Sarra, SIU Mascot, Eludes Pursuit Near Carbondale
SIU's Saluki mascot Sarra, an 18 month old female, escaped from a car May 11 during a Spring Festival setup. Sightings have occurred along a back road near Carbondale and near Snider Hill Cemetery, with searches by SIU staff using additional Salukis failing to leash her. A $50 reward is offered for the dog's return, and residents are urged to call Joseph Goodman at 453-5351 or SIU police at 457-7014 with sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Sarra
SIU
Carbondale
St. Louis
Leo Brown
Snider Hill
Joseph Goodman
Goodman
Res
Marion teachers vote on a salary schedule proposal
The Marion Unit Teachers Association planned an after school meeting to consider a new salary schedule with a base of 5700 and top 9300 for a 13 year veteran with a master's degree and extra credits. MEA president Carl Manier Jr said the increments exceed the state minimum though exact figures were unavailable. The board will act only if teachers bring a proposal. board meeting is at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit Teachers Association
MEA
Carl Manier Jr
Manier
Unit Board of Education
Marion seeks 37200 grant for sewer expansion project
Marion City Council approved applying for a 37200 federal grant to fund a 240000 sewer project that would add a lagoon and extend mains west of Route 57 serving a new bottle plant a motel and subdivisions. If funded the grant reduces the loan request and funds become available July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Robert Butler
Marion Bottling Co
Butler
Mary Williams
Lake View Farms
Five Charged With Gambling In Murphysboro
Five men were released on sheriff s recognizance bonds pending a June 18 hearing on gambling charges. They were arrested near 9th and Walnut streets after police found them in a dice game. Suspects: Jesse McIntosh 48 and four Murphysboro area residents Patrick Willard 35 Earl Oliver 41 Willard Drayton Jr. 45 George Higgins 26. Hearing set for June 18 at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
9Th
Walnut Streets
Jesse McIntosh
N. Wall St
Carbondale
Murphysboro Area
Patrick Willard
D Street
Earl Oliver
Willard Drayton Jr
George Higgins
E Street
Senate backs Lenzi veto on student grievances channel
The Southern Illinois University Student Senate upheld president Ray mond Lenzi's veto of a prior resolution asserting the senate as the sole channel for complaints. A new resolution passed adds outside channels to gain students' rights and calls for vice president Richard Karr to present February 14 minutes at Wednesday's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Senate
Richard Karr
Karr
Burned youths in St Louis reported in good condition
Joseph Lynn Nellis and David Hiram Nellis of Carbondale are listed in good condition today at St John’s Hospital in St Louis Missouri after a May 15 gas water heater explosion at 520 North Michael Street. The Southern Illinois Airport Authority met Monday night to pay outstanding bills and discuss routine business according to Chairman James R Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lynn Nellis
David Hiram Nellis
Carbondale
St. Johns Hospital
St. Louis
Nellis
N. Michael St
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
James R. Zimmer
SIU students clash over grievances as protests escalate
SIU students hold protests after seven black students face charges from the May 8 break in at President Morris office. Daniel R. Thomas denounces senate action as delay while claiming white students and security police mishandled the incident. The senate delays action to May 28 for a full vote and proposed measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Wielands
Southern Illinoisan Southern [Illinois University
Daniel R. Thomas
Chicago
Senate
Raymond Lenzi
Thomas
SIU
Delyte Morris
Morris
Coalition
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Reathen Taylor
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Mary Elaine Ward
Deanna Casorta
George A. Mendenall
Carl Alexander
Jerome A. Robinson
Douglas Smith
Williamson County
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Crab Orchard Beach
James Wagster
Danny Russell
Tommy Overton
Ralph McGough
Leonard Jennings
Saluki Sarra
Golf View Terrace Inc
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State Highway Department
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Rex Presson
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