Hard-hatted students tour Consolidation Coal mine
Col in Gibson reports El Verado High School mining technology class, led by Pat Huet, toured Consolidation Coal Co Mine No Five in De Soto. Foreman Keith Remfert and safety director Jim Davis guided through the preparation plant and pits, where students learned about strip mining, safety, CPR, and mining basics.
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Colin Gibson
Pat Huet
Elverado High School
Keith Remfert
Consolidation Coal Co
Ray Taucher
Consolidation
Huet
de Soto
Remfert
Jim Davis
Alan Alstat
Steven Lichliter
Rick Reiman
Larry Best
Bill Alstat
Christine Walters
Lichliter
Walters
Murphysboro Rejects Plans for Handicapped Home
Murphysboro city leaders voted 8 to 1 against permitting a developmental living facility at 435 S. 15th St after a petition by 127 residents opposed the project. The council questioned its authority vs the appeals board of the Zoning Commission and noted potential legal action would require an aggrieved party.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
S. 15Th St
Jackson County Community Workshop
Michael
Bowers
Appeals Board
Floyd Hart
Hart
James E. Newell
South 15Th Street
David McDowell
Board of Appeals
Joe Bastien
McDowell
Bastien
John Wright
Jim Scuras
Bill Daum
Mark Kennedy
Leonard Pullis
Ron Williams
Harry Brawdy
Sydney Appleton
Murphysboro OKs housing plan with 134 units
Murphysboro City Council approved a cooperative agreement with the Jackson County Housing Authority for up to 134 federal housing units in Murphysboro. The plan includes a 70 unit high rise and 64 scattered single family and duplex units with priority to county residents where located.
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Murphysboro
Seed
Murphysboro Rejects Group Home Plan Sparks Debate
The Murphysboro City Council voted to bar a proposed eight resident group home for developmentally handicapped people at 435 S. 15th St. Egyptian Association for the Mentally Retarded supporters call the action a denial of due process while opponents urge neighborhood rights. Proponents describe a homelike setting with full time house parents and integration into the community workshop.
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Murphysboro
S. 15Th St
Egyptian Association For the
Peyton Kunce
The
Egyptian Association
Fifth District
Floyd Hart
Dean Brandenburg
Jackson Community Workshop
HUD rejects 90-day delay on Carbondale housing project
HUD denied Carbondale officials request to delay a 150 unit subsidized housing project to allow a city study. In a letter, HUD Chicago area manager Elmer Binford said work schedules prevent holding proposals in abeyance for 90 days. Mayor Hans Fischer said HUD will move forward, with the city considering a revised Housing Assistance Plan.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Elmer Binford
HUD
Chicago
Binford
Lewis Lane
Carroll Fry
Egan
Michael Egan
RF and
D Corp
Fry
Task Force
Barbara Bennett
CCHS musicians shine with own share of glory
Debra Burris leads Carbondale Community High School music programs to national notice. Jazz band won statewide honors, All That Jazz earned invitations to state functions, and 130 first place medals accompany 40 first division ratings. The spring tour and Jazz Night at the Central auditorium cap a season of rising recognition for CCHS music.
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Deborah Burris
Carbondale Community High School
CCHS
Illinois
Miss Burris
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
All That
Springfield
James Thompson
Roland Burris
Jerseyville
Charleston
Illinois High School Association
Decatur
U.S. Army
Stacey Cotten
Murphysboro
Cchs Central Auditorium
Michael Boyle
Byline B G. Burris leads CCHS music event crowd
Patrons pay $1 for adults and 50 cents for under 12 to hear a jazz band and swing choir perform tunes by Glenn Miller the Beatles Maynard Ferguson and Steely Dan. Tracey Moore will sing Manhattan with the band and All That Jazz showcases a modern jazz set. Miss Burris has directed several Murphysboro Apple Festival shows and will supervise the July 4 program. Nine students will deliver a second recital at CCHS Central auditorium Monday admission free.
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Glenn Miller
Hey, Jude
Maynard Ferguson
Steeley Dan
Tracey Moore
CCHS
SIUC
Manhattan
Miss Burris
Illinois
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Cchs Central
Southern Illinois
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Consolidation Coal
Joe Jines
Jackson County Housing Authority
Mount Carbon
Jim Rath
Shumaker Drive
Brown’s Lake
Rath
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation Service
Project
Ann Schottman Knol
Kance
John Schwinn
Zoning Board
Rance
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
State Mental Health Department
Brandenburg
Tom Woolf
Ben Gelman
Byline
B.G
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