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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
8
Billie Jean Moon, Bonnie Parker sister, cleans the bronze marker at Crown Hill Cemetery as thieves take the S4th anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde’s deaths. The bronze reads a blessing about flowers and sunshine, with the AP Wirephoto noting the 1968 photograph.
SIU offers season tickets for the 1968 Summer Music Theater season with mail order starting May 27. William K. Taylor, director, announced that box office counter sales for single admissions begin June 17, and the season will run from June through the summer.
The Southern Illinois Sailing School will run summer sessions at Crab Orchard Lake starting June 17 for children over 10 with no prior sailing. Fees are 20 for six weeks for beginners, 30 for intermediates, 30 for adults, plus 2.50 per hour for private lessons. Details and registration by mail to Carbondale.
SIU preview announces Swinging Safari 68 a nine week US military tour of entertainment bases in Europe this summer. Immel directs a 90 minute no story revue with blackouts skits and numbers. Cast includes Immel Lenny Colton Greg West and others. Admission is 1 dollar at the door.
The Anna-Jonesboro High School board awarded the chassis bid to Bishop Davis Ford Inc. at 2953.90 and the bus body bid to McCabe Powers Body Co. at 3897. In other action they hired Mary Wingate for French, Thomas L. Phillips and Aonette O Neal for Title I and special ed, authorized refund of 29978 from the educational fund, accepted Sakata Cook’s resignation, awarded a 398 treasurer bond to Alfred Bishop, and approved a vocational work study program for next year. A $10000 dram shop suit was filed in Murphysboro circuit court by Charlotte Clover against Long Branch Tavern and Murphysboro Rendezvous Tavern, claiming injuries from an alleged intoxication of Van Russell in 1967.
Three student playwrights see work in progress at 8 p m on Monday and Tuesday, presented by Work Light Productions in the Laboratory Theatre within the Communications building. A three-member reviewer panel will critique each night as the authors seek audience reaction. Casts include D J Vance, Phil Scorza, Bob Wiley, Anita Grumish, Rod Harter, Rick Holberg, Eugene Kamararey, Bob Batts, Judith Sullivan, Terry Lamuda, Kent Baker, Susan Sneddon, with directors Lois Lee Stewart, Paul Bayan, and Ron Szatkowski. Admission is free and the public is invited to participate in postplay discussions.
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