Firemen face rising emergency calls in Carbondale
Carbondale Fire Department grapples with a growing number of "emergency" calls that are often non emergencies. Two firefighters are needed per call, leaving stations short staffed. City officials consider charging fees for outside-city responses to fund a new truck while promising no takeover of ambulance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Stafford
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Fire Department
Illinois
Fire Department
West Side
Elmer Rodgers
Rodgers
Honda
C. William Norman
Carbondale
Glenn Stearns
Sam Thomas
Murphysboro man prepares for National Drag Races in Indianapolis
26 year old David Reeder will race in the National Championship Drag Races in Indianapolis driving a custom 1941 Willys with fiberglass front, a 1967 Chevrolet engine, and a Pontiac rear end. He and pit crew of Murphysboro friends expect speeds around 126 mph and a 10.9 second quarter mile. Reeder emphasizes safety gear and track rules, has won events in St. Louis Sturgis and Alton, and aims for the C G A s class and eliminators with prize money totaling about 114000. Over 100000 spectators expected for the five day meet with some televised segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demaris Berry
Southern
Willys
Reeder
Indianapolis
Don Jewell
Fred Wehmeyer
John Love
Bruce Chancey
Mike Miles
Murphysboro
Miles
St. Louis
Sturgis
Alton
Harrisburg
NSA meet analyzed at 21st Congress at Kansas State
Four SIU delegates at the 21st National Student Association Congress in Kansas State University report two camps among attendees the Nitty Gritty fraternal/political group and the Touchy-Feely social reform faction. They note disorganization and debates on war policy and education reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Veilands
Southern Illinois University
National Student Association
Kansas State University
NSA
Anthony Giannelli
SIU
Giannelli
Wilbur Moulton
Dick Gregory
Yippie
Paul Krassner
Griggs
Congress
Center For
Educational Reform
Ford Foundation
Georgia Bowden
Miss Bowden
Moulton
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