Planner Objects to Seven Story Elderly Housing Plan
Murphysboro consultants oppose a seven story housing structure for the elderly in the downtown area. Senior planner John Sales says elderly residents may struggle on higher floors and favors purchasing and leveling run-down property for 60 one story units nearby. City leaders will seek council input as officials weigh land costs, location, and compatibility with the adjacent multi dwelling zone.
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Murphysboro
John ‘Sales
Greater
Logan and
Hall
Pine and
Manning
Joe Williams
Jackson County Housing Authority
Williams
City Planning Commission
Walter King
King
Public Housing Administration
Mallory, Union Hold Brief Talks in Du Quoin Labor Dispute
P R Mallory and the International Association of Machinists met for 45 minutes to seek a settlement in a month old Du Quoin labor dispute. details were not released. Mallory personnel manager Gala Waters said the brief session ended after the company proposed terms and the next meeting depends on the union response. Perry County deputies search for Clayton M Wright of Dowell, a striking Mallory worker linked to a fire in William Day of Du Quoin's car. a $500 reward was posted by the Du Quoin Business Association, with an additional $100 from nonstriking workers for information leading to arrest and conviction.
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P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc
International Association of Machinists
du Quoin
Mallory
Gala Waters
Perry County
Clayton M. Wright
Dowell
Carbondale Township Real Estate Assessments Reviewed
James Lawder supervisor of assessments said the 1063 real estate assessments list for Carbondale Township was turned in Wednesday. Assessor Ruffin Mitchell plans to submit the second book next week. The first book covers lands and lots outside Carbondale city and is under Board of Review review to verify if 50 percent level reached in this year’s work.
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Carbondale
James
Lawder
Ruffin
Mitchell
City of
Board of Review
Two Herrin men flee after deputy falls from ledge
In Jackson County a deputy slipped from a courthouse ledge injuring his leg. Benjamin Grimes 26 and Claude Grimes 37 fled during the confusion after a break in at Twin County Service Co Murphysboro. Police later stopped their car and found a loaded pistol in a suitcase. Both brothers on parole from Menard Penitentiary with prior burglary convictions.
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Herrin
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Benjamin
Grimes
Claude
James Neely
Neely
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Shers
Grimes Brothers
Twin County
James Hiller
Hiller
Mulberry Street
Service Company
Menard
Chester
Tazewell County
Ava
Tatwell County
Plan for Northwest Du Quoin Urban Renewal Suggested
Du Quoin Plan Commission presented a preliminary Urban Renewal report for the northwest section bounded by Roosevelt Avenue Hickory and Walnut streets Perry and Park streets and the Oak street alley. The plan calls extensive land clearance costing 312000 to 416000 with three fourths funded by federal program and private construction. Residential redevelopment is proposed east of Oak street to the alley and north of Cole street with public housing areas and a parkway plan, aiming to remove blighting factors and guide future codes and land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Egypt
Plan Commission
du Quoin
du Quoin Plan Commission
Citizens Advisory Committee
City
Roosevelt Avenue
Hickory and
Walnut Streets
Perrvy
Park Streets
Oak Street
Perry
North Street
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
Cole Street
Oak
Division
Irge
Perry Street
Supreme Transform Co plant in Ordill to reopen mid September
Plant delays shift Ordill operations with closure moved to about September 17 or 18. Manager George Krenzelak said the shutdown, now expected to finish by Friday, will cut about 64 workers from three to nine positions. No buyer for the assembly line yet, but interest from a couple of firms. Opened in 1952, the plant once employed as many as 25 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Transformr Co
Ordill
George Krenzelak
Krenzelak
Supreme
Outside Zone Amendment Under Study
Carbondale Plan Commission studied a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance extending a mile and a half outside the city. The plan calls two new outer zones R-6 and R-1 with various outside zones including B-4 and U-1, and allows special exceptions.
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Carbondale’ Plan Commission
Wiliam McBride
Thomas Easterly
U-1
Carbondale Man Injured In Campus Drive Crash
A Carbondale man, Harold Grosowsky, 2068, a Southern Illinois University design lecturer, was injured with head trauma after a two car collision at Campus Drive and Grand Avenue. The other driver, John Foote, 17, of 304 W Main St, claimed his car stopped at the plant then pulled out and struck Grosowsky, whose car then hit a telephone pole. He was taken to Doctors Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Campus Drive
Grand Avenue
Harold Grosowsky
Poplar
Ilinois
Doctors Hospital
Ceepee Ney
John Foote
East Fire Center
Grand Street
Gra
Paducah Man Sought In Extradition Proceedings
Herrin police seek Charles Johnson a 33 year old Paducah man charged with leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. A warrant will be sent to Paducah authorities today after Johnson allegedly sideswiped Marion man Frank Caliper and fled during a chase that saw three stop signs ignored.
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Herrin
Marion
Roy Cale
Paducah
Charles Johnson
Paducah l
Cole
Johnson
Cala
Frank Caliper
Caliper
Retraining efforts expand under Manpower Act
About 5000 people in Hindi and other groups have been retrained or are in training for new skills under the Manpower Development and Training Act. By the end of the last fiscal year 5,814,527 dollars had been allocated for 71 training programs. In Illinois retraining has been prominent while Southern Illinois shows area redevelopment. Across Illinois Indiana Minnesota and Wisconsin roughly 7,500 individuals have been trained at a total cost of 9,860,668 dollars.
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Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sheriff Escapes Injury In Rainy Highway Incident
Sheriff James L. Thompson avoided injury when a semi-trailer jack-knifed on a rain slick highway while he directed traffic at the scene of a prior accident near Rt. 45. Mrs. Virginia Barnett of Harrisburg lost control of her car and sideswiped Robert Holland of Norris City. Holland was admitted to Harrisburg Hospital with head and neck injuries while Barnett received a traffic citation for being in the wrong lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline County
James L. Thompson
Muddy
Thompson
Virginia Barnett
Harrisburg
Robert Holland
Rt. 3
Norris City
Holland
Harrisburg Hospital
Barnett
Plan to form county dog pound to tackle dog problem
Herrin Chief Roy Cole asked Williamson County Board of Commissioners to cooperate on a county dog problem plan. He proposed creating a county dog pound and a two man dog catching crew funded by both counties and cities. He said the scheme could save residents and reduce dangerous dog incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County’ Board of Commissioners
Herrin
Roy Cole
Cole
Cole Tod
Wagner Posts 3000 Bond In Theft Case
William R. Wagner, 32, West Frankfort, released on a $3,000 bond after pleading innocent to a theft charge before Marion Justice of the Peace Elmer Farmer. Wagner and Edward Gunter, 20, West Frankfort, were arrested by Williamson County Sheriff's Office on charges of stealing copper wire from the Orient mine near Johnston City on August 22.
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William R. Wagner
West Frankfort
Marion
Elmer Farmer
Wagner
Edward Gunter
Williamson County
Sheriff's Office
Marion School Sewage Plan Said Too Costly
Marion officials told city leaders it is not economically feasible to spend 850000 to install a sewer line to the proposed high school site. Alternatives include an oxidation pond or septic-like system. engineers estimate 848,915 for a 15 inch line and 824,000 for a water line, with bids planned for October 15 and school opening in September 1965.
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Marion ‘High School
Marion
Charles Garrison
Butler
Garrison
Installa
Robert Butler
Nthare
An. Oxida J
Garri JSON
Indus
S. Pera
Vnn Butler
Water Users To Be Sought In City Growth Plan
Officials discussed enlisting water users citywide to support growth without spending half a million on sewage plant upgrades. Butler warned school officials that city plans affect them, noting Carbon street requires 3,000 feet of improvement and an additional exit, while a travel road east from the school to Rt. 37 could cost about 50,000. No total for Carbon street work was provided.
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Butler
Carbon Street
Rt. 37
Rural Ava man offers 100 reward for arson info
A rural Ava man places a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for starting at least 15 separate grass fires on his property.
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Ava
Rend Lake district asks cities to back future lake water plan
The Rend Lake Conservancy district proposes cities adopt use of water from a future lake to finance an inter city supply. If 1965 projections hold, cooperation on sewer line installation could follow as cities pass resolutions. District officials plan to seek funding through a 1.75 million bond issue and 37,000 dollars from the board to start facilities near Frank and serve Jefferson Perry counties. Separately, Maltem Enos Kesse investigated fires along Route 1 between Ava and Campbell Hill with neighbors aiding. no clues found.
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Rend Lake Conservancy District
iMaybe
Garrison
Howard Mendenhall
Conservan
Forcy
Frank
Lin
Jefferson
Perry
Sioner
E.B. Jeter
Canoeists Plan Two Day Trip On Big Muddy
About 14 outdoorsmen from Southern Illinois and six to eight Lincoln Park Boat Club members will launch six canoes in Murphysboro on a two day voyage down the Big Muddy River. Organizer Dan Malkovitch says the group will cover roughly 39 miles and camp one night near Little Grand Canyon while possibly visiting nearby Indian mounds.
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Murphysboro
Big
Southern Illinois
Lincoln Park” Boat Club
Chicago
Dan Malkovitch
Bentoni
Malkovitch
Hinds Magazine
Saan
Yeplan
Timber Work To Employ 8 In Refuge
The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge will hire about 80 men under the Accelerated Public Works Act for timber preservation. A $50,000 grant brings total funding to $175,000 for tree trimming fire trails planting and related work. As of today 52 men are at work thinning timber stands and clearing fire trails near Piney Point and Cambria Neck. Next spring 100000 trees will be planted at an expected cost of about $1500 and erosion control lake rip rap and other improvements will help timber stands though grants cannot fund recreation developments per the House Appropriations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Hiley Hunter
Piney Point
Cambria Neck
Hunter
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
House
Third Youth Charged In 3 Break-Ins
A tip led to the arrest of Vincent Kasprzak 15 in Carbondale for the Book Mart 411 Illinois Ave Lakeland Grade School and Giant City School break ins between 1 and 4 a m Wednesday Kasprzak named Troy Groves 19 and Gary Sasseen 20 as participants Groves and Sasseen admitted taking about 100 in books and jewelry from the Book Mart About 3 were taken from vending machines Groves and Sasseen posted on bond and were jailed Groves and Sasseen will face a grand jury hearing today in Jackson County
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Carbondale
Vincent Kasprzak
Book Mart
S.llinois Ave
Lakeland
Giant City School
Kasprzak
Troy Groves
N. Carico St
Gary Richard Sasseen
Newport
R. L
Groves
Sasseen
Jackson County
William Ridgeway
Williamson County Fair Talent Show Headlines Friday Night
At the Williamson Fair grandstand Friday at 8 p.m. area talent will be showcased. Pee Wee King and Rodd Stewart headline the program with other acts including a running horse exhibition and a pageant contest.
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Pee Wee ‘King
Rodd
Stewart
ALS Ae Crags
Police Briefs on Fines for Reckless Driving and Intoxication
Chester Jeremiah James and Percy Chester were fined 57 and 35 dollars by Police Magistrate M. R. Snapp after pleading guilty to reckless driving and underage drinking in Chester. Marion Lester Short fined 21.20 dollars by Magistrate Shannon for intoxication following arrest by Officer John Kelley.
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Chester
James Jeremiah
Percy
M. R. Snapp
Marion
Lester
Short
William
Shannon
John Kelley
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Jackson
Northwest du Quoin
Robert Merz
Grosowsky
Foote
Enos Kesse
Campbell Hill
Kessel
Big Muddy
Williamson Fair
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