Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC December 1967 Daily Egyptian 1967 12-5-1967 The aiD ly Egyptian, December 05, 1967 The aiD ly Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_December1967 Volume 49, Issue 52 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, December 05, 1967." (Dec 1967). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1967 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in December 1967 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , ~. Carbondale,IIIinoi5 \ Volume 49 Tue5doy, December 5, 1967 ~ Number 52 Keene Seeks Ie Promise of Less Switc~ing Tie/ Ups By George M. KUlenberg Streets must be kept open to auto traffic if the city's pro­ Mayor David Keene s;lid posed east-west couple is to be WOn't oppose mlnols Cen­ succeed. tral·s plans to drop tbe Car­ b9ndale to St. Louis passen­ In other action concerning ger service If the railroad the IC's proposed move. the Carbondale Chamber of Com­ fI absolutely assures" him that the downtown crossing tleups merce bas concluded its poll caused by the IC' s switching of member's reactions to the operations wUl be reduced In plans to drop the St. Louis the process. trains, but said that the re­ sults would not be released It was reponed in another until at least this afternoon. newspaper Frtday that tbe ma­ yor told a group of railroad Tl}e Chamber's executive FRIGID FIGURE--An ice sculpture entitled the Activities Procramin& Board -as p a r t of representatives that he would director, Harry Weeks, said the Sphinx is examined by students on the request the Inte rstate Com­ the executive body of the or­ the Season of Holid s activities. Examin­ ganization would be told the University Center p atio. It was one 01 sever­ me rce Commission to post­ ing th e sculpture are, left to ricbt, Harry pone the IC· s proposal to dis­ outcome of the poll as its al made in a sculpturing contes t s ponsored Mebdezadeb, Karen, Kunkel. Gale B e a ch­ continue its six St. Loui6- noon meeting today and would Sunday by Ut e Special Events Committee of Carbondale trains. then make the decision um, and Bob Rezzuoo . whether to release the results. However. Keene said that he did not tell the union offi­ Gus Bode cials that he would seek a Economic Group to Hold definite postpOnement, only that he would notify the 011- nols Central and the ICC that ther e was local opposition by \ the railroad workers to the Confab on Area Progress IC's plans. The Illinois Commission for He will discussprogressCar­ semed by James C. Gillooly, Keene said that he was not Economic Developmem will bondale has made and some project coordinator for the opposing the proposed IC move hold an open meeting at 1:30 of the problems of a civic U.s . Department of Agricul­ largely because the railroad p.m. Wednesday in Ballroom A leader. ture Soil Conservatidn Ser­ prom tsed him that it would of the University Center. In a new plan for develop­ vice. reduce crossing tleups in Car­ Eleven civic and economic ing Southern IllinOiS, a con­ The Shawnee project is one bondale by 80 per cent if the leaders throughout the 17- cept of urbanism will be in­ of 26 such projects in the six St. Louis trains were coumy Southern Illinois area troduced by Anhur Prell, di­ United States· and was auth­ dropped. will discuss progress that has rector of'the SIU DiVision of orized for operation in Au­ been made and to provide Business Research Bureau. gust by Secretary of Agricul­ HI don't want anyone to lose information to the Commis­ Prell will discuss how the ture Orville Freeman. his job," said the Mayor, re­ sion on economic problems Metro- Lakeland Illinois Area ferring to the union officials' requiring action, could be recognized as an ur­ claims that many railroad A Look Inside wOI'kers would be laid off if Carbondale's Mayor DaVid ban area to attract industry. · •• Saluk is lose to Iowa, Keene will presem the key­ With this plan a 640-square Page 16. the St. Louis runs were termi­ Gus says a 'Cert3in national nated. HBut t have to be more magazine. the name of which note address at 1:30 p.m, mile area with a 160,000 pop­ · . Room s looted at Stev­ ulation in So uthern Illinois concerned wit h the problems he can't r eme mber, tlJinks enson Arms. Page 2. facing the Whole town." the Salukis have dropped from Trustees to Meet would be established as one • .. More Jobs available city equal to Springfield. Both for grads in liberal arts , Page Keene said that the cros­ No. One to No. One Hundred the Southern Illinois area and 7. sings at Walnut and Main and One. At SIU Saturday Springfield would have the sam e population and geo­ The 'SIU board of trustees graphical factors. will meet here Saturday for The Negro as an economic Activities Begin for Exam Week its -last session of the calen­ factor in Southern Illinois will dar year. be presented by Roben Stalls The experimental program are being planned for this Adams said the lack of stu-_ The 9:30 a.m. session will of the SIU DiVision of Tech­ of special activities for fi­ period. d~nt workers has be~n a ma­ dispose of an agenda which nica} and Adult Edu cation at nals week, initiated spring Help sessions for the larger jor problem during the ex­ includes deciSions on tempor­ Ordill. The Negro as an in­ quaner by student government General Studies courses are perimental program for the ary relocation of several Car­ dustrial worker in SOUlhern in cooperation with the Dean being scheduled for finals last tWO quarters. He said bondale campus offices to fa­ Illinois Will be cited by Prell, of Student's office. began Mon­ week In Lawson Hall. he hopes the pa y bonus will cilitate r emodelling of Shry­ r eferring to the large Negro day, according to Dean of Stu­ WSIU radio and television solve il, ock Auditorium and University concemrations in Alexander, dents Wilbur Moulton. s(~tions may possibly extend There will be a campus C enter and site preparation P ulaski and Massac counties. Morris Libraryandwo­ tH~ir hours on the air in or­ caroling pany Wed n e sday for the new Humanities build­ The role of the manpower men's hours were extended aer to facilitate late hour starting at 7:30 p.m. in tbe ing. rraining program and its con­ Monday to 2 a.m. Tbe later Btudyers, a Btat ion spokes­ University Center. After the Acting Presidem Robert W. tribution to the employment bours wi 11 be continued until man said. caroling, there win be a par­ Mae-Vicar "1 s I scheduled to of the minority group, as well December 15. The library will "Students employed after ty from 10 to II p.m. in make progress reports on the as its role in the future, will conrinue to open at 7:45 a,m. mid~ight will be credited with Trueblood Hall at University Univerdity's st ud y of ath­ also be introduced. each day. two hours work, from Monday Park. letics, its proposal for med­ ActiVities of the Shawnee The University C e n t e r throu~ the e nd of . finals The special holiday convo­ ical education, and its rec­ Resources and Conservation hours wlil also be extended to week, J Frank Adams, direc­ cation will be Thursday at ommendations for gove rnance Project covering 14 Southern 2 a.m. from Dec ..... mber 11 tor of student work and finan­ 10 .a.m. and I p.m. in Shry­ of new state colleges. Illinois counties will be pre- through 12. Movies and dances cial. asslstance, repone_d. ock Auditorium. Firecracker Draws Students While Rooms Are Ransacked An exciting 10 minutes In No one has been charged Stevenson Hall early Sunday for the tbeft so far, accord­ morning proved to be expen­ Ing to SIU police. sive to two SIU room mates. In other weekend acdvity, Hearing an explosion which Stephen J. Lather, an SIU appeared to come from with­ stUdent, was found H not guil­ In the dormitory at 1:30 a,m .. ty" in - police court Monday Douglas Hubbard, a resident morning. He had been accused fellow, and Larry Meier of not paying a bill incurred charged out into the hall to Saturday at Tony's Pizza, 403 i nvestigate. S. illinoiS. Discovering the explosion had been only a cherry bomb The ca~e of Jeff Glover, in a laundry chute.# the two charged wi,\, Interfering with returned to their room find­ the dutles-of a police offi­ Ing it had been "zansacked,.­ cer, wa§ continued to Thurs­ Hubbard estimated that" ap­ day. proximately $400 in valua­ Glover allegedly wadded up bles and personal propeny had a traffic ticket and threw It been lifted. About $20 was away Saturday evening. He taken from Meier's wallet. had been ticketed for parldng Hubbard Said. Illegally. Please d.on't zlupf Sprite. 'It makes ple~ty of nois;e SMALL R EQUEST--Santa, who dropped i n fortable place to sit for ~ few momen ts. all/by itself. at R , Christmas party Sunday at th e Un iver­ ChrJstmas decorations were hung Sunday Sprite, you recall, is sity Center, hears tbe wishes or on e or in the Center also as part or th e Season or the sott d.rink that I s numerous tykes who round his knee a c,o m- Holidays activities.