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HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS • 350FRIDAY, SEPT. 18,1992© Vol. 78, No. 69Americans feelcurrency crisis.—Page 5Commentary..... 2Records................4Comics .................8..9Lifestyles Church................10Carrier Mills........11Classified ..12-13Falcons WinSIC picks upfirst win overShawnee.—Sports, Page 6yp-fevIKiBy CURTIS WINSTON Staff Writermorning in the Central Offices. They took at break at about 11:30 but were scheduled toposition that dock days will be a part of the contract settlement. Butler said the boardkids to learn faster than they’re capable of**'•i£:f#4rIn a session termed by the teachers’ union as “counterproductive,” the Unit 3 Board of Education and the Harrisburg Education Association failed to reach a settlement incontinue this afternoon.44'We’re further apart now than we have been for the last month,” said Butler Thurs-would dock 17 days from the school schedule.learning.Tuesday, the teachers and the board99agreed to a college credit clause that allows4444day night “The board ... took back the onlyThe board doesn’t care. We will not allow them to do that. We don’t care howIt’s a worse proposal than the last one ... they admitted it... and still expected us to buy it,” Butler said. “We got up and walked out”teachers to accumulate college credits between degrees. Before it was unlimited, withteachers moving “across the salary sched-contract talks Thursday afternoon.HE A President Jim Butler said the meet-agreement we had common ground on from the last session ... they took it back anding aided with HEA negotiators walking out after the board pulled back on the previously agreed issue of college credits and pushed for dock days.moved away from the table. They are driving a wedge further and further between us.long it takes, we’re not going to go back and punish the kids,” he said, explaining that some students, including special education, are guaranteed to get 180 days in school.Board President Gary Ellis Thursday night acknowledged that the issue is a rawule.” In talks Thursday, the board “restruc-nerve for the HEA: “We upset them.»♦tured” its offer, paring the credit hours downto three.“There will be dock days,” the board reiterated, said Butler.The issue of dock days took up a large ofButler said it was suggested that the teachers could “cram more knowledge” into the students heads in a shorter amount of“Their position is very strong ... that there will be no days lost,” Ellis said. “The board’sEllis said that the agreement was part of atotal package offered by HEA and since theAnother round of talks began at 9 this the talks, with the board holding firm to its time. “You can’t do that. You can’t forceposition is ... there must be some. As long as their position is ‘there will be none,’ that doesn’t leave very much to work with.board had not agreed to the entire package, the “restructured” bargaining strategy wasneeded.Funds OK’dfor move intoindustrial parkBy NICK MARIANO HStaff Writer*The Saline County Board approved a motion Thursday to commit $25,000 to aid the expansion of an industrial company currently in negotiations with the county to move into Industrial Paric No. 2 at Raleigh.The eight-to-one vote, with board member Earl Mings dissenting, followed the recommendation of Southeast Growth Inc. Development Director Chuck Hankins who presentedhis recommendation during an executive session.Hankins could not release thename of the company, nor any other information concerning the company’s move into the county except to say that the move was contingent upon the board’s approval of thebinding last night The reason for the undisclosed information is due to ne-Without scrubber at IP's Baldwin plant.Medium sulfurcoal from localmines canBy JOHN H. CROESSMAN ■American News Service!Baldwin’s existingDU QUOIN — The Illinois Commerce Commission’s decisionIllinois suppliersPROBABLE CAUSEgouaiions not yet settled.The $25,000 is being taken from the Coal Tax Fund of the county which was established for industrial— Murder suspect Joe W. Jordan is directed to a courtroom by security guard David Anglin for a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause. (Nick Mariano photo)to cut IP’s future revenues by up to $202 million, changing technology and a “new” supply of medium sulfur coal caused IP to suspend construction on the Baldwin scrubber.A. Consolidation Coal Co.— 250 employees at Rend Lake Mine near Sesser, III. in Jefferson County.B. Arch Coal Sales—834CP’s media relations representative, Craig Nesbit, was in Du Quoin Thursday afternoon and called the $250 million Baldwin scrubber a44big Oldsmobile out in the frontyard we don’t think we can afford.ftNesbit was in the newspaper’soffices with Bill Eastman, Duemployees at Captain, Kathleen and Conant Mines in Perry County.C. Peabody Coal Co.—750 employees at River King No. 6 Mine and Baldwin Mine in Randolph County and the Marissa Mine in Washington County(Peabody has closed RiverKing No. 6).Probable cause foundQuoin district unit manager for IP.development, though that fund maybe used for other purposes as well.Prior to the board’s approval,Mings went on the record to say he felt the funding should be made in the form of a revolving loan so that the county could retrieve the dollar figure for other development. No motion was made on that accountagainst murder suspectNesbit said it was an abrupt suspension to a huge undertaking, but IP doesn’t want to be caught in a Clinton-like construction project without the vehicle to fund it. TheMedium sulfurbiddersproject could cripple IP if things gowrong.1. Kerr-McGee Coal corp — 300 employees at the Galatia Mine in Galatia, III. in Saline County.2. Marion Coal sales —235By NICK MARIANO Staff Writerweapons, theft of money taken from Thompson’s wallet, residential burglary and theft of beer takenHe was referring to:In other business last night, theApproved a resolution to comA First Circuit Court judge found probable cause against a 19-year-old murder suspect based on the testimony of a police officer Thursday.Joe W.from Thompson.□ The Illinois Commerce Coin-,000 for two yearsplete an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency mandate requiring aJordan, of Bald Knob, Ark., was or-id waste study to seek alternatives waste disposal.It also approved to enter into an ergovemmental agreement with lite and Gallatin counties to com-dered to appear in court for trial onthesecond phase.The study is being conducted by Brown. Roffman and Associates andOct. 28 afterJudge Michael Hen-shaw determined that itis administered by the Egyptianwas probable Jordan com-According to State’s Attorney Rod Wolf, since Thompson was killed during an alleged armed robbery, Jordan would be eligible for the death penalty if found guilty. Wolf said he has not determined whether or not he would pursue such punishment.Captain Jim Wheatcroft, of the Saline County Sheriff’s Department, testified that Jordan admitted to shooting Thompson after Thompson allegedlymade sexual advances toward Jordan on the day ofthe murder.mission’s denial of the company’s recovery of substantial deferred expenses and taxes. The IC ordered IP to reduce electric rates by $21.5 million in August. The commission action could, if upheld on appeal, result in a write-off of up to $202 million. The cost of the scrubberemployees at the Brushy Creek Mine in Harco, III., in Saline County.3. Sahara Coal — 380 employees at the Sahara Mine near Harrisburg, III. in Saline County.4. Amax Coal Sales Co.—project is estimated at between $250 million and $350 million. IPWheatcroft’s testimony was based on subsequent interviews with Jordan after Jordan was returned tothe county from Nevada, where he was arrested for theft by possession of the vehicle Aug. 21.says the August 7 rate decision broke a long standing and essential regulatory compact by reversingrate increase decisions of 1989,715 employees at the Wabash Mine near Keensburg, III., in Wabash County.5. Zeigler Coal Co.—568 employees at the Old Ben No. 21, 24 and 26 mines near Benton, III. in Franklin County.6. Freeman Coal Sales—Health Department.Egyptian Health administrator Freddie Garnett, who informed themilted theCapt. Jim WheatcroftThompson was shot three times and killed Aug. 11. His body was found two days later outside his home at 305 Smith Road covered with a quilt by amurder of 54-year-old Ralph Thompson.neighbor passing his home.Jordan is charged with five counts of first-degreeBased on Wheatcroft’s testimony, Jordan alleged-1990 and 1992 that provided recovery of certain deferred costs previously determined to be reasonable and prudent. Those costs were associated with the building of the Clinton Power Station.360 employees at the Orient No. 6 mine near Waltonville, III. in Jefferson County and the Industry Mine near Industry, III. in McDonough County.7. Murdock Mining Co. — Currently with 0 employees at the Murdock Mine near Mur-board of the study two weeks ago Sept. 3, also requested at that timlt; the board’s consideration of a licensmurder for the death of Thompson, of Carrier Mills. ly entered Thompson’s home through a kitchen win-Jordan is also charged with two counts of armed dow. Jordan was brought to the home by a few other□ Coal suppliers are challeng-robbery, theft of Thompson’s 1989 Ford Mustang, male subjects, including Gary Reed who had turnedstructure of all foodthe theft of two guns, suspected to be the murderSee JORDAN, Page 4com names.ing the exclusivity of utilities burning certain coal. IP doesn’t want future coal contracts compromised by potential Supreme Court cases.dock. III. in Douglas County.8. Vermillion Coal Co. Currently with 0 employees at the Westville Mine nearGeorgetown, III. in Vermillion County.9. Consolidation Coal Co.
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