Norge talks stall as strike looms at Herrin plant
Negotiations between Norge Co and the International Association of Machinists Local 554 stall with the current contract expiring Thursday and a strike seen as possible. Workers cite dispute over absenteeism penalties and point-system changes, while incentive pay and layoffs for younger employees remain key issues. The Herrin plant, a major employer with over 1,000 workers, could halt washer and dryer production, impacting the regional economy.
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Herman Jarvis
Jarvis
The
International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 554
Norge
Jon Nicholas
Lorge
Rand-and-file
South Side School
Charles Miner
Mulkeytown
Herrin Norge Co
Magic Chef Inc
Illinois
City council debates water debt write-offs and liens
Carbondale City Manager Carroll Fry reacts to criticism over $30,000 in water and sewer bad debts, detailing $8,467 overdue taps since 1974 and $21,698 since April 1978. He notes liens may recover $11,442 of the latter and urges annual write-offs as debts accumulate.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Fry
Helen Westberg
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Paul Sorgen
Centralia
Sorgen
Rochester
Minn
Legal Department
John Womick
Pleasant Hill Road
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Simonds
B&d Electric Co
Eldorado
Illinois Department of Transportation
Conservation chief sees bright future for Illinois fisheries
Illinois Conservation Director David Kenney praised rapid upgrades at Little Grassy Hatchery near Carbondale and the 60 percent complete Sand Ridge Hatchery near Peoria. The projects, supported by a $15 million Capitol Development Board expansion, aim to boost output to over 6 million and 40 million fish annually, underscoring a push to feed people and support sport and commercial fishing.
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Dave DeWitte
David Kenney
Kenney
Illinois Department of Conservation
Little Grassy Fish Hatchery
Carbondale
Sand Ridge
Peoria
Illinois Capitol Development Board
Maurice Whitacre
Whitacre
Illinois
Kinney
Canada
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Nixon
Federal
Kennedy
Little Grassy Hatchery
Herrin water names flap prompts council review
Water Superintendent Roy Cole halted releasing new water customer names to the Herrin Newcomers Club amid complaints of political use. He plans to ask the city council to reopen the issue at the April 13 meeting, saying the move was a stop-gap to prevent politics from guidance the department.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinois
Herrin City
Cole
Dorothy Bailey
Bailey
Water Department
Herrin
Swinford
Moochie
Ottolini
Theodore Boltmann
Kitten Returns Rabid Bat to Home Near Murphysboro
A 6 month old kitten brought a live bat into a Carbon Lake area yard just outside Murphysboro. The bat tested rabid. Kitten vaccinated and will be retraced with 30 day quarantine. County reports nine rabies cases this year near the city limits. New five shot rabies vaccine cited. Murphysboro remains under quarantine with pet restraint required.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County Animal Control
Vicki Ashley
Nancy Ferrell
Confusion Over Polling Places Hits Southern Illinois Vote
Light turnout reported in Carbondale and parts of Johnson County amid polling place confusion in the first consolidated Southern Illinois election. Clerks in Herrin and Franklin counties note some uncertainty about where to vote, with expectations mixed as miners and other workers prepare to vote after 5 pm.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Johnson County
Cletis Morris
Herrin
Ida Berra
Jackson
Robert Harrell
Franklin County
Robert Hiller
Hiller
Autopsies find no new facts in Herrin fire deaths
Pathologist reports carbon monoxide and smoke inhalation as the cause of death for Alice Rose Brown 23 and her two children after a January 17 apartment fire in Herrin. Exhumations were ordered amid arson evidence. independent tissue analyses pending. Inquest set for April 14 as investigators pursue criminal angles.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Alice Rose Brown
William A. Lewis
Wilson
Randy Patchett
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Stanley Kent
Marion
Randall Dawes
Jerry Lover
Maurice Whittaker
University of Georgia
Kitten
Union County
Fred Blaylock
Perry
Randolph
Williamson
Calvin Brown
Carterville
A.S. Thompson
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