Herrin workers end one day strike. talks set tonight
Herrin city workers returned to their jobs after Mayor Mario Ottolini ordered an end to a one day strike. Aldermen Paul Francis and Edward Quaglia appointed to negotiate a new contract as city resumes services. A session was planned for tonight to present a proposal to the council.
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Herrin City
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Mario ‘‘Moochie
Ottolini
Monty Cooper
Paul Murphy
Paul Francis
Edward Quaglia
Nances
Cooper
Laborers International Union Local 372
Donald Swinford
Miners rally in solidarity urge resumed talks in Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers chief Sam Church spoke at a Pittsburgh rally amid a stalled contract dispute with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Two men were injured in confrontations between striking miners and independent coal truck drivers in Kentucky and West Virginia as authorities urged calm and enforcement of laws.
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Urge
Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Pittsburgh
Church
UMW
St. Paul
Consolidaton Coal Co
B.R. Brown
Consol
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Brown
Eldon Callen
BCOA
West Virginia
Kentucky
Floyd County
Pike County
Merion Campbell
Campbell
Robert Carter
Pikeville
Budget showdown looms as O'Neill hails shifts
Washington AP President Reagan faces first House vote on his budget plan as Democrats consider a rival approach. House Speaker O'Neill says Democratic support for the administration cuts looks stronger, while GOP leader Michel predicts a Reagan victory with about 30 defecting Democrats. O'Neill notes he has 16 Republicans but may not hold them.
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Ida Berra
Swinford
Washington
Reagan
Congress
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
O’neill
D-Mass
Robert Michel
Illinois
Illinois Senate committee backs 5% oil tax proposal
The Senate Revenue Committee approved Senator Philip J. Rock's 5 per cent oil tax plan by a 6-4 vote, signaling a thaw in the standoff with Governor Thompson over road and transit funding. The House had shelved a similar plan earlier.
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Illinois
Senate
James R. Thompson
Chicago
Senate Revenue Committee
Philip J. Rock
House
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Tonight. Sunny Friday
The National Weather Service reports a partly cloudy night with a low in the upper 40s and a sunny Friday with a high near 70.
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The
National Weather Service
Dakin Named Deputy Director of Illinois Law Enforcement
Joseph T. Dakin of Carbondale named deputy director to head the training office at the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement. The $37,000-a-year post heads an academy that trains state police cadets and offers refresher courses. Dakin’s career spans Carbondale police chief service, university program work, and city council service, with prior international and corporate security experience.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Joseph T. Dakin
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
James B. Zagel
Department of Law Enforcement
Dakin
Illinois
Law Enforcement Department
Cal Police
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
St Joseph Hospital chief reassigned by religious order
Sister Mary Bede will leave as administrator of St. Joseph Hospital Murphysboro Aug 1 after 13 years. The Adorers of the Blood of Christ reassigned her to a new health ministry following a year of study. Sister Cunegunda Mueller will succeed her. board members protest and consider resignations.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
St. Joseph Hospital
Murphysboro
Mary Bede
Shirley Kolmer
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Corp
Kolmer
Sister Mary Bede
Cunegunda Mueller
Sister Mueller
St. John Mercy Hospital
St. Louis
Satelite Hospital
St. Frances
Washington
Mueller
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Clifford Swafford
Swafford
Board of Trustees
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Boone County
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Elk Run Coal Co
Slyvester
W.va
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Caracas
Venezuela
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Michigan
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co
California
Oakland
Calif
East Lansing
Mich
SIU
Michigan State University
Academy
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