Benton city workers win $50 monthly raise after strike
About 25 Benton city employees who were out sick for four days returned to work after an almost four hour meeting with the city council led by Commissioner Bob Tedrow. The council approved a $50 per month raise effective Aug 1 retroactive to May 1 and will study longevity pay to create a plan by May 1, 1972. A formal resolution will pass at the Aug 9 meeting. Existing police and fire salaries were increased previously to 610 and 635 per month, with higher figures for longer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton City
Bob Tedrow
Tedrow
Herbert Mundell
Mundell
County Commission to hire courthouse maintenance supervisor
Williamson County Board of Commissioners will hire a cleaning and maintenance supervisor for the new courthouse. Bond company approval is uncertain, delaying salary funds and potential additional bond issues for 18 years. The board aims to hire within two weeks to study building cleaning needs and remove political influence from the selection.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Building Commission
William J. Sinks
Sinks
Robert Williams
Year-round Head Start gains described as successful
The year-round Head Start program in Jackson and Williamson counties is rated very successful by directors. Funded by a 76000 Health Education and Welfare grant with SIU Carbondale as delegate agency, the program serves low income families and employs interns, aides, a cook, and a parent coordinator.
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Jackson
Williamson
Carterville
Swick
Multiple early morning crashes injure four in Southern Illinois
Four people were hurt in separate early morning accidents across Southern Illinois. Ronald Nimmo, 17, and Dennis Dobbs, 14, sustained major injuries after their car left Rt. 34 and hit a tree stump. Dobbs was later moved to an Evansville hospital. Michael Lowry, 18, was admitted to Chester Memorial after his vehicle hit a sign and tree while he dozed off on Rt. 3. Kevin Belcher, 21, suffered injuries on a Randolph County road but required no treatment. Paul Casey, 16, and Donald Sledge, 17, were hospitalized with major injuries after overturning on the Old Centralia road near Mt. Vernon. Emil Blumhorst, 72, and Elizabeth Blumhorst, 66, were seriously hurt on Rt. 460 near Plum Hill. Larry Whiting, 27, of Springfield, in fair condition after a 2:30 a.m. crash on Rt. 57 near Lick Creek Road, reportedly after he fell asleep at the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ronald R. Nimmo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dennis Dobbs
Carrier
Lowry
Kevin Belcher
Royalton
Randolph
Rt. 154
Belcher
Sherwin K. Ernsting
Sparta
Gary Kettman
Union County Hospital
Anna
Rt. 57
Lick Creek Road
District 13A
Whiting
Weather snapshot and brief police note
Area forecast shows a Friday high of 78 and low of 59 with an overnight 49. Saturday 9 am temperature 67 and Friday to Saturday precipitation trace. Police brief: Herrin, Larry D. Sumner, 24, towed skier without observer in incident.
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Herrin
Larry D. Sumner
Act of desperation shows jobless new teacher hopeful
Tom Bock of Murphysboro drives with a sign offering to teach history and social studies as he searches for a job. He holds a BA in education from SIU and reports hundreds of applications per opening, noting a surplus of new teachers and a preference for experienced staff. Police briefs follow from Carbondale reporting vehicle incidents.
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DeMaris Berry
The
Southern Illinoisan
Tom Bock
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Bock
J. C. Blackwood
Foundation property eyed for tax rolls in Carbondale
Richard Richman Jackson County state's attorney urged taxing officials to assess Southern Illinois University Foundation owned property, including the Brockway House at 807 South Oakland Avenue, and place it on the tax rolls. Foundation officials defended the tax exemption for most property used to support SIU.
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Richard Richman
Jackson County
Southern Illinois University Foundation
James M. Brown
SIU
John Randall Parrish
Carbondale Township
Richman
S. Oakland Ave
Carbondale
Foundation
Robert Gallegly
Siu Treasuer
S. Oakland
Gallegly
Elizabeth Apartments
South Elizabeth Street
Mill Street
Elizabeth Apartment Trust
SIU Foundation
Brown
James A
Mary C. Cherry
Brockway
University
Anthony Blass
Blass
Forest Hall
W. Freeman St
SIU Board of Trustees
Evergreen Terrace
Carbondale City Reservoir
SIU Conference
University House
W. Clement Stone
After Aug 6 prescriptions required for amphetamines
Prescription stimulants will no longer be refillable after Aug 6 as the U S Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs imposes new rules moving amphetamines to Schedule II. Doctors may need to issue written prescriptions each time or mail them to patients.
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U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Illinois Pharmaceutical Association
Illinois
Sonny Goldenstein
Synergy
Carbondale
Bruce Hector
Carbon
Don R. Davis
Towne Pharmacy
Murphysboro
Donald Buttitta
Illinois Department of Education and Registration
Buttitta
Roy J. Philipp
Carbondale Clinic
Richard Ogil
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Margaret Wills
Michelle Beebe
Head Start
Office of Economic Opportunity
Perry
Monroe
Perry County
Ward
Pinckneyville
Randolph County
Chester
Evansville
Red Bud
Monroe County
Columbia
Waterloo
Walmeyer
Linda G. Gober
Roger P. Zarn
Ben Gelman
Carol Alexander
Hector
Irvan Trevathan
Parks Pharmacy
Marion
David Brown
Atwood Pharmacy
United States
Vie
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Department of Narcotic Control
Bureau of Law Enforcement
Springfield
Goldenstein
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