Nomination Sessions Set for UMWA Locales in Franklin County
The Labor Department announces nomination meetings for United Mine Workers of America locals in Franklin County to pick candidates for the December international election. Dates and locations include Local 1124 in Christopher, Local 1284 Benton, Local 8317 West Frankfort, Local 1591 Benton, Local 1345 Benton, Local 9918 Zeigler, Local 1545 Lessor, Local 1265 West Frankfort, Local 38 Zeigler, and Local 9111 Lesser, with times ranging August 1 through August 27. About 1,300 locals in Illinois and Indiana participate nationwide.
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U.S. Department of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Franklin County
W.F.W. Hall
Christopher
Benton
Eagles Hall
Zeigler
Lesser
W. Main St
West Frankfort
Veterans Club
Illinois
Indiana
Old Ben mines 1000 miners idle in dispute over examiners
About 1,000 miners at Old Ben Coal Co. in Franklin County walked off last week over a dispute about company mine examiners. Union official Gene Mitchell said workers planned meetings to discuss the grievance and hoped to return to work. A federal arbitration previously sided with union examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three
Old Ben Coal Co
Franklin County
Gene Mitchell
Benton
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Old Ben
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient No. 4
Johnston City
Kenneth Dawes
Sesser
Mitchell
Decatur Educator Kay Fulton Named Illinois Conservation Teacher of the Year
Kay Fulton of Decatur is named Illinois conservation teacher of the year by Superintendent Michael J. Bakalis from 14 nominees. The award was presented at a luncheon during the annual conference of the State Office of Public Instruction and the Illinois Association of Superintendents of Educational Service Regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Fulton
Decatur
Michael J. Bakalis
Miss Fulton
State Office of Public Instruction
Illinois Association of Superintendents of Educational Service Regions
Inmates seek cigarette tax exemption at Marion prison
Six inmates from the federal Marion prison sue in U S District Court seeking exemption from Illinois cigarette taxes. They argue inmates pay 12 cents per pack at the prison commissary while military and VA hospital patients pay none. The suit is a class action for all 575 inmates, represented by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Land of Lincoln Legal Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Marion
U.S. District Court
Veterans’ Administration
Naacp Legal Defense Fund of
New York
The
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Carbondale
Union Hospital plans $650000 expansion in West Frankfort
Union Hospital West Frankfort outlines a $650 000 addition adding an outpatient facility and 40 to 55 beds to replace current bed space. The east side expansion will use Hill Burton grant funds and private financing totaling the majority of costs. Glenn Frazier and Associates Urbana design plans pending state health approval with bids expected before winter and a project duration of about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
William Palmer
St. Louis
Parkhill
Hill-Burton
Illinois Hospital Advisory Council
Glenn Frazier and Associates
Urbana
State Department of Public Health
Palmer
Marion National Horse Show Planned At Egyptian Drive In
The Southern Illinois Open Hunt and Marion Chamber of Commerce sponsor a three day national horse show August 18 to 20 at the Egyptian Drive In Theater. Horses from across the United States compete for Horse of the Year points with junior riders seeking a silver medal and an invitation to Madison Square Garden.
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Southern Illinois Open Hunt and
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
United States
New York
American Horse Shows Association
Madison Square Garden
Marion Chamber
Open Hunt
Carbondale hearing on Goals yields generally favorable comments
At a Monday public hearing 21 participants offered input on the final Carbondale Goals document. Goals Coordinator Don Monty said six of 20 speakers and about 15 written comments shaped the 10 month effort with calls for a women’s center, bike racks, better zoning explanations, and stronger minority rights while avoiding downtown mall plans.
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Carbondale
Goals
Don Monty
Monty
Cedar Lake
City Hall
SIU student drowns in strip mine pit after cramps
Myles Rush 19 of Glenwood drowns in a De Soto strip mine pit while swimming with two companions. Divers recover his body at about 11 p.m. after Rush experienced leg cramps and reportedly disappeared under water. The two companions swam to shore and did not attempt rescue.
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SIU
Southern Iinois University
Myles Rush
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Rush
de Soto
Monny Rush
Glenwood
Stewart Cox
Jill Braun
Flynn
Rt. 51
Mike Swick
Ron Murphy
Tom Murry
Bengle
Steve
Sun
Navy Officer Inducts Son In Guam Ceremony
Howard R. Ellis Jr., 19, son of Ledr. and Mrs. Howard R. Ellis of Carbondale, enlisted in the Navy in Guam by his father. Ellis Sr., a section commander at Agana Naval Facility, has served since 1945 with a three year reserve period. Ellis Jr. attended Centre College in Danville Kentucky, graduated as valedictorian and National Merit Scholar, and plans to enter the Navy scientific program focusing on nuclear submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Ellis, Jr
Ledr
Howard R. Ellis
Carbondale
Navy
Guam
Ledr. Ellis
Charles Ellis
Rt. 5
Agana
Howard Ellis Jr
Centre College
Danville
EPA unit in Marion fights roadside dumping in 27 county area
Calvin Badding heads Region V land pollution control in Marion overseeing 27 Illinois counties. The EPA team aims to curb unpermitted roadside dumping through citizen complaints, handling 153 investigations with 65–66 tied to permits. Landfill rules and owner responsibility feature amid calls for public cooperation.
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Karen Rothe
Illnoisan
Calvin Badding
Badding
Environmental Protection Agency
Marion
Illinois
EPA
Springfield
Department of Public Health
DPH
Air Pollution Control Division
Randolph County corn fest to honor Charter Oak School
Randolph County Historical Society hosts the annual corn fest at Charter Oak School half a mile west of Schuline on a blacktop road. An octagonal schoolhouse, built earlier, will be shown as part of the event with a menu featuring pan fried chicken corn pudding and Indian pudding. About 800 people attended in 1971 and proceeds benefit the Charter Oak School fund.
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Randolph County Historical Society
Charter Oak School
Fof Schuline
Schuline
Rt. 4
Sparta
Steeleville Wye
Society
United States
Harold Hahn
Carbondale Park District Revises Pool Grant Bid
The Carbondale Park District will resubmit a $500000 pool grant application to HUD with added geographic and demographic data for Oakland Fields site on North Oakland Avenue. HUD would fund half the cost. the remainder via a $250000 bond after district voters approve. Coatney expects HUD meeting in Chicago about a month after resubmission.
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Carbondale Park District
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Diedo
Robert Coatney
Oakland Fields
Oakland Avenue
Main Street
Midwest Securities of Chicago
Park District
Coatney
Chicago
Poston Named President-Elect of Community Development Society
Richard W. Poston, research professor of community development at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is elected president-elect of the national Community Development Society. The announcement came at the society's fourth annual convention at Ohio State University Columbus where Poston spoke on Creating the Ideal Community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Poston
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Community Development Society
Poston
Ohio State University
Columbus
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Teamsters
International
Saline
Williamson
Gallatin
Wabash
Old Ben Mines
Carbondale Hearing
Illinois Central
Huffman Funeral Home
Carbon
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Southern Illinoisan
Randolph County
CDS
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