Labor leaders split on Nixon McGovern race in Southern Illinois
Four AFL-CIO area leaders express mixed to cautious stances amid the national split. Riggs backs Nixon though critical of McGovern. Smith foresees Walker gains with McGovern support from his union. Held remains undecided focusing on local races. Todd shows little political activity and leans with the federation’s nonendorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry deFiebre
Southern Illinois
Ilinois
George McGooe
Aflcio
Presi
Wardell Riggs
International Union of Operating Engineers
George Smith
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bill Held
Plumbers and
William Todd
Southern Illinois District Council
Laborer’s International Union of North America
Afl-Cio
Riggs
Nixon
McGovern
Democratic National Conven
Miami Beach
Taft-Hartley
Landrum - Griffith
Labor
Executive Council
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Ogilvie
Dan Walker
Illinois
Ogilvie
Electrical Workers
Smith
Walker
McGov
Ern
Congress
Jane
Ogilve
Paul Simon
Held
Electricians
West Frankfort
Todd
International
Carbondale May Join Assembly Plan For Local Gov’t
Carbondale could join the General Assembly of Local Government sponsored by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission at a cost of about 3357 dollars for fiscal year 1972. The payment is credit for work pledged next year and doubles counted residents in Carbondale and Jackson County for per person charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
General Assembly
Greater
The
Assembly
Gerpdc
Jackson County
Tuesday Night Meetings May End In Carbondale
Carbondale officials consider ending the longstanding Tuesday night council meetings. City Manager Carroll J. Fry proposed Monday sessions to give staff more time to prepare for agendas and distribute copies, noting weekday workdays are now filled by full-time employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carroll J. Fry
Fry
John I. Wright
Logan College approves tentative 1972-73 budget increase
The John A. Logan College board meets to tentatively approve a 1972-73 budget totaling 3,096,002, up 247,628. Operating funds rise, site and construction funds fall. Revenues projected at 3,099,007, aided by higher state funds and a new per-semester-hour rate for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Holter
John A. Logan College
Logan Board
Logan
Nathan A. Ivey
Richard Ogilvie
Ivey
Illinois Department of Registration and Education
Bank of Marion remodels with 35 foot scaffold
Commercial Design Inc. of St. Louis completes scaffold work for a Bank of Marion renovation. The 35 foot scaffold runs along two buildings and around one side as the original facade is replaced with straight-face stone to match the adjacent expansion. The left building, a former clothing store and Democratic Party headquarters, is now linked to the new facade. A neighboring clothing store building was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Marion
Democratic Party
Commercial Design Inc. of
St. Louis
Carbondale Repairs 18-Inch Water Line After Major Break
City crews worked through the night to repair an 18 inch main break feeding Crab Orchard Lake water to the treatment plant. Officials urged residents and industry to conserve water as reserves fell about two thirds. nine man crew unearthed the 10 foot section by 10:30 p.m. and full capacity returned by 8:30 a.m. Officials emphasized the raw water line posed no drinking water danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Bill Schwegman
City Public Works
Crab Orchard Creek
Grand Street
Schwegman
Wall Street
Truck Falls on Bridge In Alexander County
Larry Statler a 26 year old from Sedgewickville Missouri was listed in good condition at Southeast Hospital Cape Girardeau after his concrete truck owned by Cape Redi-Mix Co fell through a 46 foot bridge on Rock Springs Road three miles west of Route 3. A highway department spokesman said the concrete abutment or bridge slab failed during the incident around 10 15 a m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Statler
Sedgewickville
Missouri
Alexander County
Statler
Cape Redi-Mix Co
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Alexander County Highway Department
EPA surveillance emphasizes prevention in Region V water systems
Dennis Stover leads the Region V water supply unit focusing on prevention over punishment. The staff conducts yearly plant visits, monitors operations, helps operators avoid trouble, and trains plant personnel in testing and certification as part of ongoing public health protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Stover
Environmental Protection Agency
Stover
EPA
EPA budget set at 9.5 million for 1973 operations
The state allocates about 9.5 million dollars for Environmental Protection Agency operations with two thirds funded by state taxes. The fiscal 1973 total is 9,486,000 dollars with 2,600,000 from federal sources and 1,400,000 plus 1,000,000 split among administrative and laboratory services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funois
Environmental Protection Agency
Marion
EPA
Fiscal Services Office
Eaananey
Water mains break as pressure blamed in West Frankfort
West Frankfort faces repeated water mains breaks on East Elm street and North Lincoln street over several days. City officials link frequent breaks to higher pressure from Rend Lake system. study by Rend Lake Intercity Water and city engineer Larry Sipe to seek solutions within two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
East Elm Street
Lincoln Street
Rend Lake Intercity Water
Tom Griffin
Rend Lake
Larry Sipe
Griffin
Fred Harkins
Burl
Andy” May
Omaha dedicates enhanced water system in August
The Omaha project upgrades a $182,000 water system with 11 000 feet of six inch and 6 000 feet of four inch lines, 13 hydrants and 50 000 gallon storage tank. Dedication is at 2 p.m. August 26 near Omaha Lake with speaker Kenneth J. Gray. funded by an Economic Development Administration grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omaha Lake
Kenneth J. Gray
Economic Development Administration
R. A. Nack Associated
Carbondale
Ozark Steel
Marion
Globe Industrial Contractors
Henderson, Ky
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Planners
Gary Blackburn
Logan College
Scaffold
L. D. Fern Construction Co
Lakeland Subdivision
Crab Orchard
Old City
Ilinois Environmental Protection Agency
State
Southern
SIU Foundation
Southern Illinois University Foundation
SIU
Frankfort
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