Hospital director criticizes IDOT helicopter use
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale administrator George Maroney says the IDOT helicopter was not available to transfer a possibly life threatening patient to St. Louis, while IDOT officials cite policy that prioritizes trauma and other options. The dispute centers on whether state helicopters should be used for officials or as a primary transfer source versus backup.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
Carbondale
George Maroney
Memorial Hospital of
Illinois Department of Transportation
Maroney
Richard Ware
IDOT
Division of Aeronautics
Elgin
Peoria
Springfield
Ware
Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Bulance
Fort Campbell
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis University
Satterfield
Starkey Sloan
Richland Memorial Pi Ae
Olney
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
Don Hutchings
Transporta
Hutchings
Jackson County
Federal purge hits 959 strikers
The Reagan administration said 959 dismissal letters had gone out as the strike by air traffic controllers entered day one of the rebuild effort. Across major airports, only a fraction of scheduled controllers reported for duty while officials projected a months long recovery of the air traffic system with about 38 to 40 percent of workers on the job.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
David Gergen
Gergen
New York City
Philadelphia International
Boston
Logan International
Baltimore-Washington International
Maryland
National
Miami Air Traffic Control Center
Transportation
Drew
William Winpisinger
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
J. Lynn Helms
Federal Aviation Administration
Lewis
Escapade R rated movie channel draws big South Illinois crowd
The Escapade channel, newly launched for Southern Illinois Cablevision subscribers, attracted 500 signups in less than two days with another 500 waitlisted. Priced at 7.95 monthly, it targets 5,500 Home Box Office customers now, with 6,000 awaiting converters. Vandalism briefly interrupted service over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
Bruce Cranston
Southern Illinois Cablevision
Cranston
Motorcyclist killed when bike hits house in Herrin
A 21-year-old Johnston City man, Michael K. Frye, died when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a T intersection and struck Mary Bevis's house at 501 North 30th Street, then ended in the yard. Neighbors reported the crash. investigation was not pursued. Frye's funeral arrangements are pending.
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Johnston City
Herrin
Michael K. Frye
Mary Bevis
N. 30Th St
Bevis
Frye
Benton St
Weather forecast for tonight and upcoming days
The National Weather Service predicts warm humid conditions tonight with scattered thunderstorms and a low in the low 70s. Friday will see variable clouds and cooler conditions with morning showers and thunderstorms, highs in the 80s. The Illinois extended forecast calls for partly cloudy cooler conditions with a chance of rain later notes, low mid 50s to mid 60s, and highs in the mid 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Controller Charles Mallett Returns to Work Then Sides With Strike
Striking air traffic controller Charles Mallett, the sole Local 464 member to return before Reagan's deadline, walked into the Southern Illinois Airport tower but soon left the job again, saying he would stand with controllers in the fight for higher pay safer retirement and better conditions. He described pressure from FAA officials and fellow workers and said the controllers are determined to win.
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Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Charles Mallett
Southern Illinois
Mallett
Reagan
Tower
FAA
Robert Lang
Local 464
Air
Tempo
Maliett
Patco
Lang
Robert Browning
Aeg
Browning Mallett
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al Satterfield
Air Am
Jill Phillips
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Williamson County Saddle Club
Ing
Main Street
Marion
Keston
Joe Jines
Williamson County Fairgrounds
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