Salaries and benefits in dispute for many area teachers
Southern Illinois districts push toward collective bargaining amid unsettled contracts. Illinois Education Association notes about half of 101 districts in 15-county region lack agreements. state totals show 107 unsettled districts statewide. Mediation and fact finding offered if negotiations stall. 21 districts in 11 southern counties had prior agreements in 1971-72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Holter
Illinois
William P. Sondermeyer
Marion Uniserv Center
Illinois Education Association
Unisery Center
Bakalis
IEA
Southern Illinois
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Zeigler - Royalton
Lesser
Benton High School
Hamilton County
McLeansboro
Jackson County
Carbondgale
Murphysboro
Elverado
Jefferson County
Mount Vernon
Southern
Illinois school contract talks slow in area districts
Districts in Massac Perry Pulaski Randolph Saline Union Williamson and Herrin regions report formal negotiations under way with agreements on bargaining processes and arbitration. IASB survey shows 38 percent expect talks to continue into late summer. Teachers seek higher pay and more input while superintendents foresee few major issues this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massac County
Metropolis High School
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Pulaski County
Allin
Century
Mounds
Meridian
Randolph County
Sparta
Saline County
Carrier Mills
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Union County
Shawnee
Williamson
Johnston City
Marion
Herrin
Illinois Association of School Boards
IASB
Illinois
Robert L. Barrow
Carbondale
Lincoln Junior High School
Barrow
Illinois Education Association
IEA
James Sanders
Legal Council
Sessi
Sanders
Sundermeyer
San
Kinkaid bond issue approved for water treatment plant
The Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District approved a 1.325 million revenue bond issue to fund a water treatment plant with total cost around 2.12 million. HUD grants of 795 thousand are planned. Low bidders include L T Construction Co and E J Fisher Inc, with Chicago Bridge and Iron handling storage tanks. Final bond ordinance expected August 16 and contracts extended for performance bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Conservancy District
Midwest Securities Co
Chicago
Howard Percy
Midwest
Midwest Securities
Percy
HUD
John Blankinship
L & T Construction Co
Three Rivers
E. J. Fisher, Inc
St. Louis
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
de Soto
Murphysboro
Mardale
Elkville
Ava-Campbell Hill
Willisville
Buncombe
Alto Pass- Cobden
Blankinship
Murdale
Car hits Herrin depot and four meters in chase
An unidentified young man stole a 1966 maroon Chevrolet Caprice in Herrin and wrecked it during a police pursuit. The car smashed into Teen Town and four East Cherry street parking meters, with minor damage to nearby properties.
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Herrin
Park Avenue
Cherry Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Sidney Modglin
Glasford
Herrin Security Bank
South Park Avenue
13Th
14Th Streets
East Cherry Street
South 14Th Street
Janet L. Dixon
S. 14Th St
Dixon
Carterville Pilot Dies In Nellis Jet Crash
Air Force Captain William H. Nelson II aged 28 of Carterville Illinois died when his F4 jet crashed during a night training mission about 105 miles northwest of Nellis Air Force Base Nevada. His student pilot Captain Richard F Mucciano of St Petersburg Florida also perished. Graveside rites set for August 18 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St Louis with donations requested to POW MIA Committee Box 555 Scott AFB Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
William H. Nelson
N. Division
Carterville
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Nelson
Richard F. Mucciano
St. Petene
Fia
Nellis
Miss
N. B. Nelson
de Land, Fla
Jefferson Artacks National Cemetery
St. Louis
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Jail escape at Williamson County jail prompts inquiry
Four inmates overpowered a guard during an hourly check at the Williamson County jail in Herrin. The escape occurred around 10 p.m. Thursday. none had been recaptured by Friday morning. Sheriff Russell Oxford defended the facility as 99 percent escape proof and announced an investigation into the guard’s duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
Joe Ravaitis
Herrin
Oxford
Ravaitis
Ron Wells
Region I
State Department of Corrections
Wall Street Quadrangles Denied Beer License
Carbondale Liquor Commissioner Neal Eckert denied a Class E license request for Wall Street Quadrangles at 1207 S. Wall St. The apartment complex near SIU faced a 3-3 advisory board vote with concerns over underage occupancy and setting a precedent for other planned residential developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Wall Street
S. Wall St
Raul Ayala
Southern Illinois University
STU
Eckert
Liquor Advisory Board
Quads
SIU president rejects Senate veto override plan
SIU President David R. Derge told the University Senate he cannot accept a provision allowing Senate overrides of his actions. He will not seat administrators as voting members and will not have admin appointments on joint committees, preserving his veto power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
David R. Derge
University Senate
Senate
Derge
Carbondale
David Kenney
Kenney
Prise
Board of Trustees
Lawson Hall
John Huffman
Huffman
SIU
Robert G. Sayer
Layer
Annexation Costs Hit Benton High School District
The Benton High School District loses part of its territory to the Hamilton County unit district affecting the Macedonia area and Knights Prairie Elementary District. Only one student from Benton High School remained, according to Supt. Barnie Genisio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Hamilton County
Macedonia
Knights Prairie
Benton High
Barnie Genisio
Tragic Dongola wood hauling accident claims boy
A seven year old Dongola boy died after falling from his father's moving car trunk onto the rear wheel. Leslie Evans died at Union County Hospital after the incident on Locust Street. The father Harry Evans was transporting wood when the accident occurred. Funeral services are planned for Monday at Erco Pentecostal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola
Leslie Evans
Union County Hospital
Anna
Evans
Lyndall
Laura
Harry J. Evans
Locust Street
Harry
Essie Alverna Albright Evans
Alton
Dongola Community Unit
Dallas Vick
Wood River
Claude Evans
Bethalto
Elsie Albright
Stevenson, Wash
Erco Pentecostal Church
Bufford Gibson
St. John’s Cemetery
Crain
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Sondermeyer
Sandermeyer
Kinkaid
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Phi Delta Kappa
Professonal Education Fraternity
Giant City Lodge
Fidelity
Orient
Zeigler 4
Gene Cobb
Carbondale Commission
Mary Besterfield
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield
Mary
Dale Besterfield
Rt. 2
Doctors Hospital
Springsted Hospital
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