Pacifists Question SIU Training of Malaysian Air Force Personnel
Carbondale pacifists urge scrutiny of Southern Illinois University Carbondale plan to host Malaysian Air Force training on campus funded by a $1 million grant. About 250 personnel would study aviation mechanics electronics and maintenance, with aims to feed Malaysian airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Malaysia
Siu-C
Siu-C International
Charles Klasek
Kesman
Sen
Charles Percy
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
SIU
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Florida
Simon
Peg Morton
Cabondale Area Society of Friends
The
Quakers
Morton
CESL
Jane Watkins
Carbondale Inter-church Council
America
An Siuc
United
Muldoon
U.S
SIAC
Federal Aviation Administraton
Mediation Sought in SIU Civil Service Bargaining
After two months of stalled talks, the Civil Service Bargaining Organization at Southern Illinois University Carbondale seeks a mediator from the Illinois State Department of Labor. CSBO negotiates for 85 classifications and 720 campus members, seeking a shorter work week and clearer leave provisions, while aiming for binding mediator recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoia
Civil Service Bargaining Organization
CBSO
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
CSBO
Illinois State Department of Labor
Civil Service
Lee Hester
Tiating
Hester
SIU Board of Trustees
CSBC
SIUC
Randolph highway workers end two week strike with pay raise
Randolph County officials and 12 highway employees reached an agreement to end a two week strike. The pact provides a 50 cent per hour raise for the last two years of a three year contract, retroactive to July 1. The deal was approved 8-3 by the workers, with normal operations resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Randolph
Randolph County
Les Holcomb
Site moves to top of list for Jackson County jail plan
Jackson County jail planning committee for a new facility narrowed choices to one site likely to be chosen after August. Chairman Larry Lipe said a final decision is near though five sites remain under review. the top choice could require a special board meeting if there is sufficient interest. The site is within five miles of the courthouse and near Murphysboro, with details on whether it is undermined still to be confirmed. The committee meets again at 7 p.m. August 24.
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Jackson County
Ann Schottman Enol
The
Southern Illinoisan
Larry Lipe
Lipe
CHPSI Officials Cheer New Health Planning Law
CHPSI executive director Martin Anderson hailed Reagan's signing of a reconciliation bill that extends health planning funding for the Southern Illinois agency. The measure cuts federal support but allows more collaboration with state universities and other partners while expanding focus to wellness and holistic health in the 1980s.
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CHPSI
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Martin Anderson
Mount Vernon
Reagan
Anderson
Murphysboro Raises Cemetery Fees Shocks Local Burials
Murphysboro city council ups most cemetery charges by as much as 300 percent. Cemetery committee chair Robert Fenwick says years of subsidies prompted the hike to help the cemetery become self funding. Maintenance for a six grave plot rises from 3 to 10 dollars. 12 grave plots from 5 to 15. Grave site costs jump from 35 to 100 dollars. opening and closing from 75 to 120. Perpetual care remains 300.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro
Murphysboro City Cemetery
Robert Fenwick
Fenwick
Herrin Custodians Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Negotiators for Herrin Unit 4 School District reached a tentative contract with 17 custodians after three negotiating sessions. No details are released until both sides approve the agreement, with the Laborers International Union Local 372 representing the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Unit 4
Jack Murphy
Laborer’s International Union Local 372
Rainbow Children opens at Grace Church in Carbondale
Joy Sherry-Boyd and Linda Stralz kowski open Rainbow’s Children, an early education center for 3 to 5 year olds at Grace United Methodist Church in Carbondale. The venture blends academics and creative arts, with university guests, field trips, and a noncompetitive, inclusive environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C. Saponar
Joy Sherry- Boyd
Linda ‘‘Straz
Little Peoples
Sherry-Boyd
Joy
John Boyd
SIUC
Strzalkowski
Chicago
Ms. Sherry-Boyd
Holidays off in future after back pay for deputies
Franklin County deputies who worked on holidays since March 1979 will be paid for those days and granted future holidays. The board asked Sheriff Willis to file claims and present a plan to ensure holiday pay and time off, including hiring another deputy to manage scheduling. Payment hinges on next fiscal year starting Oct 1, with an estimated total of 20,000 to 23,000 dollars.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Franklin County Board
William Will
Willis
Albert Chiaventone
Chiarentone
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Hugh Muldoon
Carbondale Peace Center
Univerity
John McDermott
McDermott
Randolph Highway
Sparta
Chester
Sipe
Herrin
Tepee
Ms. Strazikiwski
Jerry Lover
Joy Sherry-Boyd and
Linda Strzalkowski
Franklin
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