Candidates vie for school board posts
South Illinois candidates filed petitions across numerous districts as the filing period opened for the November 3 school board elections. Incumbents and newcomers sought seats in Marion, Herrin, Carbondale, Murphysboro, Johnston City, Sparta, and other districts, with several two to four year terms up for election and multiple boards yet to announce first day filers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Marion Unit School Board
James W. Sanders
N. Hamlet Sr
Marion
Illinois Association of School Boards
West Marion Township
John W. Allen
Julianne Drive
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Allen
Dennis Conley
East Marion
Conley
North State Street
Errin Unit 4
Robert D. Kane
Herrin
Ronald Hudson
Grover C. Barron III
Energy
Michael Abscher
Carterville Unit 5
Jon Jackman
Carterville
John Geiselman
Earl Halterman
Johnston City Unit
James Coulson
Gerald H. Woolard
Melburn Babington
James Anderson
al Oxford
Jesse Carter
Gary A. Highland
W. Freeman
Carbondale
Highland
Kathleen Hood
Richard Cannon
William Schwegman
Murphysboro
E. L. McLaughlin
Murphysboro Township
McLaughlin
Gary Marvel
Thempsonville
Danny Fox
Thompsonville
Larry Jones
Lorene Smith
Zeigler- Royalton Unit
Dean Miller
Barren Township
Lesser- Walier Unit
Paul Rice
Mulkeytown
Jay Webb
Neorthern Oul
Christopher
Benton High School
Frankfort Community Unit
Akin
Logan
Anna-Jonesboro Community
J. Robert Hughes
Jonesboro
Don Choate
Shawnee Community Unit
Kenneth Mezo
Grand Tow
Cobden
Ruben Hawkins
du Quoin
Robert Brewner
Gayland Chancey
Jack Licata
Pinckneyville
Tamaroa
Sparta Unit
James R. Ashley
Jack Moore
John C. Henderson
Fern J. Kaye
Sparta
Chester
Chester Unit District 139
John A. Logan Community College
Jacob Whitecotton
John A. Logan
June Kunkel
Johnston City
Jerry Lacey
Rend Lake College
Shawnee College Board
OPEC price cuts may raise U S energy costs
Oil ministers from six major producers meet in Geneva to discuss a proposed price cut for OPEC’s 13 members. A $2 rise for Saudi Arabia to 34 a barrel and cuts to other members could lower prices in theory but push U S gasoline costs higher, with a potential average price increase of 0.21 dollars per barrel and gasoline up a half-cent per gallon.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Bert
Memo
United States
Algeria
Iraq
Iran
Venezuela
Kuwait
Drivers held on charges after accidents in Sparta
In Sparta on a Sunday, several drivers faced charges or bonds after minor city street collisions at St Louis and Broadway. Clara L. Boone 63 was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene after hitting Sheri Morrison 16. Boone posted 100 cash bond and license release.
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Sparta
Clara L. Boone
Sheri K. Morrison
St. Louis
Broadway
Boone
Randolph County
Chester
Robert E. Whitbey
Tamaroa
Whitbey
Barbara A. Kleine
Richard A. Hubert
Hubert
Gordon Scott Pickett
Walsh
Pickett
Eldon D. Lawrence
Illinois approves parental loan program for college aid
Gov. James Thompson signed Illinois bill authorizing the Illinois State Scholarship Commission to administer the federal Parent Loan Program. Parents who are Illinois residents may borrow up to 3000 dollars annually for up to five years. The loans, guaranteed by the federal government, carry about 14 percent interest with no income limits.
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Jean Ness
Poemeng
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Congress
James Thompson
ISSC
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Dennis fizzling out hurricane watch discontinued
Dennis weakens to tropical storm status as Florida hurricane watch is canceled. At 6 am, the center was 60 miles west-southwest of Miami. winds near 55 mph. Forecasters expect slow northward movement while storms, heavy rain, and gale conditions affect Southeast Florida.
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Everglades City
Fla
Dennis
South Florida
Everglades
Gil Clark
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Clark
Ten Thousand Islands
Florida
Upper Keys
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach
Florida Bay
Lower Keys
Jackie McKernan
Brass Monkey Lounge
Marathon
Keys
Florida Highway Patrol
Jodie Wilson
Builders End Strike As Wage Pact Wins Approval
Operating Engineers Local 520 narrowly approved a three year contract with the Southern Illinois Builders Association boosting hourly wages by 4.65 dollars. The deal, ratified Friday and ending a week long strike affecting 10 000 workers across 16 southwestern Illinois counties, leaves some safety demands unmet. A higher 4.65 increase beat an alternative 4.10 offer, mediator involvement followed the Aug 3 strike over work rules after July 31 contract lapses.
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Southern Illinois Builders Association
Illinois
Jerry Wray
Wray
Builders Association
Medfly Quarantine Hits San Joaquin Valley Growers
San Joaquin farmers rush to move tomatoes to canneries as a 264 square mile medfly quarantine limits fresh fruit and vegetables. Aerial spraying continues across Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties while growers fund private dusting to protect 900 acres. Authorities warn several fertile flies found near Westley deepen the outbreak, threatening the valley’s pivotal produce season.
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Santa Clara
Boulder Creek
Santa Cruz
Weaver
Don Lesser
California
Westley
Here
Lesser
San Joaquin Vallley
Americans Support Israeli Aid Despite Weakened Begin Opinion
An AP NBC poll of 1,601 adults conducted Aug 10-11 shows sustained U.S. support for Israel military aid, with 49 percent saying it is about right or not enough. Forty percent say too much aid is given, 14 percent undecided, while 51 percent noting Israel's recent bombing campaigns report lowered views of Prime Minister Begin and his defense policies.
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New York
Israel
Middle East
Menachem Begin
Associated Press
NBC News
U.S
United States
United
Begin
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