Mall expansion begins at University Mall in Carbondale
Heavy equipment clears space for a 100,000 square-foot addition at University Mall in Carbondale. The new Mess Department Store plus specialty shops will raise total mall size to 460,000 square feet and create about 250 jobs. Delays from Eating net caused rebidding by owners David Hocker and Associates of Owensboro Kentucky, but opening is still targeted for August 1980.
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Th University Mall
Carbondale
David Hocker and Associates
Owensboro, Ky
Area schools push to settle contracts before classes
In Herrin Marion and Christopher districts negotiators reported progress with wage hikes and new salary steps. Marion approved a one year contract giving teachers raises between 9.9 and 12.5 percent with admin raises of 250 per month. Johnston City Du Quoin Christopher Murphysboro Mississippi Valley Trico Elverado Carbondale also reported ongoing talks, tentative settlements, or rejections as districts navigate state aid cuts and staffing needs.
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Marion Marion
Marion School District 2 Board of Education
A.C. Storme
Storme
Herrin
Berrin Education Association
Herrin School District Four ‘Board of Education
Johnston City
du Quoin
Miss Ferrari
Jenkins
Murphysboro
Robert Arnold
Ernest Bozarth
Arnold
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Community School District
Robert Alexander
Alexander
Missisippi
Trico Trico Community Unit
Jim Davis
Davis
Jackie Carrothers
Trico Education Association
Trico
Elverado
Elverado Education Association
Sheldon Walker
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School District 165
Board of Education
Carbondale faces contract legality questioned by attorney
In Carbondale, State's Attorney Howard Hood questions a May 21 council contract with William South to handle railroad relocation work. Hood says the arrangement may violate state conflict of interest laws due to a dissolved law firm formed with City Attorney John Womick. South and Womick deny wrongdoing, noting the contract runs June 1 to April 30, 1980 at 50 dollars per hour with a 20000 dollar ceiling.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Jackson County
Howard Hood
William South
South
John Womick
Womick
Hood
Carroll Fry
Fry
Paul Schoen
Council
Hans Fischer
Helen Westberg
Correction beats complaint in Randolph County politics
The Randolph County Central Committee was cited by the Illinois State Election Board for missing the July 31 campaign disclosure deadline. It was resolved after the report was filed late following a vacation. 43 committees were cited, mostly in Chicago and Cook County.
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Randolph County
Democrat Central Committee
Illinois State Election Board
Randolph Committee
State Election Board
State Board
Roger Mizer
Southern Illinois
Citizens For Barkhausen
Anna
Chicago
Cook County
Water problems hearing draws single witness
Zeigler sewage issues top a Benton water quality session in a four part series outlining a 10 county plan. Mayor Ray Owen attended alone as officials discuss extending services, addressing 110 residents on septic tanks, and await EPA grant funded support to finance projects.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Zeigler
Southern Illinois
Benton
Ray Owen
Greater Egypt
Franklin, Jackson
Owens
Jim Pendowski
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Pendowski
Delta Queen trip recalled by Southern Illinois resident
Ben Gelman, Sunday News Editor, writes of a 1972 Delta Queen Mississippi River trip from St Louis to New Orleans. He recalls relaxing travel, abundant meals that produced about 10 pounds gain, and compares to President Carters jog on a Prairie du Chien track. He also recalls Bernice Goedde, 1924 architect pioneer, recounting a Taft-era steamboat voyage with humorous family memory at Vicksburg.
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Ben Gelman
Southern
Ilinoisan
Carter
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Carters
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Natchez
Miss
Baton Rouge
Memphis
Greenville
Vick
Illinois
Bernice Goedde
Charles
Erna Goedde
Eads Bridge
William Henry Taft
Miss Goedde
East St. Louis
Goeddes
Vicksburg
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Marion
Christopher
Christopher Elementary
Watkins
Byline
B.G
Sburg
Louisiana Delta
Natchez-under-the-Hill
Southern Illinois Univeristy-Carbondale
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