Christopher Hospital Doctors Cut to One or Two Days a Week
Miners Hospital in Christopher closed October 31 for failing fire codes. Dr Timoteo Castro and Dr Jose Castro will operate in Christopher only one or two days weekly while moving most work to Herrin Hospital. They plan to open an office in Herrin December 19 and take over the current office of Dr H E Galbreath. Two local groups seek to sustain health services with a HEW grant of 200000 and to develop a nursing facility. The physicians will keep an office in Christopher and move family to Carterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan Healthcare
Christopher
Miners Hospital
Timoteo Castro
Josefina Castro
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
H. E. Galbreath
Walnut St
Galbreath
Florida
Greater Christopher Area
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Franklin County
Newark
N.J
Carterville
Mine sinks further on Cedar Grove Road near Marion
A mine sink extending 74 feet continued to settle today on the Cedar Grove road northwest of Marion. The sink is believed to originate from an old mine in the area. Authorities monitor the shifting ground as the situation develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove Road
Marion
Peabody No. 3
Zeigler Coal UMW talks productive but strike looms
Negotiations between the Illinois United Mine Workers and Zeigler Coal Co progress but no settlement is seen before Tuesday. Both sides met after a nine hour session in St Louis with talks focused on health and retirement funds and a contract paralleling the master national agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois United Mine Workers
Zeigler Coal Co
Zeigler Mines
St. Louis
UMW
John Samuels
Zeigler
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Coal Operators National Group
Illinois
Samuels
Coulterville
Sparta
Johnston City
Illinois Umw
CCHS to Renovate Central Campus with New Heating Units
Carbondale Community High School will begin a phased renovation of its 54 year old Central campus to install a new heat and air conditioning system funded by a $200000 federal grant. The district awarded two contracts totaling about $162000 to Universal Glass and Carpet Co. and Blaise Inc. to remove windows and install units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Community High School
Central
Cchs District 165 Board of Education
CCHS
Reid Martin
Martin
Universal Glass and Carpet Co
Carbondale
Blaise, Inc
Blaise
Carterville votes on $3 million high school bonds
Carterville Unit District 5 voters decide on a proposed 3 million dollar high school project. A 1.25 million local bond would trigger 1.75 million in state aid from the Illinois Capital Development Board, funding a new 64000 square foot campus at 816 S Division St. If approved, homeowners would pay about 37 cents more per 100 dollars of assessed value, roughly 37.19 dollars annually on a 30 000 valuation. Polls open noon to 7 p.m. in Crainville Carterville and Cambria Grade Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville Unit
Illinois Capital Development Board
Gerald Cuendet
S. Division St
Cuendet
Crainville
Carterville
Cambria
Williamson County road strike prompts new bargaining talks
Williamson County highway department workers tied to International Operating Engineers Local 318 walked out after a one year contract expired. The county board offered 40 to 36 cent raises and rejected health and welfare benefits, while the union proposed 50 percent cost sharing. Talks by board Chairman Curtis Palmer and union business manager Wardell Riggs followed November meetings. pickets remain at the courthouse and the north Marion garage with no active construction affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Curtis Palmer
Wardell Riggs
Riggs
Marion
Christopher Industries to Move 45 Jobs to Murphysboro Plant
Christopher Industries in Herrin announced closing its Herrin plant on January 1 and transferring 45 employees to Turco Manufacturing Co. owned operation in Murphysboro. The Murphysboro plant will eventually employ 60 and will be double the Herrin site size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Firm
Murphysboro
Turco Manufacturing Co. of
du Quoin
Brown Shoe Co
Herrin
Sam Easterly
Turco
Police chase new leads in Lu Fligor slaying probe
Jackson County Sheriff Don White said detectives pursuing the Lu Fligor murder near Carbondale have developed new leads but lack a definite suspect. A 62 year old woman was found dead in her US 51 home, strangled, with a stolen 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass tied to the case. Fingerprints from the car were sent to the state crime lab as investigators seek a male suspect with neck length dark hair. A witness reported seeing Fligor’s car near the residence after the robbery. officials plan a composite sketch as they search the 300 block of East Hester Street. Items stolen include a portable TV, 10 guns, and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grupp
Jackson County
Don White
Lucille Fliger
Carbondale
White
Mrs. Fligor
East Hester Street
State Crime Laboratory
de Soto
Hester Street
Fliger
Herrin appoints new treasurer and Ward 3 alderman
At a special meeting the Herrin City Council named former Ward 3 alderman William Meneese as treasurer to complete the 32 year term of Robert Craig who resigned and is moving from Herrin. Paul Francis of 112 S 18th St will replace Meneese as Ward 3 alderman and will serve the remaining 18 months of Meneese's term. Francis is vice president and sales manager of J Reynolds Monument Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
William Meneese
Robert Craig
Craig
Meneese
Paul Francis
S. 18Th St
Francis
J. W. Reynolds Monument Co
SIU C Carbondale tenure rules face board vote
The SIU Board of Trustees will consider new tenure guidelines at Carbondale to give regular faculty a say in financial emergency decisions and spending. AAUP had pressed for changes, but two key demands remain unaddressed. The plan drops academic unit compatibility and a lengthy section on tenure philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siu-C
Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Siu-Carbondale
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
SIUC
Carbondale
Senate
Warren W. Brandt
Brandt
Faculty Senate
Brandt Committee
Marvin D. Kleinan
Doug Allen
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Cedar Grove
Fred Thane
Peabody
Ed Greer
Kentucky
Zeigl
Union
Washington
Cchs Central
George McNeil
McNeil
Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Anita Flynn
Williamson County Board
Christopher Industries
White City
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Tom Dinnis
Henry de Fiebre
Southern
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