Murder probe focuses on Crab Orchard area
Jackson County deputies and allied agencies probe Crab Orchard Lake area in Williamson County to locate where Joan Wetherall was killed. The nude body was found Nov 11 in a strip mine pit. clothing missing. Investigators eye a nearby motel converted to living quarters and other area connections while awaiting lab results. The case draws in Carbon Dale SIU Carbondale police and the Illinois State Police, as the area remains sealed and investigated.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County
Crab Orchard Lake
Williamson County
Joan Wetherall
Don White
Miss Wetherall
Ms. Wetherall
White
Crab Orchard
Williamson County Sherif’s Department
Carbon
Reagan courts AFL CIO on air controllers mercy talks
The Reagan administration weighs lifting a three year ban on federal employment for fired air traffic controllers who struck, a prospect raised in a meeting with AFL CIO leaders. Officials say a decision hinges on timing and on lessons from a broader labor outreach strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Afl-Cio
Washington
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
White House
David Gergen
Aflcio
Lane Kirkland
Federation
New York
Teamster
Gergen
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Lewis
Japan
Auto
J. Lynn Helms
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Kirkland
Ber Labor Federation
Glenn E. Watts
Communications Workers of America
William Winpisinger
International Association of Machinists
Thomas R. Donahue
George Bush
Bush
Court upholds union rights for confidential employees
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that confidential secretaries and other workers with access to confidential employer information may join labor unions under federal labor law. The decision, affirming NLRB policy, reverses a lower court ruling and narrows the excluded group to those with information directly tied to labor relations. Justice Brennan wrote for the majority with dissent by Powell arguing proprietary information could still be excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLRB
Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
William J. Brennan
Lewis F. Powell
Brennan
Labor
Powell
Fry: Garage is vital to convention center
Carbondale officials press a 1 percent amusement tax to fund a $4.25 million 467 space downtown parking garage for the hotel convention center project. Tax would be passed to customers, with revenue forecasts and potential to be reduced or abolished after five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Chamber of Commerce
Fry
Brown Bag
Peoria
Decatur
Nance
Chamber
Reid Martin
Southern Illinois
University Mall
Weather Forecast Report Glimpsed In Fragment
Weather service forecast hints at partly cloudy and cold conditions tonight with westerly winds. Fragmentary text suggests low temperatures around 50 degrees and a brief hourly outlook.
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Marty Petterchak
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
Paul Sorgen
Jerry Lower
Carbondale City
Anders
S. Tate
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