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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1979

Page

8

Illinois Unemployment Law Sparks Employer Backlash

Employers say Illinois rules letting quitters collect benefits cost them at least 50 million dollars and draw 23 percent of May 1979 claims from voluntary separations. They argue the law treats quitting as just cause, not fault of the employer, creating a welfare-like system.

Byron Levener Springfield Puerto Rico Illinois Robert J. Kartholl Jr Carson Pirie Scott & Co Kartholl Terence O’hagan Chicago Illinois Bureau of Employment Security Lyle Anderson Perrone Autotrol Corp Crystal Lake O’hagan Wisconsin Bud Lemke Lemke Screw Products Co Lemke Thaddeus Lechowicz Organized Labor Michael Klein United Auto Workers Klein James Peterson Bimet Corp Morris Carson Pirie Scott

Senior enlisted men quit Navy in increasing numbers

Senior enlisted sailors Wilt on the Eisenhower, McCann on the Radford, and Stefan on the Memphis plan to leave after eight years. They say long family separations and extended deployments, plus higher private sector pay, drive the exodus. Navy leaders acknowledge readiness suffers as ships face heavy assignments and shortages.

Navy New York Times Norfolk, Va Herbert F. Wilt Eisenhower Gregory A. McCann Radford Robert L. Stefan Memphis Washington Atlantic Mediterranean Wilt Florida McCann

Bargain barber keeps town talking in northwest Ohio

Art Okuley, 89, offers $1 haircuts with free dry cleaning delivery to Delphos cleaners drawing customers from across northwestern Ohio. A seven decade veteran of barbering, he works 11 hours daily while recalling early 1900s roots and a family claim to Annie Oakley. He has no plans to retire.

Barber Art Okaley Continental Ohio Continental, Ohio Art Okuley Okuley Delphos Norman Rockwell

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