Area jobless rate rises but stays below last year
Illinois Department of Labor reports a rise in unemployment from September to October across seven area counties, with Williamson at 15.2 percent and Randolph at 7.3 percent. Some counties show sharp increases while overall October 1980 rates lag the prior year and national levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Department of Labor
Williamson County
Johnson County
Franklin Conty
Union Conty
Perry County
Randolph County
Randolph
City library board at odds over sidewalk placement
Carbondale Public Library officials clash with city leaders over Main Street sidewalk connections for the 15,800 square foot library to be built on the Brush School site. The dispute may delay no bid date, but could affect access and future sprinkler decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Arift
Carbondale Public Library Board
David Munson
Chicago
Harry Weese and Associates
Main Street
Brush School
Monroe Street
Munson
Don Prosser
Monty
Ray Campbell
Alstat optimistic on Indal plant aid despite doubts
Illinois legislators differ on state help for Indal Aluminum in Murphysboro. Rep. Bruce Richmond doubts a $4 to $8 million package can materialize quickly and notes Chicago's loan terms set tough precedents. Indal employs 172 with 43 laid off. plant seeks federal or provincial support amid looming closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Orie
Indal
Murphysboro
Bruce Richmond
Wayne Alstat
Verge
Ontario
Richmond
Chicago
Chrysler Corp
Illinois Industrial Authority
State
Illinois
Alstat
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Canada
U S Education Secretary to Visit SIU Carbondale
U S Secretary of Education Terrel Bell will speak at SIU Carbondale on Friday about Education Today and Directions for Tomorrow. He will address faculty and staff at 1 p m in the Student Center Auditorium and tour the university, with remarks by state and local officials beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Secretary of Education
Terrel Bell
Siae
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Bell
Siu-C
Federal Department of Educaton
Illinois
Richard Haney
Illinois State Board of Education
Jefferson
Marion
Williamson County
Illinois State Superintendent of Schools
Donald Gill
Somit
SIU
Kenneth A. Shaw
Paul Simon
SIUC
Simon
Crim declines race for county clerk and board seat
Jackson County Board member Robert Crim has refused a Republican committee request to run for county clerk and will not seek re election to District 4. The Carbondale resident, 45, a retired U.S. Air Force major, cites personal reasons and potential work relocation. Fellow District 4 incumbent Joan Holcomb also plans not to run.
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Jackson County
Robert Crim
Republican County Central Committee
Crim 45
Carbondale
U.S. Air Force
Joan Holcomb
Shoppers Rest After Holiday Gift Searches at University Mall
Celeste Rogers of Murphysboro enjoys a pause after a long day of shopping for unique gifts this holiday season. She recently browsed at University Mall in Carbondale as crowds lingered.
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Celeste Rogers
Murphysboro
Rogers
The
University
Carbondale
Light candidate filings reported in Southern Illinois area
Filing for the March 16 primary was light with only three counties reporting new listings. In Jackson County district races Irvin Phoenix and Tress Pierson filed for Republican and Democratic nominations respectively for District 1 seat. in Carbondale District 5 filings included Nelson Gilman Republican for County Board and Donald Meltzer Democrat for District 5. Johnson County saw Max Ray file for re election as county commissioner joining incumbents Max Casey Henry Bullock and Hayward Street with two Democratic and two Republican nominees to be selected. Union County Republican Wilburn Gibbs filed for county treasurer joining incumbent Democrat Mickey Kelley.
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Southern Illinoisan
Perry
Randolph
Williams
Franklin
Legislature
Congress
Southern Illinois
Irvin Phoenix
Ava
Jackson County
Tress Pierson
Nelson R. Gilman
Route 6
Carbondale
Douglas Eriksen
Donald Meltzer
Johnson County
Max Ray
Ray
Max Casey
Henry Bullock
Hayward Street
Cletis Morris
Wilburn Gibbs
Mickey Kelley
Trojan explosives plant to close after 31 years
Trojan Inc in Wolf Lake will shut its explosives plant on December 31 after 31 years, affecting 120 workers. The parent firm IMC cites housing slump and low demand as causes. Equipment sold to Energy Science and Consultants. the site to be decontaminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan Trojan Inc
Wolf Lake
Robert Levan
IMC
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Trojan
Northbrook
Levan
New Home Construction
Energy Science and Consultants of
Binabik, Minn
Springville
Utah
Trojan Corp
Salt Lake City
Ira Hudson Named SIU Board Chairman for 1982
Ira Hudson of Hudson and Sons of Mounds was named chairman of the Southern Illinois Inc. board for 1982 at the annual Carbondale meeting. Alen Booten of CIPS Marion is president, with John Wurtzel and several others announced as vice presidents and board members from banks, universities, and local firms. Southern Illinois Inc. is a private group focused on regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale
John McCarty
SII
Ira Hudson
Hudson and Sons of Mounds
Alen Booten
CIPS
Marion
John Wurtzel
Mid-America Bank and Trust
Arthur Lenzini
Herrin
Joe Baxter
Jake’s Tire
Richard Davenport
Harrisburg National Bank
Hudson
Booten
Baxter
Davenport
L. D. Allen
Harrisburg
Katie Birchler
Chester
William Bracy
Harry Braun
Rend Lake College At Inn
John Brewster
Elmer Clark
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Leslie Easterday
Massac County Chamber of Commerce
Metropolis
Dominick Gentile
the Plumbers and Fitters of
Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake area project tops Shawnee RC&D priorities
Shawnee RC&D adopts a three year funding plan with Lake Kinkaid as the leading priority. The $200,000 annual request supports picnic facilities boat ramps and open space on the Lake Kinkaid peninsula, alongside a $900,000 state-appropriations need. The list also includes recreation and erosion projects across several counties and districts with associated measures to sustain Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and other regional sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern
Shawnee RC & D
Joe Fasig
U.S. Soil and Water Conservation Service
Lake Kinkaid
Paul
Illinois Department of Constvation
Fasig
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Jackson County
Area Council
Jonesboro
Grand Tower Park District
McLeansboro
Horseshoe Lake
du Quoin
RC & D
Jackson County Agricultural Service Center
Southern Illinois Bird Observatory
Fort Massac State Park
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Hans Fischer
Donald Monty
Carroll Fry
Betty Mitchell
U.S. Education
Albert Lomit
Crim
Greg Drezdzon
Mounds Named SI
Paul Jones
City National Bank
Mackie Nicholas
Wsil-Tv
Gary Stanley
Kinkaid Lake
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
State Office
Dixon Springs
University of Illinois At Champaign-Urbana
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