CETA job reshuffle affects 41 workers in five counties
Ann Schottman reports that a federal CETA funding shift requires 41 workers in Franklin Jefferson Williamson Jackson and Randolph counties to move by January 31. The 50 percent rule splits jobs between sustaining positions and temporary projects, forcing cuts in ongoing slots and potential repayment if not balanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin
Jefferson
Williamson
Jackson
Randolph
Terry Quertermous
Springfield
Quertermous
U.S. Department of Labor
Jackson County
Maurice McCann
Randolph County
Dorothy Ivanuck
Jim Williams
Williamson County
Ruth Ann Walsh
Franklin and
Amula
Ms. Quertermous
Union
Johnson and Perry
CETA
Kentucky Illinois border dispute on Ohio River shift
Illinois and Kentucky clash over the Ohio River boundary after a Supreme Court ruling. Illinois asserts parts of the river belong to Illinois due to a shift in the 1792 low water line, potentially affecting barge fees licenses and taxes. Officials note the border could include dry land in Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with enforcement difficulties remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Metropolis
Ohio River
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois Attorney General
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tryone Fahner
Bob Chenoweth
Mississippi River
Chenoweth
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Frankfort
Illinois Conservation Department
Sanford Martin
Don Ramsell
US Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Ramsell
Martin
Weekend Weather Outlook From The National Weather Service
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies tonight with a low in the upper 20s to low 30s. Saturday will be mostly sunny and slightly colder with highs in the 40s. Illinois forecast shows partly cloudy cold Sunday, warming Monday and Tuesday to 40s and 50s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Illinois
Call for Mandeville’s resignation heights after budget clash
State Sen. Kenneth Buzbee of Carbondale demanded the resignation of Budget Director Robert Mandeville following his remarks on higher education budget prospects. Mandeville rejected the idea of recommending cuts and noted no intent to dictate university budgeting while outlining possible staff reductions to fund pay raises amid lean funding. The dispute comes as Gov. Thompson weighs a possible 5 percent rise for higher education in 1981-82, with Buzbee proposing a catch-up plan aligned to general state employee increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Robert Mandeville
Buzbee
Mandeville
James Thompson
Gov. Thompson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Thompson
Doctors criticize Carbondale day care closure over meningitis case
Carbondale physicians including Dr. Sidney Smith claim city actions were excessive after two toddlers in the Emma C Hayes Center day care contracted Haemophilus influenza. Health officials say there is no epidemic. center closed for cleaning, with careful monitoring and throat cultures for exposed children. The city manager defends the measure, while the health department director notes no epidemic and questions the press conference.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Jackson County Health Department
Carbondale Clinic
Carroll Fry
Sidney Smith
Emma C. Hayes Center
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
St. Louis
Memorial Hospital
Smith
Bmma C. Hayes Center
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Cape Girardeau
Siegfried Wolff
Fry
Wolff
Robert Katty
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Massac
Mmeteopus
Ann Landers
SIUC
Ralph Korte Construction Co
Marion Housing Authority
Marion
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