Two families dodge medical bills as strike hits UMW
The Smith and Cox families in Illinois faced medical costs after the United Mine Workers strike began December 6. Matt Smith was born November 28 and Phebia Cox on December 12, saving parents about $1,000 and $750 in bills respectively. With benefits cut, both families worry about rent and utilities while seeking food stamps and new work, as retired UMW pensioners face possible loss of checks next month.
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Barbara Schechter
Matthew Smith
Phebia Jo Cox
Mark
Pina Smith
West Frankfort
Kevin
Gail Cox
Marion
United Mine Workers of America
Matt Smith
Phebia Cox
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
UMW
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
Médaine
Smith
Herrin Hospital
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Kevin Cox
Old Ben 2
Phebia Jo
Hangar 9 Bar Opens in Carbondale Identity Clash
Carbondale's Hangar 9 bar at 511 S Illinois Ave faced scrutiny from the city liquor commission as a metal airplane hangar style building replaces earlier stucco plans. Owners Gary Lotz and Ed Maher, aviators, outlined the blue metal structure and said completion will bring a dressed up downtown venue. The license decision hinges on final completion with a likely favorable outcome.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
S. Illinois Ave
Gary Lotz
City Liquor Commission
Liquor Commission
Lotz
Ed Maher
Rocky Mountain Surplus
Maher
Illinois Avenue
Hangar
Commission
Hangar 9
Vandalism Reported as Coal Dump Off Train Near Sesser
Police investigated an incident near Sesser after vandals dumped an undetermined amount of coal from a 105 car Burlington Northern train on a siding around 4 a.m. Officials said the FBI may join the probe due to interstate shipment. Unidentified vandals and possible protest were discussed amid ongoing UMW strike tensions.
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Sesser
Lesser
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. E. Gray
Burlington Northern Railroad
M. C
Jim” Collins
Bur
Collins
Illinois UMW authorizes Metropolis coal terminal picket
Pickets appeared at 5 a.m. at the Metropolis coal transfer terminal after the Illinois United Mine Workers of America authorized a picket in line with a circuit court injunction limiting strikers to seven. The non union terminal has been closed since December 14 after a demonstration by 300 striking miners. American Electric Power Service Corp owns the site. No incidents were reported.
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Metropolis
UMW
Lesser
Collins
Southern Illinois
Burlington Northern
Illinois United Mine Workers of America
National Coal
American Electric Power Service Corp
Alexander County
Illinois Umw
John Samuels
National Labor Relations American Electric
Com
NLRB
Samuels
American Electric
Quentin Stoltz
Twin birth update and regional labor talks unfold
The hospital reported the twins in fair and stable condition and breathing on their own while tests determine shared organs. Their mother Marilyn Shumate has been discharged. Separately, UMW labor actions include a temporary restraining order against mass picketing at the Metropolis coal terminal and resumed talks with Zeigler Coal Co after two days of negotiations focusing on safety and training programs.
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Marilyn Shumate of
Lesser
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Lesser pair fair and stable Twin to undergo minor surgery
One of the Siamese twins born Monday to a Lesser woman was scheduled for a minor colostomy today at Children’s Hospital in St Louis. The twins, eight pounds total, are joined at the buttocks with no external sex organs. Doctors will decide on potential separation after extensive tests, possibly over a year.
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Ly Karen Rothe
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Bill Keenan
Hos
Pital
Keenan
Oma Montgomery a Good Neighbor in Lesser
Oma Montgomery, mother of seven, widowed in 1947, bowls life into neighborly service. She babysits, sews, cleans, runs errands, and helps others for free, saying she’s never too busy for anyone. Her daughter recounts how she endures hardship with kindness and devotion to family and community.
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Oma Montgomery
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Lesser Says
Sherry Davis
Lesser
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Zack, Pina
Matthew
Phebia
Kendra
Cox
Murphysboro
Gail
Kedra
Carbondale Bar
City Liquor Commissioners
Lington Northern
Centralia
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Metropolis Coal Terminal
By Barbara Schechter
Good Samaritan
U. S. District Court
Benton
Stoltz
Freeman United Coal Co
Waltonville
Zeigler Coal Co
Samuel
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