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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1981
Page
3
Noiin Adams will begin as administrator for the county health department on March 1. He previously spent seven years with what is now the Southern Seven Health Department in Allin and has served as administrator since July 1979. Page Three.
Look out Charles Atlas Pat Smothers a Marion fire man works out on a new Universal weightlifting machine installed at the Marion Fire Station. The device was purchased for $1,500 half paid by the city and the other half raised by the firefighters themselves. Equipment is designed to allow the firefighters to keep in shape more easily.
Vienna residents faced up to seven hours without natural gas heat after a regulator blew at a pipeline way station east of town during routine repairs. About 80 percent of the 515 gas customers were affected as repair crews relit furnaces, with door-to-door service by about two dozen service workers to restore heat by around 9 p.m. No lasting damage was reported.
The Carbondale Police Officers Association and the city council reached a two-year contract agreement with an 8 percent annual salary increase retroactive to May 1, 1980. Base pay rises to 7.566 and 8.171 dollars per hour, clothing allowance climbs to 300 dollars, and shift-change rules updated. The 35-member union had approved the settlement 4 to 1 on January 23, with savings around 1,000 dollars per side by avoiding mediation fees.
Christopher City Council discusses a Jaycees request to sell beer at a park picnic, a prior 4-1 vote against the plan in May, and possible move to Saturday to avoid church conflicts. aldermen plan to study residents' views before ruling. Also report on city investments, delinquent water bills, parking lots, and a new police lieutenant appointment.
Murphysboro police said a burglar alarm at W. and H. Jewelry on Walnut Street triggered at 12:22 a.m. The front window was broken and jewelry boxes missing. A skin sample and witnesses identified William Keith Zimmerman, 24, of Mobile Ranch trailer court, as the suspect. Zimmerman was arrested near Motel Murphysboro, his wrist bleeding, as officers recovered several jewelry boxes containing earrings and necklaces. He is jailed in Jackson County awaiting an initial court appearance.
Federal grants and loans to Lake of Egypt Water District Lesser and Sparta announce funding for two sewage systems and a park improvement project. EPA provides 140000 to Lake of Egypt for bid overruns on a 5 million waste water system. Sparta gets 29775 for a Step 1 survey. Interior Dept funds 17392 to upgrade park facilities and build a lighted baseball diamond.
A $900,000 suit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court targets Calandrino and Associates and Minner Construction Co. for alleged defects in Memorial Hospital’s 1971 wing. Bricks bulging, cracking, and a leaking roof are cited as negligent construction and breach of implied warranties. plaintiffs seek $450,000 from each defendant after notices to repair were ignored.
Lou Buckingham of Twin Mills Lumber Co suffered burns to hands and arms in a 2:45 a.m. blaze at the company office in West Frankfort Illinois. He and a home fire victim from Jesse Speers' residence were hospitalized. The office was gutted but lumbering operations nearby were untouched.
Councillor Mitchell questions reading time as Ratter explains adopted procedure. Mayor Fischer cites consent from attorney, administration, and majority of Carbondale Police Officers Association. The stalemate since May 1980 includes impasse, pickets, and multiple rejected offers before a two year deal.
Rollin Adams, longtime administrator of what is now Southern Seven Health Department, will become Perry County Health Department’s first full time administrator on March 1. The Anna resident, 30, will earn 24000 dollars yearly and brings bibs in environmental health, with a master’s from East Tennessee State University. The board also noted two nominating petitions returned for Perry County road district 52 commissioner race and discussed appointing a successor to the late Virgil Hutchings. Also approved an $8200 bid from Sims Motors for a sheriff’s department car.
The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Southern Illinois University Carbondale faces a minimum five year suspension for failing to meet university criteria, including about $18,000 in unpaid rent and suspected vandalism costing an estimated $6,500. The action bars use of campus facilities and rush activities while a hearing assesses individual responsibility and debt repayment.
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