Williamson County Schools Expenditure Figures Corrected
The Williamson County school note corrects McCollum name spelling and his quote. It clarifies the omitted variance in per pupil costs across district types for 1979-80 with unit districts at 2418 dollars, high school districts 2963.65, elementary districts 2120, all districts 2419.65. Crab Orchard Unit 3 figure corrected to 1775. McCollum did not discuss per pupil expenditures but stated that media centers guidance counseling and libraries are not deficient in area schools.
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Illinois
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Marion Community Unit 2
Massac County
Joppa
Russell Koerner
Missouri Portland Cement Co
Electric Energy Inc
Trunkline Gas
North Central Association
Koerner
McCollumn
Donald Gill
School costs per pupil in Southern Illinois ranking
Southern Illinois districts show varied per pupil spending with several counties posting higher costs than the regional average. Data indicate disparities tied to district size funding levels and local property tax bases, shaping comparisons across the region.
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Illinois
New Tax Law Series Begins Monday to Cut Your Taxes
A 14 part guide outlines how to save money under the new tax law. Learn- by applying the provisions to your income tax returns. Start reading Monday to apply strategies to your finances.
Three Children Die in Virginia Beach Townhouse Fire
A townhouse fire in Virginia Beach on Saturday killed Jason French 3 Eric French 2 and Jennifer French 8 months. Their mother escaped from a second floor window and Barry French arrived to find the blaze, collapsing afterward. Mrs French injured and shocked. A fire wall limited spread and officials said the cause was not known.
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Virginia Beach
Jeanette Edwards
Elaine French
Jason French
Eric French
Jennifer French
Barry French
Southern Illinoisan publication and service details
Publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion publish daily except Saturday and holidays. Subscriptions offered by carrier motor route or mail with rates for 18 county area Illinois and outside. offices list phone numbers and classifieds lines. Postmaster address provided.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Southern Illinois districts spend below state per pupil average
A 1979-80 Illinois State Board of Education report shows 55 area districts, only 11 in the top 100 for their category, with statewide per pupil cost at 2963 dollars. Factors cited include lower transportation, salaries, and local tax revenue, while mandated state aid pressures small districts to stretch funds for basic services.
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Illinois
State Board of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
Williamson County
Les McCullumn
McCullum
Mark Wilcockson
Illinois Office of Education
Wilcockson
Illinyois
Southern Illinois
Illinois marks first year without coal mine deaths
Governor James R. Thompson announced a fatality-free year in Illinois coal mining. Last year 52 million tons were mined by about 18 000 workers with no mining fatalities. A Mine Safety Week was declared January 4 10 to honor past workers who died or were injured. Since 1960 Illinois miners have lost 231 lives.
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Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Ilinois
Murphysboro Man Dies at Home From Gunshot Wound
Murphysboro 65 year old William Dean Smyser died Saturday from an apparently personal safety related gunshot wound to the head outside his home at 2301 Walnut Street. Police found the body and the gun near the rear yard. foul play is not suspected and an inquest will be conducted.
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Murphysboro
Walnut St
William Dean Smyser
Jackson County
Don Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Donald Castlebery
Castlebery
Smysor
Smyser
Crawshaw Mortuary
Johnson County News Mixed on New Prison Expansion
Johnson County residents weighed the plan to build a 350 bed medium security prison in Vienna by 1985, a project announced by Gov. James Thompson, creating about 400 jobs. The plan faced public hearing complaints while the bear incident at Camp Ondessonk drew nationwide attention and the ambulance tax proposal failed 2 to 1, ending chances for renewed funding.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Vienna
Johnson County
James Thompson
Thompson
Tommy
Ondessonk
Ozark
Fairview Heights
Johnson Couty
Vienna mayor resigns amid pressures of office in 1981
In 1981 Vienna Mayor Tom Turner steps down amid job pressures. Pharaohs Garden subdivision residents lose a bid to secede from Johnson County to Williamson County, seeking better services and tax assessments. Vienna Junior High girls softball win Southern Illinois small schools title.
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Vienna
Tom Turner
Pharoah
Johnson County
Williamson County
Few bicycle riders wear protective helmets
In Norwalk California AP reports that Bell Helmets finds only a small portion of the nations 105 million bicycle riders wear protective helmets. The 1980 figures show about 75 percent of more than 1 000 fatally injured bicyclists died from head injuries.
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Norwalk
Calif
Bell Helmets
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