Unemployment High in Southern Illinois Figures Rise Again
The Southern Illinoisan reports November unemployment across Southern Illinois remains high with Williamson County at 13.8 percent and Randolph County at 8 percent, as the rest of the state catches up. An HR commission hearing misstated disciplinary actions by two assistant wardens in a Charles Clay incident. one wardens acted while the other found no procedural issues.
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Southern
Illinois
State
Human Rights Commission
Southern Illinoisan
Charles Clay
Illinois Department of Labor
Southern Illinois Incorporated
Williamson County
Ranulph County
Mike Wessell
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Harrisburg
Williamson
Franklin
Dustry
David Koch
Murphysboro
Randolph County
Jackson County
Teletype system aids Benton fire department access
A new teletype system for hearing and speech impaired residents is in use at the Benton Fire Department. The TTY, costing $500 via a state health grant, uses a miniature keyboard and paper tape to relay messages between callers and firefighters when both ends have a keyboard. The Benton number to reach the system is 439-6331, and calls are billed to the caller’s home. Fire Chief Paul Rogers expects broader use though no local emergencies have been logged yet.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinois
Benton Fire Department
Paul Rogers
Rogers
Benton
General Telephone
Carbondale
Bluebird Trail Aims to Ease Southern Illinois Housing Crunch
Shawnee Trails Conference plans 1000 bluebird houses along a Grand Tower to Mount Carmel route touching the Mississippi Ohio and Wabash rivers. The project seeks landowner permission funds from residents and volunteer labor to restore bluebird nesting sites and involve youths in habitat stewardship.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern
Illinois
Shawnee Trails Conference Inc
America
William George
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
George
Shawnee Trails Conference
Bob Jenner
Harrisburg
Grand Tower
Mount Carmel
Mississippi
Ohio
Wabash
Jenner
Cave-in- Rock
Miship
Vincent Bouldry
Green Bay
Wisc
Canada
Perry County Struggles in 1981 Hit by Coal Strike and Plant Closures
Perry County faced heavy job losses in 1981 from a ten week United Mine Workers strike and a three-mine warehouse strike. The Illinois Coal Gasification Group pulled out delaying a $44 million demonstration plant near Cutler. Du Quoin and Pinckneyville saw factory closures and job cuts. Turco Manufacturing bought Essex building with a $750,000 industrial revenue bond. County actions included a lawsuit settlement over firing and a Board of Review tax dispute. A $410,400 water project grant arrived for Pinckneyville, and the county mourned the death of Merrill Thomas.
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Brad Betker
Perry County
United Mine Workers
Consolidation Coal Co
Cutler
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
Reagan
Congress
ICGG
du Quoin
Phelps Dodge Cable & Wire Co
du Quoin Rne Co
Illinois
Manaement
Essex International
Turco Manufacturing Co
Turco
Essex
Pinckneyville Garment Co
Peole
Martha Manning Co
Collinsville
Mder
Erry County
Board of Review
Nckt
Pinckneyville
Southern Illinois
Merrill
Thomas
Pinckneyville High School
C Hain
Budget cuts delay opening of forest office
Shawnee National Forest officials still expect to move into a new 6810 square foot headquarters at Harrisburg before spring but the opening is delayed for budgetary reasons. The planning team occupies part of the new building while the main office lease runs to April. Consolidating offices will reduce maintenance and utility costs, officials say.
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Dave DeWitte
Shawnee National Forest
Harrisburg
U.S. 45
Illinois 145
Harrisburg National Bank
Forest Service
E. Poplar St
Shawnee Forest Administrative
Richard Heaslip
Leroy Diefenbach
Heaslip
New Year Babies Born Across Four Towns
First babies of year arrive in four towns with names and birth details. Daniel Alan Murphy born at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro at 10 30 p m Jan 2 weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce to Robert and Terri Murphy of Marion. John Boyd Newson born at Marion Memorial Hospital to Ke alynn Newson of Carbondale at 8 p m Jan 2 weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces. A girl born at Pinckneyville Community Hospital to David and Kelly Harper of Pinckneyville at 11 03 a m Sunday Jan 3. A girl born at Franklin Hospital Benton to Charles and Vicki Fox of Benton at 1 03 p m Sunday Jan 3.
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St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Daniel Alan Murphy
Daniel
Robert
Terri Murphy
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
John Boyd Newson
Kealynn Newson
Carbondale
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
State to manage Little Grassy Lake boat ramp 25 years
The Illinois Department of Conservation will continue to operate the Little Grassy Lake boat ramp at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The facility sits on refuge property near Giant City State Park. The 25 year agreement was recently signed.
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Illinois Department of Conservation
Little Grassy Lake
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Giant City State Park
Hearing Begins for Fired Prison Counselor in Vienna Coverup Case
In Carbondale a hearing opens at the Illinois Human Rights Commission over fired Vienna Correctional Center counselor Charles Clay. His suit claims racial discrimination after his 1979 firing for not reporting a prison sexual act. state lawyers say investigations found no coverup and support firing.
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Vienna
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Corrections
Charles Clay
Clay
Vienna Center
Illinois Human Rights Commission
Linda Krueger MacLachlan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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