Miners resume picketing at Metropolis amid fog delaying coal move
Striking United Mine Workers return to the Cook Coal Transfer Terminal in Metropolis after a 12 hour absence caused by a scheduling mix up. Officials await fog lifting to move 15 barges of coal bound for an Ohio power plant.
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Cook
Metropolis
Ohio River
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Quentin Stoltz
American Electric Power Service Corp
Ohio
Allen Industries lays off 50 at Herrin plant amid weak auto orders
Allen Industries in Herrin trimmed its workforce by 50, with officials citing reduced orders from car manufacturers. The 600-employee plant, owned by Dayce Corp, laid off men and women on seniority basis as auto orders lag and Chrysler plants closed temporarily. EEOC actions over sex discrimination remain pending in Benton court.
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Dayce Corp
Allen
Ryan
Chrysler Corp
Wood heat cuts bills for West Frankfort family
The Lindell Hart family in West Frankfort heats a large two story home entirely with wood. Their winter bill dropped from gas and electricity averaging 160 dollars a month to 32 dollars with a wood burning stove. The Harts switched from a mobile home two years ago and found radiant heat through wood fuel sufficient to warm both downstairs and upstairs.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinois
Lindell Hart
West Frankfort
Harts
Judy Hart
Hart
West Frankfort Family Uses Single Stove To Heat Home
Hart family in West Frankfort says one 450 pound stove heats a 2000 square foot house with no supplementary heat. They report meter usage dropped to $2 monthly after installing the stove in April and plan to keep gas meter for emergencies. The couple notes nightly heat drop and morning rise, neighbors’ curiosity, and wood consumption of a cord and a half since April.
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West Frankfort
Hart
Mt. Vernon
Beating Suspect Questioned After Marion Robbery Attempt
A suspect in the beating and attempted robbery of Dr. William Cabaniss in Marion was questioned for about five hours and released while alibi checks proceed. The slotting ski mask robbery occurred at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at 205 E. College St. Dr. Cabaniss was beaten and driven to his home with a second suspect awaiting in a getaway car. Authorities reported the incident and a burglar alarm, with the victim listed in good condition at Marion Memorial Hospital.
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William Cabannis
Marion
Michael Wiseman
Williamson County
Wiseman
Cabaniss
E. College St
Illinois
Dr. Cabaniss
Marion Memorial Hospital
Herrin ex officials hearing delayed in Danville
Three former Herrin officials John McVey Thomas Shoemake Basil Russell face federal extortion and public office abuse charges. Hearing postponed indefinitely by U S District Judge Henry Wise in Danville with no new date set. Humphrey pleaded guilty. prosecutors may drop counts if he cooperates. Attorneys seek out of district trial and access to grand jury records.
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Danville
Herrin
U.S
Henry Wise
John McVey
Thomas Shoemake
Basil Russell
Wise
U. S. District Court
Shoemake
Carl Runge
William Humphrey
Herrin Busi
Thompson Won’t Back Illinois Tuition Increase
Gov. James Thompson says he will not support the Illinois Board of Higher Education tuition hike proposal. He doubts the legislature will approve a second rise and cautions university officials not to rely on the $6.4 million expected from the increase. If enacted, undergrad tuition would rise about $48 annually and graduate tuition about $64.
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Martin
Margaret Hollis
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
CCHS
SIUC
James Thompson
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Thompson
Springfield
First State Bank of Illinois Gains Historic Register Honor
The First State Bank of Illinois at Shawneetown becomes the state’s first building named to the Illinois Register of Historic Places. The 1836 to 1839 Greek Revival brick and sandstone structure is praised as one of the finest in the state and Midwest. The register, created by law in 1976, offers protection against arbitrary destruction or damage to sites and artifacts.
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Springfield
Ill
First State Bank of Illinois
Shawneetown
Conservation Department
Vandalia
Midwest
David Kenney
Hospital Bill Fund Started for McKinney
A fund to pay George McKinney s hospital costs was opened at First National Bank and Trust Co in Carbondale. The 31 year old Carterville farmer injured December 23 when his leg caught in a corn picker is recovering at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St Louis, with his farm watched over by friends. Contributions may be sent to the George McKinney Hospital Fund Box 2227 Carbondale.
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George McKinney
First National Bank and Trust Co
Carbondale
McKinney
Carterville
Missouri Baptist Hospital
St. Louis
Geroge McKinney Hospital Fund
Tapella Keeps Busy Helping Folks in Herrin Neighborhood
Merrill Perlman profiles 59-year-old George Tapella of Herrin who splits time between Town Bakery and neighborhood service. lifelong resident, he shovels walks, lets neighbors in, tends flowers, runs errands, and enjoys fishing. he estimates 16 years of marriage and says helping others comes naturally.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
New Illinois 13
George Tapella
Herrin
Tapella
Margaret Richey
George
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Benton
David Johnson
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Zeigler Coal Co
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