SIUC faculty clash over contract talks and looming strike
Faculty members at Southern Illinois University Carbondale voice concern over degraded programs since 1989 and warn a potential Feb. 3 strike could disrupt students, staff, and administration. Negotiations continue with no near-term resolution as union and board teams pace talks over key issues.
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SIUC
Tom Castellano
Ofustice
Castellano
Wendler
Randy Hughes
Hughes
Illinois Education Association
Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
Dairy Queen Fire Destroys Pinckneyville Restaurant
Fire engulfed the Pinckneyville Dairy Queen rapidly destroying the building. Owners plan to rebuild if insurance allows, while staff and customers recount fear and loss as flames collapsed the structure and jeopardized early shifts and livelihoods.
Pinckneyville Dairy Queen Destroyed by Friday Fire
The Pinckneyville Dairy Queen owned by Lee and Ken Furry, with about 20 employees, was destroyed in a Friday blaze after 40 years in operation. The owners plan to rebuild the White Rabbit craft and antiques mall, said by the town’s development director and police chief Tom Denton. Everyone is safe. authorities report the intent to rebuild.
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Gayla Smith
Furry
Pinckneyville
Lee
Ken Furry
Furrys
White Rabbit Craft and Antiques Mall
Tom Denton
Blix to brief council on Iraq weapons programs
Washington says Saddam's compliance deemed unsatisfactory while U.N. inspectors prepare a briefing on biological chemical and missile programs. Officials weigh extending inspections to ease domestic and international criticism as Hagel and Daschle push for diplomatic resolution. Blix praised for access but criticized Baghdad over blocking U-2 flights.
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ElBaradei
Baghdad
Bush releases $200 million for LIHEAP heating aid
President Bush ordered a $200 million infusion into LIHEAP to aid low income households with heating costs amid a harsh winter. The funds lift this season's LIHEAP total to $1.5 billion, benefiting 4.6 million Americans nationwide with state allocations including New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
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Bush
White House
Ari Fleischer
Fleischer
Jack Reed
D-R.l
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Liheap
Iraq says U N requests interviews with scientists
Iraq announced that the United Nations had asked to interview three Iraqi scientists this weekend under pressure from the United States and the Security Council. Officials indicated the talks might be private, and Baghdad suggested no official presence was guaranteed. Odai Hussein warned that a war would be costly for the United States if it proceeds.
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Hiro Ueki
Security Council
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Gulf
Bush
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