General Telephone switches to zero plus dialing in Southern Illinois
Retiring Vienna switchboard operator LaVada Kelley reflects on 21 years amid a General Telephone project that modernizes 63 Southern Illinois exchanges to zero plus dialing. The marathon conversion, backed by GTE officials, adds digital gear at Marion and slashes dialing times while expanding call handling and directory assistance efficiencies.
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General Telephone
Illinois
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
LaVada Kelley
Vienna
Southern Illinois
Kelley
GTE
Williamson County Board
Curtis Palmer
Greater
Loren Carter
Marion
Chester
Shawneetown
Cairo
Lesser and
Marissa
Carter
Illinois Bell
Murphysboro clears path for low income subdivision loan
Murphysboro City Council approved a $300 000 Farmers Home Administration loan for a 23.6 acre subdivision with 30 lots for single family and duplex homes in northwest Murphysboro. A 25 percent city investment would be recouped as lots sell, though duplex inclusion was debated and sent to a committee. HUD UDAG denial and other urban renewal steps were noted amid ongoing tensions with federal housing programs.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Farmers Home Administration
Michael Bowers
Tom Jones
Howard DeRossett
Fmha
Bowers
DeRossett
Leonard Pullis
Public Improvement Committee
Walnut St
Kendall Glode
Sydney Appleton
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
UDAG
HUD
Jackson County Housing Authority
Kinkaid Hill bypass sparks safety vs bureaucracy debate
Illinois IDOT touts truck lane on Kinkaid Hill to curb fatal and injury prone conditions on Illinois 149 near Murphysboro. Plan would require about 20 acres and displace one house with fair market value offers, possible condemnation as last resort. Owner Margaret Abner opposes, citing loss of rental income and personal livelihood. An informational hearing is set at Grimsby Pentecostal Church with Abner planning to attend.
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Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Transportation
Kinkaid Hill
Murphysboro
Illinois 149
Mississippi
IDOT
James Newton
Margaret Abner
Herald
Ted Jennings
Grimsby Pentecostal Church
Ahner
Form 6251 complicates the 1040 for taxpayers
Ben Gelman explains how Form 6251 adds complexity to tax filing, detailing that many must now prepare multiple schedules and forms beyond the basic 1040. He notes the considerable confusion in line-by-line instructions, including foreign tax credits and various schedules, and remarks on the cumbersome alternative minimum tax computation.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Internal Revenue Service Office
Williamson farmer Beasley named conservation district’s farmer of year
Dale Beasley, a Williamson County rural Marion farmer and livestock grower, was honored as farmer of the year at the district's annual meeting. He converts upland acreage near Stonefort to alfalfa and green cover for silage, supporting his cattle operation. Teacher of the year awards also were given to Ed Little and Ray Kemp for conservation education work.
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Dale Beasley
Marion
Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Williamson County
Eugene Roper
Goodyear
Beasley
Stonefort
Ed Little
South Side
Herrin
Ray Kemp
Carterville High School
Sheriffs elected officers for Southern Illinois group
At the Southern Illinois Sheriffs Association annual meeting in Fairview Heights Jerald Kobler of Williamson County was chosen president of the 41 county group Elly Faulkner of Johnson County became vice president replacing Kobler Don White of Jackson County was named secretary treasurer and retiring president Jerry Dall of Clinton County was elected president of the Illinois Sheriffs Association remained in the leadership slate
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Williamson, Johnson
Jackson Counties
Southern Illinois Sheriffs Association
Fairview Heights
Jerald Kobler
Williamson County
Jerry Dall
Clinton County
Illinois Sheriffs Association
Elly Faulkner
Johnson County
Kobler
Don White
Jackson County
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Jay Bryant
Donna Holman
James Scuras
DeRosett
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Illinois Avenue
Council
Harry Brawdy
Grimbsy Pentecostal Church
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B.G
Williamson
Sheriffs
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