SIU board caps administrators' pay raises this year
SIU Board of Trustees restricts top administrators to 6 percent raises for those earning over 40 000 and 7 percent for 35 000 to 40 000, with three top executives Brown Brandt and Shaw each receiving 5 percent increases. The plan aims to direct about 4 000 to 6 000 toward faculty salaries, benefiting roughly 1 500 faculty members across SIUC and the Springfield campus.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
James M. Brown
SIU
Warren W. Brandt
Siu-Carbondale
Kenneth A. Shaw
Siu-Edwardsville
Brandt
Shaw
Brown
Siu-C
Carbondale
School of Medicine
Springfield
SIUC
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Illinois
Rowe
Donald Prince
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Prince
Illinois Senate
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Board of Governors
Marion hospital expansion enlarges pharmacy and beds
Marion Memorial Hospital Board plans a July 20 opening for major improvements including a 12 by 14 foot addition to the southwest wing to enlarge the pharmacy to serve up to 100 more beds and consolidate the department. The project adds four medical surgical beds and new hot water heaters, with a total cost around 135000 dollars.
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Marion Memorial Hospital Board
Nolan England
England
Kroger
SIU C budget eyes 11 percent raise for workers
SIU C budget plan proposes an 11 percent salary increase for all employees next fiscal year based on 7 percent inflation and 4 percent competitiveness. The board approved guidelines to help prepare budget requests and set hearings on system governance for Oct 17 at SIU Edwardsville and Nov 9 at SIU Carbondale.
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SIUC
SIU
Siu-Edwardsville
Siu-C
James M. Brown
Warren W. Brandt
Kenneth A. Shaw
Siu-E
Henry de Fiebre
Carbondale man pleads guilty in city attorney attack
Russell Schott Jenkins 31 pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to aggravated battery for throwing a caustic liquid at Carbondale City Attorney John Womick on June 6 at City Hall. Sentencing set for Aug. 11. A prior attempt at a conditional plea was rejected by Judge Richard Richman who urged a clear guilty or not guilty plea.
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Carbondale
John Womick
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Russell Schott Jenkins
Jenkins
Womick
Richard Richman
Richman
Lawrence Rippe
Gore
CPOA
Jackson County Circuit Court
Richard E. Richman
Fry
State soil conditions vary from dry to wet in Illinois
Soil moisture conditions in Illinois range from dry in southern areas to wet in northern counties. Central Illinois remains in best shape, according to agronomists. Entomologist Don Kuhlman of the University of Illinois says grasshoppers are starting to appear and recommends farmers attack them now.
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Illinois
Don Kuhlman
University of Illinois
Grand jury subpoenas exceed fifty in Gallatin grain case
Gallatin County grand jury probes the $4.6 million bankruptcy of Bob Williams grain elevator at Junction with more than 50 subpoenas issued. Testimony spans bank employees, grain creditors, Williams family, state officials, and various business partners as the panel nears end of its seventh day.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Gallatin County
Grand Jury
Bob Williams
Junction
Anthony Dyhrkopp
Dyhrkopp
Williams
State Agriculture Department
U.S. District Court
East St. Louis
John Block
Agriculture Department
Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
Paul David Wood
Shawneetown
Wood
Alstat
Bob Winchester
R-Rosiclare
Bill
Jerry Williams
Equality
Bank of Harrisburg
Gary Stricklin
Betty
Donna Crone
Sue Naas
Ida Jackson
Bob Curtis
First National Bank of Harrisburg
Jack Watson
C.B. Burnett and Sons Bank
Eldorado
Herbert Cowsert
The
Gallatin
Area traffic deaths rise in Southern Illinois in 1978
Illinois State Police District 13 reports June 1978 trafic fatalities climb above 1977 levels amid a national shift from the 55 mph limit. For June 1 to July 15, district deaths reach 26, with Mt Vernon, Jefferson and Jackson Counties among the hardest hit. Most crashes involved multi vehicle collisions and included a child and a motorcycle rider.
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Illinois
Illinois State Police District 13
du Quoin
District 13
Carbondale police weigh new contract offer amid stalemate
CPOA president Robert Gore said he will relay Carbondale’s latest contract offer to patrolmen this weekend while predicting a negative reception. Talks between Gore and City Manager Carroll Fry produced a new proposal with no change to the overall money, and the union plans a written response Monday as the arbitration issue remains unresolved.
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Robert Gore
Carbondale
CPOA
Goro
Fry
Marion Judge delays verdict in slayer's retrial
George Farmer of Johnston City awaits a new verdict date as Williamson County Circuit Court in Marion postpones the retrial on murder charges to July 20. The 46-year-old testified his thumb slipped on the gun hammer causing an accidental discharge during the 1973 shooting of Charlies Carter, age 17, amid disputes over manslaughter options.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
George Farmer
Johnston City
Robert Lansden
Williamson County
Marion
Farmer
Charlies Carter
Route 1
Herrin
Fifth District Appellate Court
Mt. Vernon
William Lewis
Jesse
Lansden
Marlene
Carter
Energy
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Phillip Baldwin
Southern Il
Linois University
Pulliam Hall
Marion Hospital
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
National Safety Council
Illinois 15
California
Jefferson County
Williamson
Franklin
Alexander
Perry
Saline
Massac
New Carbondale
Slayer
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