Murphysboro negotiators seek full council hearing
Murphysboro police and firefighters asked a full city council meeting after a union meeting. Negotiators press for a 10 percent raise while the city offers a 50 dollar monthly raise, with ongoing disputes over seniority based gains and arbitration. Aldermen defend a conservative budget stance, noting past storms and longevity rules influence raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Frank Eovaldi
Eovaldi
Southern Manor workers reject union by 5649
United Food and Commercial Workers Union failed to organize Southern Manor Nursing Home workers in Carbondale as aides and orderlies voted 5649 against joining the UFCW Local 896. Marvin Russow said the union would file NLRB complaints over alleged harassment and improper campaign tactics by administrator Jackie Ziemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Carbondale
Southern Manor
Marvin Russow
UFCW
Marion
National Labor Relations Board
Russow
NLRB
Nursing Home
Jackie Ziemer
Ms. Ziemer
Johnny Rodriguez Concert Benefits Handicapped in Marion
Promoter Robert Smith teams with local districts to host two Johnny Rodriguez shows at the Marion Civic Center next Friday. Proceeds go to Jackson Community Workshop and the A L Bowen Children's Center along with related groups. more than 100 free tickets have been given to handicapped individuals and guardians. The bill features Rodriguez backed by the Johnny Rodriguez Band Doug McDaniel and the Pioneers and Gary Jones and Joe Stanley Band. Free tickets for handicapped attendees available by calling the Griffiths. General tickets at the civic center, Skaggs Electric, Harrisburg, or the Liquor Barrel in West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Johnny Rodriguez
Marion Civic Center
Robert Smith
Harrisburg
Willie Nelson
Smith
Wabash and Ohio
A. L. Bowen
Les
Marion and Herrin Knights of Columbus
Johnny Rodii
Doug McDaniel
The
Pioneers
Gary Jones
Joe Stanley
Nelson
Austin
Texas
Austin Opryland
Opryland
Rodriguez
Rhonda Griffith
Special Education District
Illinois
Griffith
Gene
Griffiths
Civic Center
Skaggs Electric
West Frankfort
De Soto developer ordered to fix EPA sewer complaints
Court orders De Soto subdivision developer Clif ford Hale to remedy EPA sewer line deficiencies within 60 days or face penalties totaling over 6000 dollars. Hearing in Murphysboro Circuit Court followed EPA default charges over manhole holes improper installations and lift station faults in River Bend subdivision east of De Soto. Hale claims financial hardship but can seek aid to complete repairs while penalties may be adjusted if fixes are completed by September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
EPA
Tony Stevens
Green
Hale
Judge Green
American Civil Liberties Union
Department of Corrections
Lane
Inmate Sylvester Young Jr. Stabbed at Marion Penitentiary
Officials at the U S penitentiary at Marion investigate a stabbing of 41 year old inmate Sylvester Young Jr of Kansas City Missouri. He received multiple wounds in a cellhouse area Thursday night and was moved to Marion Memorial Hospital for observation. Young is serving 75 years for bank robbery and assault. This marks the second stabbing at the facility this month with ongoing investigation into a July 7 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eovaldi
Kennedy
U.S. Penitentiary At
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Young
Kansas City
Carbondale district boosts lunch prices amid subsidy cuts
Carbondale Elementary School District increased meal costs by 63 percent due to rising costs and reduced federal subsidies. Students pay 90 cents per meal, adults 1.35, breakfast 40 cents. The board also appointed a Springmore Principal Betty Portz, discussed hires for next year, and reviewed plans for three school additions costing about 290000 each. A public hearing on the 1981 82 budget is set for August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
John Barbie
District 95
Barbre
Springmore School
Betty Portz
Springmore
Portz
Lincoln Junior High School
Ross Franklin
Lincoln
Mona Marcee
Winkler School
Linda Wilson
Helen Micili
Marva Watson
Mildred Henry
Terry Moore
Harold Bardo
Compex
Thomas, Lewis and Parrish
Barbie
Monroe St
Vienna seen as best site for new state prison facility
Corrections chief Michael Lane outlined why Vienna in Johnson County is chosen for a 750 bed medium security center as part of a plan to ease crowding. Construction begins 1983, with completion in 1985 and a statewide bed capacity rise to 14,695 by 1984, though a 2,000 bed shortfall remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Michael Lane
Vienna
Illinois
Department of Corrections
James Thompson
Johnson County
Lane
Carbondale
Vienna Center
Thompson
Chester
Rep
Menard Psychiatric Center
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Mark Kennedy
Patrick McCann
Tom Vance
Giant City State Park
John G
Lincoln Log Cabin
Charleston
Vance
Good
Illinois Department of Conservation
Benton
Giant
Robert Kristoff
Conservation Department
Richard Carter
Country Star
Vince Moreth
State Attorney General's Office
Ronald P. Hudson
Pollution Control Board
Hudson
Marion Penitentiary
Associated Press
Sylvester Young Jr
Robert Winchester
Rhosiclare
Win
Menard
Stateville Correctional Center
Stateville
Lambert King
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