Herrin votes to switch to private bus contractor Hayden
Herrin Unit School District 4 chose Hayden Bus Service of Chesterfield Missouri over its in-house operation by a 5 to 2 vote to privatize transportation for the coming school year. Hayden will provide 1977 or later model buses, post a 150000 dollar annual bond, and the district will sell most of its 16 buses to Hayden.
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Herrin
Oh Ambiniants
Herrin Unit School District 4 Board of Education
Hayden Bus Service
Chesterfield
William Clarida
Clarida
Hayden
Lee Roy Brandon
Dan Kane
Fred Colombo
Bill Romeo
Lloyd Summers
Mike Absher
Dayton Franklin
Brandon
Fischer protests manner of closing Carbondale dock
Carbondale aldermen debated the Sunday closing of a Wall Street bulk water dock serving rural residents. Council member Hans Fischer urged an orderly process, criticizing the abrupt action and noting federal grants funded Cedar Lake, the water reservoir built with neighbor support. The South Highway Water District reopened its Boskydell dock with new hours and higher 100 gallon charges to cover an attendant and service 350 rural customers.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Wall Street
Carroll Fry
Cedar Lake
Archie Jones
Fry
South Highway
Rainbow's End Preschool Faces Closure at SIUC
Rainbow's End, a SIUC Carbondale preschool for children of students, may close unless funds and a director are found. Director Jane Morpurgo plans to quit, citing unpaid work and the need to focus on research. The school, housed in Pulliam Hall, requires about 8000 for remodeling to meet standards and continues with family fundraisers and low tuition.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Jane Morpurgo
Ms. Morpurgo
Gretchen Nyi
S. Washington St
Pulliam Hall
Cindy Riordan
Rainbow’s End
Negotiators seek new pact for Carbondale mechanics
Negotiations for a new three year contract are under way for 65 Carbondale automobile mechanics at 10 shops as the current pact expires August 11. A union spokesman said two meetings have occurred with management and a third will be scheduled. Journeymen now earn 5.84 dollars per hour. In 1975 a strike was voted but avoided after an all day session. The prior three year agreement gave 50 40 and 30 cent raises.
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Carbondale Automobile Mechanics
Mechanics’ Union
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Carbondale
Marion
Herrin approves levy for working cash fund tax
Herrin City Council establishes a working cash fund financed by a 5 cent per 100 equalized valuation tax, to raise about 25000 for temporary city cash needs in 1979. Mayor Ottolini says it lets the city borrow during cash flow problems. The council accepts treasurer Meneese’s resignation effective Aug 1, with no successor named. Meneese, a former alderman, had been appointed after Robert Craig’s resignation. the annual audit is reviewed with little discussion.
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Herrin
Mario
Moochie
Ottolini
Wil
Liam Meneese
J. Meneese
Benton
Meneese
Robert Craig
Rescuers find the story was exaggerated at Kinkaid Lake
Jackson County sheriff's deputies and two ambulances were dispatched to Kinkaid Lake early today to assist several presumed victims after a report of people falling from cliffs. They found only one man, 26-year-old from Sparta, who had fallen about six feet and was treated at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. expected to be released today. A resident's call around 7:15 a.m. led to the initial belief of multiple injuries at a greater height.
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Jackson County
Kinkaid Lake
Sparta-area
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Union County judge accepts guilty verdicts after mistrial ruling
Union County Circuit Judge D D Bigler agreed to accept jury verdicts of guilty against Dr Amos Rehberger and his son Jeffrey on four charges after a mistrial declaration in April. The judge's move may affect retrial plans for the two undecided counts with sentencing set for September 22.
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Union County
Anna
Amos Rehberger
Jeffrey
Rehberger
Union County Sheriff's
Gary Darnell
Darnell
Dr. Rehberger
D.D. Bigler
Rehbergers
Union County State’s
Larry Karraker
Bigler
William Ballard
Ballard
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Franklin
Absher
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Neal Eckert
Kenneth Alderson
The
Illinois Municipal League
Alderson
James Rush
Greater Egypt
Eckert
Tiffany Yip
Nathan Tyler
Ivan Greene
Butch Nevious
Rainbow's End
DeMaris Berry
Carbondale Mechanics
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