Jackson County board funds jail site options with blank check
The Jackson County Board empowered its ad hoc building committee to purchase options on an unspecified number of potential jail and office sites with no price limit. The move allowed time for board consideration, with options in effect until a site is chosen, and possible bond financing discussed for construction.
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Jackson Board
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Jackson County Board
Larry Lipe
Eugene Chambers
Eugene Dybvig
William Shufflebarger
Dybvig
Shufflebarger
Six Jackson County districts to be redrawn after 1980 census
The Jackson County Board will redraw at least six of its seven district boundaries before the 1982 election to reflect 1980 census shifts. A 5 percent population variation is eyed as allowable, with districts ranging from 5,707 to 12,568 in current counts. A special meeting June 22 may approve a plan. July 1 deadlines loom if no plan emerges.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
Sharon Kowalzik
Clude
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Republican and
Democratic County Central Committees Committee
Robert Crim
Crim
Shirley Booker
Mary Nell Chew
County Health Board
Lorenen Twenhafel
Neill Valdes
County Housing Authority Board
Jane Harris
Personnel Services Board
Rose Vieth
Naomi Williams
Elwyn Zimmerman
Murphysboro mayor gets flat $150 monthly travel pay
Murphysboro stands apart in Southern Illinois with a fixed travel allowance for the mayor. Alderman William Ryan criticized paying $1,800 yearly without vouchers as a secret salary, citing contrasting practices in nearby towns and varying mayoral compensation.
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Sydney Appleton
Murphysboro
William Ryan
Ryan
Joe Williams
Bruce Richmond
Richmond
Appleton
Arbondale
Virginia Edwards
Herrin Youth Wounded in Accident Shotgun Incident
Tommy Teller, 17, of Herrin, is listed in critical condition at Herrin Hospital after a shotgun discharged while two youths, one unnamed, examined the weapon at a residence. Police say initial interviews indicate the shooting was purely accidental.
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Tommy Teller
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Bruce Townsend
Teller
Townsend
New SIU-C law school named for founder Hiram H. Lesar
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will name its new law school building after Hiram H. Lesar, the first dean and twice acting president of SIUC. Lesar, 69, formerly dean at Washington University School of Law, led SIUC’s law school from 1972 to 1980.
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New Siu-C Law School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIU
Law School
Hiram H. Lesar
Lesar
SIUC
David R. Derge
Warren W. Brandt
Thebes
Alexander County
Washington University School of Law
Board leaves White lawsuit in other hands
The Jackson County Board gave the state's attorney and its insurer with Sheriff Don White authority to settle the suit filed by jail cook Elsie Pierson, fired after White's theft and misconduct trial. The panel vote 9-5 allows out of court settlement up to the insurer’s policy limits minus a 2500 deductible. Mrs. Pierson seeks back pay reinstatement benefits costs and fees. White was acquitted in the criminal case.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
Don White
White
Elsie Pierson
County Insurance Company
John Clemons
Clemons
Insurance Company
Sharon Kowalzik
Irvin Phoenix
William Shufflebarger
Eugene Chambers
Hubert Crim
Pierson
U.S District Court
Benton
Cook
SIU pay plan stresses merit at higher levels
The SIU Board of Trustees approved a salary distribution plan with about 60 percent of higher level staff increases based on merit and around 50 percent for faculty, administrative and professional staff, and 20 percent for civil service. The plan notes increases won't fully offset inflation, with Gov. Thompson proposing 8 percent raises this year. If approved, faculty and admin staff could see roughly $80 monthly boosts while civil service would gain about $69 or 6 percent, whichever is greater.
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Civil Service Range
SIU Board of Trustees
Siu-Edwardsville
James Thompson
SIU Board Approves State Raise Plan for Staff and Faculty
Trustees authorize raises tied to state funds with an 8 percent cap for faculty and staff. Fulltime admin employees under Chancellor Shaw get 3 percent, 5 percent merit, and catch-up funds avoid those earning over 40,000. Civil service follows the same merit basis. graduate assistants’ raises align with state funds. A new university property policy aims to curb moonlighting and define equipment use.
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Civil Service
Kenneth Shaw
Civil Service Range
SIUC
SIU
Siu-C
Marion Center appoints cultural arts coordinator role
The Thursday report identifies Brad Faughn as cultural arts coordinator of the Marion Cultural and Civic Center, with Ray Reynolds serving as director.
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Brad Faughn
Marion
Marion Civic Center proves small towns can support arts
Brad Faughn, Marion Cultural and Civic Center director since 1980, argues small towns sustain rich arts programs. The center, with a 170000 dollar budget, has hosted Ferrante and Teicher, a jazz ensemble, and Pippin, while planning Ernest Borgnine's An Offer You Can't Refuse.
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Marion’s
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan Grand Opera
Marion
Illinois
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
National Opera Company
Ferrante
Teicher
Exodus”’ Fame
Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble
Shryock Auditorium
Carbondale
Faughn
Civic Center Board of Directors
Ferrante and Teicher
Ernest Borgnine
Marion Center
Borgnine
Midwest
Broadway
Los Angeles
Ballet Metropolitan
Center
Preservation Hall
Chopin
Robert Guralnik
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Finance Committee
Douglas Eriksen
Sipe
Lipe
Illinois Department of Corrections
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
H.B. Koplowitz
Hans Fischer
Maureen Johnston
Robert Butler
Sharon Ricketts
Don Swinford
Pinckneyville
Dorothy Samuel
John Boyd
du Quoin
Robert Armstrong
Jean Ness
Southern Ilinois University
Co Khes
Aater
Dorothy Brown
Linois
van Cliburn
Civic Center
Young People’s Arts
Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra
Paradise Alley Players
Orpheum Theatre
Illinois Arts Council
Marion Civic Center
Robert L. Butler
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Jay Bryant
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