Water fight crowns Du Quoin Jaycees in 32-team tourney
In Du Quoin on Thursday evening the Du Quoin Jaycees won a 32-team elimination water fight. The Senior Citizens from Du Quoin went undefeated in three rounds before withdrawing. About 1,000 spectators watched teams of adults hose a barrel from a wire. first place earned by Jaycees, with Merchants Association second and Lazy Acres third. A follow up water fight for youngsters is planned Saturday at Keyes City Park with two age brackets.
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du Quoin
Lion’s Club
Ig City Park
Richard Franck
du Quoin Jaycees
du Quoin Retail Merchants Association
Lazy Acres
Froneck
Jack’s
Franck
Keyes City Park
Tornado aid center closes after handling 993 requests
The Federal Disaster Assistance Center at Marion Washington School gym closed after six days handling 993 applicants. FEMA noted 148 requests on Thursday and hotlines remain active. SBA logged 690 home loan, 103 business loan interviews. ISBE unemployment aid, Red Cross, Volunteer Services, and other groups supported victims. Donations and ongoing church-based aid continue with location hours and furniture needs emphasized.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Washington School
Harry King
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Samu Business Administration
SBA
Illinois Bureau of Employment Security
Illinois State Tree of Insurance
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Volunteer Services Inc
Federal Assistance Center
Marion Ministerial Alliance
Richard Behringer
Zion United Church of Christ
W. Cherry St
First Presbyterian Church
S. Carbon
First Baptist Church
N. Monroe
Enringer
Pay Cuts Hit Allen Industries Managers in Herrin
Dayco Corp the parent firm orders a rollback affecting about 50 percent of Allen staff. At the Herrin plant 32 managers face up to 8 percent pay reductions aligning salaries with Oct 31 1981 levels. The move part of broad Dayco cuts aiming to save jobs amid weak economy.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Allen Industries
Herrin
Dayco Corp
Allen
Dayco
S. Allen
Eldon Hall
Dayce
Hall
Wall Street Journal
Dayton
Gordon
Corporation
Thomas E. Ryan
Churches form unit to sustain disaster relief after tornado
In Marion a united church effort MERCI forms to continue long-run aid after federal state help ends. Rev Marlin Otte says MERCI will advocate for victims and refer to mental health services while 20 churches keep assisting for as long as needed. A nine member board will meet at First Christian Church to elect officers and plan full time leadership.
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Marion
Olive Haynes
First United Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ
N. Market
Wal-Mart
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Emergency Relief Community Interfaith
MERCI
Church World Service
Red Cross
Marlin Otte
Otte
First Christian Church
Secre
SIU trustees delay redrafting top administrator search process
SIU Board of Trustees will defer changes to the chancellor and president search procedures until fall to allow faculty and the university community time to comment after summer break. Trustees aim to review comments, draft preferred procedures, and reconvene by September for a unified proposal.
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Jean Ness
Southern
Wil
Liam Norwood
See Medical
Norwood
Hardenbergh
SIU
Stanley McAnally
SIUC
Sharon Holmes
Allice Griffin
Halmes
Civil Service bumping policy urged at SIU
Jean Ness reports that SIU and other Illinois universities should allow laid off civil service workers to transfer to other state university jobs. SIU Chancellor Kenneth Shaw notes the merit board’s request to consider humane cuts, as about 120 civil service positions at Carbondale and 43 at Edwardsville may be left unfilled next year. The merit board is advisory to state universities.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Ilinois
SIU
Ivan
University Civil Service Merit Board
Civil Service
Kenneth Shawin
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Merit Board
SIU professor on trial in Oregon over padded loss claim
Arthur S. Gloster II, SIU Carbondale computing official and former University of Oregon professor, faces four counts of mail fraud and one of wire fraud for allegedly padding a $26,000 silverware loss. Defense says no scheme. prosecutor asserts deliberate theft, insurance policy manipulation, and false loss reporting.
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Eugene, Ore
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Oregon
Arthur S. Gloster II
University of Oregon
Carbondale
Robert McCrea
Gloster
Eugene
McCrea
Rome
U.S
Tom Coffin
American States Insurance Co
Rust May Curtail Wheat Yields and Delays Harvest
Area advisers report rust threatens wheat up to 20 percent in some counties while most corn and soybeans are planted. Wheat harvest may start around June 18 to 20. Apples are developing well aside from winter freeze damage. strawberry and blueberry picking begin in early summer with limited yields due to a late frost impact.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Randolph County
Charles Willman
Charles Howel
Union County
William Wagner
Chris Doll
Blueberry Hill
Cobden
Frandon Farms
Murphysboro
Thornness Blackberry
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Cathern Justice
Robert Conklin
H.B. Koplowitz
Ohio
Soviet Union
Edith Reich
Edwin J. Gordon
Jeanette Curry
International
Siu C
Hoss
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