Harrisburg mayor joins strikers in wage talks resume
Harrisburg Illinois AP negotiations to settle a wage dispute between the City of Harrisburg and Operating Engineers Local 318B resume Monday. Picketing by 32 striking city workers including Mayor John Cummins ended at noon Friday with the announcement. Cummins, 57, an employee of the water department, offered to resign to speed negotiations but Monday’s sessions will delay that decision. City workers seek a 75 cent per hour raise while the city offered 50 cents. Cummins earns about $14,000 yearly from the water department and noted he has worked 21 years there, earning more than as mayor. He said city negotiations are handled by attorney Charles Phelps, not the council and mayor.
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Harrisburg, Ill
Harrisburg
John Cummins
Cummins
Water Department
Charles Phelps
Reagan sends Father's Day telegram to James Brady’s father
Harold Brady, 85, received a Father’s Day telegram from President Reagan as James Brady recovers from a March 30 assassination attempt head wound. The message expressed support from the president and the nation, with Nancy joining in the wishes. Dorothy Brady traveled to Washington to visit her son.
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Centralia
Ill
Harold Brady
White House
James Brady
Reagan
Brady
Jim
Nancy
Dorothy Brady
Washington
Carterville seeks new school chief as 45 apply
Carterville Unit 5 School District opens interviews for superintendent applicants after Gerald Cuendet, set to leave June 25 for Mill Valley in California, passes board interview designation. The field includes only Illinois residents and is to be narrowed by the full board over a week to ten days. A decision may come at the July 9 meeting.
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Carterville Unit 5
Gerald Cuendet
Cuendet
Mill Valley
California
Wanda Kirk
Car
Terville Board
Kirk
Illinois
Apartment bid OK'd in Marion zoning approval
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals approved Wayland Sims plan to build two or three one bedroom duplexes on North Madison Street just south of East DeYoung Street in a secondary business district. Sims, developer of Appletree Apartments, seeks a special exception for the project.
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Marion
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals
Wayland Sims
Appletree
Madison Street
DeYoung Street
Sims
Freezing Fresh Foods Tips from Jackson Extension Adviser
Jackson Extension Adviser Kathy Harrison shares practical tips for freezing fruits and vegetables. Freezing is easier than canning and helps preserve garden produce for year round use with reliable methods and best practices.
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Jackson Eee
Kathy Harrison
Life and Death Decisions in Births Across the Nation
The piece discusses the grim and daily reality of end-of-life choices for newborns with defects. It notes ongoing developments without presenting clear solutions, emphasizing the ethical burden faced by families and medical professionals nationwide.
From Columbo to Country to Coal Ray Null’s career shift to music
Ray Null spent ten years as a police officer and rose to chief of the detective bureau. Eleven months ago he left the rat race and moved to Herrin to pursue country music stardom as his dream. Weekday Feature.
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Ray Null
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan Publication and Circulation Info
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily except Saturdays with four offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion. Subscriptions vary by delivery method from 5.75 to 65.00 monthly or 18.00 for three months mail rates. Postage paid in Carbondale and other offices with office and class field numbers listed.
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N. Illinois
Carbondale
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Ill
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Sharpshooters dominate Southern Illinois pistol meet
Murphysboro officer John Martin led with 599 points as SIU Carbondale hosted a Combat Pistol Shoot. Illinois State Police District 13 official Claude Wright finished third with 597, Cape Girardeau officer John Vokerding was second at 598, SIUC security police Jack Fleming placed fourth with 593. Monica Joost led women with 571. Rangemasters of Marion won team honors at 2 348 of 2 400, Menard Correctional Center team close behind.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Martin
Claude Wright
Wright
Illinois State Police District 13
Marion
John Vokerding
Cape Girardeau
Jack Fleming
Siuc Security Police
Monica Joost
Carbondale Police Department
Menard Correctional Center
Big Muddy flood alert issued for Murphysboro
The National Weather Service issued an immediate flood warning for the Big Muddy River at Murphysboro with crest near 19.5 feet expected by midweek. Heavy rains on Saturday raised the river from 11 to 16 feet, possibly cresting higher or later if more rain falls. A second alert was to be issued today by the weather service.
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Murphysboro
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Public review meeting on Health Systems Plan for region
The Greater Egypt Health Council will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Greater Egypt Offices in Carbondale to review revisions to the five year Health Systems Plan prepared for southern Illinois. The meeting will cover Franklin Jackson Jefferson Perry Randolph Washington and Williamson counties with reports from two committees. For more information contact Ran Dorfler at 618 549 3306.
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Greater Egypt
E. College, Carbondale
Comprehensive Health Planning In
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Franklin
Jackson
Jefferson
Perry
Randolph
Washington
Williamson
Dorfler
Heavy rainfall swamps Carbondale sewer plant test run
More than two inches of rain Friday night caused a raw sewage spill at Carbondale's Northwest Sewage Treatment Plant. Chief Operator Gerald Kaufman said the water was captured by ground drains and will be treated. spill likely under 50 gallons per hour. He noted the plant began testing a week ago and has not reached full biological buildup. Environmental officials did not comment on groundwater violation concerns.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
New Northwest
Gerald Kaufman
Kaufman
Illinois Evironmental Protection Agency
Shawnee Library Pressures Dongola Over 1983 Funding Vote
Shawnee Library System threatens service cuts to Dongola School if a local referendum funding its library is not held by January 1983. Sung by Shawnee System Director John Abell at the Dongola Unit School Board meeting, with Gene Mason noting similar appeals to other Southern Illinois libraries. Mason cites economic hardship as a hurdle to residents approving a tax increase for books and films. Also reported: resignation of art teacher Sherry Newton and home economics teacher Laura Nichol. Bill Hatfield hired for English and driver education.
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Shawnee
Dongola
Shawnee System
John Abell
Gene Mason
Illinois
Mason
Sherry Newton
Laura Nichol
Bill Hatfield
Buncombe Hires Remedial Teacher at Grade School
The Buncombe Elementary District No. 43 School Board hired Cathy Clary at its June meeting to fill a new Title I remedial teaching position with a starting salary of 10 000 dollars. The board also approved directing Superintendent Larry Grove to prepare the 1981 82 budget for July approval and backed a resolution supporting efforts to equalize funding across districts.
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Buncombe
Cathy Clary
Clary
Larry Grove
Grove
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