Teachers' pay rises lag inflation in Southern Illinois
Salaries for teachers in five major Southern Illinois districts have risen over four years but remain below the 23 percent inflation level. Administrators and teachers say higher salaries do not match other professions, with beginning and top-scale increases shown in Herrin, Marion, Murphysboro, Carbondale, and Carbondale Grade District 95.
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Southern Illinois
Leslie McColumn
Williamson County
Ilinois
Dept. of Labor
Norge Co
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Tom Reilly
IEA
Region 39
Ben Brinkley
Lmisery
Kathy Wheeler
Herrin Education Association
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Souther
Illinois
A. C. Store
Marion Community Unit
James C. Blackwood
Carbondale Central High
Arthur Black
Educational Fund
Carbondale High School
Schools Struggle With Inflation Hit In Five Districts
Inflation pinches five Southern Illinois districts as budgets rise 30 to 35 percent while enrollment falls slightly. Salaries dominate costs though spending per student rises, with transportation and materials costs inflating faster than district ADA declines. Officials say_constant staff levels and rising fuel, paper, and supply costs force continued budget tightening amid uncertain state aid.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Mindsan
Southern Illinois
Area school budgets go up despite falling attendance
Districts report rising operating cost per pupil and shrinking ADA since FY 1972 with state aid fluctuating. Marion sees higher state aid after equalizer cuts, Carbondale projects similar funds as two years ago. Districts seek savings via bulk buying, pooling, and reuse of old buildings but safety codes and renovation costs limit options. Administrators note tax rates stagnation forces tighter budgeting and cannot quickly pass costs to consumers.
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Herrin
Marion
Tom Reilly
Illinois Education Association
IEA
Carbondale
Laurence Martin
Murphysboro
Black
Carbondale High School
Sid MG
Central High School
Veterans Administration Hospital
Supt
Clarida
Redevelopment push eyed by Murphysboro officials
Murphysboro officials heard a downtown redevelopment plan outlined by the Retail Interest Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Fourteen firms signed storefront development contracts with General Design Co of Greenville, while city plans for a beautification program were sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Windsaw
Murphysboro
Bob Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
General Design Co
Greenville
Wilson
Bob Waits
Chester Steele
Herrin Accepts Bids For Street Surfacing Project
Herrin city bids for oiling and chip paving of streets were accepted from Southern Illinois Stone Co. of Buncombe and Illini Asphalt Corp. of Ben-ton. The council will likely approve a resolution to use about 45,000 in state Motor Fuel tax funds. Bids: 2,500 for stone surfacing, 38 cents per gallon for sealer, and 6.45 per ton for bituminous material. Street work to start in roughly two weeks on 59 city streets.
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Hardwig
Bowers
Hart
Murphysboro
STUC
Chester Steele
Jerry McClerren
Fire and Police Committee
Southern Tlinois Stone Co
Buncombe
Illini Asehat Corp
Benton
Herrin
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort reports fifth water main break this month
West Frankfort experienced its fifth water line break this month when a 12 foot main on Lindell Street split open in the early hours. Water officials said the boil order remains in effect while tests are run, with potential lifting as soon as Thursday. Residents in several blocks were without water until about 10 30 p m.
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West Frankfort
Lindell Street
Rend Lake Water
Mike Mondino
Environmental Protection Agency
Mondina
Marion to use gymnasiums as classrooms in Logan dispute
Marion Unit Two School Board approved partitioning Washington and Logan gymnasiums into 10 classrooms due to Logan School’s condemnation as unsafe. The plan aims to seat 370 Logan pupils, with remodeling costs estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, while seeking state grants and a bond issue for a new school.
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C. R. Walley
Washington and Logan School
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Logan School
Logan
Williamson County
Leslie McCollum
Illinois Office of Education
Illnois Capital Development Board
Storme
Ketball
Carl Manier
Washington-Logan
Washington
Manier
CDB
Kaeser
Clay Hunter
Wildcat strike ends at Zeigler mines in Illinois area
About 6,500 miners were idle after a wildcat walkout at Zeigler Coal Co. Spar tan mine near Coulterville and Zeigler No 1 mine. The dispute over which local union would represent prep workers triggered the action. UMW officials and Zeigler executives met all day Tuesday, and miners returned to work Tuesday night as the strike was settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat
Oltimeter
Milinsis Tuérday
Zeigler Coal Co
Coulterville
Zeigler
Tered
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Murnhyvebiro
Ilinois Office of Education
TEA
Office of Education
Richard Kerins
Centralia
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Terter
U.S
Mike Tracy
Centralia Cartade Co
William Allabastro
Allabastro Wreck
Ing Service
Pete Zimmerman
Ilinois Education Association
William Clarida
ADA
Leslie, McCollum
Ing
CPP
Redevelopment Committee
Willard Hart
Southern Dlinois University-Carbondale
William Hardwig
Michael Bowers
Hari
Jr. Blankinship and Associates
Frankfort
Marion Employes Association
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