Area miners ponder pact amid Illinois vote
Miners across Southern Illinois study a contract aimed at ending a three month strike by United Mine Workers. Many expect rejection in District 12, with local meetings debating job protections, health plan deductibles, and long term pension disparities.
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Barbara Schechter
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
District 12
UMW
West Virginia
Russell Phillips
Inland Steel Coal
Lesser
Phillips
Southern Illinois
George Hazel
Johnston City
Freeman United Coal Co
Hazel
Teresa Dobrinick
Pinckneyville
Consolidation Coal Co
Dobrinick
Consol
Carter
Obie Rich
West Frankfort
Orient 4
Arnold Miller
Richard Waldron
Herrin
Waldron
Clifton Triplett
William Bird
Protest over 17 percent electric rate hike at ICC hearing
About 20 residents testified at Herrin seeking denial of Central Illinois Public Service Co. rate increase, arguing hardship for seniors, the poor, and disabled. SCAM pressed for advertising budget disallowance while CIPS defense cited cost-to-serve and deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Commerce Commission
Herrin
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Southern Counties Action Movement
SCAM
Charles Staten
Carbondale
Robert Blalock
Della Mitchell
Commission
CIPS
Anna Daily
Carterville
Christine Heaton
Ing
Rick Bruyns
Monty Cooper
Laborers International 372
Cooper
Dennis Adamczyk
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Steve Banker
Illinois Public Interest Research Group
Hurst
Environmental Action Foundation
David Rosso
Rosso
Commerce Commission
Clyde Wall
C. S. Heaton
Sam Poe
Speck resigns from Carbondale School Board to run April election
Elsie Speck will resign from the Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Board of Education on April 6 to allow her seat to be filled by the April 8 election. Her departure comes as Linda Brandon and Michael Altekruse’s terms run into April. The board will determine a filling method. Separately, the board debated Barrow’s NEA duties and time off, sticking to the 15 association days in the contract and considering additional days with pay deductions. Barrow expects to miss 9 to 12 days for NEA work.
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Tions
Blalock
David Ostendorf
SCAM
Rosso
CIPS
Carbondale
Board of Education
Elsie Speck
Linda Brandon
Michael Altekruse
Lincoln
Robert Barrow
National Education Association
Barrow
NEA
Carbondale Education Association
Association
Spe
CCHS board weighs personnel as budget talks loom
CCHS District 165 met in closed session to discuss employing staff for 1978 79. Board appointed Carol McDermott and John Baker to help Superintendent Reid Martin evaluate administrators. Officials warned of upcoming state aid cuts and urged public discussion of finances. Athletics funds were debated after last spring's self support policy, with no action taken. A senior physical education waiver was approved 4 3 for next year. derailed Illinois Terminal freight train near Collinsville closed Illinois 157 for about an hour with no injuries.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Board of Education
Roy Weshinskey
Carol McDermott
John H. Baker
CCHS
Reid Martin
Weshinskey
Baker
Doug Woolard
Larry Jackson
Tom O’boyle
Booster Club
Wesley Gibson
Weshinskey, Baker
Barbara Bennett
B. J. Schwegman
Robert Brewer
William Corney
Collinsville
Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois 157
Granite City Mills
Lustour plant expansion and new offices in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Chamber members heard Lustour Corporation now houses its central offices at the North 19th Street plant. The operation, once a shoe string start in 1947, has grown to 165000 square feet with 250 employees and 15 million dollars in annual sales, packing foil labels for foods and many other products.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
William F. Masterson
Lastour
Richard Skrobis
Murphysboro
Skrobis
Chamber
Masterson
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David Roose
Mary O'Hara
Charles Stalon
ICC
Carbondale Grade Board
Ganization
Butch Nevious
William Masterson
New Press
Lustour
Chamber Industrial Committee
Raymond Burroughs
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