Allen Industries faces uncertain future over wage dispute and plant move
Plant Manager Eldon Hall says Allen Industries may relocate Herrin operations due to Illinois business costs and a union rejection of a lower wage for a proposed vinyl car top division. The firm may shift Vinyl top work to Mississippi while evaluating the Herrin fiber division, with no guaranteed plant survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Industries
Herrin
Illinois
Eldon Hall
Hall
Allen
Michigan
Textile Workers of America Local 1374
Jackson County Finalizes Property Tax Multiplier at 1.8465
The Illinois Department of Revenue issued Jackson County a final property tax multiplier of 1.8465 for 1981 tax bills due in 1982, unchanged from the tentative factor. Assessments are 18.05 percent of market value based on 1978 to 1980 sales, with last year’s factor 1.6902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Illinois
Kinkaid dock rates raised by conservancy district board
Kinkaid Reed's Creek Conservancy District approved raising Dick Daniels marina rates but not all requested charges. Campsite rentals doubled from 250 to 500 while basic house boat moorage rose 10 percent. New surcharges for electrical hookups set at 25, 90, and 120 for multiple AC units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District Board
Jim Lawder
Dick Daniel
Daniel
CHPSI backs Carbondale hospital plan
The CHPSI executive committee endorsed the $3.3 million second phase expansion of Carbondale Memorial Hospital. The panel urged the Health Facilities Planning Board to approve the project at its April meeting and renewed federal funding for Shawnee Health Service and Development Corp. Rural Health Initiative clinics in Murphysboro Grand Tower and Hurst Bush. The CHPSI board also adopted a resolution opposing Gov. Thompson’s Medicaid cuts, offering CHPSI services to address the impact on hospitals and health care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comprehensive Health Planning In
Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
State Health Facilities Planning Board
Shawnee Health Service and Development Corp
Murphysboro
Grand Tower
Hurst Bush
CHPSI
James Thompson
Tuition hike sparks parents call to clean house at SIU
Parents and students debated a 15 to 37 percent tuition increase approved by the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, urging internal cost cuts and broader aid. Carbondale parent Charles McCaughan urged trimming travel expenses and better billing controls after an auditor general report. Edwardsville students urged realism while SIU-C opposed the hike, seeking legislative lobbying and help with impacts from state budget cuts. Chancellor Shaw defended the raise, citing a strapped economy and limited options. Trustee Elliott pressed for data on tuition effects and federal aid cuts to bolster future arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern I]linois University Board of Trustees
Carbondale
Charles McCaughan
Edwardsville
McCaughan
Siu-C
Graduate Student Council
Debbie Brown
SIU
Kenneth Shaw
Shaw
Ivan Elliott
Elliott
William Norwood
Illinois Board of Higher Education
SIU C to raise pay for many professional staff
SIU C will raise salaries for more than 120 administrative professional staff to align with Hay Associates findings. President Albert Somit said raises start April 1 and continue annually until equity is reached, with a minimum increase of 96 dollars or the amount a position is underpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
SIUC
Hay Associates
Albert Somit
Somit
Body Barn Road residents push for fixes in Union County
Anita Plummer along a five mile stretch of Body Barn Road off U S 51 to Dongola Road says the road’s deep ruts and erosion have ruined ball joints and forced costly repairs. Highway officials cite limited funds and patchwork gravel aims while promising to address the hazard as crews work township to township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Koplowitz
Illinois
Union County
Anita Plummer
Tom Gilchrist
U.S. 51
Dongola
Anna
Plummer
Body Barn
Gilchrist
Ple
Highway Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
John McCutchen
Ann Dzengolewski
Tually
Marion Junior High School
Mississippi
Jackson
Kinkaid
By Evan M. Davis
The
Lawder
District Water Plant
Gary Miller
Plumbers and Pipefitters
John Badman
Sue Palczewski
SIU Dental Hygiene
de Soto
Amy Britt
Carbondale Hospital
Union Road
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!