Miners vote on pact hinges on Miller era views
The United Mine Workers set Tuesday for a rolling vote on a new contract. About 160,000 miners are eligible, with 17,500 in Illinois District 12. A simple majority of those voting ratifies, ending a strike that began Friday. If approved, miners may return to work Thursday as the Eight Hour Holiday approaches.
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Simon Backs Oil to Coal Bills Backing Utilities Switch
U S Representative Paul Simon D Carbon dale backs two bills to spur utilities to convert oil fired plants to coal The Rahall bill would offer tax write offs for coal use property pollution control equipment and replaced plants and extend energy tax credits It would also allow voluntary plant conversions under Clean Air Act relief and authorize industrial development bonds for municipal utilities to fund conversions The St Germain measure would grant direct federal grants to utilities for conversion efforts.
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Nick Joe Rahall
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Church to face miners who call pact a sellout
United Mine Workers President Sam Church heads into West Virginia coalfields for tense meetings as 160,000 striking miners prepare to vote on a tentative contract with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. He argues the pact offers a 36 percent pay raise over three years amid market uncertainty.
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High court OKs family taking child from cult
The Supreme Court let stand Minnesota rulings allowing parents to lock up an adult child and deprogram her from The Way Ministry cult. Susan Peterson, raised near Bird Island, was seized in 1976 at 21 and confined for days by deprogrammers, later leaving to rejoin her fiancé in the group. Also ruled today: Huey Newton's 1978 conviction stands for illegal gun possession. Extradition case for a woman who aided authorities in a European heroin ring proceeds. Kentucky politician election salary pledge case to be decided. and the ban on workers refusing union membership amid unfair labor practices disputes remains.
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Kentucky
Sunday Storm Brings Wind but Little Rain to Southern Illinois
Thunderstorms moved through Southern Illinois on Sunday delivering wind gusts near severe thresholds while rainfall stayed light in Carbondale at .45 inch and nearby Cape Girardeau saw .87 inch. Weather observer Steve Piltz notes drought relief remains far short with seven more inches needed to restore soil moisture and fill wells and reservoirs.
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Cape Girardeau
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Pinckneyville mulls funding for waterworks project
Pinckneyville seeks new federal or government loans after losing a $414,000 Economic Development Administration grant. Mayor John Boyd says Farmer’s Home Administration may loan 40 percent of any amount obtained, aiming to shift the raw water line away from Beaucoup Creek and address backwash discharge concerns raised by the EPA.
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Three Area Ambulance Services Certified by IDPH
Jackson County Ambulance Service Herrin Ambulance Service and Christopher Rural Health Ambulance Service have been certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health as providers of emergency medical care. Each received a certificate of merit and a Star of Life decal for their emergency vehicles in recognition of meeting federal standards. The Star of Life signals nationwide standards and after September 30 1980 only certified providers may use the insignia.
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Christopher Rural Health Ambulance Service
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Star of Life
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Postmaster Changes Box 2108 Address in Carbondale Ill
Postal notice directs readers to send address changes to the Southern Illinoisan at Box 2108 Carbondale Illinois 62901.
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Murphysboro
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