Union official denies secret boat plant negotiations
Henry Gauwitz of the Laborers International Union testified that no secret meetings occurred last November with Mark Twain Marine Industries in Vandalia to arrange a contract. The NLRB accuses the company of bad faith bargaining and weakening Local 87 as a strike drags on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Clindsan
Laborers Union
Mark Twain Marine Industries Inc
Henry Gauwitz
Laborers International Union
Springfield
Neil Thursby
Vandalia
Thursby
National Labor Relations Board Admin
William F. Jacobs
West Frankfort
Vern Simms
Gauwitz and Thursby
Jane Loss
Mark Twain
Lucy Westray
al Freye
NLRB
Local 87
Rayford T. Blankenship
Marge Fisher
Keltner Locke
Claudia Anderson
Disintegration of Jackson County GOP in Carbondale era
In a look at Jackson County politics, Randall Nelson and others attribute the GOP decline to shifts in Carbondale and SIU Carbondale. Democrats gained ground through organized fieldwork and student involvement, while long-time GOP leaders note population growth and changing demographics as factors. Ragsdale and Chancey highlight university staff influence and restructuring of the county board as pivotal, with Republicans warning of a continuing struggle barring major changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Gop
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Randall Nelson
SIUC
Nelson
James Gillmore
de Soto
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
Gillmore
University
Don Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Murphysboro
Bill Kelly
Kelley
Ray Chancey
Chancey
Siu-C
Howard Hood
University Area
Thompson names Du Quoin man to Illinois Board of Education
Gov James R Thompson appointed Walter W Naumer Jr of Du Quoin to the Illinois Board of Education. Naumer 43 is executive VP of Du Quoin Packing Co and principal in Gypsy Hill Farms Sanco Inc and Decatur Packing Division. His term ends Jan 1985 and must be confirmed by the Illinois Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Naumer Jr
du Quoin
James R. Thompson
Illinois Board of Education
Iolinois
Naumer
du Quoin Packing Co
Illinois Senate
Gypsy Hill Farms, Inc
Gypsy Hill Beef and Feed Inc
Sanco Inc
Decatur Packing Division
Decatur
Ala
Two Missouri Men Charged Over Park Flag Theft
Two Missouri men, Leslie Miller of St. Genevieve and John Compton of Perryville, were charged with theft under $150 after the flag valued at $148 was stolen from Kaskaskia State Park in Randolph County. The theft occurred April 20. A $300 reward was offered by concerned citizens, businesses, and organizations. Deputies located the flag in Missouri and arrested the two suspects following a tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kaskaskia State Park
Randolph County
Ardell
Leslie Miller
St. Genevieve
John Compton
Perryville
Currat
Compton
Miller
Survey finds Grand Tower needs jobs and youth programs
A survey by SIUC graduate class aired Monday in Grand Tower before about 80 residents. It identified jobs and youth programs as top city needs, with limited support for youth recreation and mixed views on city cooperation and growth prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Tower
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Terry Alliband
SIUC
Alliband
Robert Masters
Jackson County
Tom Hale
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IUC
GOP
Jane Harris
Richard Richman
Ron Briggs
McGovern
Hill
ED Greek
Thompson
The
du Quoin Business Association
Shagbark
R. B. Hulsen
Quincy
Donald E. Truitt
Palatine
Mercedier C. de Freitas Goodwin
Chicago
Gertrude Monroe
Collinsville
Jack Witkowsky
Adrienne Y. Bailey
Carolyn W. Bergan
Edward J. Copeland
Highland Park
Joe Jines
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