Committees and procedures roil Christopher mayor in dispute
Christopher Mayor John Regis clashes with aldermen over a title change for the water superintendent. A moved meeting drew 30 residents. votes split along party lines as Evansizer and Collier faced vetoes and resignations. City attorney suggests fixed committee schedules to avoid future friction.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Christopher
John Regis
Regis
Hampton Building
Phil Steinmetz
Scott Richard
Dean Overturf
Bill Collier
George Evilsizer
Charles Burnam
Max Heinzman
Judi Hudgens
Ernest ‘‘Blackie
Mororesi
Tony Pecherino
Evilsizer
Steinmetz
Water and Sewer Committee
Vee Ey Ke
Acelin
Collier
Police
Street and Alley
Richard
Overturf
Christopher Community High
Robert
Frank Nikolich
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Jeff Troutt
Royalton add police help and city clean up plans
Royalton moves to bolster its auxilliary police by two officers David Fuller and Frank Chekevdia to cover vacations. The board discusses clean up day plans pending solutions for large appliances and future volunteer help. Officials seek bids for lawnmowers and approve gas allotment for the sewer clerk as cleanup and street maintenance ideas unfold.
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Kay Herstedt
Southern Illinoisan
Royalton Village
David Fuller
Frank ‘‘Chick
Chekevdia
Willard Caldwell
Sting
Hurst and Bush
Cities Water Co
Main Street
Galdwell
Royalton
Cobden sewage plant at 19 percent progress
Cobden village board reports 19 percent completion on the new sewage treatment plant southeast of the village. Board approves a partial payment of 74,345 dollars to Lucas and Construction Co. of Grand River, Kentucky, funded by a 752,700 dollar EPA grant plus 25 percent village share. Reappointment of the same committee chairmen as last fiscal year approved.
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Cobden
Lucas and Cons Construction Co
Grand River
Construc
Environmental Protection Agency
Ava Board approves pay raise and new liquor license
The Ava Village Board raises part time maintenance man Bill Lee from 3.50 to 5.00 dollars per hour. Allen Hagney receives a village liquor license for The Hootin Owl, contingent on moving his residence inside village limits within 60 days. A cleanup committee is appointed to report back at the next meeting.
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Ava Village Board
Bill Lee
Lee
Margie Heiman
Allen Hagney
Joe’s
Hagney
Tamaroa area bus cooperation stalls at meeting
Three Tamaroa districts debated the future of a regional bus system. District 5 favors independence or payment for its service by the others, while Districts 102 and 211 urge continued cooperation. District 5 currently spends about 1260 dollars for cross-district routing.
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Tamaroa
Tamaroa 5
District 5
Carrol Smith
District 211
Kenneth Graves
Gene Knapp
Knapp
Smith
Graves
Vienna may house Johnson ambulance move approved
Johnson County Ambulance Service may operate from a Vienna public safety center by mid summer after a seven member ambulance board vote. Five supported the move with one absent and one abstaining. The city offers rent free space in the Vienna Public Library basement and dispatch duties for Vienna police in exchange.
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Johnson County
Vienna
Doug Aly
Vienna Public Library
Wil
Vienna Police
Mike Gray
Subscription Rates for Carrier and Mail Deliveries
Rates listed for Sunday and Friday carrier delivery six dollars per four weeks, motor route six fifty per four weeks, and mail subscriptions with advance payment. Pricing varies by 18 county outside area and Illinois, with annual and shorter terms. Contact numbers and post office box address provided for Southern Illinoisan readers in Carbondale Illinois.
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Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Reagan and allies push fast action on voting rights extension
President Reagan and a broad mix of conservatives and liberals on the Senate Judiciary Committee press for swift passage of a compromise extending key Voting Rights Act provisions. The plan, backed by Kennedy Grassley and major civil rights groups, aims for summer renewal and courtroom-robust rules amid expected votes and a potential filibuster.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Charles Grassley
Iowa
NAACP
Judiciary Committee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Judiciary Panel
White House cool to new budget effort
White House officials downplay renewed bipartisanship hopes as Republican leaders vow another try at a bipartisan budget compromise. Reagan aims to revive coalition with conservative Democrats while the Senate Budget Committee resumes work on its spending outline after Domenici adjourned to block Hollings.
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White House
Washington
Reagan
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Senate Budget Committee
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c
Congress
Domenici
Hollings
Carpenters OK Three Year Pact With Pay Increase
The Egyptian District Council of Carpenters ratified a three year contract with the Southern Illinois Builders Association. Members in Centralia Mount Vernon and Salem voted to approve the deal raising hourly pay $1 each year. The first raise retroactive to April 1 brings carpenters to 13.51 per hour plus benefits.
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Carpenters’ Pact
Ok’d
Associated Press
Egyptian District Council of Carpenters
Southern Illinois Builders’ Association
Arthur Vincent
Centralia
Mount Vernon
Salem
Illinois
Carpenters
Vincent
Builders’ Association
Associated General Contractors
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