Tentative Roofers Agreement Endorsed After 11 Day Strike
Negotiators for Roofers Local 255 and Southern Illinois Builders Association reached a tentative contract in Mt. Vernon. If union members approve Sunday, roofers will return to work Tuesday. About 100 roofers across 18 counties were affected. Main dispute centered on wages and fringe benefits. Public school projects stalled due to the strike.
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Roofers Local 255
Southern Illinois Builders Association
SIBA
Mt. Vernon
Bill Butler
Marion
Butler
Bill Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Illinois
Pothole plan delays Southern Illinois road projects
Gov James Thompson's plan to repair winter damaged highways shifts transportation funds within the Illinois budget. Two intersection improvements at Illinois 13 with Illinois 148 and New Era Road will be postponed to fund resurfacing. A series of resurfacing works on listed routes will proceed this summer with funds freed by the plan.
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James Thompson
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Jim Newton
The
Illinois de
Illinois 13
Illinois 148
New Era Road
Newton
Sunfield Wye
Franklin County
Creal Springs
Johnson County
Mulkeytown
Vernell Sellars
Herrin
Murphysboro Fatal and Injury Crashes on Illinois 13
Two crashes near Chap man Rollo Furniture Store on Illinois 13 east of Murphysboro left Marsha Themig dead and Patrick Themig and Barry Moore injured. The Themigs were in a westbound car that overturned. Moore, a 17 year old, lost control of his motorcycle and was treated for concussion and other injuries. Moore faces improper passing and license violations.
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Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Waterloo
Marsha Themig
Patrick
Barry Moore
Route 1
Chapman-Rollo Furniture
Patrick Themig
Themig
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Moore
St. Joseph Hospital
UMW Lobbyist Falls Ill After Illinois Breakfast Meet
Illinois lobbyist Gerald Hawkins of the United Mine Workers of America was hospitalized in Pinckneyville after illness suspected food poisoning. He planned a breakfast with President Carter in Springfield but dined alone. Another UMW official, Jonathan Williams of Beckley, was hospitalized in Evansville. a companion felt ill but returned home. Attendees came from several states and Canada after a coal conference at SIU Carbondale.
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Gerald Hawkins
Carter
Springfield
du Quoin
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Hawkins
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Jonathan Williams
Beckley
W. Va
Evansville
Ind
Williams
West Virginia
Flatts awaits decision on accreditation in Illinois
Flatts Grade School District in Franklin County seeks accreditation from the Illinois Office of Education after a long absence since 1969. IOE officials delayed meeting, with district superintendent Adrian Walker predicting accreditation despite legal disputes over dissolution and a lingering injunction.
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Flatts
Illinois Office of Education
Franklin County
Eric Lietz
IOE
Adrian Walker
Lietz
Elvis Nolen
Walker
Nolen
Frank Trobaugh
Stamp collectors chase 16 cent postcards post office mix up
Carbondale post office sells 16 cent first class stamps while awaiting government guidance after rate rose to 15 cents. The stamps feature the Statue of Liberty and are legally issued. Collectors inquire as offices await federal instruction and some stamps may be returned to Washington. Peoria reports large stock ready for discard.
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Karen Rothe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Post Office
U.S. Postal Service
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Alberta Miller
Post Office
State of Liberty
Mislaid pipes mishap reported at five p m Thursday
A mishap occurred around 5 p m on Thursday involving a truck driven by Billy Ray Scott of Smithville enn. The incident details remain brief with no further injuries or outcomes disclosed.
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Billy Ray Scott
Smithville
Enn
Probe seeks link to Marion inmates in fatal helicopter escape
Barbara Oswald, 42, Army veteran and mother of five, was shot dead in a helicopter crash near Marion federal penitentiary while allegedly aiding an escape attempt. Federal investigators probe her background, including past prostitution rumors, while officials say no charges link to her demise. Her Army history spans air traffic control roles and service at Ft. Leavenworth, Camp McCoy, Ft. Hood, and Ft. Riley, retiring as a staff sergeant.
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Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
Barbara Oswald
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Jim Groetsch
Webster College
St. Louis
Groetsch
St Louis
Marion
Eliot Aninof
Morrow
Garrett Trapnell
Oswald
Venworth
Kan
Camp McCoy
Wis
Ft. Hood
Texas
Ft. Riley
Emmett Schmitt
Springfield
FBI
Two Carbondale residents charged in cocaine distribution
A federal grand jury in East St. Louis indicted Steven D. Fain and Domonique Gilbert on cocaine distribution counts. Fain faces one aiding and abetting charge plus four distribution counts, Gilbert one distribution count. Offense dates span Oct 12 last year to Apr 5 this year. Street value estimated in the thousands.
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Carbondale
East St. Louis
U.S
Steven D. Fain
Domonique Gilbert
Walter Schroeder
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Fain
Gilbert
Schroeder
Carbondale Gets Rail Relocation Funds For Depot Overpass
Carbondale has a $795,035 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to engineer a downtown railroad depot and an overpass at Pleasant Hill Road as part of a $1.87 million first phase and a total project budget over $52 million. Director Eldon Gosnell noted the funds cover architectural and engineering work and administration costs with more than $1.07 million expected next week.
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Carbondale
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pleasant Hill Road
Eldon Gosnell
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Gosnell
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Russ Mitchell
Partment of Transportation
Cobden
Makanda Road
du Quoin Man
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Ed Gray
Gray
States
Canada
Ernie Branson
Probe
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