Fire police board relaxes hiring rules to aid blacks
Carbondale's Fire and Police Commissioners approved a rules change to broaden candidate evaluation. The board will rank all fully qualified applicants after exams and drop veteran bonus points, aiming to address racial hiring disparities and align with population makeup. The plan shifts to pass or fail oral reviews and expands consideration beyond top three through Dec 28 expiry of the current list.
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Fire Police Board
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Edward Hogan
Carroll Fry
Cleveland Matthews
Matthews
Hogan
Elizabeth Byrnes
Harvey Welch
Controversy Over Vienna Prison Expansion in Johnson County
Residents debate the governor’s plan to add a 750 bed medium security prison next to the Vienna Correctional Center. Gov. James Thompson relies on petitions and political support, while opponents fear transforming Southern Illinois into a “Liberia.” Thompson cites a flood of letters and 400 jobs as reasons against a public hearing.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Vienna
Johnson County
James Thompson
Thompson
James K. Williams
Illinois
Williams
Liberia
United States
McCormick
C.L. McCormick
Jobs lift Carbondale income far beyond unemployment drop
A study for Carbondale Chamber of Commerce finds 100 new jobs would raise personal income by 221 million dollars over 10 years and increase total taxes by 6.5 million. The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and University of Illinois Bureau of Business and Economic Research prepared the analysis under Prof. A. James Heins. Eric Canada of economic development discusses implications.
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Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
University of Illinois
Prof
A. James Heins
Economic impact of 100 jobs on Carbondale economy
State chamber analysis projects dramatic 10 year gains from a new plant in Carbondale. Personal income could total 221.3 million, with 4.85 million yearly property tax increases and 98.7 million in retail sales. Jobs rise from 472 in year one to 1,442 in year three, then stabilize. Housing, retail and service completions rise, then level off through year ten.
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Canada
Carbondale
Illinois
State Chamber
Fire department improvements raise Carterville insurance rating
Carterville gains a better fire insurance rating of 7 from 8 on a 1 to 10 scale, aided by a new paging system, upgraded equipment, expanded training, more firefighters, and increased water supply. The city, now second only to Cairo and Mount Vernon for lower ratings, will see reduced rates with some insurers.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville
Southern Illinois
Bill Edwards
Edwards
Cairo
Mount Vernon
Budget cut costs 31 Bowen Center jobs in Illinois
Budget cuts of 400000 will eliminate 31 jobs at the A L Bowen Developmental Center in Southern Illinois, effective at month end. Center spokesman Ron Bradley notes the cuts affect salaries for those workers while Anna Mental Health Center faces no similar reductions. Since October 1980, 34 employees have left and were not replaced.
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A.L. Bowen Developmental Center
Ron Bradley
The
American Federation of State
Anna Mental Health Center
Jordan Eddleman
Du Quoin awards Turco’s Feigenbaum Citizen of the Year
Robert Feigenbaum president of Turco Manufacturing was named Du Quoin Business Association Outstanding Citizen of the Year. He reacted with astonishment and noted planned expansion including an Essex International building purchase and possible 100 to 200 new jobs over years. Feigenbaum aims to grow Southern Illinois operations while seeking another acquisition for the region. He and his wife Lois live in Carbondale with three children.
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Turco’s
Robert Feigenbaum
du Quoin
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois and
Turco Manufacturing
du Quoin Business Association
Feigenbaum
Association
Bud ‘Shook
Shook
Turco
Essex International Building
Illinois
Armco Steel Co
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
Lois
Carbondale
Feigenbaums
Southern Illinois Incorporated Area
du Quoin Businss Association
Lost checks finally find the right hands
Federal disability checks misprint issue seeks 600 Southern Illinois recipients. Checks for residents of Anna Alto Pass Carbondale Danville and Mattoon were found in Kansas City and rushed to Illinois for delivery. Officials expect all to have received by yesterday with potential remaining calls.
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Jean Ness
David Carle
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Kansas City
Carle
Anna
Alto Pass
Carbondale
Danville
Mattoon
Simon
Southern Illinois
Anna council funds Sunshine Inn and more activities
The Anna City Council awarded Sunshine Inn Nutrition Center 5000 in federal revenue sharing funds on Tuesday night. City Clerk Pearl Baker said most revenue sharing for the year is allocated. Earlier meetings allocated 60000 for Anna pool repairs and funded other items. The council also moved 15143 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for paving district expenses and declared a city street property surplus for sale.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Sunshine Inn Nutrition Center
Anna
Pearl Baker
Senior Citizens Advisory Council
Re Street
Mine goes unsold union status blamed
Adams Resources struggles to sell its Classic Coal Co mine in Williamson County blaming union status. President Spencer Murchison cites lack of working capital, TVA contract cancellation, and costly equipment shifts as factors while denying labor disputes. The firm also reports losses on Illinois investment and partial writedowns.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Adams Resources
Classic Coal Co
Williamson County
Adams
Spencer Murchison
Murchison
United Mine Workers
Mike Fisher
UMW
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky
Illinois
Chester dock project to double loading capacity
Chester Illinois aims to double coal dock capacity with a $3 million upgrade at Ford Coal Dock south of Chester. A $1.8 million bond issue will be financed via tax free municipal bonds with Chester acting as participating agency. Arch Mineral Corp and Boatmen's Bank arranged bonds. project could create about 12 jobs and lift regional coal mine output. completion hoped for early 1982.
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Ford
Illinois 3
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
St. Louis
City of
Maciejski
Arch Mineral Corp
Sev
Eral Coal
Illinois
Boatmen’s National Bank
Comy
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