Norge to lay off 350 at Herrin plant in November
Norge will idle most of its 1350 worker Herrin plant from Nov 19 for seven workdays and five days in December with potential further days to be canceled if sales forecasts worsen. The layoff affects all plant segments including management as production slows across the appliance industry.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Norge
Herrin
Jon Nicholas
Els
Managment
Nicholas
Carbondale Woman Is Strangled Found Near Strip Mine Pit
A 30 year old Carbondale woman identified as Joan Aileen Wetherall was strangled and dumped at a strip mine pit near the Elkville Vergennes road. Autopsy confirms death by strangulation. body found by a couple fishing. Funeral arrangements by Westchester Funeral Home.
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Carbondale
Elkville-Vergennes Blacktop
Jackson County
Don Ragsdale
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Joan Aileen Wetherall
N. Springer
Holiday Inn
Illinois Avenue
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Ms. Wetherall
May L. Beilke Wetherall
Wisconsin
Cynthia Wetherall
William J. Wetherall
Westchester Funeral Home
Westchester
UMW to hire PR firm in push to unionize Kerr-McGee mine
UMW President Sam Church said the union may hire a public relations firm to aid organizing at Kerr-McGee Coal Corp. near Galatia. A firm has submitted a plan, with decision expected this month, while Church warned Illinois would not get special attention. He indicated about $5 million will be spent on organizing next year, and noted non-union firms are active nationwide.
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Norge
Magic Chef
Cleveland, Tenn
Clyde Whitfield
Nicholas
Oral Goble
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers
Kerr-McGee Coal Corp
Galatia
UMW
Sam Church
Illinois
Harrisburg
Church
Kerr-McGee
MAPCO
Indiana
Princeton
Senate
Reagan
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Christmas charity drives listed by local groups
The Southern Illinoisan seeks Christmas charity drive details from clubs and organizations. Include activity scope, contacts, and a phone number. Deadline November 16. Weather outlook: fair tonight with lows in the 30s to 40s. sunny Friday with highs in the upper 60s. mild fair weekend into Monday with highs around 60s and lows in the 40s.
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Southern Illinoisan
News Desk
P.O
Carbondale Ill
National Weather Service
Columbia lands into orbit on first return-trip shuttle flight
Cape Canaveral reports Columbia lifts off at 10 10 a.m. EST with Engle and Truly aboard for a five day test. The mission aims to prove the shuttle is a reliable rocket and showcase a robotic arm and science monitors.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Earth
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Mission Control
Houston
Dan Brandenstein
Engle
Truly
Rogers Dry Lake
California
Mojave Desert
George Page
Madrid
Spain
NASA
Space Agency
Jackson jail courthouse plan may cost near 10 million
Architects estimate nearly 10 million for a new jail and courthouse renovation in Jackson County. Jail at 5.6 million and court house renovation at 4 million, with site, furnishings, and inflation contingencies. A referendum may be needed. committee deadline is Jan 16 for next March ballot.
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Jackson
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Fischer-Stein and Associates
Carbondale
Fred Powers
St. Louis
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Powers
Robert Crim
Congress
Judicial and Law Enforcement Committee
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Dan Lane
Kerr McGee
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Dea
Speen
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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