Anna Veterans Day Parade Shouts America in Union County
The Anna Veterans Day parade drew thousands along the route from the fairgrounds to the Jonesboro courthouse. The 90 minute event featured Brownie Scouts, marching bands, Shriners, and a standout drill team from Morganfield, Kentucky. Winners included Union County Sportsmen’s Club for best original float and the Hillside Terrace Nursing Home float bearing the slogan Only in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Anna Fairgrounds
Jonesboro
America
Union County
Anna Jonesboro High School
Shriners
Earle C. Clements
Morganfield
Union County Sportsmen’s Club
U.S. Forest Service
Bill Turner
Chester Spears
Anna Vfw Post
Fairgrounds
Cobden
Anna Jones
Boro
Shawnee
Marine Reserves
Indiana
Carroll P. Foster Vfw
Southern Illinois
VFW
Union County Saddle Club
Williamson County
Carbondale
Carrier Mills American Legion
Hillside Terrace
SIU weighs 37 1 2 hour work week cut for staff
SIU trustees at Edwardsville view a plan to reduce the work week to 37.5 hours for civil service staff and others kept on time records, with final action due next month in Carbondale. A parallel proposal delays SIU’s participation in a state early retirement plan until June 1 to assess costs and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Thomas C. Britton
Siu-C
Albert Somit
Siu-E
Earl Lazerson
SIU
Kenneth Shaw
University of Illinois
Somit
Zeigler Coal seals 20 year Florida coal deal
Zeigler Coal Co. will supply Tampa Electric Co. with up to 1 million tons of coal annually from its Sparta and No. 11 mines in Randolph County. Coal will be cleaned near the mines, shipped by unit train to Jackson County's Corn Coal Terminal dock owned by Houston Natural Gas Corp. Employment stands at 201 at Sparta and 280 at No. 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler Coal Co
Florida
Randolph County
Tampa Electric Co
Sparta
No. 11
Coulterville
Corn Coal Terminal
Jackson County
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Zeigler Coal
Free health services cut by funding gaps in Jackson County
Jackson County Health Department may charge for some services as state and federal funds shrink. WIC will drop from 1300 to 800 served, with income limits lowered. Cuts force layoffs and reduce nutrition, immunization, and counseling services while flu vaccine ends free distribution. Public aid exams, birth control counseling, and other free checks could face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County
Jackson County Health Department
Siegfried Wolff
County Department
WIC
Health Department
Wolff
County Board
Douglas Eriksen
Eriksen
Lake County
Allen Industries avoids strike with historic new contract
Herrin labor group ratified a three year pact keeping 260 workers employed at the plant and affecting 350 overall. The deal worth a $3 million pay increase runs March 26 with retroactive pay and raises planned for 1982 1983 and 1984 plus expanded retirement life insurance and health benefits. Plant manager Eldon Hall said the agreement ends a long history of strikes and signals a stable future despite a bleak 1982 auto year outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Allen Industries
Herrin
Eldon Hall
Hall
Herrin City Hall
Pete Finney
Textile Workers of American Local 1374
Allen
Hamilton
Ontario
Dayce Corp
Dayton
Ohio
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Patricia Stone, Anna
Kera Potts
Lick Creek
Jerry Lower
Thurman McGee
Carrier Mills
SIU Board
Randolph County Mines
Joe Jines
Donald Swinford
Finney
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