De Soto District 86 Okays Policy Changes And Budget Action
The De Soto District 86 board tentatively approved Illinois law driven policy changes including open meeting definitions voice vote recording and minutes for closed sessions plus higher bid thresholds from 2500 to 5000. They also approved a staff resignation policy and minor discipline and expression policy updates while approving a 266000 tax levy and scheduling Christmas and band programs and noting a curriculum study and playground hole repairs.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Board of Education
de Soto
Illinois
Harold Klingenberg
Klingenberg
Banovic eyed for international union posts with Trumka slate
Evan M. Davis reports that John Banovic, elected president of United Mine Workers District 12 in Illinois, is touted as a candidate for international secretary treasurer next year. A slate includes Richard Trumka for president and Cecil Roberts for vice president, with Gaylon Parks noting second hand confirmation. Burnished by district leaders, Banovic has not commented and Leroy Bauer questions his run.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers District 12
Illinois
John Banovic
Banovic
International
Richard Trumka
Pennsylvania
Cecil Roberts
West Virginia
Gaylon Parks
Paulton
District 12
TrumkKa-Roberts-Banovic
Trumka
IEB
Walter Suba
Roberts
UMW
Sam Church
Arnold Miller
Church
Buncombe Man Dies in Tractor Accident at Home
Donald Mighell 76 of Route 1 Buncombe died at 10 am Tuesday November 17 1981 near his home when his tractor slipped from gear and overturned on a steep hill Johnson County deputy Jim Alsip said. He was born October 5 1905 in Shawnee Oklahoma and survived by his wife three sons five grandchildren 19 great grandchildren one sister and one brother. Funeral services set for Friday at Whitney Funeral Home Vienna with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery east of Buncombe. Friends may call after 5 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
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Donald ‘‘Clown
Mighell
Route 1
Buncombe
Dallas
Eliza Ann Jolly Mighell
Anna King
Vienna
Jack
Larry
Lance
Thelma Burklow
Manteno
Willard
Ward
Whitney Funeral Home
Mount Zion Cemetery
Funeral
Norge Fire Quickly Extinguished at Norge Inc Machine Shop
A pile of magnesium shavings caught fire at about 7 50 am in the Norge Inc machine shop in Herrin. The Herrin Fire Department arrived and found the pallet moved outdoors by forklift before damage occurred. Neither party had Class D extinguishers and firefighters monitored the metal fire until it was out.
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Norge Inc
Herrin
Fire Department
Norge
Harrisburg Man Hurt After Pickup Hits UPS Tractor Trailer
A Harrisburg man, Robert D. Price, 32, was seriously injured when his pickup collided with a United Parcel Service tractor-trailer on Illinois 13 near Marion. Firefighters freed him, and he was airlifted to St. Louis after surgery. The other driver, Marvin Smothers, 44, of Harrisburg, was treated for minor injuries.
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Harrisburg
Robert D. Price
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Is
Marion
Price
United Parcel Service
Illinois 13
Marvin Smothers
Smothers
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion Hospital
St. Louis
Armed Robbery at Carbondale Speedway Station
Police report an armed robbery at the Speedway gas station on East Main Street in Carbondale shortly before 8:30 PM Tuesday. A Black man about 25, six feet tall and 185 to 190 pounds entered with a shotgun, demanded cash, and fled on foot. He wore a dark blue pullover hat, brown gloves, a light blue scarf, and a calf-length gray coat with gray buttons. Carbondale manager Don L. Eggers and assistant manager Paul Meadow were present.
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Speedway
E. Main St
Carbondale
Don L. Eggers
Paul Meadow
Southern Illinoisan Subscription Rates and Offices
Regional and out of area rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions. Publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. Postmaster address for mail subscriptions and note on delivery schedule Sunday through Friday. 4 week carrier rate listed as six dollars.
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Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Ill
N. Illinois
N. 16Th
Herrin
Souern Illinoisan
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Illinois rail lines seek federal grants for preserving service
Two Southern Illinois railroad lines are among six statewide eyed for federal loans or grants to preserve service. The total price tag exceeds 18 million dollars, while FRA funding for Illinois in 1982 is limited to 2 million. IDOT will pick which projects to recommend after hearings including one in Marion on December 1.
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Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Railroad
Federal Railroad Administration
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
FRA
Marion
Holiday Inn
Orchill
Burlington Northern Railroad
Mandle
City of
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf
Reevesville
Rossclare
Pope
Hardin
Ordill-Mante
IDOT
Reevesville-Rosiclare
Decatur
Champaign-Urbana
Momence
Lowes Park
Rockford
Branch Junction
Centralia
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Hardin County
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Rosidaire
American Airlines
Air Illinois
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