Illinois Bell rate hike may be denied by ICC staff
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. faces a likely rejection of its residential rate increase as Illinois Commerce Commission staff urge denial. Michael Hurst accuses the firm of lacking sufficient cost data and inflating costs, recommending smaller charges and no maintenance fee. He calls for a general hearing on deregulation and new cost reporting guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Bell
Don Levener
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Michael Hurst
Illinois Bell
Apy
Commission
ICC
Hurst
Ilinois Bell
U.S. Steel bid to buy Marathon stalled in court
Mobil Corp seeks to take over Marathon Oil while U.S. Steel’s higher cash offer is frozen by Judge Joseph Kinneary until December 4. Marathon, Findlay based, approved U S Steel stake in the Yates field as antitrust and securities issues loom. Marathon defends against Mobil in Cleveland suit. Dec 3 hearing set on injunctions and merger steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Mobil Corp
Marathon Oil Co
U.S Steel
Este Out Marathon
Marathon
U.S. Steel
Findlay
Ohio
Mobil
U.S. District Court
Joseph Kinneary
Pittsburgh
Michael Russo
New York
U.S
Texas
Yates
Exxon Corp
Wall Street
Cleveland
Kinneary
Youthful chefs on cooking the bird
In Little Rock at Ark Tree Elementary and Brady Primary School five and six year olds offer wildly unsafe turkey ideas. Students describe methods from washing in a dishwasher to shooting in the field and microwaving, with sauces and salt measures, revealing naive holiday cooking notions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Ery
Andrea Johnson
Arked Tree
Amy Greene
Audie Swan
Brady Primary School
Ronnie Barnes
Chris Hall
School boards push for changes to election laws
Tony Stevens reports Illinois school boards oppose the new consolidation of elections system for board races. Murphysboro Unit 186 protests the per vote cost and voting errors, while IASB favors returning school board elections to local control. Some Chicago districts report per vote costs up to 13 to 15 dollars. a move to April elections is being considered. Also, the board adopted the 1982 tax levy of 1,829,000 and discussed full day kindergarten on a staggered three days one week and two days the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois and Illinois School Boards
Board of Education
Murphysboro
Illinois Association of School Boards
Chicago
Darryl Huppert
Illinois Board of Elections
Hert
IASB
Huppert
Earnie Bozarth
Bozarth
Court Upholds Illinois Remap Plan With One Adjustment
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a districting plan drafted by a special commission, ordering one modification to tighten a pair of central Illinois House districts that stretched about 110 miles. The Senate district containing those House districts remained intact. The ruling leaves in place the commission’s core maps for state and federal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Supreme Court
Ilinois
Commission
Legislative
Chicago
Mestad
Aettle
Subscriptions Rates for Southern Illinoisan Deliveries
Rates listed for delivery via motor route or mail. Sunday through Friday 4 week periods priced at 6.00 to 6.50, mail rates for 1 year 75 or 85 dollars, 6 months 40 or 45, 3 months 19 or 21, 1 month 7 or 7.75. Postmaster address provided for mail changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Ill
Thompson says a strong economy bolsters defense
Illinois Governor James Thompson, newly elected chairman of the Republican Governors Conference, argues that a sound economy and economic opportunity are essential to national defense alongside military hardware. He challenged Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger during the conference, urging budget reviews and reductions in other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Illinois
James Thompson
Thompson
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Reagan
Texas
Wiliam Clements
Clements
Lee Dreyfus
Wisconsin
Defense Department
Dreyfus
Dave Treen
Louisiana
Treen
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Buck
Heath Jackson
Zoo
Raynessia Chandler
Amy Wright
Brady
Cherrene Folly
Heath Anderson
Cody Kreulen
SALE
Sale Women
OSH Kosh
Salem
Easy Care Janitorial Supplies
Easy Care Janitorial
University Mall
Dreifus Jewelerers
Dreifus
Ifus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!