Benton Elementary Board candidates certified after petitions upheld
Nominating petitions for Benton Elementary District Board of Education candidates Stanley Harp and Ronald House were upheld and certified after an electoral board hearings. Harp and House seek re election to two unexpired two year terms. two four year terms will be contested by write in candidates Susan Mills and Richard Dale.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Elementary
Harp
House
Dale
Dorothy Bauer
Benton Federation of Teachers
Leo Desmond
Janet Westerland
Jack Stewart
Carbondale Library plans refined after bond approval
Carbondale officials and architects from Harry Weese and Associates refine designs for a 16,000 square foot library on West Main Street after the city signed 1.725 million in general obligation bonds with Harris Trust. Groundbreaking is hoped for February with a yearlong build, phased by floors for children, adult and technical sections and expansion to the east.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Public
Chicago
Brush School
West Main Street
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Harris Trust
Ray Campbell
Main Street
Monroe Street
Williamson detective unit suffers budget cuts in Williamson County
The Williamson County Detective Unit faces major cuts after a tentative 1982 budget of 100000, down 10000 from last year and 40000 from a prior proposal. One full-time detective and one crime scene technician will be eliminated, forcing heavier caseloads and more cross-agency duty. A review committee will reassign crime scene processing, with emphasis on Illinois State Police help for major cases.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Williamson County
Detective Unit Board
Randy Patchett
John Orloff
Orloff
Ron Lee
Lee
Nician
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Jerald Kobler
Herrin
Carterville
Johnston City
Patchett
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
Los
Rosemarie Donelson
Illinois Police Training Institute
Miss Donelson
Jackson board defers decision on union
The Jackson County Board's legislative committee will first decide whether AFSCME can represent county employees. The union's recognition request was referred to the committee amid about 20 employees present supporting the move. AFSCME urged timely action while noting possible bargaining structures and verification options. The next committee meeting is Sept. 15.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Les Keck
Keck
Illinois Department of Labor
Mae Nelson
Robert Crim
Nelson
Natalie Trimble
Robert Harrell
County Board Finance Committee
Courthouse plans space timetable for Jackson County
Jackson County outlines a space timetable for the courthouse and a conceptual plan for a new jail. Fischer-Stein Associates will map existing conditions, project future needs, and draft site and design plans with actions dated from Sept. 14 to about Dec. 1.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
Fischer-Stein Associates
Robert Crim
Richard Richman
Richman
County Board
Crim
Fischer-Stein
Illinois lawmakers win and lose in column bouquet
Washington columnist Jack Anderson praised Paul Simon as one of the eight most popular congressmen and top for integrity for 26 years of voluntary financial disclosures. Illinois figures Dan Rostenkowski and Bob Michel were noted for effectiveness, Mel Price deemed ineffective, with others labeled backroom operators. Awards included Martin Russo as special-interest waterboy, Philip Crane for absenteeism, and Tom Railsback called Brother Rat for comments about a woman lobbyist.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Washington
Jack Anderson
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Anderson
Simon
Dan Rostenkowski
Dchicago
Bob Michel
R-Peoria
Illinois
Mel Price
D-East
Tom Railsback
Rock Island
Brother Rat
Southern Illinois crime rises in 1980 report
The 1980 Uniform Crime Report shows U S crime index up 9 percent from 1979. Carbondale's 1,782 cases include 13 forcible rapes, 35 robberies, 75 aggravated assaults, 332 burglaries, 1,274 larceny thefts, 48 motor vehicle thefts, and five arsons. Marion reports 502 cases with one murder, 13 robberies, 11 aggravated assaults, 130 burglaries, 325 larceny thefts, 18 motor vehicle thefts, and three arsons. University of Southern Illinois Carbondale reports 16 violent crimes and 78 burglaries among 968 property crimes.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
U.S. Department of Justice
FBI
Carbondale
Marion
Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Murphysboro Firefighters Consider Union Amid Contract Holdout
Murphysboro firemen met with IAFF agent B H Koplowitz to discuss joining the union amid stalled talks for a new city contract. Firefighter Jerald McClerren says the idea is under consideration due to slow negotiations after four months without a contract. aldermen kept a $60 monthly salary increase and fringe benefits while rejecting higher pay for supervisors.
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B. H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro Fire Department
International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF
Murphysboro
Jerald McClerren
McClerren
Turley Park concerts hurt local bowling alley operations
Carbondale Park District summer concerts at Lenus Turley Park draw 500 to 5,000 attendees, causing damage to the nearby bowling alley across Glenview Drive. Owner Greg Eversden reports parking overflow, bathroom damage, and lost concession revenue as crowds swamp facilities. Park director George Whitehead notes no other businesses complain, while city and park district move to grant police access to parks and approve a 1980 tax levy of 674000 at 76.9 cents per 100 ASV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Illinoia
Carbondale Park District
Lenus Turley Park
Greg Eversden
Glenview Drive
Park
Park Board
Park District
George Whitehead
Whitehead
Eversden
Mardale
Baskin- Robbins
Carbondale
George Twomey
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Benton Candidates
Desmond
Campbell
Jackson Board
Turley Park
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