Buzbee Faces Dark Horse in 58th District Race
State Senator Kenneth Buzbee faces a Republican challenger, Herschel Kasten of Hoyseton, who qualified via write in after a March primary. The state board noted write in votes were not listed in the primary results booklet, delaying Kasten’s official qualification. Kasten’s 669 write in votes span Washington, Randolph, Jackson, Monroe, Perry counties, with none in Williamson and part of St. Clair.
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Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
State Board of Elections
Herschel Kasten
Route 1
Hoyseton
Kasten
Springfield
State Board
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Republican Post
Herschel Hasten
Washington
Randolph
Jackson
Monroe
Perry
Williamson
St. Clair County
Jackson County
Illinois
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Tony Zelasko
Tamaroa
Perry County
GOP
Wilbert Dehne
Red Bud
Randolph County
Elmer Prange
Valmeyer
Monroe County
Arthur Macke
Marissa
Carmen Draege
Ashley
Washington County
Herb McMeen
Carbondale
SIUC
Jim Patrick
Carterville
Williamson County
Marion union files unfair practice suit
Marion AFL CIO Retail Clerks Local 896 petitions the NLRB after Cox's Furnishings and Zwicks' Shoes in Plaza Square Marion report employees wish to withdraw from the union. Seven workers had been union members under a contract expiring Sept 1. Falk notes two failed meetings with owners and signs in windows denying picketing. Local 896 claims over 200 clerks in Marion.
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Marion
Retail Clerks Union Local 896
Jack Falk
Eldorado
National Labor ‘Relations Board
St. Louis
Cox’s Furnishings
Zwicks
Plaza Square
Cox’s
Afl-Cio Retail Clerks International Union
Falk
NLRB
Labor Relations Board
SIU C to start building parking lot this month
The SIU Board of Trustees announced in Carbondale that two new parking lots on the SIU Carbondale campus will start this month. A 200 space lot north of the Student Recreation Center and a 634 space lot north of the Communications Building will be built at a total project cost of about 834,000. Contracts awarded to R B Stephens Construction Co and E T Simonds Construction Co. include electrical work by Carbondale Electric Co and Gualdoni Electric Service. Permanent street changes will close portions of West Grand Avenue and nearby streets. Financing comes from parking and traffic funds.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
East Grand Avenue
Communications
West Grand Avenue
Oakland Street
R. B. Stephens Construction Co
Carbondale Electric Co
E.T. Simonds Construction Co
Gualdoni Electric Service
Murphysboro
South Elizabeth
Open House at New Primary School in Community Unit District 140
Frances Wallace helps her child Wallace during a reading lesson as families visit the new primary school at 205 W. Hood St. The open house runs 1 to 5 p.m. with walk-through tours and a 2 p.m. program highlighting the school.
Illinois lawmakers form committees to study tax evasion by taverns
The Political Scene notes committees created to probe revenue loss from tavern tax cheating, audit general debt management, and state budgeting with federal funds, spurred by Chicago area corruption reports. BUZBEE met two district men during a legislative tour of Offutt AFB Nebraska with SAC officers Provart and Fred.
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D-Carbondale
Illinois General Assembly
General Assembly
Illinois
Auditor General
Chicago
Illinois Legislative Committee
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
Don Provart
du Quoin
Steve Fred
Chester
Provart
SAC
Fred
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