Johnston City bus strike folds classes. 1,543 students impacted
About one third of Johnston City Community Unit 1 pupils missed school as district bus drivers from Laborers International Local 567 skipped work and picketed. No buses ran. class time cut to 1:30 p.m. A special board meeting followed, with renegotiations over salaries ongoing.
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Karen Rothe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Board of Education
Laborers International Local 567
Tendent
Beck Bus Service
Mount Vernon
Doris Dobbins
Remo Castrale
Cookie Monster to perform at SIU Carbondale Holiday on Ice
The Cookie Monster from Sesame Street will appear at SIU Carbondale Arena in Holiday on Ice. Ivan, who recently fell from a tree and injured his leg, seems cheered by the show. The event runs six shows from September 28 to October 1 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Pital
Carbondale
the Cookie Monster
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Arena
Ivan
Will Ap
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No negotiations set for Carbondale police
Carbondale Police Officers Association members, working without a contract since May 1, remain without scheduled talks. City Manager Carroll Fry cited amicable exchanges as the case moves to an appellate hearing in Mount Vernon after CPCA appeal of a ruling denying binding arbitration.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Police Officers Association
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Fifth District
Mount Vernon
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Fry
Retired Carbondale lieutenant returns to work for pension
Lt Wayne Booker 50, who retired after not meeting the 20 years service for pension, is reinstated by Carbondale City Manager Carroll Fry. Booker's disability leave from 1968 to 1970 left him six months and 25 days short. the board's error prompted reinstatement to qualify for pension. Fry notes impact on lieutenant ranks and urges legal guidance for borderline cases.
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Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Wayne Booker
Carbondale Police Pension Board
Booker
Ed Hogan
Trap at Anna proves successful and two robbers caught
Union County Deputy Sheriff Gary Darnell on a routine 1 a.m. patrol heard a Saline County broadcast describing two armed robbers and a black and yellow get away car. He tailed a Missouri car for a tail light issue then spotted the suspect duo at a gas station. Mickey Tanner, 21, Harrisburg, and Charles King, 30, Carrier Mills, were jailed in Saline County for armed robbery of Huck’s Convenience Food Store in Carrier Mills. Darnell credited luck and careful observation for the capture.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Union County
Gary Darnell
Saline County
Darnell
Mickey Tanner
Harrisburg
Charles King
Carrier Mills
Missouri
Illinois 146
Goddard
Shell Station
Anna
Anna Iga
IGA
Jackson County
Union County Sheriff's Office
Birdwatching at Rend Lake Spotlights Rare Franklin's Gull
Ben Gelman recalls Rend Lake as a growing wildlife habitat with a winter Canada Goose population and diverse ducks. He observes a meadow island near the Illinois 183 causeway hosting Caspian Terns and a rare immature Franklin's Gull, a life bird, within reach at about 100 feet for a portrait.
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Franklin
Bonaparte
Rend Lake
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Bend Lake
Illinois 183
Prairies
Mississippi
Bend Lake Sunday
Rend Lake teacher union pushes for commitment
Rend Lake College Federation of Teachers through Ed Herschmidt pressed the Rend Lake College board for recognition of a bargaining agent. The board deferred action at the request of the college’s new president Harry Braun, who cited insufficient time to present ideas since taking office in August.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake College Federation of Teachers
RLCFT
Illinois Federation of Teachers
IFT
Ed Herschmidt
Illinois Department of Labor
Scott Jones
Bend Lake College
Harry Braun
Braun
Mones
Carbondale rules out Giles for city council seat
Carbondale Mayor Hans Fischer notified Geoffrey Lynn Giles that he cannot be considered for appointment to the City Council because his residence lies outside the city limits. Giles is an associate professor at SIU Carbondale and a clerk in Benton. Three other candidates will be interviewed for the remaining two years and six months of Fischer’s term. An Oct. 2 appointment hinges on council consensus.
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Central Carbondale Historic Area Association
Brush
Main St
Monroe St
Carbondale
Illinois
Daniel Brush
Hans Fischer
Geoffrey Lynn Giles
Giles
Pleasant Hill
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Department of Finance
Federal District Court
Benton
Ing
Fischer
Neal Eckert
Texas
D. Blaney Miller
Susan Mitchell
Charles Watkins
First Christian Church
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Bob and
Benny Greene
Memorial Hos
Butch Nevious
Trolmen
CPCA
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Teacher Union
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