Problems plague Franklin Ambulance Service
Franklin County Ambulance Service units in Zeigler Christopher Lesser and Thompsonville have cycled out of service. Officials warn the service is in jeopardy amid deficits and dwindling EMTs. Williams defends coverage while noting personnel burnout, summer absences, and long transfers to St Louis strain the system.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Zeigler
Christopher
Lesser
Thompsonville
Raymond Owens
Bailey Williams
Benton
Deborah Davis
Williams
Ditto Basso
County Ambulance Service
Rend Lake
FCAS
Litton Ambulance Service
Mount Vernon
Mayfield Ambulance Service
Marion
St. Louis
Mining Center to lay off 25 as federal cuts end program
Twenty five workers including fifteen engineers will lose their jobs Friday as the U S Department of Energy ends funding for the Mining Technology Center at the old Southern Illinois University Carbondale facility near Carterville. The center aimed to develop high productivity mining systems for surface coal and oil shale. The Bureau of Mines bought the building in 1977 for over 800 000 with about 500 000 spent on renovations.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
U.S. Department of Energy Mining Technology Center
Southern Illinois Univesity-Carbondale Vocational-Techni- Building
Carterville
al VanBesien
VanBesien
U.S. Bureau of Mines
VTI
van Besien
Panel backs 12.50 a day hostage compensation plan
A presidential panel urged Congress to grant each of 52 former Iranian hostages 12.50 per day for 444 days, totaling 5,550 dollars per hostage, with final approval by Reagan and Congress. The report also seeks higher damages and unlimited medical benefits, noting future hostage cases.
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Washington
U.S
Iran
Reagan
Congress
Cyrus R. Vance
Vietnam
Brice Claggett
Claggett
Commission
O'Connor Awaiting Easy Senate Confirmation Vote
Sandra Day O'Connor awaited easy confirmation by the Senate as the first woman named to the Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee chairman predicted a unanimous vote and praised her from liberals and conservatives as debate opened on President Reagan's nomination.
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Washington
Sandra Day O’connor
Senate
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Reagan
O’connor
Weather ForecastIL Partly Cloudy Tonight and Warm Tue
National Weather Service forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures tonight with lows in the lower to middle 60s. Tuesday will be partly sunny and cooler with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s, followed by Wednesday through Friday with cloudy conditions and showers. Lows will be in the 50s and highs in the 70s.
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National Weather Service
Fight to keep Carbondale job office from closing
Carbondale lawmakers vow to fight proposed closings of area job service offices with possible court action. They challenge transferring staff to Murphysboro and insist the Carbondale office remain at its current size, citing local employers using the service and the cost of free space. District leaders plan to check state funding before deciding further steps.
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Carbondale
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Kenneth Buzbee
U.S
Paul Simon
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
Carroll Fry
Closan
In du Quoin
Department of Labor
Buzbee
Murphysboro
Richmond
Illinois
Tuck Industries Inc
Memorial Hospital of
du Quoin
Robert Armstrong
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Jackson County
Wayne Bigham
Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
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Mts
Robert Motti
Illinois Department of Public Health
Motti
Miners Hospital
Serop Karoglanian
SIU C Center
Ann Landers
Wit ’S End
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