Floods Push Mississippi To Record Spring Crest
The Mississippi River swells to 43.5 feet at St. Louis, flooding 1,500 miles of farmland and displacing thousands from homes from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. The flood causes multi-state damage estimates over $100 million, with weeks needed for crest decline and river drainage. Local officials report dozens of levee breaks and widespread agricultural impact across Missouri Illinois Iowa and Louisiana.
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Frankton Faces Acute Water Shortage Crisis
Frankton residents endure strict rationing as shortages worsen with many areas receiving no water at all while low pressure persists in some zones. Town officials met late Wednesday seeking solutions and urged use for bare essentials only as Gary Dalzell awaits State Board of Health input on supplemented supply from two older wells near the electric plant. If approved, conditions may ease but capacity remains limited.
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Rock Outlines 35 Million Plan For Anderson City
Mayor Robert L. Rock and city officials unveiled a near 35 million blueprint at a South Anderson Civic Association meeting. The plan targets rapid growth in the Southside with investments in development, traffic, drainage, sewage and recreation facilities funded by local state and federal revenue.
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New Building For MHHS
Madison Heights High School parents urge the Anderson Community School Corporation to replace the current building with a new high school financed by a bond of about 58 million plus a year from the school building fund. They suggest using the 1959 structure as a junior high and the junior high as an elementary, while outlining plans for a southern sports complex and other city improvements funded by a 2.75 million bond and federal matching money. Mayor Rock discussed drainage, street projects, and a sanitary district to finance long term drainage needs, warning of economic stagnation if not solved.
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Sendak Responds To Grants Issue In Indiana cities face planning funds dispute
Federal and state officials dispute whether Indiana Attorney General Theodore Sendak halted 1.34 million in federal planning grants to eight cities including 90 000 to Anderson and 60 000 to the Madison County Council of Governments A press conference was announced for 9 15 a m with George Heaton noting no decision had been made by Sendak The state planning director Theodore Schulenberg said he sought only an opinion on the legality of the applications and denied any letter or halted funds The issue centers on whether mayors can act without local planning authorities and whether the 197 Planning Act empowers such actions
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Lynn
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Pensacola
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Bowen vetoes wiretap bill amid citizen rights concerns
Gov. Otis Bowen vetoes the wiretap authorization bill saying crime fight remains a priority but the measure risks infringing on innocent citizens rights. The note references related pages and stories on DES ban, Census undercount, and sports results.
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Madison Government Center Faces Two Month Delay
The $4 million Madison Government Center is two months behind schedule due to bad weather and labor disputes. Architect James C. Johnson cites a brick panel supplier delay and a two week masons versus carpenters walkout. Foreseeable carpenters strike and contract votes threaten further holdups as interior work, ceilings, carpeting, and utilities proceed on the four story structure with plans for a plaza fountain and related features.
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