Area miners vote mirrors national trend in contract vote
Ten Old Ben No 25 miners in West Frankfort left their polling place after voting 7 to 3 against a union contract. They echoed national sentiment over non union coal while citing a $1.90 royalty to a UMW pension fund as a key sticking point. Several miners cited raises and benefits but feared non union coal bypassing unions.
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Evan M. Davis
The
Southern Illinoisan Scientific
Southern Illinois
David Phillips
Marion
Phillips
United Mine Workers Pension Fund
UMW
Illinois
Dan Dunn
Pittsburg
Kevin Clayton
Harrisburg
Clayton
Roach
John Bettis
Logan
Congressional probes into Reagan shooting security lapses
Three congressional committees and the Secret Service opened investigations into Monday's attempt on President Reagan. Rep. Edward R. Roybal criticized security failures and sought explanations on Hinckley’s access, misentered names, and conflicting Secret Service reports. Officials admitted mistakes and noted misidentification of the weapon.
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New York Times
Washington
Congressional
Secret Service
Reagan
Edward R. Roybal
D-Conf
Roybal
John W. Hinckley Jr
Conrail seeks to abandon Southern Illinois rail line
Consolidated Rail Corp. asks the ICC to abandon 143.8 miles from Lawrenceville to Cairo used for grain and coal. Rep. Paul Simon plans to file an official protest, calling the line vital to Southern Illinois economy. Public protest deadline is April 30 with abandonment possible May 15. Dale McLaren and others note interest from five private railroads.
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Consolidated Rail Corp
Conrail
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Illinois
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Lawrenceville
Cairo
Simon
ICC
Simeon
Dale McLaren
Illinois Railway Users Association
Shuttle Columbia set for April 10 launch
Cape Canaveral officials announced a firm April 10 liftoff for space shuttle Columbia, the first of a fleet decades behind schedule. NASA acting administrator Dr. Alan Lovelace said the date, set at Kennedy Space Center last Sunday, remains firm unless unforeseen events occur.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alan Lovelace
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Southern Illinoisan Classified Rates and Contact Details
The Southern Illinoisan lists subscription rates for Sunday through Friday deliveries and mail options with prices for 18 county distribution and outside areas. It provides office phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion and classified ad lines plus the postmaster address for changes.
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Southern Iinoisan
USPS
N. Iinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
III
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Marion building deemed at risk of collapse Downtown barricades close sidewalk
Police block east sidewalk and parking near the Jacobs Lane Co building at South Market Street and Tower Square as officials fear the brick wall could fail. City engineer Glenn Clarida will study the structure for possible condemnation while City Attorney James Garrison handles the case. A jewelry store spokesman could not confirm any relocation plans.
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Marion
Jacobs-Lane Co. Inc
South Market Street
Tower Square Plaza
L.B. Hunter
Hunter
Glenn Clarida
Clarida
James Garrison
Robert Steffl
Perry coal gasification plant loses a round to budget cutters
President Reagan won the first round in stopping federal funding for the Perry County coal gasification project. A House Science and Technology subcommittee approved zero funding for 1982 and favored deferring 1981 money. The panel cited lack of regulatory approval to begin construction this year and will forward the deferral to the Appropriations Committee.
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Perry
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Reagan
Perry County
House Science and Technology Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Gun controls still not likely despite Reagan attempt
Washington reports the administration remains unlikely to back new gun controls after the attempted assassination of President Reagan. Attorney General William French Smith and Presidential counselor Edwin Meese III defended current policy, while lawmakers push tougher penalties and restrictions on handguns and imports. Hinckley’s .22 Rohm RG-14, made from imported parts, spurred talk of outlawing “Saturday night specials.”
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Washington
Reagan
William French Smith
Edwin Meese III
John W. Hinckley Jr
Hinckley
FBI
Dallas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Miami
Germany
House Judiciary Committee
Peter Rodino
Hurst man pleads insanity acquitted on double charges
Thomas I. Hindman 63 of Hurst was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a Dec 9 shotgun attack on neighbor Harold Newcom. A 60 year old man was struck by over 50 pellets though wearing a jacket. The Williamson County State's Attorney said a court order would seek Hindman’s institutionalization.
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Hurst
Williamson County
Thomas I. Hindman
William A. Lewis
Hindman
Harold Newcom
Newcom
Ing
Randy Patchett
Murphysboro man sentenced for De Soto Handi-Mart robbery
Bruce Griffin, 22, was found guilty by a Jackson County jury of armed robbery for the De Soto Handi-Mart heist on November 17 and sentenced to 13 years by Circuit Judge Richard E. Richman. He was acquitted on a second employee robbery charge and faces a Williamson County case over another armed robbery in Marion.
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Bruce Griffin
Murphysboro
Jackson County
de Soto
Richard E. Richman
Griffin
Bing
Williamson County
Martin
Marion
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Tamaroa
Dennis Roach
Benton
Congress
John W. Warner Jr
Service
Warner
Nashville
Carter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Wells Hinckley Jr
St. Louis
Mar
Pasquale’s
Pasquale
Carbondale Savings and Loan Assock
Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
West Main ST
Federal Severs & Loan Treateres
Raareg
Marsha G. Delaney
M.D
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