Court Club repair bill eyed up to 160000
Engineers for the Carbondale Park District labeled the Court Club "'substantially sound'' but urged repairs costing 95 000 to 160 000. The district may buy the defunct tennis and racquetball facility behind University Mall for up to 500 000, with repairs including electrical, HVAC, drainage and footing settlement. Negotiations with owners and a possible referendum were discussed by the park board.
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Carbondale Court Club
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Court Club
Carbondale Park District
Park Board
E.M. Webb and Associates
George Whitehead
Webb
Ken Salas
Larry and
Ann Brown
Champaign
Whitehead
Old Illinois 13
University Mall
Citizens For Responsible Growth
New Federalism can work- Rep. Crane
U S Rep Daniel Crane R Danville spoke at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on New Federalism. He argued shifting powers to states can curb fraud and duplication, criticize the Washington agenda and press coverage, and he warned about inflation and unemployment if economic policy falters.
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Rep
Crane
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Daniel Crane
Danville
Carbondale
Human Resources
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Washington
Disneyland East
Illinois
Phelps Dodge suspends U S copper operations
Phelps Dodge Corp suspends nearly all U S copper output from April 17 to at least June 1 amid weak demand and low copper prices. About 3,200 of 3,800 workers to be laid off in Arizona, and other plants face cutbacks as state copper workers endure furloughs. Reagan program touted as recovery aid.
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Phelps Dodge Corp
U.S
Associated Press
Arizona
Kennecott Corp
Phelps-Dodge Cable and Wire Co
Weather forecast for cold unsettled spell with snow
National Weather Service expects colder tonight with showers turning to snow then ending. Lows in the upper 20s. Friday will be partly sunny and cold with highs in the 40s. Rain or snow chances 80 percent tonight. Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 50s to 60s and lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Chance of showers Monday.
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The
National Weather. Service
Mother of the Year contest seeks entries in Southern Illinoisan
Readers urged to nominate themselves or someone else for Mother of the Year with full names addresses and phone numbers. Mail entries with both sender and mother details to Mother of the Year Southern Illinoisan Box 2108 Carbondale Ill 62901 before April 19 for a chance at a dinner for two on Mother’s Day.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Ill
Record April Blizzard: Snow and Cold Hit Midwest and Northeast
Winter storm warnings faded as travel advisories remained in effect and a rare April storm brought 2 to 4 inches of snow in parts of the north with flurries elsewhere. Chicago and several cities logged record cold. Apple growers fear reduced crops while a nationwide midweek system caused crashes and blizzard conditions from Iowa to New England.
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Vienna
Cairo
Chicago
Moline
Peoria
Springfield
Champaign
Southern Illinois
Terry Boyd
Interstate 80
Des Moines
Midwest
Iowa
Missouri
National Weather Service
Oklahoma Panhandle
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Boston
New York City
New Jersey
Newark
Allentown-Bethlehem- Easton
Philadelphia
Snowfall Easter 1971 Delivers Light Chaos to Southern Illinois
Easter Monday 1971 brought 6 to 6.5 inches of wet snow to Carbondale and Marion, downing lines and causing minor accidents. Despite school break, a few areas reported lighter snow while forecasts called for rain and a warming weekend. The 6.5 inches tied as the second heaviest in local records since 1885.
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Tom Woolf
Southern
Illinois
Upper Midwest
East Coast
Southern Illinois
Haydn A. Fox
U.S. Weather Service
Cairo
Southern Illinoisan
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