Civil War reenactment draws large crowd at Makanda
The South won Sunday at Makanda beating Union forces and the weather in the third annual Civil War reenactment. About 300 infantry, cannoneers and cavalry staged the final battle with units from Illinois and Georgia. Organizers Harvey Hartline and the host committee estimated around 10 000 spectators over the two days as rain neared in the late afternoon.
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Makanda
Akanda Civil War Committee
Illinois
Kings Com. AC
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
19Th Georgia Cavalry
Atlanta
Harvey Hartline
Hartline
Jerry Lower
Columbia astronauts test space shuttle systems on Day Two
Space shuttle Columbia crews report the ship’s control systems functioning well as they prepare for a planned California landing on Tuesday. John Young and Robert Crippen praise the vehicle’s performance while tests include flight controls, star tracker alignment, and remote operations.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Redmond
John Young
Robert Crippen
Orbit
United States
Crippen
Shuttle Control
Shuttle Space Team
Young
Crippén
Moon
Columbia liftoff marks near flawless run after earlier troubles
From launch time Columbia performed with few hiccups after earlier doubts. Engineers reported missing one of its 30 922 tiles and damage to 13 or 14 others, but NASA said the gaps were non critical and posed no threat to the mission.
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Columbia
Space Turkey
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Procrastinator’s guide to filing tax returns
Brad Berker reports a last minute guide for April 15 tax filing with postal cutoffs and office hours in Carbondale Marion Herrin Murphysboro and surrounding area. It notes postmarks by 11 59 p m Wednesday midnight help from main Carbondale post office and toll free IRS and state numbers plus forms availability and expert advice.
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Brad Berker
Herrin
Marion
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Illinois Department of Revenue
West Main Street
Internal Revenue Service
Federal
Sue Moore
IRS
Springfield
Coal contract talks resume in capital Tuesday
The United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association will restart negotiations Tuesday at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington. About 160000 UMW miners, including 15000 in Illinois, went on strike March 27 after the contract expired, with talks halted since March 30.
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United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Sam Church
Illinois
BCOA
Weather outlook shifts to showers and cooler tones
The National Weather Service forecasts tonight showers and thunderstorms with a cooler low in the upper 40s to lower 50s and a 60 percent rain chance. Tuesday brings partly sunny, cooler highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. the extended Illinois forecast shows fair conditions Wednesday through Friday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Northern Lights Illuminate Sky Across Southern Illinois
A Sunday night glow above Southern Illinois drew awe and fear as the Northern Lights stretched from Louisiana to California. Weather officials explained it as a solar flare effects, with many residents calling ESDA centers in Franklin and Jackson counties.
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Illinois
Ann Schottman Enot
Columbia
Canada
Alaska
United States
Louisiana
California
Steve Piltz
Southern Illinois
Piltz
Emergency Service and Disaster Agencies
ESDA
Franklin County
Warren Brown
Jackson County
Tiberius
Pearlstein
Bill Waldhouser
National Weather Service Office
St. Louis
Ed Brooks
Waldhouser
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