Illinois senator lobbies Washington for coal program
State Senator Kenneth Buzbee and Illinois Energy Resources Commission chair Sen. John Nimrod pushed a six point coal plan in Washington tied to the Clean Air Act reauthorization. They seek to relax administration rather than ambient standards, notably removing Class II and III distinctions to allow plant expansion with best available control tech. They call for lower sulfur dioxide targets, increased coal cleaning research, longer postconstruction emission regulation moratorium, and tax incentives for cleaning coal.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Washington
Springfield
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Illinois
Congress
Buzbee
Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Republican Commission
John Nimrod
Park Ridge
Commission
Environmental group splits on Illinois air rules stance
Kevin Green of Citizens for a Better Environment says the group supports some proposals from the Illinois Energy Resources Commission, including tax incentives and more coal cleaning research, and a 10 year moratorium on strict new plant rules, but opposes key recommendations such as preserving prevention of significant air quality deterioration and relaxing the 90 percent sulfur reduction for new plants using high sulfur coal. The group calls for funding to retrofit plants like Baldwin and urges government loans to protect Illinois coal interests while backing continued research.
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Buzbee
Central Illinois Public Service
Newton I
Commission
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Kevin Green
Citizens For A Better Environment
CBE
Green
Illinois
East
Midwest
Illinois Power Co. Baldwin
Johnston City man dies in cycle crash near I 57
Danny L. Beaver 26 of 1300 Market Johnston City died at 11 p.m. Saturday April 11 1981 in a motorcycle collision one and a half miles west of Interstate 57 on the Herrin Johnston City road. He left the road struck a utility pole crossed the highway coroner says. Beaver was a partner in Built UP Roofing and a member of Full Gospel Fellowship Church. He was born June 21 1954 in Marion to Lee A and Violet Fox Beaver. Surviving are his wife one brother two sisters mother and maternal grandmother. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City burial Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
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Danny L. Beaver
1300 Market
Johnston City
Herrin-Johnston City
Illinois
Beaver
Built UP Roofing Company
Full Gospel Fellowship Church
Mar
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Lakeview Cemetery
West Frankfort murder suspect held
A West Frankfort man sought for 15 months on a warrant charging him with his wife Genevieve Bondi's murder surrendered to King County Sheriff. Bondi 28 will be extradited after waiving. the body was found near their mobile home southeast of West Frankfort. Genevieve, 51, was shot in the head.
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West Frankfort
King County
Wash
Franklin County
Charles Mandrell
Washington
William R. Bondi
Bondi
Genevieve
Du Quoin Eyes Hard Times Test for Growth
Du Quoin Mayor Robert Armstrong says the city must again push hard to attract industry as the local economy cycles. He cites past recoveries with P.R. Mallory and Turco Manufacturing, notes no current takers for offered industrial revenue bonds, and urges regional collaboration with Perry County to lure new industry while planning for a development program and upgraded city hall.
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Brad Berker
Robert Armstrong
du Quoin
P.R. Mallory
Turco Manufacturing Co
Armstrong
Perry County
Wayne Bigham
Pinckneyville
Christopher
Elkville
West Side
Low bidder wins bridge job amid protest by rivals
Williamson County Board of Commissioners awarded the $67,353 bid to Schwieger Brothers Olmsted for a small bridge replacement after objections from Tri-State Construction Co. about bid bonds. Other bids ranged from $68,697 to $80,226, with several bidders noting the bond form issue. The census put county population at 56,538, and funds were approved for Herrin Senior Citizens Center renovations. A 1974 ordinance on refuse and salvage yard rules was updated to curb near residences and right of way sites. An energy forum at Marion Senior Citizens Center was announced for Thursday evening.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Terry Andres
Tri-State Construction Co
Benton
Tri-State
Andres
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ben Bailey
William F. Mattingly
Curtis Palmer
Schwieger Brothers of
Olmsted
Duane Wittenborn
Perry County Construction Co
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Carbondale
Superior Structures Co
Marion
G & G Enterprises
Cannon
Palmer
Bureau of the Census
Williamson County
Herrin
Franklin-Williamson
Frank Pallini
Greater Egypt
Herrin Woman Recovering After Tractor Accident
Herrin resident Joyce Baumgarte was removed from intensive care and placed in stable condition at Herrin Hospital after a tractor tipped onto her Friday evening while the couple pulled tree roots from their yard. She suffered three broken ribs in the incident.
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Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Joyce Baumgarte
Route 1
James
Strike Steady as 1000 Norge Workers Pause Talks
No meetings scheduled for a fourth day in the Herrin Norge plant strike affecting Magic Chef Inc. production of washers and dryers. Union president Herman Jarvis warns no talks likely for at least 10 days while workers, represented by IAMAW Local 554, rejected a contract raising base pay modestly and tightening overtime rules.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinois
Herrin Norge
Jarvis
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 554
Magic Chef Inc
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Alaska
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