Rescuers inch toward trapped miners in Colorado mine
In Redstone Colorado rescuers slog along a 7200 foot sloping shaft toward 15 miners trapped by a Wednesday blast at Dutch Creek No 1 mine. Seven workers escaped. three are hospitalized. Rescue teams test air for gas as methane risk looms. Officials note ventilation damage and uncertain survival chances.
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Redstone
Colo
Colorado
Robert Delaney
Mid Continent Resources Co
Dutch Creek No. 1
Delaney
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Lamar Bishop
Rocky Mountains
Aspen
Frightening drought stretches across Illinois farm belt
SIUC data show Southern Illinois at least 17 inches below normal rainfall in the past year with others noting a 5 to 7 inch deficit this year. Area observers report below normal precipitation in March and through April with specific counts from Cairo Williamson and Franklin counties. Experts warn the longer trend is persistent despite occasional above average months and stress that full recharge requires sustained rainfall.
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SIUC
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Keith Leasure
Siuc School of Agriculture
Illinois
Leasure
Ilinois
Steve Piltz
Cairo
Williamson County
U S. Weather Service
Mildred Mignone
Franklin County
Cedar Lake Beach Fails To Open Amid Drought Delays
Cedar Lake, the city water source near Carbondale, remains too low for swimming as rain shortages persist. The $85,000 Poplar Camp beach site needs about six more feet of water to meet health department standards, delaying opening for a second year. City officials expect no lifeguards this year and have cut lake management funds including lifeguard salaries.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Cedar Lake
Carbondale
Poplar
Scott Ratter
Tom Harris
Poplar Camp
Department of Public Health
Ratter
Area miners see no inducements to offer BCOA
Southern Illinois coal miners report no incentives for the United Mine Workers to offer new bargaining proposals to the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. UMW leaders unveiled seven proposals in the first round of talks as the national strike nears its third week. Pit locals nationwide express doubt, citing wage gaps and fringe benefits, while some fear concessions on pensions and royalties could cost miners. A Washington spokesman notes labor as the key lever to end the strike and pressure BCOA to accept UMW terms.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Coal Miners
Bituminous
BCOA
United Mine Workers
Rank and File
UMW
Richard Stroud
Old Ben No. 27
West Frankfort
Lewis Feltmeyer
Freeman United
du Quoin
Feltmeyer
Jim Thomas
Consol No. 2
Pin
Ckneyville
Tom Gaston
Zeigler Spartan
Coulterville
Gaston
Barney Beard
Big Freeman United Orient No. 3
Waltonville
Washington
Fly ash road built in Granite City demonstrates byproduct use
Illinois Power Co. turns about 386000 tons of fly ash from five coal plants into concrete for a two lane road into Northgate Industrial Park. The fly ash reacts with lime to form a slow hardening cement, showing a practical reuse for the byproduct.
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Granite City
Illinois Power Co
Northgate
Illinois
Mother of the Year contest invites letters from readers
Readers are urged to write a 500 word letter nominating their mother for Mother of the Year. Include both names, addresses, and phone numbers for the entrants. Entries must reach Southern Illinoisan by April 17 and may appear in a May 3 special section. The forecast notes showers tonight with a mid 50s low, Friday near 80, and a long range rain outlook into Monday.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Ill
National Weather Service
Illinois
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