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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2007
Page
1
Local coverage highlights a full slideshow online with reactions to a bridge collapse. A Carbondale group narrowly avoids disaster, and a local official urges calm amid danger as reported on pages 4A and 5A.
The day after the Mississippi River bridge disaster officials reported four confirmed deaths with up to 30 still missing. Bodies were seen in the water as investigators note a two decade history of inspection warnings and limited repairs. Experts cite fatigue or stress from construction as possible causes.
Armin Montroy, 78, recalls the 1944 center span dropping into the Mississippi River near Chester as he and others discuss bridge safety. Residents across Cape Girardeau and Ellis Grove reflect on the old structure and the Bill Emerson Bridge built in 2008 to replace it.
A compact weather card credits Hailee Tanner of Unity Christian School for today’s forecast styled weather art. The brief notes regional conditions with a light, school-spirited touch.
Illinois Department of Transportation officials, prompted by Wednesdays Minneapolis bridge collapse, inspect 10 river crossings in Southern Illinois near the Wabash, Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Deputy director Mary Lamie says inspections aim to ensure safety, targeting major crossings including New Harmony Bridge and a Cairo Ohio River crossing, with more checks near Carbondale.
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