Saline County mine siege as protesters burn vehicles
Thousands of union coal miners march from Galatia to a Kerr McGee mine site east of town in northwest Saline County. Rioters burn two construction vehicles and uproot fence sections while Illinois State Police deploy riot gear and helicopters to reclaim the site. The mass action halts virtually all other Illinois coal mine operations in a show of solidarity with the Galatia rally.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Saline County
Galatia
Illinois
Kerr-McGee Corp
Illinois 34
Vandalism at Galatia mine sparks protests and blockades
Protesters clashed with police at the Galatia coal mine site as crowds remained near Illinois 34 blocking traffic and small grass fires burned on the property. Reports say 14,500 United Mine Workers were off the job, with 400 Progressive Mine Workers on strike at Sahara Coal mines near Harrisburg. The Galatia project, near Carmi in Saline County, aims to produce two million tons annually and employ 600 to 700 miners at peak in 1987.
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Galatia
Illinois 34
Illinois
Carmi
Taylor Pensoneau
Illinois Coal Association
Spar
United Mine Workers Union
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Sahara Coal Co
Harrisburg
MAPCO
White County
Saline County
Weather forecast shows warm midweek to mild weekend
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy conditions tonight with a low in the lower 60s. Wednesday will be warm with highs in the lower 80s. Thursday through Saturday expect fair weather with overnight lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s and daytime highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
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National Weather Service
Government to probe air traffic safety by AP
The NTSB voted to begin an eight week investigation into the air traffic control system to assess safety during the controllers strike. The task force will study qualifications schedules density and other factors amid incidents in California New Jersey and Florida. PATCO contested the link to the strike while noting multiple incidents in the first week of the walkout.
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Associated Press
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Federal Aviation Administration
California
New Jersey
Florida
PATCO
San Jose
Calif
Patco West
People Express
FAA
Irving Moss
Carbondale approves library bond at 11.46 percent rate
Carbondale city council voting unanimously accepted an 11.46 percent interest bid from Harris Trust for a 1.725 million general obligation library bond. The plan, funded by a property tax levy, will cost about 2.1 million in net interest over 15 years, with homeowners paying roughly 450 dollars total on a 30 000 dollar home. The project moves forward with plans to review designs by Harry Weese and Associates and begin construction this fall at the Brush School site on West Main Street.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Helen Westberg
Carbondale
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Chicago
The
Northern Trust
Paul Sorgen
Council
Ray Campbell
Library
Harry Weese and
Campbell
Brush
West Main Street
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Joe Jines
Ann Landers
Carbondale Library
Bank
First National Bank
Carroll Fry
Buddy Crihfield
Memphis, Tenn
Umic Inc
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