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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1980
Page
1
Energy experts reexamine natural gas prospects and policy implications, detailing shifts in supply, technology, and market dynamics. The page outlines potential in drilling, storage, and regional impacts on prices, with reference to industry studies and governmental reviews.
Eleven year old Estel Junior Powell survived severe burns after a hairspray can exploded while he burned trash. He rolled to an outdoor faucet, doused flames, and was saved by stop drop and roll learned in a Johnston City fire safety program. In four months he regained some normalcy, underwent skin grafts, and faces a year of facial scarring treatment while resuming school with his family’s support.
Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Ricky Skelton’s alleged toy gun was not a dangerous weapon, overturning a Williamson County jury verdict of armed robbery for an Aug. 10, 1978 Value Store holdup in Marion. The court ordered resentencing to simple robbery, noting the weapon could not inflict harm and was mistaken for a real gun.
Three people died and five were injured Sunday after a northbound car crossed the center line on Illinois 127 near Pomona, colliding head on with a southbound car driven by a state trooper who had begun pursuing the Warner vehicle clocked at 80 mph. The dead include an off duty trooper and three from Springfield Joliet Riverdale Yorkville Cobden, with several others listed in critical or serious condition.
The National Weather Service expects cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms likely and a mild but colder overnight. Tuesday brings much colder weather with showers changing to snow flurries. Illinois forecast shows partly cloudy but colder conditions from Wednesday through Friday with highs in the 40s and lows around the 20s.
The six southern Illinois coal counties have shed 850 mining jobs since September 1979 with statewide losses at 1,125. Miner Bill Taylor describes unemployment as a "bad deal" while his family tightens spending. Labor economists cite cuts in durable goods, construction and auto industries as key factors.
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