Newer depot in Carbondale wins praise from Amtrak riders
Amtrak riders praised the new Carbondale depot opened Monday, noting its warmth, cleanliness, modern comforts, and better public address system. Conductor H O Morgan called it the best improvement in 37 years. Passengers said the station could boost ridership and business, while some questioned luggage handling and ticket pricing.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
H.O. Morgan
du Quoin
Morgan
Chicago
Main Street
Walnut Street
Julie Freezer
Marion
Richard Poston
Poston
Stephanie
Frances Hopper
Herrin
Tion
Meisner
Katie Cundiff
University of Illinois
Russ
Alice Beatty
Homewood
Amtrak
Sparta policeman slain at home in homicide
Sparta officer Robert Crow, 34, sleeping after an early shift, was found shot to death Monday in his bedroom in what Randolph County authorities call a homicide. The investigation involves Sparta police, Randolph County sheriff, Illinois State Police crime investigation, and the coroner.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois and Sparta
Randolph County
Robert Crow
Gary McClure
McClure
Crow
Sparta Police
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
Department of Criminal Investigation
Illinois State Police
Coroner
Polish workers stage sit ins amid martial law crackdown
Polish miners near 3,000 occupy two deep shaft mines while Katowice steel mill barricades remain. Solidarity leader Walesa under house arrest, family visits noted. US President Reagan vows to prevent a broader crackdown as church negotiations show mixed progress. Unrest spreads with strikes in the south and in refineries, amid censorship and guarded reporting from Poland.
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Associated Press
Warsaw Radio
Katowice
London
Poland
Gdansk
Lenin
British Broadcasting Corp
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Warsaw
Jerry Urban
Urban
Walesa
Washington
Reagan
United States
Romuald Spasowski
Spasowski
Radio Warsaw
Vatican
John Paul II
Rome
Bronislaw Dabrowski
Polish Bishops Conference
Dabrowski
Jozef Glemp
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Things are much worse than reported in Poland says SIUC professor
SIUC theater professor Eelin Harrison, on sabbatical in Wroclaw, fled Poland as martial law deepened. In England she described shortages, arrests, and widespread fear with residents staying indoors. She warned of unresolved civil rights abuses and ongoing labor strikes while noting outside support fuels Polish resistance.
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H.B. Koplowitz
The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Poland
Eelin Harrison
SIUC
Wroclaw’s University
England
Wroclaw
Frankfort
Germany
Harrison
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
University of Peking
China
Carbondale
Weather outlook: rain changing to snow flurries and cold winds
The National Weather Service forecasts rain tonight may mix with snow flurries late, with winds 15 to 25 mph and a low near 30. Snow flurries possible Wednesday with windy, cool conditions and highs in the low 30s. Thursday and Friday stay partly cloudy and cold with highs in the 30s, warmer Saturday with 40s and teens to 20s overnight.
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National Weather Service
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