CIPS granted 7.6 percent rate increase
The Illinois Commerce Commission allowed Central Illinois Public Service to raise electric rates by 7.6 percent, generating about 22.2 million in additional annual revenue. The decision trimmed the requested 12 to 13 percent rise to fund environmental equipment at Newton and Coffeen plants, with critics citing inadequate company information and limited relief for wholesale customers.
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Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago
State Regulatory Agency
Newton
Coffeen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
Michael Hasten
Commission
Hasten
Ers
Central Illinois Public Service
Commerce Commission
Preston Levi
Southern Counties Action Movement
Du Quoin Man 86 Dies After House Fire
Eighty six year old James Sims dies from smoke inhalation after a fire at his home on East North Street in Du Quoin. Neighbors and police attempted to reach him but were driven back by smoke and heat as firefighters took about an hour to control the blaze. Sims, a former restaurant owner and church member, is the second elderly local man to die in a week from fire deaths that have shocked the community. Memorial services set for Friday at Neal Memorial Chapel with military graveside rites planned.
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Evan M. Davis
James Sims
du Quoin
Richard Franck
Sims
E. North St
Ernest Roeder
Kendra Boner
Jennifer
Franck
Barb Fisher
Doris Fisher
JoAnn Martin
Miss Fisher
Fronek
Jim Booker
Booker
Tamaroa Fire Department
Roeder
Henry C. Schmidt
Robert Conte
South Lake Drive
State Bank
First Christian Church
Perry County
James R
Asenith Avery Sims
Mae Sims
Piggott
Ark
Neal Memorial
IOOF
Coffin
New York
Riverside Church
CIA
Tehran
State Department
Thomas Ahern
Clergymen urge compromise as Iran hostages' fate narrows
U S clergymen William Coffin Thomas Gumbleton and William Howland return from Tehran urging conciliation amid calls for clemency from Cardinal Etienne Duval. Khomeini warns war while Tehran dispute over hostage numbers deepens with officials hinting at limited releases and militants citing 49 hostages.
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Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Revolutionary Council
U S
Foreign Ministry
Associated Press
Iran
United States
William Sloane Coffin
Thomas Gumbleton
William How
Etienne Duval
Orly
Khomeini
State Department
Tehran Times
Du Quoin Edges Alton Stumbles In Openers At Carbondale
Du Quoin trailed 19-16 after one quarter but was outrebounded 29-11 as Alton dominated on the boards to win 79-65 in the Carbondale Holiday Tournament opener. Alton led 46-26 at halftime and 70-40 after three quarters. John Smith led Alton with 22 points. Kerry Malone 18 for Du Quoin.
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du Quoin
Alton
Redbirds
Carbondale
Eldorado
Centralia
Breese Mater Dei
Columbia
Roger Craft
John Smith
Troy Washpun
Kerry Malone
John Rainwater
Chicago St. Patrick
Belleville East
Ridgway
McLeansboro
Pinckneyville
Carmi
Champaign Central
Peoria Woodruff
Chicago Manley
Arlington
Breese
Weather Outlook: Cloudy, foggy, with drizzle light
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy and foggy conditions this afternoon with drizzle and highs in the low 40s. Tonight and Friday remain cloudy with lows in the mid 30s and highs in the mid 40s. The Illinois extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Saturday through Monday with highs 45 to 55 and lowering to the low 40s by Monday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Coup topples Afghan government amid Soviet airlift
Radio Kabul reports Babrek Karmel, former prime minister under Taraki, has seized power in Afghanistan amid a Soviet mid airlift backing the government. Pars notes Karmel promised democratic freedoms and the release of political prisoners. Washington urges global protest against Soviet involvement as U S officials warn of a new threshold in Moscow's Afghan support.
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Tehran
Iran
Kabul
Afghanistan
Babrek Karmel
Karmel
Nur Mohammed Taraki
Pars
Washington
Carter
U.S
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Hodding Carter
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