Drag line plods toward highway at Pinckneyville mine
A 2000 ton walking drag line moving at 0.17 mph crosses Illinois 154 east of Pinckneyville to extend Burning Star Mine No 2 life. Built in Ipswich England, the 233 ft boom and 6 ft 4 in stride aided by Gene Castellano and Chuck Carson, the machine advances toward the highway.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Illinois 154
Pinckney
Ipswich
England
Gene Castellano
Chuck Carson
Blake Justice
Congress may miss election law deadline
Senate leaders warn a 30 day deadline to reconstitute the Federal Election Commission may be missed. Mansfield doubts House action in time. Scott suggests retroactive action could occur if no final bill passes. President Ford to meet leaders as Congress debates FEC powers and campaign limits.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Supreme Court
Mansfield
Federal Election Commission
Montana
House
Commission
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
FEC
Revise Commission
Department of Justice
Ford
Rep
Senate Budget Committee
Ozark jets may start service at Williamson County Airport this year
Ozark Air Lines could begin jet service at Williamson County Airport within the year according to Ozark manager Alien Douglas. The airline marks 20 years at the field and may use jets exclusively in coming years, boosting passenger numbers and changing trip planning.
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Wanda Harris
Southern Illinoisan
Ozark Air Lines
Williamson County
Ozark
Alien Douglas
Douglas
Air Lines
Paul Rodgers
Rodgers
Southern Illinois
Charles Ehlert
Air Illinois
Rumsfeld Reveals Hidden Angola Aid Plan
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged covert U S funding to an Angolan conflict element during a CBS Face the Nation appearance He warned further defense budget cuts could destabilize the world and noted no Soviet arms treaty violations. British reports say the MPLA aims to nationalize Cabinda oil if Gulf delays oil production.
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Associated Press
Donald Rumsfeld
United States
England
Angola
Rumsfeld
CBS
U. S
Soviet Union
Cuba
Africa
Popular Movement
MPLA
Cabinda
American Gulf Company
SIU C Enrollment Climbs 11.8 Percent in Spring
Southern Illinois University Carbondale reports spring enrollment at 20 756, up 11.8 percent from last spring’s 18 565. Undergraduates total 16 858, graduates 3 520, medical and law students 378, with gains across all levels.
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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Siu-C
STUC
Plane crash near Vienna claims a Tennessee man
A Tennessee man was killed when his small plane crashed in a wooded area near Vienna. The incident is reported on Page 3 with further details and related aviation safety notes.
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Tennessee
Vienna
Salukis Fall To Louisville As Glenn Nets 38
Mike Glenn scores a career high 38 points but Southern Illinois loses to Louisville. The game appears in a wire datapack with other paper sections listed in Page 11.
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Mike Glenn
Salukis
Louisville
Record Fire Engulfs Old Shoe Factory in Jamaica Plain
More than 300 firefighters battled a large blaze at the Plant Shoe Co building in Jamaica Plain. The six story brick complex housed about 40 residents, with no serious injuries reported though five firefighters were lightly hurt. The fire, of suspected origin, involved three separate outbreaks after 10 p.m. Sunday. Police noted a sprinkler system, recently installed, was shut off when the fire began but activated by responders. officials have not determined why. Damage exceeded $1 million.
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Jamaica Plain
George Paul
Boston
Paul
Oscials
Rockwell Chief Says Contractors Do Not Influence Purchases
Rockwell International CEO Robert Anderson told Congress that it is inconceivable a contractor could influence a gov ernment procurement officer with meals, tickets or hunts.Sen. Proxmire notes evidence of widespread attempts to sway procurement. Rockwell hosted lawmakers at a hunting lodge from 1972 to 1974. Northrup's Thomas W. Jones calls for clearly defined arms length rules.
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Rockwell International Corp
Congress
Robert Anderson
Rockwell
Joint Committee On Defense Production
William Proxmire
Wis
Rockwell International
Thomas W. Jones
Northrup
Defense Department
Free Bus Ride Lands 46 Citizens in Jail
Chicago police charged 46 passengers 34 men and 12 women with theft of service and theft of property after boarding a CTA bus without paying. The driver activated the alarm, police arrived with five officers and six squad cars to escort them to the station. Bond was set at $100.
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Chicago
Weather outlook with mixed clouds and cold snaps this week
Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and low temperatures from 15 to 20. Tuesday turns partly cloudy and warmer with highs 35 to 40. Midweek through Friday features variable clouds with snow or a mix of rain and snow likely. Lows dip into the teens and highs reach the 30s and 40s, with a 15 to 35 range by Friday.
Sam Light Misses 90th Groundhog Day Ceremony
Punxsutawney groundhog club president Sam Light, 79, sits in a hospital bed with a stuffed groundhog the day before Gobbler's Knob celebration. He has led 25 consecutive ceremonies but missed this year after cracking ribs in a fall at home.
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Sam Light
Punxsutawney, Pa
Groundhog sees shadow as Snow covers Southern Illinois
Punxsutawney Phil emerged in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania and saw his shadow signaling six more weeks of winter. Southern Illinois reports up to two inches of snow with bands moving east from Missouri. temperatures drop to around ten tonight and a Tuesday high in the low twenties.
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Phil
Punxsutawney
Lou Ditzler
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Missouri
Ditzler
Illinois
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