Firemen keep spilled gasoline out of creek
About 30 state and local officials worked to prevent gasoline from reaching Galum Creek after a second gas tanker spill in five hours on southern Illinois highways. Kenneth Pratt and Midwest Petroleum Co. tanker spills prompted fire departments to use foam to clean the scene and reroute traffic while a St. Louis firm towed the second truck.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Illinois
State Police Corp
Sam Hiller
Pinckneyville
Cutler
Coulterville
Galum Creek
Illinois 154
Hiller
Illinois 150
Kenneth Pratt
House Springs
Pratt
Midwest Petroleum Co
St. Louis
Department of Transportation
Jamestown
Illinois 13
Pyatt Blacktop
Marathon Oil Co
Mount Vernon
Joe Staub Jr
Ind
Good Samaritan Hospital
Staub
Thompson urges crash coal program for revival
Gov. James R. Thompson urged a five year crash program to convert boilers to coal and a major Washington role in reviving the coal industry. He called for less federal control on mining and environmental matters while expanding research and tax funding for syn fuels and new tech. Local lawmakers echoed support for relaxing rules to boost coal use and asked for state role in enforcement and court review of federal actions.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Washington
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Thompson
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Buzbee
UMW
Congress
Richmond
GOP
Department of Energy
Johnston City buys damaged lot as fire debris cleared
Kenneth Sullivan donated the burned Sullivan Electric Inc. site at 320 E Broadway to Johnston City after a January blaze that caused 500000 dollars in damage. The council waived bidding, awarded demolition to Wilson Asphalt Co. for 4490, with four other bids disclosed.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Sullivan Electric Inc
E. Broadway
Kenneth Sullivan
Sullivan
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Grand jury probes Anna arson charge
Testimony concluded in a grand jury hearing examining a February 25 1980 fire in an Anna building. Special prosecutor Ron Eckis said the panel is probing arson allegations against the building owner Anna Mayor Robert Ferrell. Four witnesses testified at the closed hearing in Union County courthouse in Jonesboro as investigators expected to finish today.
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Anna
Ron Eckis
Robert Ferrell
Lawrence Cook
Department of Criminal Investigation
Kevin Belcher
Country Companies
Union County
Jonesboro
Reagan to Seek $41.4 Billion Budget Cuts Next Year
President Reagan will ask Congress for a broad package of budget cuts totaling 41.4 billion dollars for the next year as part of an economic program that includes a large tax cut. He will deliver a televised address at 8 p.m. Central Time and warns of opposition from affected interests.
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New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Congress
White House
Carter
David A. Stockman
Capitol Hill
Reagan proposes largest tax cut plan in history
President Reagan asks Congress to approve the biggest tax cut ever with three annual 10 percent reductions for most taxpayers and a faster depreciation allowance for business investments. A typical family of four earning 20,000 dollars would save about 1,456 dollars in federal income taxes over three years.
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Reagan
Congress
Its My Turn letters seek community needs and ideas
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to share how to improve towns and regions, asking for input on roads schools libraries pools or governance. Reporters will visit with neighbors, and a special section will print selected responses later this year. Deadline is March 14, with mailing details provided.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
c/o News Desk
Carbondale
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