Federal judge upholds federal strip mining rules
U S District Judge Thomas Flannery ruled that the Interior Department may issue minimum strip mining standards under the 1977 act, upholding federal authority and setting the stage for state conformity or surrender. The decision covers about 50 of 100 challenged regulations and sides with Illinois and other challengers on remaining issues to be decided later.
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Larry Kraftowitz
Washington
Department of Interior
U.S
Thomas A. Flannery
Interior Department
Illinois
American Mining Congress
Flannery
Interior Secretary
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Virginia
Mining firm seeks contempt ruling against Andrus in Knox County case
Midland Coal Co seeks a contempt citation against Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus over enforcement of strip mining rules in Knox County Illinois A federal judge heard the case after the company claimed Andrus disobeyed a preliminary injunction and pressured Illinois officials by threatening a grant holdback The dispute centers on federal versus state authority under the 1977 strip mining law with hearings set for March 7 and broader implications for Illinois utilities and surface coal mines
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Midland Coal Co
Cecil Andrus
Interior
Knox County
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Midland
J. Waldo Ackerman
Midland Coal
Brad Evilsizer
Andrus
Illinois
Evilsizer
House
Flannery
Secretary of Interior
West Frankfort Trades Meters for Free Downtown Parking
West Frankfort voter approved a six month trial to remove downtown parking meters starting today. The move aims to help merchants compete with a proposed shopping center while keeping a two hour limit encouraged. Other Southern Illinois cities cited varied results with meters and related enforcement.
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Theresa Churchill
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois
John Simmons
Herrin
Mario Ottolini
Ottolini
Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Benton
Courthouse
du Quoin
Sparta
Reagan tops Bush in New Hampshire primary
Ronald Reagan won a landslide 50 percent in a seven candidate GOP field, with Bush second and Dole out. Carter led Democrats as the expected winner, while Kennedy and Brown trailed. Voters framed Carter’s win as support for his crisis policies, and party polls noted broader implications for Kennedy and Reagan.
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Concord
N.H
Edward Kennedy
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
New Hampshire
Kennedy
U.N
George Bush
Iowa
Bush
Associated Press
NBC News
Granite State
Edward M. Kennedy
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Republi
Cans
APNBC
Bob Dole
Minnesota
Brown
Baker
Anderson
Crane
Connally
Dole
Ford
New England
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
White House
Jody Powell
Cam
Paign
John P. Sears
William J. Casey
Securities and Exchange Commission
Stephen Smith
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Smith
South
Manchester
Jimmy Carter
Murderer flees Menard prison in minimum security unit
Edward Charles Vargas, 36, a life prisoner from Kane County, escaped Menard Correctional Center’s minimum security unit around 10 a.m. today driving a blue state car. He headed east on Illinois 150 toward Steelville and Percy, is not believed armed, and is described as 5'4" and 134 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Vargas was admitted Oct 10, 1960, at 16, later moved to the minimum unit Sept 13 last year. Authorities caution ongoing search and possible danger to the public.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinois and Menard Correctional Center
Edward Charles Vargas
Vargas
Wilinois
Steeleville
Percy
Menard
Kane County
Weather forecast for tonight to Sunday
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures tonight with lows in the 20s. Thursday will remain partly cloudy with highs in the 40s. An extended outlook shows colder conditions Friday and Saturday with a 10 to 20 degree dip and highs in the 30s and a chance of snow. Sunday looks fair and cold with lows 10 to 20 and highs in the 30s.
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National Weather Service
Defense argues years of abuse led to Berger shooting husband
Defense attorney Chuck Grace contends Joyce Berger endured sexual and psychological abuse over years in a troubled marriage, prompting her to shoot her husband in self defense on Aug 8. He claims she fired five shotgun rounds then two pistol shots as Berger terrorized the family before the couple’s 1979 divorce.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Joyce Berger
Chuck Grace
Grace
Berger
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