UMW officials to walk picket line amid terminal fears
Union leaders plan Monday nonviolent pickets at the Cook Coal Transfer Terminal in Metropolis to deter violence as 300 strikers damaged the terminal during a shutdown earlier in December. State police contingents may be stationed. terminal workers will not enter. A $35,000 reward is offered for information leading to convictions for damages.
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Metropolis
Shoemake
du Quoin
Quentin Stoltz
American Electric Power Service Corp
Park Plaza
Stoltz
UMW
Morse
Cook Terminal
Terry Johnson
Old
Gas spill prompts Carbondale emergency response near Chau tauqua
Fire crews were called Saturday morning to McLafferty Road near Chau tauqua Road to wash spilled gasoline from a ditch after police found a stolen car. The incident involved Carbondale firefighters and was linked to Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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McLafferty Road
Chautauqua Road
Southern Ilinois University-Carbon
Dale
Butch Nevious
Area people help Hicks family with gifts and rent relief
Community members in Southern Illinois rallied to aid Gerald Hicks wife Martha and newborn Michael Hicks amid a Christmas aid drive. Gifts included baby clothes food and cash while Carbondale church members paid ten days rent easing the family’s housing crunch as they anticipate moving to Florida for work.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Michael Hicks
Southern Illinois
Gerald
Martha
Southern Mobile Home Park
Carbondale
Benton
Anna
Michael
Hicks
Florida
Severe winter of 1977 looms in Southern Illinois memory
The 1977 winter proved the coldest on record with 29.75 inches of snow in January and a record 25 degrees below zero on January 11. January averaged 14.2 degrees, February stayed below normal, while summer arrived early and reached up to 106 degrees. Harvest weather delayed by mud, fall rains delayed crops, and overall precipitation ended near normal despite a brutal winter. Don Semancik of Cairo forecasts a possibly milder 1978 with more balanced weather.
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Illinois
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Southern
Old Timer talks tech, Santa, Carter and small-town Christmas
In a reflective Sunday chat set in a warm general store, the Old Timer recalls Christmas gifts of long drawers, his first Santa year at age six, and how technology has changed news with blue dot letters on a TV-like screen. He also shares views on President Carter’s TV interview, noting reporters chase drama and doubted him.
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Sonny
Free Press
Santa Claus
Santa
President Carter
Byline the Job and Maybe One Should Take Over
An elderly man and a younger listener discuss President Carter’s first year with reflections on Social Security, the Panama Canal Treaty, energy bills, and foreign policy. They compare media coverage to real events, note strikes, unemployment, and weather as the year’s biggest story, and share a New Year greeting.
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Barbara Walters
U.S. of A
Holy Land
Bartender Williams helps everyone at Moose Lodge
Clyde Williams 42 of Murphysboro turned from butcher of 24 years to full time bartender six weeks ago at the Moose Lodge New Year’s Eve stop. He says he enjoys helping neighbors and has long done small favors for Beulah Reed and others, while fitting in time for fishing and honeydew chores with his wife Marjorie.
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Murphysboro
Clyde Williams
Williams
The
Moose
Moose Lodge
Beulah Reed
Marjorie
Benton boy may get financial help for medical bills
Seven year old Mark Arnett battles Hodgkin's disease at Children's Hospital with daily radiation and chemotherapy. His father Douglas is on strike with the United Mine Workers, ending union health benefits. Illinois public aid for families with dependent children is expected to assist after 30 days of unemployment, with monthly support and Medicaid possible after January 7. Benton Ministerial Alliance funds are helping cover costs as doctors assess treatment timing. daily radiation could total about 1500 dollars and the family hopes for recovery.
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Mark Arnett
Hodgkin’s
Mark
Douglas Arnett
Arnett
Benton Boy
Children’s Hospital
Douglas
The
United Mine Workers of
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Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cairo
Ben Gelman
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Barbara Schechter
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