Creek reshaping aids coal mining project in Perry County
Evan M. Davis reports on Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp moving a creek near Captain mine to permit mining while creating a water reclamation effort. The three mile Ga lum Creek diversion features curved channels, riffles, a new bridge, and a nature preserve. Officials say the project costs exceed 12 million and will be closely inspected by multiple agencies next year.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern
Perry County
Sparta High School
Galum Creek
Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
Southwestern
Big Captain
Cutler
Galum
Captain’s
Robert Holloway
Land Resources
Holloway
Spencer
Reagan and Portillo meet to symbolize friendship
President elect Ronald Reagan travels to Ciudad Juarez for a rare pre inauguration border visit with Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo. The talks aim at friendship and partnership with Mexico, avoiding a fixed agenda while signaling better relations after years of tensions. The meeting includes a bridge crossing and private talks followed by lunch, with Reagan returning to Los Angeles later the same day.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Mexico
Reagan
Edwin Meese III
U.S
Meese
Jose Lopez Portillo
Museum of Art and History
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Texas
Lopez Portillo
Cordova International Bridge
Rio Grande
Los Angeles International Airport
Washington
California
Martin Anderson
NBC
Meet the Press
William Clements
United States
Anderson
Mexico City
Carter
Montezuma
Deep Freeze Grips Nation From Cleveland To Florida
Arctic air blankets the Midwest Northeast and Southeast driving temperatures down to 42 below zero in New York and widespread frosts. Dozens of cities report record lows while a Philadelphia street death and a hospital boiler blast in Cleveland underscore the cold’s danger.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Florida
Midwest
American Automobile Association
Old Forge
N.Y
Adirondack Mountains
Boston
Pittsburgh
Raleigh
N.C
Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Springfield
Philadelphia
National Weather Service
Dean Gulezian
Houston
Maine
Simon predicts active year for Congress with Reagan
U S Rep Paul Simon of Carbondale foresees a pragmatic, busy year for the new Congress and Reagan administration. He expects limited changes, with reforms in regulation and tax policy, Cabinet picks under scrutiny, and ongoing Southern Illinois projects like Perry County coal gasification and Carbondale convention center seeking funding. He cautions on Interior nominee Watt, supports Stockman as budget director, and aims to push education, foreign language, and development aid while watching energy and farm policy dynamics.
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Evan M. Davis
Ilinoisan
Congress
Roandl Reagan
U.S
Paul Simon
Dcarbondale
Simon
Reagan
Kemp-Roth
Alexander Haig
Haig
Sen
Joseph) McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
qHaig
Southern Illinois
Energy
James Edwards
Illinois
John Black
Perry County
Carbondale
Weather forecast for tonight and Tuesday
National Weather Service expects cloudy skies with a chance of snow or freezing rain and a steady fall in temperatures. Rain or snow possible early Tuesday with partial clearing, highs in the mid 30s and a 50 percent precip chance tonight and Tuesday. Illinois outlook shows rain or snow Wednesday through Friday with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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Southern Illinoisan
Jerry Lower
New Galum Creek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pyramid Park
Captain
Consolidation Coal Co
Burning Star No. 4
Pyatt Blacktop
Layton Brown
Joe Janacek
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Owen Dutt
Corps
John Kilker
Kilker
Robert Spencer
Portillo
Mexican
David Stockman
House Budget Committee
Stockman
House
Ann Landers
Wit’s End Bridge
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