Miner fete to celebrate safe year in Illinois mines
Governor James R. Thompson leads a delegation of coal union and industry officials on a Benton tour to mark one year without a mining fatality in Illinois. The program includes a lab visit at 10 a.m and a 10:30 a.m reception at Benton High School Old Gymnasium.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Benton
Illinois
Thompson
Department of Mines and Minerals Analytic Laboratory
Benton High School
Brad Evilsizer
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Joe Spivey
Illinois Coal Association
John Banovic
State United Mine Workers
Eugene Hughes
State Progressive Mine Workers Union
20 Dead in California Mudslides After Fierce Storm
San Francisco AP reports up to 20 people died in mudslides and related accidents as slides and toppled trees blocked rescuers from reaching buried homes around the Bay Area. Gov Brown declared a state of emergency in six counties as damage approached 100 million dollars. In Ben Lomond mud buried eight houses and hindered rescue efforts.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
California
Edmund Brown Jr
Ben Lomond
Love Creek
Marin County
Bay
Sausalito
Golden Gate Bridge
U.S. 101
Paul Douglas
California Highway Patrol
Pacifica
Cal Hinton
Brown
Marin
Contra Costa
San Mateo
Santa Cruz
Humboldt
San Francisco State University
Kai-yu Hsu
Tiburon
Boulder Creek
Soquel
Felton
Joseph Howard
Howard
Michelle Velez
Melissa
Billy Velez
California Rescue Dog Association
Hinton
Trial tests Johns campaign filings amid mounting confusion
A Williamson County jury weighs if State Sen. Gene Johns violated campaign finance reporting laws as dozens of filing years are scrutinized. Testimony shows repeated corrections by Special Prosecutor John Brewster and disputes over whether Johns filed key reports, with judges aiding the process. The case covers 1978 to 1980 reports, loans, income, and expenditures amid heavy documentary volume and cautionary notes from the court.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Gene Johns
D-Marion
John Brewster
Richard Andersen
Illinois Board of Elections
Johns
Andersen
Brewster
Vio
Stephen Spomer
Spomer
Tony Armstrong
Armstrong
Elections Board
Greenville
Chicago
State Elections Board
Norge to cut production days at plant as layoffs loom
Norge plans four day work weeks at the Herrin plant after December layoffs. About 225 employees remain on indefinite layoff with no clear recall date. Production will resume Tuesday with full output limited to four days a week due to ongoing industry declines. The plant employs about 1,000 people and further cuts are possible.
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Norge
Herrin
Jon Nicholas
Nicholas
Weather forecast: cold unsettled pattern continues
The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 40 percent chance of snow and very cold temperatures. Thursday remains cold with highs in the lower 20s, and Friday through Sunday will be fair but colder with highs in the 30s on Friday and 15 to 25 Saturday and Sunday, with lows from 5 below to 5 above.
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National Weather Service
Seniors rush college to retain Social Security aid
Dozens of high school seniors start college mid semester to keep dependent survivor benefits under a change in Reagan era policy. At John A. Logan College an estimated 50 to 60 seniors enroll, facing full-time status and adjustments in scheduling. Districts modify graduation requirements and class times to allow early college attendance while benefits phase out over time.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Don Middleton
John A. Logan College
Rend Lake College
Shawnee College
Logan
U.S
Paul Simon
Dakanda
Thomas H. Herstedt
West Frankfort
Cial Security Administration Office
Se‘iors Tonter College
Lucille Craddock
Benton High School
Logen
Read
Bill Whitner
Herstedt
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