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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1973

Page

5

Lake of Egypt Water District signs reach 1000 customers

About 95 residents signed up early as a tap-on fee rose from 100 to 250 dollars. Revenue bonds totaling 2,450,000 were sold to Northern Securities Inc of Chicago to finance mains, a 500 gallon per minute plant and two elevated tanks. Contracts are signed and most customers will get water service next fall as the district boundary spans from two miles east of Creal Springs to Interstate 37 and from a mile south of Marion to Goreville.

Lake of Egypt Water District Northern Securities Inc Chicago Creal Springs Marion Goreville

Feasible St Louis airport rapid transit eyed by Illinois

Illinois transportation officials release a Metro Airport Associates study showing a rapid transit link between downtown St Louis and the Illinois side airport may be feasible. The plan calls for space at St Louis Union Station as a terminal and further detailed studies, but no fixed route. Director William Cellini says express trips to the airport could take about 25 minutes and serve up to 20 000 passengers daily.

Illinois Transportation Dept St. Louis Springfield Illinois Mississippi Illinois Transportation Department Chicago Metro Airport Associates St.Louis Union Station U. S. Department of Transportation Missouri Shidy Seid William Cellini Columbia - Waterloo

Dawes Named Acting President of UMWA District 12

Kenneth Dawes was officially appointed acting president of United Mine Workers of America District 12 by international union president Arnold Miller. He succeeds Joe Shannon who retired, and Dawes said an election of district presidents may be held as soon as possible. The report also notes the first potato crop in New Hampshire in 1719, tracing origins of the term Irish potato.

Kenneth Dawes Pints United Mine Workers of America UMWA International’ Union Arnold Miller Joe Shannon Herrin Dawes Il ‘Dawes Ley

Directions Dr Michael Ramsey Guest on Channel 2 3

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Michael Ramsey appears as guest on Directions at noon with coverage across Channel 2 and Channel 3. Listeners are invited to tune in for the program, which features religious and public interest topics.

Michael Ramsey Archbishop of Canterbury Directions Channele 2

Survivor of crash gets a new home for rescued poodle

Miami AP reports Tina the white poodle, once aboard the Everglades crash involving two jumbo jets, has a new home on Key Biscayne. Alicia Suarez, owner Tina's owner’s police, says the dog will stay with Tina as a pet following the crash that killed Evelyn De Salazar and many others.

Miami Tina Everglades Key Biscayne Alicia Suarez Evelyn de Salazar New York Eastern Air Lines

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