Snow cripples Southern Illinois with record 16 inch fall
Snow accumulation of up to 16 inches blankets Southern Illinois closing schools and businesses. Roads are snow packed and dangerous. Officials warn of possible more snow with a 50 percent chance Wednesday as temperatures stay in the teens. Amtrak service is disrupted and mail delivery slows across the region. Local colleges close and power lines hold firm amid drifting and widespread impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Garner
Moore
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carl DeWitt
DeWitt
Indicted police chief relieved by Lesser mayor
A news brief notes the indicted Lesser police chief was removed from duties by the town mayor. It also mentions Joseph Dakin, Carbon Dale city council member and former police chief, resigning from the council for a state job, and forecasts about women and minority astronauts by 1981 along with a strategy by powerful mayors toward the Carter administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesser
Joseph Dakin
Carbondale
Winter Storm Strands Southern Illinois Workers and Shuts Plants
With up to 16 inches of snow, area factories run on skeleton crews as absenteeism climbs. Courthouses and city halls stayed open in Williamson and Jackson Counties while Marion residents spent nights at the Marion Court Motel. Many plants and schools planned early closings as trucks and routes remained blocked, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale remained closed.
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SIUC
Rend Lake College
W. Travis Martin Jr
John A. Logan College
Robert Tarvin
Amtrak
Panama Limited
Carbondale
Vernon Paul
Illinois
Shawnee
Chicago
Paul
Southern Illinois
Sparta
Marion
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Mississippi
Washington, D.C
Moore
Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson
Jackson
Marion Area
Marion Court
Marion Truck Plaza
Interstate 57
Bob Cook
Austin
Tex
Cook
Norge Co
Herrin
Norge
Jon
Tuck Tape Inc
Matt Maier
Lastour Corp
Murphysboro
Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Southern Illinois University-Carbondle
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Gene Rothschild
Bunny Bread Co
Anna
University Mall
K-Mart
Sarah Edwards
Illinois tops nation in beans and corn despite drought
Illinois farmers produced a state record 327 million bushels of soybeans and led the U S in corn with 1.15 billion bushels in 1977. Average corn yield 105 bushels per acre below November forecasts, while soybean yield reached 36 bushels per acre on 8.85 million acres. Across the Midwest, drought and heavy rains shaped results with Iowa Missouri Indiana and Wisconsin showing varied yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prater
Associated
Illinois
Illinois Cooperative
John Unger
U.S
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois utilities seek new coal sources in strike era
Illinois utilities push to diversify coal supplies as the United Mine Workers strike enters its 43rd day. Central Illinois Light Co. and Illinois Power Co. report reserves stretching 40 to 90 days, with Western Progressive mines supplying most coal and Illinois mines largely idle. Negotiations continue in Washington while utilities pace contingency planning and brief talks of curtailment options in case the walkout extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roberts
Associated Press
Illinois
United Mine Workers
UMW
Robert G. Herren
Central Illinois Light Co
Peoria
Herren
Progressive Mine Workers Union
CILCO
East
Midwest
Commonwealth Edison Co
Bill Harrah
Commonwealth Edison
Powerton
Kincaid
Dixon
Washington
Appalachian
Progressive
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Springfield
Bill Voisin
CIPS
Illinois Power Co
Decatur
Illinois Power
John Samuels
Samuels
UMWA
BCOA
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
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St. Louis
Marion Searcy
Searcy
Howard Lorentz
General Telephone Service
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
University
Jim Boucher
Boucher
Toby Crews
Ajax
Chance Townsend
BY Butch Nevious
Linda
Laurie
Area Nation
America
Ann Landers
Allen Industries
Lou Faro
Harrah
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