Hexagon coal museum proposed for West Frankfort sightline
SIU-C professor unveils six sided, diamond shaped clusters for a West Frankfort National Coal Museum. Concept sketches show a dominant national presence with heavy educational space, public attractions, outdoor displays, and tours by air. City committee will decide if further drawings proceed.
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National Coal Museum
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SIUC
Illinois
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Morrill
Vandalia
Blizzard Buries Midwest Snowbound Travel Into Shutdown
Storms slam the Midwest with record snowfall and 9 foot drifts snapping power lines and stranding thousands. A DC-10 skidded off a Logan Airport runway during freezing rain but all aboard were safe. Two deaths reported, and Minnesota Fargo record snowfalls fuel Super Bowl weekend coverage.
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Associated Press
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World Airways
Boston
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Boston Harbor
Washington
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Utah
Virginia
Indiana
Fire damages FDR historic Hyde Park home in blaze
Fire badly damaged Franklin D Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate a week before his birth centennial. National Park Service staff and volunteers battled the flames, rescuing paintings and artifacts while workers braced walls and ceilings after wiring and insulation caused the inferno on the third floor. Firefighters used holes in floors to drain water as crews restored the scene.
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N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Park Service
U.S
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Sara Roosevelt
Mse Wright
Roosevelt
Eleanor
Wright
Ceil
Roosevelt Favorable Ratings Persist In New Poll
An Associated Press NBC News poll finds 63 percent of Americans maintain a favorable view of Franklin D Roosevelt, with 11 percent unfavorable and 26 percent unsure. The survey of 1597 adults notes broad support across age groups as it marks the 100th birth anniversary and 50th anniversary of his election victories.
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Wrights Plan Restoration of Historic Roosevelt House
The house linked to Theodore Roosevelt will be fully restored after experts assess and begin repairs. Ms. Wright quotes the restoration as needing a miracle, noting Roosevelt was born there in 1882 and stayed during absences in Washington or Albany.
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Washington
Albany
Walesa's wife seeks release as Poland tightens martial law
Danuta Walesa asks the Gdansk regional prosecutor to free Lech Walesa, arguing he was not formally detained. Authorities fortify checkpoints as martial law tightens, while foreign allies weigh sanctions and Polish journalist Stefan Bratkowski calls for talks to resolve the crisis including a social council and media reform.
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Thomas W. Netter
Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity
Walesa
Heaval
London Times
Danuta
Gdansk
Walesas
London
Weather outlook with cold high near 20s and flurries
National Weather Service says winds diminish but air stays cold with a high in the low 20s. Tonight will be increasingly cloudy with a low of 5 to 10. Monday will be cloudy and cold with a chance of snow flurries and a high in the lower 20s. Ann Landers Birth 35 33
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