Wheelchair cross-country trek targets first US crossing
Phil Carpenter and George Murray, both in arm powered wheelchairs, aim to be the first to cross the United States by wheelchair to publicize the International Year of Disabled Persons. They left Los Angeles April 10 and expect New York arrival mid September, averaging 26.2 miles daily across 3400 miles.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Illinois
Murphysboro
Phil Carpenter
Holiday
Fla
George Murray
Tampa
United States
Murray
Carpenter
International Wheelchair Road Racers Club
Tance
University of South Florida
Los Angeles
New York City
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Kansas
Ozarks
Mississippi River
St. Genevieve
Rockies
Fred McBee
Continental Quest
Jonic Mattress Corp
New York
Navaho Indian Nation
Early decontrol could hike gas bills 54 percent
An Energy Department analysis says speeding up natural gas price decontrol to 1982 could lift homeowner bills by 21 to 54 percent next year, with total gas customer costs reaching 91 to 127 billion dollars. It notes benefits include reduced regulatory burden and lower oil imports but warns of inflation and job impacts.
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Washington
Energy Department
Reagan
Energy
James Edwards
Associated Press
DOE
Department
Energy Action
Natural Gas Supply Association
Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
Eco
Rend Lake area drenched as heavy weekend rains soak Southern Illinois
Heavy May to June rainfall drenched Southern Illinois with two to three inch totals in many areas. Rend Lake station logged 3.52 inches Saturday and 1.1 Sunday, while Carbondale and Marion observers reported 2.2 and 1.38 inches respectively. National Weather Service forecasts plan for hot, humid conditions and a chance of thunderstorms through Friday, with cooler nights in the 60s to 70s.
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Tony Stevens
Southern
National Weather Service
Illinois
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rend Lake
Mount Vernon
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Mildred Mignone
Marion
May showers bring swarms of mosquitoes
Mosquito numbers surge with May and June rainfall per Carbondale Mosquito Abatement District head Bill Kelley. He urges homeowners to remove standing water and notes budget limits hinder broader control efforts while bird tests signal spread of St Louis encephalitis.
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Robert Bondurant
Bill Kelley
Carbondale
Kelley
St. Louis
Fireworks sparkle in Carbondale West Frankfort shows
Wet weekend dampens many Fourth of July plans but Carbondale and West Frankfort host late displays tonight. Carbondale plans an 8:30 p.m. show near the SIU Carbondale Arena with arena parking closed during the show. West Frankfort runs 9 to 10 p.m. in the city park. Other towns saw mixed results with some events postponed or canceled and police reporting mostly quiet conditions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Johnston City
Benton
Chamber of Commerce
Murphysboro
Carterville
Marion
du Quoin
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
Maciejski
Randolph County
Ardell
Steeleville
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Area Hills
U.S
Joe Jines
Dan Carpenter
Edwards
Sigue Farm
Ann Landers
Ercee Comics
Riverside Park
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