Judge blocks California aerial spraying over San Jose
A Santa Clara County judge halted planned malathion spraying on a 117 square mile area to fight the Mediterranean fruit fly until a hearing finishes. The injunction request by Santa Clara County and three cities echoes a federal denial. Authorities say no health risk, but residents and officials urged departures for expectant mothers.
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San Jose
Calif
Santa County Superior Court
Bruce Allen
Allen
Santa Clara County
U.S
William A. Ingram
Zoe Lofgren
Red Cross
Mary
Edmund G. Brown Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Brown
Fired CETA workers replace nursing home aides in Illinois
Styrest Nursing Home in Carbondale replaced nine full time and six part time aides with CETA workers after firings over certification. Administrators defend the move citing state law, while CETA officials say replacements are in a training program. Union and lawmaker aides probe legality of the staffing shift.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Styrest Nursing Home
Jackson County
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Styrest
Betty Vick
Texas
Wardell Drake
CETA
Maurice McCann
McCann Aid
Illinois
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Marion
Derailment blocks Illinois Central Gulf mainline at Dongola
Fourteen cars of a southbound ICG freight derailed Sunday afternoon near Dongola. No injuries reported, but two tracks were destroyed and a 5,000 gallon hazardous material risk prompted evacuations of up to ten families. Cleanup ongoing as officials assess track damage and return conditions.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Linda Davidson
Miss Davidson
Paul
Gene
Dongola
Davidsons
Illinois
Linda
Carole Eddieman
R. Edwin
Union County
Larry Tripp
John Kraatz
ICG
Amtrak
Washington, D.C
Carbondale Nursing Home Has 240 Bed Capacity
The Monday paper notes Styrest Nursing Home in Carbondale can accommodate 240 residents, confirming available bed space. This capacity detail appears in the report as a key facility fact.
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Carbondale
Styrest Nursing Home
Heat Wave Sweeps Southern Illinois with 90s to 100s Likely
Dangerously high temperatures and humidity grip Southern Illinois over the weekend with 98-degree readings at peak. Forecasters expect 100s today or tomorrow as the region endures a week of continued heat. Officials urge indoors time, fluids, and limited activity amid humidity levels around 50 to 70 percent.
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Brad Betker
Southern
Karol Ditzler
Southern Illinois
Ditzler
Illinois
Gulf of Mexico
Moon eclipse to be visible across SIU Carbondale campus
Moon gazers may witness a 55 percent partial lunar eclipse starting at 9:05 pm and lasting until 1:09 am with peak at 11:47 pm. Arnold Pearlstein plans an eclipse viewing booth outside Shryock Auditorium after the Sunset Series Concert, passing out star guides and inviting observers to bring telescopes.
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Jean Ness
Arnold Pearlstein
Shryock Auditorium
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Pearlstein
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Weinberger
Drake
Joe Jines
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