Laser beam test fails to shoot down air to air missile
The Air Force failed in its first effort to shoot down a high speed air to air missile with a high intensity laser from an Airborne Laboratory KC 135 over China Lake California. Col Bob O'Brien said the test failed and the reasons are under study. Experts say a practical laser weapon remains years away despite advances.
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Air Force
Washington
Bob O’brien
Air Force Systems Command
China Lake
Calif
U.S
O'Brien
O’brien
Thompson vows to veto anti labor bills amid Chicago rally
Thousands of union members booed Gov. James R. Thompson as he vowed to veto anti labor bills. He urged mass transit funding and urged lawmakers to back a swift RTA rescue. The crowd, about 15,000, chanted Union as Illinois leaders warned of a transit crisis and a mass meeting planned in the Capitol.
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Thompson
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Capitol Lawn
Illinois General Assembly
Robert Gibson
Afl-Cio
House
Senate
Illinois
Capitol
Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
Secretary of State
Capitol Complex
RTA
Safeway Lines
Church's reception warm as UMW chief touts new coal contract
United Mine Workers President Sam Church tours eastern coal states amid friendlier crowds in Welch and Beckley West Virginia. He asserts the new proposal strengthens security provisions, offers a 38 percent pay rise over 40 months, and keeps the union benefits fund royalty on nonunion coal. He acknowledges some miner concerns and notes the arbitration board rulings will be addressed in the new language. The members vote Saturday with possible early return to work if approved.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
West Virginia
Sam
Church
UMW
Castlewood
Pikeville
Welch
Beckley
James Floyd
Seale
Arbitration and Review Board
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Charles Burnam
City Park No. 1
Jerry Bacon
Regis
Victor Street
Illinois
Ramon Bione
Interest rates stall Carbondale hotel convention project
City officials and bankers struggle to finalize interim financing for an 11.0 million downtown hotel and convention center in Carbondale as the prime rate fluctuates. HUD UDAG funding of 2 million will back land purchase and demolition for the site, while a 10 story 230 room hotel and convention center is planned on the University Illinois Walnut Monroe block.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
First National Bank of St. Louis
Fry
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Jackie Conn
UDAG
Umic, Inc
Memphis, Tenn
UMIC
University and Illinois Avenues
Walnut and
Elm Streets
Stan Hoye
Convention Center
Feu
University and
Ilinois Avenues
Monroe Streets
Bione
Regis
Illinois Department of Conservation
Bend Lake
Harrison
Ed Palmer
IEPA Approves Christopher Plan to Scale Sewage Project
The Illinois EPA approves reducing a proposed sewage plant to lower costs after grant funds of over 2 million dollars from 1976 require matching funds. Mayor Regis and city officials say the revised plan fits Christopher’s finances and will proceed with new plans and funding steps.
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IEPA
Christopher
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
John Regis
Springfield
Regis
Lindell Parrish
Weather forecast shows showers and warm highs ahead
The National Weather Service expects showers and thunderstorms tonight with lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday will be partly sunny, warm and humid with a 60 to 70 percent chance of rain and highs in the low 80s. Thursday through Saturday look fair and seasonably warm with nightly lows in the 60s and daytime highs in the 80s.
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National Weather Service
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