Lower Cache River Swamp Faces Ongoing Drainage Battle
The Lower Cache River Swamp near Karnak and Perks sees new land deals amid efforts to protect its 1000 year old cypress and oaks. State negotiations with a timber company and a Nature Conservancy contract aim to safeguard 1030 acres, while a local citizens committee monitors drainage, warning against levee building that would push water elsewhere.
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Dave DeWitte
Cache River
Karnak
Perks
F’ulaski County
The
Nature Conservancy
Arlington
Sierra Club
Audubon Society
Illinois Environmental Council
Illinois
Neal Needham
Citizens Committee To Save
Cache
Needham
Cache Rver
Dongola
Citizens Committee
Heavy rains flood Southern Illinois roads and skies
The region from Randolph to Perry and Franklin counties faced renewed downpours. streets and highways flooded with up to nearly 4 inches of rain. Reports of funnel clouds and a tornado warning circulated around Carbondale and Sparta, though confirmations were limited. Fire, flood barriers, and road closures occurred in Du Quoin and Christopher with culvert and ditch issues across several towns.
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Illinois
Randolph
Perry
Franklin
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Sparta
Chester
Stanley Maciejski
Maciejski
du Quoin
Illinois 14
Christopher
Burlington Northern Railroad
Prosperity Road
Johnston City
Duane Wittenborn
Wittenborn
Freeman
Herrin
17Th Street
Big Muddy rises and strands families in Illinois
The Southern Illinois Airport weather report notes rain thinning toward the south with Cape Girardeau recording only .02 inch. Forecaster Chris Novy expects more thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, but not Thursday. A developing cold front could bring thunderstorms Friday night through Sunday. Dense fog is possible Thursday morning with lows in the mid 60s to 70s and humidity easing by midweek.
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Southern Illinois
Chris Novy
Cape Girardeau
Novy
Navy
Perry coal gas plant funding dies in Congress
A Congressional committee killed federal funding prospects for the Perry County Coal Gasification plant. U S Rep Paul Simon aides said the plant’s demonstration project is effectively dead, with only the Synthetic Fuels Corporation as a possible avenue. The $44 million construction grant remains unspent as debate continues.
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Evan M.davis
Southern Illinois and Congressional Committee
Perry County
Steve Hull
U.S
Paul Simon
Simon
Hull
SFC
Perry
Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
House-Senate
Democrats Move Closer to Multiyear Tax Cut Plan
House Democrats pressured by Reagan administration and conservatives inch toward a two year tax cut while demanding targeted relief for lower and middle income Americans. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski says no votes or conclusions yet after a two hour Ways and Means panel meeting. An afternoon session and a caucus were planned as Democrats weigh relief for those earning 20 000 to 50 000 dollars.
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Washington
House
Dan Rostenkowski
Ways and Means
Rostenkowski
House Democrats
Reagan
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Wayne
Cherry
Madison
Monroe
Adams
Tyler
Carterville
Frank Samuel
Cambria
Bruce Hagler
Lester Smith
Rend Lake
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dave Berti
Southern Illinoisan
Jerry Lower
Perry Coal
Ann Landers
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