Clean air standards cited as threat to Southern Illinois growth
Merrill Perlman reports at Marion on the Southern Illinois Labor-Management Council warning that U S Clean Air Act non attainment and anti deterioration rules could hinder future industrial expansion in the region. Labor and industry leaders fear bureaucratic burdens and significant limits on plant growth, with coal and power plant implications across Williamson County and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Labor-Management Council
Labor-Management Council
Southern Illinois Inc
Marion
Phil Kocl
Anes
Koclanes
Labor Management Council
Illinois
Ken Buzbee
Carbondale
Commonwealth Edison
Captain
Perry
Randolph
Patrick Lynch
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Lynch
Iinois
Buzbee
Gene Johns
Ralph Dunn
Dunoininion
Richard Hart
Benton
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Vincent Birchler
Chester
New U S 57 section opens Friday south of Carbondale
Illinois DOT officials announced a 3.9 mile new U S 51 segment south of Carbondale will open at 8 a m Friday from Unity Point School to Makanda. The project costs 4 5 million dollars and includes grooved pavement to improve skid resistance and reduce hydroplaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Unity Point School
Makanda
Makanda Road
Presley Tours
U.S. 51
J. D. Barter Construction Co
Defective equipment ruled out in Gorham train crash
FRA officials say no mechanical defects caused the Gorham collision on May 17 killing one crewman and injuring six. The Missouri Pacific and Cotton Belt trains remain under separate inquiries along with a De Soto derailment the same week. Safety measures now limit chemical tank car loads to 75 per train and slow speeds.
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Rick Rockwell
Southern Illinois
Gorham
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Missouri-Pacific
de Soto
Tim Hogan
Cotton Belt
Illinois 149
H. R. Bird
National Transportation Safety Board
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ray Peterson
Commission
Feterson
Peterson
Mis-souri-Pacific
Jackson County
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Centralia
Hogan
Midwest
Illinois
Dongola
John Dunn
Decatur
Weekend highway crashes claim seven lives in Southern Illinois
Four persons died and seven were seriously injured in four separate accidents across Southern Illinois Friday to Sunday, boosting the weekend death toll to seven. Towns involved include Karnak Mt Vernon Woodlawn Harrisburg and Springfield with victims Kevin Gatewood Bob Elliott Harold Murphy Marie Reynolds and others.
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Illinois
Springfield
Woodlawn
Harold Murphy Jr
Karnak
Illinois 146
Interstate 57
Donald Minor
Union County Hospital
Anna
Murphy
Illinois 15
Mt. Vernon
Kevin Gatewood
Gatewood
Good Samaritan
Stephens
Saline County
Harrisburg
Kevin Gailey
Robert Sanders
Carrier Mills
Gailey
Doctors Hospital
Sanders
Marie Reynolds
Ilinois
Carbondale chamber backs city bond funding for housing complex
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Board, by 13 to 3, urged city involvement via municipal revenue bonds to fund an $8 million, 231-unit housing complex north of Mill Street for low income elderly and disabled residents. UMIC Securities proposed the plan to save on interest, with no city financial risk, while opponents warned of potential effects on the city’s fiscal reputation.
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Russ Mitchell
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Mil Street
Chamber Board
City of
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Chamber
Morris Fair
Umic Securities Corp
Memphis, Tenn
Eckert
UMIC
Mill
Forest Streets
Charles Goss
Rawlings Street
Goss
Urg
Jim Morris
Fair
Thorugh
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Labor Management Unit
Shawnee National Forest
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Butch Nevious
John Wayne
Jason Keen
Sparta
Queen of
The
du Quoin Saddle Club
U.S. 57
Dunn
ICC
San Diego
Calif
Ynn McLean
Theresa Ayton
Elliott
Jefferson County
Pekin
Bradley Stephens
Good Samaritan Hospital
Julie Stephens
Brenda Sarnes
Carbondale Chamber Board
Comany
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