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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
1
Flood waters sweep across southeastern Idaho forcing evacuations 50 miles from the Teton Dam breach. Six dead and 135 missing, officials fear many may be out of touch as communication and travel falter. Dam burst remains under investigation with widespread damage and evacuations in Firth and Idaho Falls.
Kenneth Long of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cites a long safety record to argue the Bend Lake Carlyle and Shelbyville earth fill dams cannot burst like Idaho's Teton Dam. He notes over 350 US dams built with monitoring instruments and says Carlyle and Shelbyville withstood severe floods without damage.
Illinois transportation secretary Langhorne Bond announced a fiscal 1977 roadbuilding budget of 543 million, down 248 million from last year’s record. He noted the drop reflects nationwide slowdowns and a one time 300 million federal release not repeated this year. Major projects are under contract and due for November completion, including Interstate 72 from Monticello.
In the fiscal 1977 program Southern Illinois roads get major funding for interstates and state routes. Projects include 2.25 million for an Interstate 24 interchange at New Columbia, 2.8 million for I 57 shoulder work, 5.2 million for Ill in ois 127 widening from Perry Washington line to Pinckneyville, and 1.75 million for Ill in ois 127 146 upgrades in Union County. Additional bridges and reconstructions are listed as well as a 6.4 million F409 bridge project in Clinton County. Major non interstates include 5.2 million on Ill 127 and 11.1 million on Ill 13. Bridge repair is a high priority with 382 structures planned for work. Funding depends on General Assembly approval of Gov. Walker's 2 billion transportation budget.
The fiscal 1977 program includes a $84 million allocation for 21 miles of the proposed 1,600 mile supplemental freeway system. Central Illinois Expressway work and a $20 million substructure for an Interstate 270 bridge across the Mississippi are noted. Illinois share of I 270 cost is $10 million. no work planned on Interstate 255 in the Metro East.
The forecast calls for a fair night with a low in the mid to upper 50s and a sunny Tuesday with a high in the mid to upper 80s. Interested women are invited to join the Sweet Adelines Chorus rehearsal, with other events listed in The Southern Illinois Calendar on Page 18. A legal opinion is sought on charges of conflict of interest involving Johnston City schools.
Report notes legislators returned to work today with major questions on school aid workmen's compensation and transportation unresolved. Noted also are political items including Republican and independent voters and a Harris survey.
The snippet references a Family Living feature about beauty as a woman's duty, directing readers to Page 6. other notes mention golf at the Jackson Invitational, garlicky wheat pricing, and sports items including Ford Reagan, Arthur Ashe, North Vietnam prisoner returns, and a Boston NBA championship.
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The California Poll shows Ronald Reagan leading Ford 52 to 35 with 13 undecided, and Edmund Brown Jr. ahead of Carter 54 to 20 while 16 percent align with other candidates. The survey of 1,077 likely voters also notes Ford campaigning in Ohio and a media blitz could narrow Reagan's edge.
Syrian forces launched a major assault toward Beirut using tanks jets and artillery pounding Safar and Palestinian positions. About 6000 troops crossed into Lebanon last Tuesday aiming to end the 14 month civil war, raising the conflict to a new high and threatening wider Middle East shifts.
Coroner Garland Clarkson of Taney County says new information could pinpoint the death of Southern Illinois lawyer Ted Lorek whose body was found May 1 at the bottom of an Ozarks cliff near Branson. A coroner's jury ruled out homicide but could not determine the cause. Lorek, 39, formerly of Carbondale, was linked to a stolen boat tied to a truck stopped by Missouri Highway Patrol outside Branson. An investigator suggested robbery and a possible fall or being thrown from the cliff.
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