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Simon in Politicoal Trouble and Coal Conference Sparks
The piece reviews Simon's defeat on the gasification plant funding, UMW contract vote, and the SIU Carbondale coal conference. It notes Simon’s losses, political bravado, and future funding uncertainty, plus UMW power dynamics, Percy’s Illinois coal push, and debates over clean air policy amid Reagan era budget pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisu
Perry County
United Mine Workers Miners
UMW
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Simon
Southern Illinois
Kenny Gray
Reagan
Senate
Congress
John Anderson
Marion
Carter
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
ICGG
Grups
District 12
Illinois
John Banovic
Sam Church
Church
Banovic
District 12 International Executive Board
Tony Kujawa
Illinois Umw
Gerald Hawkins
Zeigler Coal Co
Spartan
Coulterville
Willard A. Esselstyn
Esselstyn
ABC
Consolidation Coal Co
Hillsboro
Central Illinois Public Service
Charles Percy
Percy
Thompson
Chicago
Carl Bagge
National Coal Association
Bagge