Railroad to Use Caboose as Office After Depot Fire
The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad in Marion will run its tourist train this weekend using a caboose as an office after a fire destroyed the Illinois Central Gulf depot downtown. Loss estimated at $250,000 with depot replacement cost around $1 million. Depot opened in 1914 had been restored. no injuries reported. The city and operators plan to buy the ICG property and eight miles of track. ICG seeks to abandon the Carbondale to Marion line.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad
Marion
Illinois Central Gulf
Hugh Crane
Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild
Illinois Central
Siljestrom
Cit
ICG
Carbondale
COE
Senate
James Thompson
House
Thompson
Springfield
Birchler
Chester
Randolph County Police Association
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Menard
Ilinois
Vince
Murphysboro Council Pushes Saturday Banking and Bank Funds Split
Murphysboro City Council votes to ask banks to restore Saturday morning banking hours and to divide city investments equally between City National First National and First Federal Savings and Loan. Also approves MEG funding and motor fuel tax project notes, plus police appointments and a board resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois.n
Murphysboro
City National
First National
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Harry Brawdy
Fire engine followers pose problem in Murphysboro
Fire Chief Chester Steele told the city council that a house fire at 310 S 17th St Saturday night was hampered by sightseers blocking streets and cars parked along curbs. A second unit could not reach within two blocks, and hydrant access was hindered by curb parking. Mayor Michael Bowers said parking restrictions would be explored. The council filled a vacancy by appointing Andrew Novara Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brawdy
Michael Bowers
Southern Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Group
Bowers
Illinois
MEG
Frank Eovaldi
Curt R. Graff
Murphysboro
Chester Steele
S. 17Th St
Steele
Murphysboro Offers Low Interest Housing Loans
Applications are being accepted for low interest loans to upgrade substandard housing, backed by a $180 000 federal grant. The city council leased Elks Lodge offices for processing forms, with forms available at city hall and staff to assist applicants. Primary areas include Mt Carbon and southeast Plum area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Elks Lodge
Walnut St
Willard Hart
Hart
Mt. Carbon
Plum
3Rd
4Th Streets
SIUC Eyes Expanded Poland Research Exchange Pact
SIUC vice president Frank E. Horton says a tentative agreement with Polish universities aims to increase faculty and student exchanges and joint funded research with the University of Wroclaw Technical University of Wroclaw and Technical University of Gdansk. The pact targets environmental studies chemistry mathematics and linguistics with funding avenues from the U.S. State Department and NSF as well as Polish sources. Horton notes modest growth and emphasizes collaboration over large waves of exchanges. He traveled five days to Poland with expenses covered by Polish government and SIUC funds.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Poland
Frank E. Horton
Horton
SIUC
University of
Gdansk
Baltic Sea
Wroclaw
Technical Institute
Siu-C
U.S. State Dept
National Science Foundation
SIU C
Soft news column on birds and readers letters
Ben Gelman presents reader letters about birds and the environment. John C. Ballowe from Charleston notes the Brooks Bird Club counted 101 species on Century Day and mentions members, a newly published book, andWild Turkeys at Crab Orchard. Donald Kurz of Carbondale supports roadside preservation efforts referenced in a prior column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
John C. Ballowe
Charleston
W. Va
Ruth Ballowe
S. 16Th St
Ballowe
Handlan
Brooks Bird Club
Ballow
Polly Handlan
A. B. Brooks
Ogleby Park
Wheeling
U.S.A
Ballone
Charles O. Handley Sr
Great
Kanawha Valley
Handley
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
West Virginia
Kurz
Illinois Natural Areas Inventory seeks sites for preservation
The Illinois Natural Areas Inventory, run by the University of Illinois Department of Landscape Architecture with the Natural Land Institute, maps and evaluates natural areas for the Department of Conservation to guide land acquisitions. It seeks prairie remnants along rail corridors and cemeteries, endangered species sites, relic habitats, geological features, and teaching areas. contact John White at 214 Mumford Hall, UIUC, Urbana IL 61801 to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Natural Land Institute
Illinois Dept. of Conservation
Illinois
Illiois Prairie
de Soto
John White
Illinois Natural Areas Inventory
Mumford Hall
University of Illinois
Urbana
Ill
Carbondale Scores $4.8 Million EPA Wastewater Grant
The EPA approves a 4.801 million grant to Carbondale for a new wastewater treatment plant on New Era Road, covering 75 percent of the 9.42 million project. City funding comes from 1.75 million general obligation bonds and federal reimbursements after Southeast plant upgrades. The facility, near an existing plant, will reduce Southeast plant loads and handle local industrial waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Carbondale
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
New Era Road
Birchler promotes listening liberal stance on ERA vote
State Rep. Vincent Birchler of Chester explains his vote against ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. He says he reads constituent mail and listens, while noting many oppose the ERA and others are indifferent. He remains undecided about a future vote and prefers one on one lobbying to speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Birchler
D-Chester
Birchler
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Crane
Dave Liljestrom
Charles Heyde
Council
Graff
Fire and Police Board
Leonard Novara
Novara
Andrew
Rin
Herrin
Williamson County
Carterville
Harris
Coal Belt Electric Railway
Energy
Jennifer Werner
Makanda
Illinois University - Carbondale
Jennifer
Robert and
Debbie Werner
Butch Nevious
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