Southern Illinois roads get nearly 16 million in state funds
The Illinois Transportation Secretary unveiled a 985 million statewide highway program for the next fiscal year. Five Southern Illinois counties receive almost 16 million for land acquisition, bridge work, widening, resurfacing, and new traffic signals on routes including U.S. 51, Illinois 148, 13, and 147. Projects target Jackson Williamson Perry Franklin Union counties with multiple improvements and pre engineering work to support future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Levener
Ilinoisanield
Illinois
Illinois Transportation
John D. Kramer
Kramer
Transporta
Jackson County
Beaucoup Creek
Murphysboro
Illinois 13
Giant City Road
U.S. 51
de Soto
Illinois 3
Randolph County
Union County
Dillinger Road
Carbondale
Illinois Avenue
Big Muddy River
Crab Orchard Creek
Illinois 151
Kinkaid Lake
Williamson County
Ford Street
Carterville Road
Pond Creek
Herrin
Bear Creek
Skinhead Road
Illinois 148
Crab Orchard
Reed Station
Carterville
Carbon Street
Perry County
Illinois 14
Washington Street
Grantway
DuQuoin
Franklin County
Victor Street
Christopher
15Th Street
Illlinois 34
Benton
Steel City Road
Crocker Road
Indian Creek
Interstate 57
Illinois 37
Illinois 127
Mill Creek
Alexander County
Jonesboro Square
Knight Air halts flights after four months
Knight Air, a Williamson County Airport commuter line that began June 2, suspends all flights as the four month old operation is being sold. Major stockholder Robert Lanman of Munster Ind. plans to sell, with a potential buyer but no finalized deal. Airport manager Charles Stoker says the future of service is unclear and emphasizes not a bankruptcy.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Yale Airlines
Knight Air
Williamson County
Kay Ahler
Robert Lanman
Munster
Ind
Uhler
Charles Stoker
Stoker
Ozark Airlines
Conferees approve crash synthetic fuels program
Washington reports conferees backing a multi billion dollar bill to launch a synthetic fuels industry. The measure directs Carter to resume filling the strategic petroleum reserve at 100000 barrels daily and aims to produce 500000 barrels of oil daily by 1987. It includes 1.45 billion for gasohol and urban waste energy, plus a 3 billion solar energy bank for 1981 to 1984 loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Bennett J. Johnston
D-La
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
U.S
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Synthetic Fuels Corporation
Evening Weather Forecast Eyes Partly Cloudy Skies
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy conditions tonight with a low in the upper 50s. Wednesday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the low to mid 80s. Illinois extended forecast shows a chance of showers or thunderstorms Friday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Cuban refugee Perez united with Southern Illinois sponsor
Jorge Perez, possibly the first Cuban refugee in Southern Illinois, has joined his sponsor J.R. and Sally Watt of Goreville after arriving at Carbondale’s Southern Illinois Airport. He spoke only Spanish, was taken to the Migrant Council, and later connected with the Watts following a newspaper article. Perez hopes to learn English, work as a carpenter, and adjust to life on the Watts farm while seeking long term placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Jorge Perez
Southern Illinois
Perez
Carbondale
Eglin Air Force Base
J.R
Sally Watt
Goreville
Watt
Watts
Gore
Aura Boehne
Migrant Council
Los An
Geles
Miami
False nuclear alert details from SAC Delta Team
A Cox News Service account follows five SAC Delta Team members in a NORAD sparked false alarm that nearly triggered a nuclear response. The report describes the warning flow from NORAD to SAC command posts at Cheyenne Mountain and Washington, including the decision matrix and red telephone alert.
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Joseph Albright
Cox News
Omaha
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Delta
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
North American
Air Defense Command
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado
Army Delta
U.S
Iran
SAC
Air Force
NORAD
Washington
Cox Newspapers
SAC Command
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John Kramer
Britt Airlines
Britt
St. Louis
Evansville
Bill Britt
Christy Jean Fry
Evergreen Terrace
Joyce
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jerry Lower
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
United
WISC
Richard Ellis
Titan
Skybird
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