Walker plan seeks $12.5 million for Southern Illinois highway work
The proposed highway program for the coming fiscal year includes about $12.5 million for Southern Illinois projects as part of Gov Daniel Walker's plan. Overall statewide funding would total $624 million, described by Walker as the largest in the state's history.
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Illinois
Daniel Walker
Walker
Williamson
Johnson Counties
Vienna
Union County
Crab Orchard Creek
Marion
Williamson County
Illinois Central Railroad
Rt. 13
Lake Creek
Rt. 14
Franklin County
Two Freight Trains Derail in Southern Illinois
Two freight train derailments occurred Saturday in southern Illinois with no injuries reported. A 12-car coal train derailed near Mermet in Massac County at 3 15 p m on the Burlington Railroad, no highway blockage reported. Amtrak staff would not comment on a derailment near Makanda. officials say it may involve a single car.
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Illinois
Mermet
Massac County
Burlington Railroad
District 13A
Amtrak Railroad
Amtrak
Makanda
District 13
Four Year Old Hurt As Motorcycle Hits Murphysboro Girl
A four year old Murphysboro girl, Joan Marie Carvell, was seriously injured Saturday evening when struck by a motorcycle driven by a 14 year old Murphysboro youth in front of the Carvell home. She was flown by Illinois Trauma Program helicopter to Cardinal Glennon Hospital, where her condition was later listed as satisfactory. The motorcyclist was cited for no license and the rider for allowing an unauthorized driver to use the motorcycle.
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Murphysboro
Joan Marie Carvell
John Carvell
Spruce St
Illinois Trauma Program
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
St. Louis
St. Joseph’s
Francis A. Starling
Manning St
Chester Unit District 139 approves new teacher salary schedule
The board adopts a starting teacher salary of 8000 with a bachelor’s degree and 8500 with a master’s, increasing bachelor and master starting scales by 156 and 232 respectively. Pay schedules extend one year. administrators gain 11 percent. Summer pay rises to 8 per hour. nonprofessional event pay rises to 10 per night.
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Chester Unit
Fort de Chartres Rendezvous Recreates 1700s Life Near Prairie du Rocher
The Fort de Chartres Rendezvous near Prairie du Rocher features buckskin outfits muskets and period crafts such as woodcarving blacksmithing tanning and baking. Visitors see cannon salutes martial displays and a greased pole climb while barterTrading and French cultural acts entertain until 4 30 p m with awards.
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DeMaris Berry
Fort de Chartres
Prairie du Rocher
Mississippi River
Canada
Carbondale Monorail Plan Aims For UMTA Funds
Promoters seek 6 to 8 million dollars from UMTA for a Carbondale SIU monorail. Rep. Kenneth Gray will join PRT Systems officials to present to the Department of Transportation. Gray notes UMTA funding is limited and the plan faces a long shot despite political leverage. SIUC President Derge has signed the proposal cover sheet as city officials push ahead.
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West
Frankfort
PRT Systems Corporation
Department of Transportation
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Gray
House Public Works Committee
Carbondale
Congress
SIUC
David Derge
China
Neal Eckert
Tricity
Picasso
Chicago City Hall
George Scelzo
PRT Systems
Bianchi
Camput Prt Systems
Scelzo
Morgantown to trial a new two mile monorail system
Morgantown West Virginia home to West Virginia University begins a federal funded pilot of a two mile fiberglass capsule monorail to link campuses and downtown. Boeing and Bendix build the system with a 12 car air cushion LIM driven line serving 10 campus stops.
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Anna
Rt. 51
Union County
Kincaid Creek
Rt. 3
Jackson County
Rt. 149
Hurst
Williamson County
Williamson
Franklin County
Royalton
Zeigler
Morgantown
W. Va
Federal Urban Mass Transit Administration
West Virginia University
Main
Illinois Avenue
Senior Citizens
Rino Bianchi
Facilitie Planning
University
Pre
Humanities
University Park
Wham Education
Elizabeth Street
Communications
Technology
PRT
Marvin Weiss
Ozark Air Lines Mechanics to Meet in Washington
Ozark Air Lines officials and union representatives will meet again Monday in Washington to try to end a 55 day walkout by aircraft mechanics. A union spokesman said talks aim to avert further disruption to service and resume normal operations.
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St. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Washington
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Highway District 9
Sunfield
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Louis Jolliet
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