Truckers strike worsens gasoline shortages in region
Independent truckers halted fuel deliveries causing shortages at Marion and Skelly stations. Bennet Andrew of Standard at I 57 cloverleaf plans to delay reopening to Monday to stretch remaining reg and premium lead free gas. Grover Lucas at Skelly says only enough fuel for wreckers with diesel plentiful but unsellable.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Bennet Andrew
Marion
Andrew
Illinois 13
Skelly Station
Grover Lucas
Lucas
Cape Girardeau and
Wood
Anna-Jonesboro
Casey- Goddard Oil Co
Veach
Ware
Duane Brown
Anna
Herrin
Carbondale-Murphysboro
Clark
Main St
Lane Veath
Walnut St
Carbondale
Westside Finn
Don’s Shell
E. Grand Ave
Haury Standard Service
Murphysboro
Martin Gas Co
Hamilton 66
Illinois Ave
East Main Shell
E. Main St
Liberty
East Main St
Richard Barry
Fox Theater
Barry
Carbondale Leads in Solar Energy Study and Outlook
Ed Bean reports Carbondale is among five U.S. communities surveyed by DOE solar researchers Unseld and Piernot as a potential model for solar adoption. They note local government support university activity Shawnee Solar Project and visible solar homes, with optimism Carbondale could become the Midwest’s Davis. They and area leaders stress practical, self‑sustaining interest shaping energy future.
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Ed Bean
Southern Illinoisan
Carter
Carbondale
Solar Energy Research Institute
Solar
U.S. Department of Energy
Charles T. Anseld
Craig A. Piernot
Bronx
New York City
Boulder Colp
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Davis
Calif
DOE
New York
Shawnee Solar Project
Piernot
University
Midwest
Carbondale Seeks 30 Percent Sewer Rate Hike
Carbondale plans a 30 percent sewer rate increase for residential and industrial users, first in seven years, to fund outfall and interceptor projects. The proposal, tied to federal grants and water usage, would raise basic charges to 1.09 per thousand gallons with a 3.27 minimum and a solids/BOD surcharge for industrial users.
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Carbondale
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Carroll Fry
Northwest
Big Muddy River
Big Muddy
Fry
U.S. Treasury
Anticia
Aon
Ck ’S
Clark, Dietz
Du Quoin Miss crowned at on soot club carnival
Miss Du Quoin crowned at the dusk club carnival in Du Quoin. Miss Keller will start as a freshman at Du Quoin High School in September. First runner up was April Well an event winner, second runner up Harbuck, and third runner up Denise Rowell.
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Satcanker
Keller
du Quoin High School
April
Harbuck
Denise Rowell
Metropolis Superman Birthday Fest Draws Crowds
Metropolis celebrated Superman's birthday with a Junior Olympics in Dorothy Miller Park and a new Superman Square. John Kreuter, owner of The Mr. Shop, played Superman amid autograph seekers and crowds while rain and an electrical storm briefly interrupted events. Chamber of Commerce officials praised the turnout and eyed future growth including a planned Superman Park. The event recalled Metropolis history linked to Fort Massac and the World of Superman museum funded partly by Warner Communications licensing.
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Joanne Wood
Krypton
Superman
Metropolis
John Kreuter
Clark Kent
Chamber of Commerce
Les Easterday
Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
Fort Massac
Mississippi River
Kreuter
Dorothy Miller Park
Superman Square
Illinois 45
National Periodical Publications Division
Warner Communications
Easterday
Agin
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Photo By
Alayne Blickle
Illinois
Rend Lake
Siu
Miss du Quoin
Match
Butch Nevious
John Kreuter As
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