Fire destroys grain elevator in Addieville
A grain elevator owned by Okanville Farmers Elevator burned in Addieville Washington County, with investigators noting possible link to a Monday fire that gutted the Addieville Mill. Fire officials and Deputy State Fire Marshal Barney West join the probe. no injuries and no damage estimates yet provided.
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Addieville
Washington County
Okanville Farmers Elevator
Larry Weeke
Barney West
Okanville
Repairs begin today on Energy Village Park sinkhole
Repairs start this week on a 25 foot wide sinkhole at Energy Village Park with completion expected by weekend. John Vander of Herrin won an $8,600 contract after bids from Claude White and Jones Excavating exceeded $3,000. Vander will enlarge and slope the hole then fill with rock and clay mix, funded by State and federal monies through the Illinois Office of Surface Mining. The sinkhole formed last weekend after heavy rains due to the Taylor No. 1 coal mine collapse.
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Energy Village Park
John Vander
Herrin
Claude White
Jones
Marion
Vander
Ilinois Office
Taylor No. 1
IDOT hearing on Carbondale bridge and road widening
The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an informational hearing July 9 at 7 p.m. in Carbondale City Hall to discuss replacing the Old Illinois 13 bridge east of Giant City Blacktop and widening Illinois 13 to four lanes from Old West Main to Oakland Avenue. About 0.01 acre of new right of way will be required, displacing six properties. no routing change is planned. Environmental and engineering statements will be available for inspection at the Carbondale IDOT office. Handicapped participants should call for accommodations.
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Crab Orchard Creek
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carbondale City Hall
East College Street
Illinois 13
Blacktop
Old West Main Street
Oakland Avenue
IDOT
Southern Illinoisan Subscription Rates and Office Details
Publication details for the Southern Illinoisan with office locations in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion. Subscription rates listed for carrier motor route and mail within 18 county area and Illinois. contact numbers for offices and classified ads. postmaster address provided.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Iinois
Carbondale
Ill
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Israel vows nuclear capability if Arabs deploy bombs
Former Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan told Italian TV and confirmed to AP that Israel can quickly produce nuclear weapons and will do so if Arab nations obtain atomic bombs. He linked Israel’s stance to Saddam Hussein's call for Arab access to atomic arms and noted past Israeli strikes on Iraq's reactor. Dayan stressed not being first to introduce but not being late.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Middle East
Dayan
Associated Press
Saddam Hussein
Muammar Khadafy
Johnston City aldermen drop limit on paid absences
Johnston City council votes 7 to 1 to pay aldermen for meetings they miss. The ordinance restricting two excused absences per year was repealed, allowing unlimited unexcused absences with pay. Alderman Dare defends current pay, while Savant dissents.
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Johnston City Aldermen
Theresa Churchill
Johnston
Robert Savant
Ray Dare
Dave
Coal construction workers vote on 38 percent pay raise pact
Construction workers in the United Mine Workers began voting on a 38 percent raise to end a three month strike. About 11,500 members were expected to tally by tonight with officials optimistic the tentative deal would pass.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Tom Toler
Association of
Bituminous Contractors
John Little
Construction Workers’ Local 1830
Kentucky
Captain Mine in Perry County Closes After Wildcat Strike
The Captain mine east of Cutler in Perry County shut down again amid a wildcat strike. Spokeswoman Cady Bunion cited an unauthorized work stoppage this morning following a rain damage closure. The United Mine Workers local said the strike ended with management suspending an employee who refused to work Sunday, though Sunday work is optional under the UMW contract. The mine employs about 440 people.
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Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
Captain
Cady Bunion
United Mine Workers
UMW
Cutler
Perry County
Postal unions plan picketing at Carbondale post office
Two unions APWU and NALC plan a coordinated picket in Carbondale and Marion as part of a national demonstration. The action targets a three year contract expiring July 20 and seeks wage, safety gains, and better economic terms amid ongoing negotiations in Washington.
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Tom Woolf
Southern
Iindian
Carbondale
American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
APWU
NALC
Afl-Cio
Robert Maurizio
Maurizio
Marion
Mike Gunter
Gunter
Herrin
Murphysboro
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Washington
Dan Driscoll
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