Body of missing coal miner found in river near Pinckneyville
Searchers recovered Letha June St. Peter, 51, of Mount Vernon, along the Little Muddy River about five miles west of Lesser. Divers will resume for William J. Mount, 47, of Waltonville, with helicopter and plane aid used in the hunt. Police report no foul play. autopsy planned.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Letha June St. Peter
Inland Steel Coal Co
William J. Mount
St. Peter
Mount
Little Muddy River
Pinckneyville Blacktop
Lesser
Bates Campground
Charles Witcher
John Moore
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Mount Vernon
Moore
Waltonville
Charles Mandrell
Franklin County
Bowen Center closure prompts mixed hopes at Anna Center
Former Bowen administrator Wayne Kottmeyer argues priorities are children as Bowen is to be closed and most residents moved to Anna Mental Health and Development Center in Union County. Anna officials say transfers will be orderly, with space and resources, and some fear transfer trauma but supporters cite improved facilities and staff continuity.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Bowen Developmental Center
Harrisburg
Bowen
Wayne Kottmeyer
Kottmeyer
James Thompson
Anna Mental Health and Development Center
Union County
Anna
Mental Health Region 5
Ron Bittle
Bittle
Karen Snyder
Rockford
Lisa
John Odle
West Frankfort
Missy
Odle
Joe Glassford
Wabash-Ohio Special Education Cooperative
Illinois
Glassford
Magnolia Building
Dogwood
High court orders toxic wastes removed from Wilsonville dump
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered SCA Services Inc to immediately remove toxic wastes from the Wilsonville landfill, lifting a May delay. Leaks since December involve ethanes and chloride corn as crews plan removal, with costs potentially exceeding $1 million. local officials expect further hearings in circuit court within weeks.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Wilsonville
SCA Services Inc
St. Louis
Rick Verticchio
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Verticchio
Tyrone Fahner
U.S. Supreme Court
SCA
Fahner
State Environmental Protection Agency
John Russell
Weather forecast brief for upcoming days
The National Weather Service calls for fair conditions tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Tuesday will be sunny and mild with highs in the 60s. From Wednesday to Friday, highs range from 42 to 48 and lows from 32 to 38 with a chance of rain Thursday.
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National Weather Service
Wall Street bombs blamed on Puerto Rican group
A Puerto Rican nationalist group claimed responsibility for four blasts on Wall Street and nearby sites near midnight on Feb 28 1982. No injuries were reported. The attacks shattered windows and damaged structures at Merrill Lynch 1 Liberty Plaza New York Stock Exchange 20 Broad Street American Stock Exchange 81 Trinity Place. The FALN said Yankee imperialism and capitalism were targeted. no demands were issued.
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NEW York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
FALN
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Edward LeSchack
Police Department
Merrill Lynch
Liberty Plaza
LeSchack
Broad Street
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Plaza
Trinity Place
Charles Storer
The
Trinity Church
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Riverside Drive
Armed Forces For National Liberation
Puerto Rico
U.S. Commonwealth
Fraunces Tavern
Lower Manhattan
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