Sunrise on Lake Murphysboro Sparkles as Spring Arrives
The reflection of the sun on Lake Murphysboro beckons spring as Robert Martin of 606 North 16th Street Murphysboro fishes from a dock on one of the lake's final days. Spring officially arrived at 11:20 a.m. with a 47 degree reading from the Southern Illinois weather station. Forecasters predict highs in the 50s Saturday.
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Lake Murphysboro
Robert Mar
16Th St
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Weather Station
Carbondale wins bid for Pleasant Hill overpass project
E T Simonds Construction Co of Carbondale submitted a bid of 1.86 million dollars for the Pleasant Hill Road overpass. The bid beat H H Hall Construction, Penzel Construction, and Superior Structures. If approved by the City Council, work would begin in late May or early June and last about 18 months.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Pleasant Hill Road
Illinois Department of Transportation
H. H. Hall Construction Co
East St. Louis
Penzel Construction Co
Jackson, Mo
Marion
Wall Street
U.S. 61
U.S. 51
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Mines idle in five states sparks uncertain coal talks
Wildcat strikes shut mines in at least five states including West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Alabama and Illinois as UMW President Sam Church prepares to brief 160000 members. Officials report 8000+ miners off shift and a continued risk of expanding walkouts amid stalled contract talks with Consol coal and Bituminous Operators.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Allen Hodel
Church
Washington
B.R. Brown
Consolidation Coal Co
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
West Virginia
Penn
Sylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Virginia
Utah
Jim Davis
UMW
District 17
Boone County
Pennsylvania
USS
Seven day coal production week blocks talks in Washington
Southern Illinois UMW District 12 leader Bunton says continuous operation is the main hurdle with BCOA as miners resume work at Old Ben No. 27 after a one day strike. Monterey Coal No. 2 idle. unions seek more scheduling flexibility while BCOA aims for seven day mining. Rewards offered for vandalism at Wabash County mine. police seek leads.
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Bunton
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Union
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Ben No. 27
West Frankfort
Monterey Coal Co
Albers
Michael Bunton
UMW District 12
du Quoin
BCOA
Washington
Southern Illinois
Tony Kujawa
District 12
UMW
International Board
Arbitration Review Board
Amax Coal Co
Wabash County
Skimpier road funds halt Southern Illinois projects
Jim Santori reports that the 1982 Illinois road budget of 550 million funds only a few Southern Illinois projects totaling over 6 million, delaying a 3.7 million Kinkaid Hill truck lane and a 1.3 million bridge replacement on Illinois 4 over Beaucoup Creek while other plans are postponed or saved for fiscal year 83.
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Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Kinkaid Hill
Illinois
Illinois 4
Beaucoup Creek
Illinois 13
Jackson County
Illinois Department of Tranportation
John Burke
U.S. 43
Illinois 34
Carrier Mills
Saline County
Burke
Illinois 149
Murphysboro
IDOT
Carbondale
Springfield
District 9
James Newton
U.S. 51
du Quoin
Mother of the Year contest entry and weekend forecast
A Mother of the Year letter contest invites entries with 500 words or less listing the entrant and mother’s names addresses and phones by April 17. The Southern Illinoisan will print eligible letters May 3. The National Weather Service forecasts fair and cold tonight with upper 20s to lower 30s and a weekend warming trend with showers Sunday.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
National Weather Service
Telino
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