Perry coal to gas project six months behind schedule
The Illinois Coal Gasification Group backed Perry County project faces competition from a third design for a federal grant. Delays stem from pilot plant issues, now being addressed, while Ohio and Des Plaines firms also contest funds. ICGG members include Northern Illinois Gas, People Gas, CIPS, Central Illinois Light, and North Shore.
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Perry
Barbara Schechter
Perry County
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
ICGG
Illinois
Cutler
Willisville
U. S. Department of Energy
Noble County
Ohio
Energy Department
Robert Porter
Leatherhead
England
Illinois Energy
The
Icgg Is Made Up of
Northern Illinois Gas Co., People Gas, Light and Coke Co
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Central Illinois Light Co. and
North Shore Gas Co
Ice jam threatens Nebraska towns near Omaha
A huge ice jam on the Elkhorn River near its Platte junction could break up at any time. Rushed water may flood eastern Nebraska forcing further evacuations as 4,000 residents flee. Property damage exceeds 250 million dollars. Flood levels may fall by late Wednesday if the jam releases.
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National Weather Service
Platte River
Elkhorn
Israel declares cease fire as Begin and Carter talk
Israel announced a cease-fire in southern Lebanon effective 1800 hours local time. The PLO rejected the move calling for unconditional Israeli withdrawal. Carter welcomed Begin to the White House but no clear security guarantees were announced.
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Israel
Begin
Carter
New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Lebanon
Mahmoud Labadi
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Beirut
Damascus
Tyre
Menachem Begin
Washington
United Nations
U.N
Litani River
Arkoub
Mount Hermon
Ezer
Middle East
White House
Mitchell denies seeing 71 memo on Korean influence case
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell testified he did not see a 1971 FBI memo to him and Kissinger about Park Chung Hee aides paying hundreds of thousands to the Democratic Party and about Tongsun Park allegedly paying off a congressman. He did recall another memo referencing KCIA ties to Albert and Gallagher aides.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Henry A. Kissinger
Park Chung Hee
Democratic Party
Tongsun Park
Mitchell
U.S
House
Carl Albert
Cornelius E. Gallagher
D-N
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
House International Relations
Congress
Subcommittee
Kissinger
National Security Council
Richard M. Nixon
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
Park Tongsun
KCIA
Hoover
Park
South Korea
State Department
Korea Desk
Donald Ranard
Suzi Park Thomson
Kim Kwang
Thomson
President Park
United States
Republic of Korea
Richard T. Hanna
D-Calif
Light turnout in Illinois primary as voters cast cautious ballots
Early polling indicates fewer than 30 percent of registered Illinois voters may vote in the statewide primary. State officials cited 28 percent turnout in early returns with Chicago area higher, 37 to 38 percent, as mild weather and low campaigning shaped the day.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Michael E. Lavelle
State Board of Elections
Downstate
Cage
Democratic Party
U.S. Senate
Alex Lmith
General Assembly
Charles Percy
Anthony Robert Martin- Trigona
Martin Trigona
Weather forecast for Southern Illinois page 3
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cooler weather tonight with lows in the middle to upper 30s. Wednesday will be partly sunny with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Thursday through Saturday remain partly cloudy and mild, with showers likely Saturday. overnight lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s to lower 60s. The report notes air meets federal requirements with a few exceptions.
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National Weather Service
Southern Illinois Air
Illinois Agriculture Day Breeds Barnyard Scene at Capitol
A lively Illinois Agriculture Day sparked a floor disruption with pigs, lambs, pigeons and turkeys roaming the state capitol. The note highlights the spectacle as a feature on Page 14 of the edition. It also mentions brief items about the people perch seating aid, a veto on ERA ratification in Kentucky, farm policy prospects, China’s global posture, and Chicago desegregation efforts, all flagged on internal pages.
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State Capitol
Rangers Top Goreville In Mt Vernon Girls Sectional
Benton’s Rangers defeated Goreville's Black Cats in the first round of the Mt Vernon girls sectional tournament. The outcome advances Benton to the next round as the Goreville team exits the competition.
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Benton’s
Rangers
Goreville
Black Cats
Mt. Vernon
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Des Plaines
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Robert Eby
Science and Technology Committee
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Marco
Omaha
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Missouri River
Iowa
Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center
Lincoln
Weisman
Aly Mahmoud
Litani
Rael
Egypt
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Julian Carroll
Thelma Stovall
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Hua Kou-Feng
China
Chicago
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