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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1985
Page
1
A utility pole damaged by woodpeckers crashed to the ground cutting electricity to about 170000 Florida Power Corp customers in Tampa for up to 90 minutes. The pole supported a two way line feeding both utilities. A company spokesman noted woodpecker damage is unusual but not unheard of.
Murphysboro council discussed a plan to buy railroad track between Carbondale and Murphysboro and continue operating part of the Illinois Central Gulf line. The meeting occurred after a heated February primary, with Mayor Sydney Appleton noting an interested individual remains in the plan.
Appleton reports Robert Van Cloostere of Texas Junction Grain Co seeks City of Carbondale help to buy the Carbondale Murphysboro segment of the ICG line slated for abandonment. Van Cloostere requests 10000 for a planning survey to be paid from a state grant and seeks financing assistance. Mayor says city will not fund the purchase and the issue is held over until post election council reforms. Alderman McDowell questions spending while noting Interstate Commerce Commission decision pending.
Treasury Secretary James A Baker III told Congress that a two block section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House could be closed to traffic as a security measure. The plan, described as very preliminary, aims to create a campus like perimeter around the White House amid rising terrorism concerns and recent incidents in Washington and Beirut.
Elizabeth Renshaw reports Fern Hindman of Gorham regains sight after four failed operations at St Mary’s Hospital Centralia. At a homecoming Tuesday 75 locals cheered as Hindman, 73, rode through town to see her neighbor Ida Lunsford and her hometown.
House approval for 1.5 billion to build a second MX missile installment deepens partisan divide. Speaker O Neill urges conservative Democrats to oppose the plan, while Rep Aspin argues the missiles are leverage for Soviet arms talks. Illinois largely backs Reagan. Senate previously ratified.
An Ohio firm sent three benzene train shipments to St Louis after Cincinnati revoked a permit to route the toxic liquid through the city. The benzene was loaded onto barges in St Louis, possibly violating Coast Guard rules, with Slay Bulk Terminals Inc. facing fines up to 25000.
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