Mississippi River Falls Toward Flood Stage at Chester
The Mississippi River at Chester, Missouri is receding from a record crest of 43.3 feet but remains well above flood stage. U S Corps of Engineers predicts gradual falls over weeks with Chester at 41.3 feet today and Cape Girardeau readings near 45 feet. Sandbagging and levee rocking continue along Alexander County as crews push seep water back into the river. Road closures persist in Cape Girardeau area and the Big Muddy at Murphysboro shows modest declines after heavy rains.
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Mississippi
Chester
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Cape Girardeau
Alexander County
Lea Small
Fayville
Army Corps of Engineers
Miller City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Murphysboro
Flood disaster aid centers open across Illinois towns
The flood disaster assistance centers in Olive Branch East St. Louis Jerseyville Quincy Havana Moline Rockford Rock Falls and Woodstock open to help victims. Agencies SBA HUD DOL IRS FHA and Red Cross coordinate in person aid with centers operating 8 am to 8 pm.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
East St. Louis
Michael German
Illinois
German
Ilinois
Olive Branch
Jerseyville
Quincy
Havana
Moline
Rockford
Rock Falls
Woodstock
Olive Methodist Church
Martin Luther King Drive
Governor’s Office
Small Business Administration
SBA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Department of Labor
DOL
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Red Cross
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Union County
Jonesboro
Morrison
Rock Island
Wheaton
Jacksonville
Val Oshel
Civil Defense Agency
Civil Defense
Man dies from gunshot on home porch in apparent self inflicted act
Henry McFerron aged 76 of Route 1 Baldwin died around 3 p.m. Wednesday from a gunshot to the head on his back porch in an apparent self inflicted death. Randolph County coroner Gary McClure said the shooting occurred while his wife was on the front porch.
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Henry McFerron
Rt. 1
Baldwin
McFerron
Randolph County
Gary McClure
Carbondale Model Cities Faces Budget Cuts
The five year program, funded at 6.38 million over three years, will see 80 percent of former funding after Nixon cuts. Stalls and Simmons describe service reductions including social and driver jobs, but child development and health remain largely intact. Prospects for continued funding hinge on a proposed urban development block grant or revenue sharing, with skepticism from Stevenson aides.
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Bonita Troutt
Carbondale
Richard Nixon
Robert Stalls
Model Cities
Northeast Congress
Congress
Modelities
Stalls
Geary Simmons
Simmons
Transportation Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Illinois
Chicago
East St. Louis
Rock Island
Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Hal Wolman
Stevenson
Senate
House Rules Committee
Quick settlement predicted in Southern Illinois roofing strike
Four area roofers picketed offices at noon after talks broke off Tuesday. A union official predicted a quick settlement this morning. Local 255 covers 17 counties including Jackson Williamson Franklin Perry Randolph and Union.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Union
Hostage ordeal at Menard prison ends after 42 inmates
Chester resident William Sheets, a 22 year veteran of the facility, recounts being held in the inmate commissary for about 20 hours by 42 inmates. The incident began Monday noon and ended Tuesday morning with gas deployed by authorities. Sheets sustained burns and bruises, and J D Henderson was injured with hairline fractures to the right eye.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinois
William Sheets
Chester
Menard Penitentiary
Sheets
J. D. Henderson
Sparta
Memorial Hospital
J. D
Daniel Walker
Menard
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Cape Girardeau Area
Osher
Robert Connor
OEP
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Franklin County
Ceall Don Smith
Don Dillon
John Brown
Earl Henderson
Massac County
Paul Miller
Monroe County
Paul Nobbe
Herman Wessel
Small Business Association
Robert A. Dwyer
Dwyer
Springfield
Unem
Leon C. Green
Stone
Siu
Dave Butler
Southern
Gallegly
Gallogly
SIU Foundation
University
Southern Illinois University
University House
Richard P. Howard
Robert Schwartz
W. Clement Stone
Equal Opportunity Development Corp
Attucks
Ices
Earl Ward
Gilbert Douglas
Elmer Baccus
Baccus Roofing and Siding Co
Herrin
Baccus
Biebel Roofing Co
Benton
Benton Roofing Co
Neal Brothers Roofing Co
Douglas
Menard Commissary
Florida
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