Southern Railway Nears Purchase of Cairo Conrail Line
Southern Railway System shows strong progress in acquiring Conrail's Lawrenceville to Cairo route though immediate gains for Southern Illinois remain uncertain. Conrail has ended shipments on related lines, with federal state subsidies drying up as Reagan funds halt. Local officials report shippers may keep service by linking with other lines while potential buyers assess reopening the full corridor.
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Jim Santori
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan Southern Railway System
Conrail
Cairo
Lawrenceville-to-Cairo
SRS
Southern Illinois
Lawrenceville-to-Paris
Decatur-to-Paris
Reagan Administration
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Illinois Bureau of Railroads
Dan Dees
Transportation
John Kra‘mer
United States Railway Association
Opment
Jim McClellan
Penn Central
Mound City
Norfolk & Western
N&w
McClellan
Prairie Trunk Railway
Keensburg
Mount Carmel
Illinois Railway
Dale McLaren
McLaren
Olmstead
Pride
Ala
Robinson To
Stonefort
Congress Pushes Conrail Sale Bill To Congress
The Department of Transportation sent Conrail privatization legislation to Congress to privatize government rail lines including commuter routes. It funds severance and transition costs around 400 million and offers 50 million for commuter line transfers. Supporters urge private control while critics warn jobs and regional coal traffic depend on Conrail's fate.
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New York Times
Washington
Department of Transportation
Congress
Conrail
Commerce Committees
Amtrak
Drew Lewis
Robert Blanchette
FCC approves sale of WSIL-TV and related stations
The FCC in Washington approved the sale of Harrisburg WSIL-TV Channel 3 and WEBQ radio stations plus WSILs Poplar Bluff satellite KPOB-TV Channel 15. New owners Macauley Nicholes John Kirby Robert Wilson and Ruth Pruett hold 46 46 5 and 3 percent respectively for a $3 million deal. O L Turner sold WEBQ for $700000.
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Harrisburg
Wsil-Tv
WEBQ
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
WSIL
Poplar Bluff
Kpob-Tv
Macauley Nicholes
John Kirby
Effingham
Newton
Vandalia
Robert Wilson
O.L. Turner
Harrisburg Broadcasting Corp
Nicholes
Southern Illinis University-Carbondale
Saluki
Nicholas
Basi Withdraws From SIU-CYP Vice President Race
SIU Carbondale candidate Dr. Bart Basi withdraws from consideration for the vice president for financial affairs post. The search committee accepts his decision with regret and will propose up to three candidates to SIUC President Albert Somit for final selection.
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Bart Basi
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
John R. Darling
College of Business and Administration
Basi
SIUC
Albert Somit
Norge listens to union demands at Herrin Norge plant strike talks
After a three hour session company officials led by Jon Nicholas listened to International Association of Machinists Local 554 demands to redefine issues in the 1050 worker strike at the Herrin Norge plant, a division of Magic Chef Inc. No agreement was reached but Nicholas aims to meet again next week while union rep David Garner warned of potential movement from the company. The talks focused on wage proposals, incentive earnings protection, absentee policies, overtime, and pension terms.
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Theresa Churchill
Herrin Norge
Jon Nicholas
David Garner
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 554
Garner
Nicolas
Arson Probe After Vacant House Burns in Carbondale
Police and fire units investigated an arson at a vacant East Park Street house near Garden Park Apartments. A trash pile sparked a blaze in a southeast room around 1 30 a.m. Two hours later three trash piles burned inside the home, which was a total loss and owned by the Ted Lorick estate.
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Carbondale
East Park Street
Garden Park Apartments
Ted Lorick
SIU VP candidate vows research focus at SIU-C
Paul Chung 51, dean of engineering at UIUC Circle, visited SIU-C and spoke in an open interview about making research the top goal without sacrificing the university. He joins John Guyon and Lawson Crowe in interviews as the search committee prepares to recommend to SIU-C President Albert Somit by Monday.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
University of Colorado
Institute For Behavioral Genetics
Siu-C
Albert Somit
Chung
Crowe
SIUC
Chung outlines retrenchment plan to protect research focus at SIU C
Paul Chung argues for maintaining research emphasis during cuts at SIU C while planning retrenchment with faculty input. He urges preserving programs that boost national recognition, prioritize quality over expanding enrollment, and favor equipment grants and morale initiatives over large salary raises. He critiques campus pessimism and calls for decisive, transparent leadership to avoid long term damage.
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Chung
SIUC
Southern Illinoisan wins 10 SIEA prizes in contest
The Southern Illinoisan earned 10 awards at the Southern Illinois Editorial Association Better Newspaper Contest. Awards included second for best use of photography and thirds for local news, editorial, and photography. Photographer Jerry Lower won first in National Photo of the Year feature.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Editorial Association
SIEA
Menard Penitentiary
Jerry Lower
Fea
Ture
National Press Photographers’ Association
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Alan Dixon
Springfield State Journal-Register
Collinsville Herald
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siuc School of Journalism
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Southern Railway
Illinois Department of Transportation
Don Highley
Ohio
Highley
Ators
Illinois
Sahara Coal Co
Saline County
Sahara
Walter Lucas
Lucas
John Sams
Sams
Peabody Coal Co
Will Carlet
Williiamson
Saline Counties
Roy Ferro
Peabody
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Larry Lesser
ICG
Ferro
Jeff Weber
Mapco
Carmi
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bruce Wilson
FCC
Department of Accountancy
SIAC
Financial Affairs
Anna’s Carrol P. Foster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joe Jines
Norge
Magic Chef Inc
SIU VP
Paul Chung
Ben Gelman
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