Wreck near Gorham Rail collision blamed on signal
A Missouri Pacific freight train reportedly ran a red signal and collided with a stopped St Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt freight near Gorham Jackson County injuring four and killing Marvin L Steger 34 of Scott City Mo. The crash caused about 3 million dollars in property damage and left engineer Michael P Massie 29 in critical condition.
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Jackson County
Don White
Missouri-Pacific
St. Louis- Southwestern Cotton Belt Railroad
Marvin L. Steger
Scott City
Mr. Steger
Gorham
Michael P. Massie
Salem
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
St. Louis
White
Massie
Oral D. Berry
Missouri- Pacific
Berry
Train collision near Salem halves lives and triggers fog fault claim
Five Cotton Belt crew members aboard a freight train collided with a Missouri Pacific train near Salem after stopping at a red signal in dense fog. One crewman Lloyd King, 36, injured but alive fled, reported to police, while the lead Missouri Pacific engine was demolished and cars derailed. Damages estimated around 3 million dollars with salvaged freight including 14 Pontiac cars and 110000 pounds weed killer. Rail traffic resumed later that Wednesday after debris clearance.
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Cotton Belt
Lloyd King
Salem
Caboose
Steger
King
Illinois
Robert Stone
Grand Tower
White
Mo-Pac
Missouri-Pacific
Pontiac
Norge Co. President Robert Chaplin Quits
Robert L. Chaplin, president of the Norge Co. in Herrin, resigned today. Stephen L. Feilinger, vice president of operations, was named temporary president of the washer and dryer factory. Executives held morning conferences. Fedders Corp., owner of Norge, had no statement ready.
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Robert L. Chaplin
Norge Co
Herrin
Stephen L. Feilinger
Chaplin
Feilinger
Norge
Fedders Corp
Belgian planes push airlift for 2,500 trapped in Zaire
Six Belgian military planes departed for Shaba Province to aid a Western airborne mission to rescue more than 2,500 Europeans and 14 Americans trapped behind rebel lines in Kolwezi. The operation involves Belgian paratroopers, with support from allied nations, while U.S. involvement remains limited.
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Brussels
Belgium
Zaire
Shaba
Leo Tindemans
Kolwezi
Floating school plans swirl around Kaskaskia Island
In 1973 flood damage prompted a federal promise to build a new Kaskaskia Island elementary school. The Flood Insurance Administration urged alternatives like a floating barge or railroad bridge, opposing remodeling the gym. HEW and FIA clash over funding and safety, while locals press for a final plan.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern
Flood Insurance Administration
FIA
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Simon
Barger
Rail
Mississippi River
Waldo McDonald
Randolph County
Kaskaskia
McDonald
Gloria Jimenez
Weather and events blur in Southern Illinois Baptist convention notice
National Weather Service forecasts fair tonight with mid to upper 50s. Friday will be partly sunny and warm with low 80s. Saturday brings increasing clouds and a chance of showers Sunday. Monday will be partly cloudy with 70s to low 80s highs and 50s to low 60s lows. Southern Illinois University Carbondale hosts a Baptist convention for over 5,000 in 1979. Sludge seen as health hazard after earlier hopes as waste solution and fertilizer. Cardinals endure seven straight losses, but manager Ken Boyer declines panic.
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National Weather Service
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Boyer
Illinois Senate OKs bill to ease property tax hike
The Illinois Senate approved a three bill package 51 2 38 18 43 5 to curb soaring property taxes. The key measure would grant up to a $1000 yearly exemption on any rise in quadrennial assessments, applying to owner occupied homes. The package also expands home improvement exemptions and extends downstate rules to Cook County.
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Senate
Illinois
Hynes
Tax cuts narrowed to income taxes not Social Security
Congress tentatively approves a $19.4 billion tax cut likely to reduce income taxes while excluding Social Security payroll deductions. The House Ways and Means Committee reversed itself and voted 21-16 against any Social Security tax reduction this year. Rep. Fortney Stark vows to push the payroll cut effort through the Democratic Caucus and rules committee.
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Washington
Congress
House Ways and Means
Fortney Stark
D-Calif
Mittee
House
Ways and Means Committee
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