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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1981
Page
1
Washington AP reports the 53 day old United Mine Workers strike remains at a stalemate over subcontracting. Talks recessed indefinitely after union calls for council review, with union leaders citing job protection concerns for 160,000 miners. Picketing at Consolidation headquarters escalates.
Storms brought thunderstorms with winds up to 40 mph dumping up to 1.5 inches of rain in parts of Southern Illinois. Carbondale reported 0.95 inches and a 39 mph gust, while Du Quoin measured 1.5 inches starting at 2:30 a.m. Marion saw no rain but Creek flows rose. A flash flood watch was issued as a cold front loomed and more rain was forecast before clearing midweek.
Jackson County Extension Service Adviser Jt Frank says rain is welcome but warm dry air is needed to help soybeans and wheat thrive. Farmers report 90 percent of corn planted and 40 to 50 percent of soybeans sown, yet lack of sun risks disease and poor growth as subsoil remains dry in tight clay soils. Weather expert Wayne Wendland notes rainfall about 25 percent below normal over the past 10 months, with surface moisture near normal but subsoil still dry. A drought seminar with climate and water data is set for June 15 at the Roland Lewis Community Center in Mount Vernon, fee $5. contact Loreena Ivens for details.
Carbondale may create a municipal solar utility to finance home and business solar retrofits and energy conservation. The Shawnee Solar Project study outlines energy audits, low cost loans up to 1000 dollars, an energy consumption tax, and collaboration with CIPS for funding and program support.
At Murphysboro City Hall the Sov ern Illinois Enforcement Group released a three month probe finding about 20 high school students across four schools in Union and Jackson counties implicated in drug activity. Nine from Union County and 11 from Jackson County may face criminal prosecution, with seven non students also referred. The operation tracked purchases mostly of marijuana and caffeine pills misrepresented as amphetamines, yielding about 35 dollars per sale on average, with some as high as 130 dollars. The youngest seller was 13, no teachers implicated, and authorities say more prosecutions are expected in two weeks with youths over 17 to be tried as adults.
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