Couple locked out of voyage by Illinois River locks
Lucy and David Winton of Boynton Beach Florida sailed their sloop Espirit from Florida to New York and through the Great Lakes but were stopped by U S Army Corps of Engineers closures on the Illinois River near Marseilles Dresden and Starved Rock. Repairs run until midnight September 30 leaving them with 1000 dollars and a costly alternative.
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Six Hurt As Boat Explodes At Local Marina
Six people suffered burns when a 19 foot pleasure boat exploded at a marina while refueling near Breeze, Clinton County. Victims Ron Leger and Connie Leger, John Winter and Carolyn Winter, Joe Becker and son James Becker were treated at a hospital in Alton before transfer to St John’s Mercy Hospital in St Louis. Authorities disclosed the victims’ ages and home town.
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