Thompson Tops Illinois Vote In Final Unofficial Returns
Incumbent James R. Thompson won Illinois governor by 9,401 votes over Adlai Stevenson in final unofficial returns across 11,642 precincts. Thompson led 1,813,133 to 1,803,732 with certification due November 22, while officials ordered all counties to secure ballots amid possible recount discussions. Stevenson hinted at court action if needed, as ballots in Chicago suburbs showed Thompson ahead.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Thompson
State Board of Elections
John Schmidt
Cook County
Stanley Kusper
Kusper
Kasper
U.S
Michael Hambler
State Board of
Elections Board
Schmidt
Inside Bond Issue Approved for Businesses
A bond issue backed by local government was approved to fund business projects and economic development. The measure seeks to expand infrastructure, attract investment, and support small firms through targeted public financing.
Unemployment rate hits 10.4 percent in October
Washington AP reports October unemployment rose to 10.4 percent, the highest since 1940, with full-time workers eclipsing part-time for the first time since 1948. Democrats call the figure devastating and promise a multibillion dollar public works push, echoed by the AFL CIO.
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Washington
Reagan
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Afl-Cio
108-Year-Old Allen Williams Fends Off Robber in Tampa
Allen Williams, claimed 108, battled a young robber on a downtown Tampa street Wednesday. He lost $6 but bears no ill will, saying The Lord is going to pay him off.
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Allen Williams
Tampa
Fla
Boucher Prepares For Job Despite Vote Count Snafu
In Bristol Virginia separation, Democratic Frederick Boucher plans to take Congress after a House race count issue. Lee County officials faced a counting mishap at Dryden High School precinct with 718 registered voters and 525 votes recorded though 514 names were on poll books. Boucher, 36, says he believes the district margin exceeds a thousand even with the unresolved precinct tally as he transitions to office duties.
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Bristol
Frederick Boucher
William C. Wampler
Lee County
Boucher
Wampler
Dryden High School
McConnell
Abingdon
Charleston Bank Closed After FDIC Action in South Charleston
The First National Bank of South Charleston was closed on orders of the U S Comptroller of the Currency and later announced to have its deposits assumed by Charleston National Bank under an FDIC purchase agreement. No depositors will lose money, and the FDIC could cover losses up to 100000 per account if a buyer was not found.
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South Charleston
W.va
First National Bank of
U.S. Comptroller
Charleston National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
U.S. District Court
FDIC
Charles Whitney
First National
Charleston National
Comptroller’s Office
Phyllis Arnold
Arnold
Metro Bank of Huntington
Ron Pearson
Charleston
Pearson
Jamie Gets Successful Liver Transplant for 11 Month Old
In Minneapolis doctors performed a six hour operation giving 11 month old Jamie Fiske a new liver from a brain dead donor. Surgeon Dr John Najarian said the next weeks are critical and noted a 70 percent chance she survives a year if she avoids rejection.
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Minneapolis
Jamie Fiske
John Najarian
University of Minnesota
Najarian
Jamie
New York
Charles
Marilyn Fiske
Bridgewater
Mass
Daren
Fise
Utah
Salt Lake City
Minnesota
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America
Rahall
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Doris McConnell
Charleston Bank
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Charles Fiske
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