Transit talks inch toward a Chicago area reform plan
State Rep. Jack Davis and a bipartisan team weigh a plan to restructure the Regional Transportation Authority and split governance for CTA, suburban buses, and commuter rail. Negotiators hope to finalize an operating subsidy, reform measures, and lower suburban rail fares amidst Chicago political wrangling.
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Franklin Shuftan
Jack Davis
New Lenox
House
General Assembly
James Thomp
Davis
GOP
House Transportation Committee
James Reilly
Jacksonville
Lee Daniels
Alfred Ronan
Chicago
Carol Mosely
House Republican Policy Committee
RTA
Chicago Transit Authority
O'Brien shifts toward MX missile research funding
US Representative George O'Brien says he now supports release of funds for MX missile research and development, not production or deployment. He links the change to strengthening Geneva arms talks with the Soviet Union and tests congressional cooperation with the negotiators. The House plans a vote on releasing already appropriated MX funds for R and D.
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George O’brien
O’brien
U.S
Soviet Union
House of Representatives
House Appropriations Committee
O'Brien
Geneva
Fourth District
Congress
Eleven EMTs Complete CPR Instructor Course
Eleven emergency medical technicians with the Frankfort volunteer fire department completed a seven hour CPR course that certifies them as instructors. Sponsored by the Chicago Heart Association and taught by Rich Marino, the class included Pete Anagnos and ten others, with five earning an extra hour and a half to teach and recertify more instructors. The department plans a community CPR program soon.
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Frankfort
Chicago Heart Association
Rich Marino
Sauk Village
Steger
Pete Anagnos
Rich Anhalt
Dave Burns
Pat Collier
Yvonne Erickson
Bill Fisher
Marge Mullegan
Jim Podobnik
Larry Radtke
Phil Ruscetti
Bob Tutko
Anhalt
Podobnik
Radtke
Ruscetti
Tutko
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