Derwinski the ethnic buttonholer at Ford convention
U S Representative Edward Derwinski of Illinois is profiled as a skilled persuader known as the ethnic expert. He spent the Kansas City convention days roaming hotels and floor caucuses to win uncommitted delegates for Ford, using targeted strategy based on ethnic backgrounds and careful preparation.
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Ford
Kansas City
U.S
Edward Derwinski
House of Representatives
Cool Hand Luke
Derwinski
Congress
Gerald Ford
Washington
Illinois
Ford Election Committee
Mississippi
Foreign Affairs
Postal
Ford Workers
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois Ford
Ogilvie
Joan Anderson
Anderson
Court expected to decide Rock Island pact with RTA
A federal judge is expected to rule by August 27 on whether the Rock Island railroad must sell commuter train service to the Regional Transportation Authority. The ruling could require the RTA to subsidize operations to cover about 6 million dollars in annual losses or face contempt if it refuses to purchase the line.
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Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Rock Island Railroad
Frank McGarr
Rock Island
Illinois Commerce Commission
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
McGarr
Tinley Park
Ed Derwinski
Richard Kelly
William Mahar
Richard Durkin
Ted Wood
Gene Leonard
Wood
Derwinski
Chicago
Marionette Pioneer George Cole Runs Four Puppet Firms
The 70 year old George Cole began making marionettes in 1932 and soon formed a family troupe that operates four puppet companies providing school mall and PTA stage shows. One company staged four days of performances at Brementowne Mall recently.
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George Cole
Ptas
Brementowne Mall
Residents Fight Higher Water Sewer Rates in Will County
Frankfort Square and Prestwick Estates residents plan a preliminary ICC hearing Monday to challenge Prestwick Utilities proposed rate hikes of about 30 percent for water and 70 percent for sewer charges, plus a shift to bi monthly billing. The utility seeks higher rates to cover operating costs and debt, while homeowners say rates are already the highest in Illinois and mobilize to fund legal fees.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Iee
Frankfort Square
Prestwick Estates
Prestwick Utilities Company
Northbrook
ICC
Pat O’brien
Utilities Company
Prestwick
Illinois
O'Brien
State of
Frankfort to Sewer Violators Fix Pipes or Lose City Water
Frankfort homeowners face 60 days from September 1 to correct deficient sewer lines or illegal hookups or risk losing municipal water. Village officials approved the plan at the August board meeting to send letters, with a second notice then a final warning before service termination, targeting leaks, broken tiles and storm-runoff connections. The action follows complaints of sewage backups after July rain, and includes a Northwest Connecticut Hills drainage project funded by the township and CETA funds.
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Frankfort
Connecticut Hills
Bruce Hamilton
Hamilton
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