Illinois motor club urges anti-diversion highway amendment
Gerald Cavanagh of the Chicago Riotor Club criticizes the 1969 Illinois highway bill for higher taxes and bonds without earmarked funds or clear construction areas. He urges an anti-diversion amendment to protect highway funds and promote voter control, planning to push the issue at the upcoming constitutional convention.
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Gerald Cavanagh
Chicago Riotor Club
Richard Ogilvie
Newlinois Highway Trust Authority
Etng
Tlimois General Assembly
Ilinois
Division of
Motor Club
Assembly
Minots
Wlinois
Noted Founding Fathers Legacy in Modern Liberty
President's remarks reflect on 1776 signers and the ongoing balance between liberty and law. He urges citizens to honor duties, uphold constitutional safeguards, and pursue patriotism as a shared virtue while recognizing rights come with responsibilities.
Cleaver's Black Panthers Struggle in Cuba exile
Raymond Johnson, a 22 year old lieutenant, recalls the Black Panthers not being welcomed as revolutionaries in Cuba. Cleaver fled California bail for Cuba, but the movement faces mixed reception and ongoing challenges.
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Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panther Party
Cleaver
Fidel Castro
Cuba
California
Promised Land
Raymond Johnson
Louisiana
Associated Press
Painless Curad Bandages and Sun day Ice Cream Trickery
A historical note explains a trade adman coinage for Curad bandages using a Telfa pad that prevents sticking and preserves healing. It contrasts with a Sunday ice cream substitute named Sun day made to skirt a Evanston Sunday selling ban.
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Evanston
Cuba's Castro regime bars Black Panthers and imprisons dissidents
Johnson describes extensive Cuban repression including isolation and labor camps for prisoners, ban on organizing the Black Panther party, and suppression of Afro pride. He recalls hijacking a plane to Havana to protest U S policy and urges conveying these findings to U S Panthers while noting Eldridge Cleaver's ties to Castro and Communism.
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Johnson
Cuba
Black Panthers
Africa
Castro
Havana
United States
Ahe
Black Panther Party
Eldridg Cleaver
Cleaver
Howlett urges austerity and local government mergers in Illinois
Illinois state auditor Michael Howlett told the Moline Kiwanis luncheon that controlling expenditures, not raising taxes, is key to financial health. He touted austerity, merging local governments, and tighter public office practices, noting Illinois remains a low tax state with high per capita employment and significant local government funding.
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General Assembly
Michael Howlett
Moline Kiwanis Club
le Claire Hotel
Howlett
Illinois
Publi
Department of Financial Institutions
Requet
Ilinois
Tllinois
U. S. Census Bureau
New Jersey
Ohio
New York
California
Alaska
Hawaii
Free Long Distance Calls Could Bring Prison or Fines
The Illinois State Bar Association warns that attempting a free long distance telephone call, even as a customer bonus, may violate the law. A common scheme uses person-to-person or collect calls to transmit a core message, risking penalties.
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Illinois State Bar Association
Telephone Scheme Violates 1961 Illinois Statute
The article explains a fraudulent scheme where both caller and recipient may violate a 1961 Illinois law by avoiding telephone charges. Potential penalties include fines up to $1,000 and possible imprisonment or telecommunication penalties.
Bartletts Visit Daughter in Annapolis and More Local News
Bartlett visited daughter Anna Dee Wells in Annapolis Thursday and Friday. Stanley returned from Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes after a week away. Mrs. Ruby Evans and Mrs. Dorothea McCrory visited Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gard on Friday afternoon. Miss Linda Graham spent Friday and Saturday with grandparents Grant and Mrs. Hollenbeck and attended Sunday events.
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