Military families push to overturn Feres doctrine
The CAMI group stages a Washington lobby effort to end the Feres doctrine and seek civil claims for medical negligence in peacetime service. Families recount deaths, challenge the federal Tort Claims Act, and press Congress to allow suits for improper military medical care.
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United States Supreme Court
Feres
Citizens Against
CAMI
Washington
Congress
Alm
United States
Chicago
Jeanne Alm
Mrs. Alm
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Justice Department
Defense Department
U.S
George O’brien
Rfourth
Congressional Committee
The
Star
County's experiment a success brings board out suburbs
The Great Experiment brought Cook county board members to Maywood for the first suburban meeting. The three and a half hour session drew large crowds with many attendees as county staff prepared agendas and a busy schedule. Debate on tax appeals rules ran late and two Chicago commissioners were missing. Suburban commissioner Jeanne Quinn hopes future meetings follow.
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Cook County Board
Maywood
Chicago
Martin Tuchow
Jeanne Quinn
Special census completion in Richton Park discussed
Fenske explains the certification steps after the Richton Park special census. The Bureau of the Census sends the total count to Illinois agencies for tax, revenue, and transportation purposes. Process may take months and not retroactive to May 20, 1983. officials will push to expedite where possible.
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Fenske
Bureau of the Census
Department of Revenue
Department of Transportation
Cook County Board Revamps Tax Agency and Members Faces
Cook county leaders propose a special committee on tax agency structure. The board splits 17 commissioners between Chicago and suburban voters for at-large seats. Ms. Quinn hints at petitions to push single-member districts via binding referendum if Rules committee balks. A county-wide ordinance bans underage drinking in unincorporated areas, with Commissioner Hansen voicing a cautious, interpretive concern about parental responsibility.
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Cook County
Chicago
Quinn
Hansen
Ludeman staffing concerns fuel housing center debate
Local residents and advocates warned that lowering staff levels at Ludeman Developmental Center would push care toward custodial work. They recalled 1964 conditions to stress potential regression if cuts, including an 18 percent resident rise, 13 percent staffing drop, and 8 percent more goods, proceed. Speakers linked budget plans to closures of workshops and reduced individual programs, urging continued support for Ludeman and related centers.
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Derry
Illinois
Haley
Howe
Ludeman
Dixon
Walter Humble
Humble
State Department of Mental Health-Developmental Disabilities
Fred Boland
HARC
Residen
Boland
Dolores Keipert
Ludeman Center
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Richton Park Library Board of Directors
Melvin Wahlert
Ann Holt
Carol Deany
Pamela Caddick
Jane Morgan
Arlene Wulf-Tolin
Italy
Mary Day
Danny
Matteson
O’brien
Veterans Administration
Army
Charles Day
Charles E. Day
Fourth District Circuit
Board of (Tax) Appeals
Freedom Hall
Park Forest
United Blood Services
Calvary United Protestant Church
Rhoda Adler
Ms. Quinn
Frank Chesrow
Mathew W. Bieszczat
Franklin Shuftan
Richton Park
Jud
Sheppard Misset
Jazzercise
Park Forest Grace United Protestant Church
Somonauk
Litt
Nngi Dan
Kay
Burger King
Western Ave
Chicago Heights
Lincoln Hwy
Corner Gov
Ole
Thursi
Williams
Thornton
Pega
Matteson-Richton Park Star
Park Forest Star
Williams Press, Inc
Charles W. Williams
W. E. Williams III
Lester G. Sons
Otto Boulevard
P.O
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Chicago Dough CO
Sun
Sauk Trail
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