Free events kick off Illinois State Fair with free admissions
Illinois State Fair opens Friday under Robert Park with all events except auto races free and a flat 1.50 adult 0.50 child gate. Park aims to boost attendance and move toward profitability in four to five years, with major grandstand acts and nonagricultural entertainment for families.
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Springfield
Ill
Robert Park
Park
Illinois
Red Skelton
Lawrence Welk
Pat Boone
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Don
American Pie
McLean
George McGovern
Kendall County Sets Special Education Classes Start
Kendall County announces special education classes begin Friday September 1 1972. Transportation is handled by local superintendents. Student insurance is available at the school attended. All students must pay 11 for book rental. Oswego junior and senior high students pay 4.70 tower fee plus any applicable lab fees. Checks payable to Kendall County Special Education Cooperative.
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Kendall County
Oswego
Kendall County Special Education Cooperative
Smoldering ruins amid retreating and advancing forces
A wounded veteran from the Quang Tri rout rests in Hue as fighting rages around the city. The scene highlights civilian casualties and the urgency of evacuation. Enrollment in vocational or art programs is mentioned as a hopeful path amid upheaval.
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Quang Tri
Hue
Committee weighs subpoena of Jane Fonda in antiwar case
The House Internal Security Committee held a closed session on whether to subpoena actress Jane Fonda over antiwar activities in Hanoi and North Vietnam. Rep. Fletcher Thompson urged action, while Rep. Robert Drinan warned against turning hearings into a publicity device. The panel's stance remains undecided.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Jane Fonda
Fletcher Thompson
Georgia
Miss Fonda
Hanoi
North
Vietnam
Thompson
U.S
Paris
Illinois House chamber renovation delayed to July
The Illinois House chamber renovation budgeted at 900000 is postponed to July 1 1973 after primary contractors refused to bid. Secretary of State John Lewis says immediate work would force double shifts to finish by January for the 78th General Assembly. Speaker W Robert Blair favored January completion, while changes ordered by state officials spurred contractors to abstain.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
78Th General Assembly
W. Robert Blair
Ture
Talmadge Rauhoff
Chicago
Statehouse
House Chamber
Runaways Held In Albion Juvenile Case
Two male juveniles aged 12 and 14 from Albion Michigan are held in the county jail awaiting parental pickup. They were found at 1 04 a m by the sheriff at Apex Auto Parts near old Illinois 47 and the Illinois River after spending perhaps two or three days at the river site.
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Albion
Mich
Apex Auto Parts
Illinois 47
Illinois River
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