Illinois reform group pushes recall to curb pay hikes
The Coalition for Political Honesty vows to continue its fight after an $8,000 annual pay rise for state officials. it seeks a constitutional recall amendment modeled on Wisconsin, requiring signatures from 25 percent of governor voters in a district, or 12,000 to 20,000 in legislative areas. Patrick Quinn leads the effort, acknowledging slim chances this year.
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Chicago
Coalition For Political Honesty
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Quinn
Qunn
Birthday Almanac highlights famed figures and their legacies
The World Almanac's Birthday Almanac lists dates from December 17 to 23 marking Erskine Caldwell, Ty Cobb, Henry Frick, Branch Rickey, Jane Fonda, Giacomo Puccini, Connie Mack and their notable achievements. It notes Caldwell’s Tobacco Road, Cobb’s hitting records, Frick’s art-collecting philanthropy, Rickey’s color barrier breakthrough, Fonda’s film career, Puccini’s operas, and Mack’s pennants and World Series success.
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Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Ty Cobb
Henry C. Frick
Carnegie Steel
U.S. Steel
Frick
New York City
Branch Rickey
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jane Fonda
Cat Ballou
Klute
Giacomo Puccini
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
VA offers partial reimbursement for veteran headstones
The Veterans Administration may reimburse survivors for part of the cost of an eligible veteran’s headstone or marker in private cemeteries under the Veterans’ Housing Benefits Act of 1978. Survivors can choose VA supplied stones or a commercial marker, with reimbursement capped near the current VA average of about 43 dollars.
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Veterans Administration
Congress
Carter
National Cemetery System
Washington, D.C
Max Cleland
Administrator of
Veterans Affairs
Santa Claus to visit Channahon at the mall
Santa Claus will visit Channahon on Saturday December 16 to talk with boys and girls. He arrives from the North Pole early that morning and will be escorted to Channon Acres Mall by the Channahon Fire and Police Departments. Children may visit from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. The event is arranged by Channahon Park District, nahan PTO, and Braun Sales.
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Santa Claus
Channahon
Santa
North Pole
Channon Acres Mall
North St
Morris Publishing Company Address and Publication Details
The Morris Publishing Company operates a daily newspaper in Morris Illinois with offices at 122 124 East Washington Street. The publisher is Timothy J. West and the paper is published daily except Saturdays and Sundays.
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Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East
Washington Street
Morris
Iinois
Timothy J. West
Snow shoveling victims had flabby hearts deaths
Autopsies on three men who died shoveling snow found they had fat and flabby hearts. Cook County medical examiner notes vessels were open, with enlarged hearts and fat infiltrating heart muscle. Two men were shoveling, one was pushing a snow blower. the need for adequate fitness before shoveling is stressed.
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Chicago
Cook County
Robert J. Stein
Stein
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
THE
Morris Daily Herald
Herald Office
Herald
Zenith
Zenetron
Zenith Radio Corp
Sycamore Dr
Liberty
Grundy Bank
Grundy County National Bank
Secretary of State
Land of
Lincoln
SMORT
H.P
Grundy
FDIC
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