Unusual Christmas Gifts Arrive At AP Amid Holiday Cheer
Chicago AP notes a flood of holiday greetings from firms and individuals as gifts arrive despite policy. Items range from cookie cutters and a seat plaque from Yankee Stadium to a laughing wall tile and a desk diary themed around Panmunjom. The South Korean consul sends items tied to the Year of the Sheep along with standard calendars and invitations.
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Chicago
Associated Press
The
Rockford
Ruth
Bureau
Yankee
Panmunjom
Hefner's Chicago homecoming marks comeback era
Hugh Hefner returns to Chicago for Playboy’s 25th birthday and a high profile art exhibit at the Chicago Public Library. Notables including an admiral, congressman, conductor, Ann Landers, Phil Donahue and Studs Terkel attend. The trip follows Playboy’s rebound from 1974–75 revenue collapse and mansion sale, with fiscal 1978 earnings at $10 million and circulation around 4.7 million, still ahead of Penthouse.
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Chicago
Hugh Hefner
The
Chicago Symphony
Ann Landers
Phil Donahue
Studs Terkel
Hefner
Playboy
Chicago Public Library Cultural Center
Chicago Public Library
Penthouse
Marilyn Monroe
Fedderson returns with a Millionaire movie trilogy
Los Angeles AP. After two decades as a trusted producer of The Millionaire My Three Sons and Family Affair Don Fedderson left the era of gentle, moral-tied TV. Viewers grew weary of violence and antiheroes, prompting a CBS nudge to revive a Millionaire film concept. Fedderson aims for people stories amid inflation jokes.
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Los Angeles
Don Fedderson
Fedderson
Nielson
Fred MacMurray
Speechwriter Guides Glamorous Politician’s Charm
Washington AP reports a polished speechwriter shapes a politician’s message with local hooks and humor. Paul Theis, longtime aide to GOP leaders and Ford, outlines tips for engaging crowds, citing concise points, credible quotes, and audience homework. The piece notes Democrats chose Memphis for their convention, weighing other cities, with weather quirks influencing delegates’ travel.
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Washington
Midville
Hedgehogs
Paul Theis
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
Theis
Capitol Hill
Runaway girls charged in Georgia murder case
Two Illinois girls, Jane Wiser and Iris Legge, are charged with murder and possession of illegal liquor, respectively, in the killing of William R. Jackson near Chatsworth. The group hitchhiked from Tennessee with Kevin Ely and two other men, who face related charges. Jackson was found shot after the vehicle was stopped by a Georgia state trooper. All five suspects are held without bond.
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Chatsworth
Alton
Jane Wiser
Iris Legge
Miss Wiser
Kevin Lyle Ely
Clinton
Tenn
William R. Jackson
Here
Murray County
Charles Poog
Jackson
Ely
Tennessee
Paag
Poag
Miss Legge
Danny D. Brock
Clinton, Tenn
Thomas Burk
Dalton, Ga
Burk
Pong
Illinois
Bill Hanslrd
Georgia
Georgia Youth Development Center
Dalton
Invitation for bids for sewer system and treatment facility Contract 1 and 2
Sealed bids for the S W E B Sanitary District at South Wilmington Illinois will be received until 2 00 P M January 15 1979 and publicly opened. Projects include a sanitary sewer system and a sewage treatment facility with aerated lagoons and sand filters. Plans may be inspected at listed offices. a set costs 100 with 20 refund to non bidders. Funding partly from Illinois Anti Pollution Fund.
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S.W.E.B
Albert Doglio, Jr
Village Hall
South Wilmington
Illinois
S.W.E.B. Sanitary District
Chamlin & Associates, Inc
Fifth Street
Peru
Illinois Anti-Pollution Fund
State of Illinois
Illinois senators staff get substantial pay raises in 1978
The AP reports Illinois senators aides earned notable raises in fiscal 1978, with increases tied to new responsibilities. Senators Percy and Stevenson saw large bumps for key aides, while other top House staffers for Michel, Rostenkowski, and Anderson also received raises under law or due to expanded duties.
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Washington
Illinois
U.S
Senate
House
Charles H. Percy
Scott Cohen
Percy
Springfield
John Caldwell
Nadine Jacobsen
John Walker
Hannah Sistare
Lucille Paaske
Tsenuko Nakagawa
Chicago
Sen
Adlai E. Stevenson
Larry Hansen
Hansen
Stevenson
Alice Baum
Harold Levy
John Taylor
Bruce Hubbard
Phyllis Gustafson
Joyce Curtis
Mary Gapp
GOP
Robert H. Michel
Ralph Vinovich
Michel
William Gavin
William Hart
Melvin Price
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Bud’’ Grant
Morris Dry Cleaners
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Memphis
Honolulu
Seattle
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W.E.B. “Sanitary District
C-O
South
Wilmington
W. Washington Street
Morris, IL
Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties
Ruby Street
Joliet
Narwick
Armstrong ST
Daniel D. Rostenkowski
James Healy
Healy
Walter J Nega
Rostenkowski
Republican Conference
John B. Anderson
Michael McLeod
Thomas M. Raines Jr
Anderson
Macramne
Liberty
Morris
Morris Catv & Assoc
Turkey
E. Jefferson St
P.O
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