American wins violin contest at Tchaikovsky event
Elmar Oliveira 28 from Binghamton New York won a gold medal in the Tchaikovsky violin competition marking a first for an American in the event. He shared the top violin honor with Soviet Illya Grubert after a tense contest. Oliveira credited his girlfriend Sandra Robbins for support amid heavy pressure. Four Americans reached the violin finals, with Dilane Jensen and Michaela Martin sharing second, Daniel Heifetz tying for fourth.
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Moscow
UPI
Elmar Oliveira
Oliveira
Binghamton
N.Y
Tam
United
Nathaniel Rosen
Pittsburgh Symphony
Illya Grubert Oliveira
Sandra Robbins
Dilane Jensen
United States
Michaela Martin
Romania
Daniel Heifetz
Kim Son Ho
Cambodia
Mikhail Pletnev
Moscow Conservatory
Gail Martin
New York City
Election board probes Walker campaign fund-raising
The Illinois State Board of Elections began a review into campaign contribution charges against two groups linked to former Gov. Daniel Walker. A closed hearing was set in Chicago for one case, while John Countryman was elected chairman and Michael Lavelle vice chairman for the coming year.
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
State Board of Elections
Coser
Daniel Walker
Walker
Ing
Chicago
John Countryman
Michael Lavelle
Countryman
DeKalb County
James R Thompson
Female private eyes challenge macho police image in San Francisco
Cathy Kornblith and Marion Pardo, both in their thirties, run The People's Eye in San Francisco. They specialize in skip tracing and dossiers for radical lawyers and prisoners, including the San Quentin Six, and are known as experts on prison riots and left‑wing cases.
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San Francisco
UPI
Cathy Kornblith
Marion Pardo
Ms. Kornblith
San Quentin
Chinatown
Bill
Emily Harris
Symbionese Liberation Army
People’s Eye
Macy's
Consumers Suit
Macy’s
California
Friends of
Ms. Pardo
Two mines threatened by Edison western coal plan
CHICAGO UPI Two coal mines employing about 670 miners would close if Commonwealth Edison Co switches from Illinois coal to western coal at its Powerton plant near Pekin. United Mine Workers lobbyist Gerald Hawkins testified the change would cost jobs and raise costs, while Edison cited scrubber costs and cleaner coal.
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Chicago
UPI
Commonwealth Edison Co
Western Coal
Illinois Coal
Gerald T. Hawkins
United Mine Workers
Edison
Powerton
Pekin
Hawkins
Carlinville
Percy
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Wyoming
Larry R. Eaton
Eaton
James R. Thompson
Thompson
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Florida
Election Board
Dee Ann's
Morris Area
San Quentin Six
Paul Mohawk
Richard Skyhorse
Western Coal Plan
U.S
Gary Reamey
Liberty ST. Morris, Ill
Edward D. Jones
Dee Ann
E. Jefferson
Morris
W. Washington
WU SU LA Hi
Liberty & Main Sts
Baum Bldg
Chevrolet
Monte Carlo
Talty Chevrolet
E. Jackson Morris
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