London's first auction devoted to playing cards breaks sale records
A seven of diamonds sold for 860 dollars and a 1679 English deck for 2670 dollars at London’s inaugural cards auction. Proceeds helped Brian Kemp pay off his mortgage after marrying a Polish tour guide and selling his card collection to fund a suburban home. The event drew high prices, catalogues sold out, and experts predicted a booming hobby.
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London
UPI
Brian Kemp
Kemp
Iron Curtain
Poland
Britain
Stanley Gibbons
Stanley Gibbons Group
Chicago cancels 23 day ozone advisory after smog
Brisk winds and rain ended Chicago's 23 day ozone advisory in effect since May 11. A yellow alert on May 19 warned of health risks for heart and lung patients. The peak reading reached 20 parts per million at Kenwood High School.
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Chicago
UPI
South Side Kenwood High School
Illinois House weighs death penalty and public executions
The Illinois House debates capital punishment with no amendment to require public executions and witness the condemned. Gov. Thompson backs the bill in its current form. Senate actions include anti choking instructions posting, residency voting changes, and judiciary bills on obscenity and juvenile public service work.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois General Assembly
Roman Kosinski
Chicago
James R. Thompson
Senate
House
Thompson
Earlean Collins
Oak Park
Collins
Robert Egan
Ralph Capparelli
Dchicago
Helen Satterthwaite
Judiciary Committee
Donald Deuster
R-Mundelein
Illinois House Passes Toll Service Bill For Lawmaker Roll Calls
The Illinois House approved HJR1 to provide a toll free line for taxpayers to learn how lawmakers vote. The program would cost about 1200 dollars monthly and run through January 1, 1979 with clerk and secretary offices handling calls and mailings.
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Secretary of State
House
Congress
Illinois
Harry Yourell
Oak Lawn
Senate
Yourell
Department of General Services
House of Representatives
Secretary of the
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Boca Raton
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Germany
US Family Centers
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois House
Des Moines
Betty Sparkel
Davenport
Rock Island, Ill
Job Service of
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Ms. Sparbel
Zayres Department Store
Thomas B. Irvine
JSI
Ms. Sparkel
Irvine
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Old Oak Creek
Inoswego
Bank America
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Rome
Italy
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Florida
THE
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Hallmark Cards. Inc
Dad
Sklut's
ARROW
Haggar
Jantzen
Jockey
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