Thompson Likely Veto Looms Over Pothole Plan in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers advanced a $30 million pothole repair bill backed by Comptroller Bakalis, but Republicans say Governor James R. Thompson will veto it if sent to his desk. The Senate approved the measure 30-24, with critics labeling it a raid on the road fund and warning it could cost federal funds.
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Augusta Chronicle editor Louis Harris dies at 66
Louis Carl Harris, 66, editor and executive editor of the Augusta Chronicle and Augusta Herald, vice president of Southeastern Newspapers Inc., dies of cancer after a 40 year career. Survived by wife Ann Harris, three sons, two stepdaughters, two sisters and one brother. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St Paul’s Episcopal in Augusta.
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Record $13.4 Million as Von Hirsch Auction Tops Milestone
Sotheby Parke Bernet sold the late German collector Robert Von Hirsch's medieval works in London, grossing a record $13.4 million for a single session. Buyers including Reiner Zeitz paid over $2 million for pieces, with a gilded arm ornament reaching $2.04 million. The eight day sale total neared $21.7 million and could hit $35 million with remaining items.
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Heiress on trial for theft in Cartier gems case
London court hears 39 year old Kitty Milinaire an Iranian born heiress and daughter in law of the duchess of Bedford sob as she describes gambling ruin and alleged theft of 375000 dollars in gems from Cartier Bond Street. She fled to Tehran with the jewels and says she gambled away millions before returning to London to clear her name.
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