Death row holds 32 men in Illinois list
AP reports 32 inmates on death row in Illinois. Thirty are at Stateville and Menard houses two in a psychiatric unit. The list names Eugene Armstrong through Charles Williams and notes the 31st and 32nd inmates in Menard for a 1949 Greene County shooting case.
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Chicago
Illinois
Stateville Penitentiary
Menard State Prison
Eugene Armstrong
Cook County
William Earl Bassett
Sangamon
William Donald Benedik
Lake County
James Butler
Charles Clark
Charles Connolly
Orville T. Waldron
Winnebago County
Charles Edward Williams
Carson Seger
Greene County
Curtis Chapman
Menard
First woman swims English Channel in 1926
Gertrude Ederle of the United States became the first woman to swim the English Channel, completing the feat in 14 hours 34 minutes from Cape Gris-Nez to Dover in 1926. Barry Watson of England posted the fastest Channel swim in 9 hours 35 minutes in 1964.
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Gertrude Ederle
United States
Cape Gris- Nez
France
Dover
England
Barry Watson
Enterprise Assn
Challengers Lose Seats in Daley Delegation Fight
A Circuit Court judge barred challengers to Mayor Richard J. Daley and 58 uncommitted delegates from the Democratic National Convention from taking the seats. Judge Donald J. O'Brien issued a temporary restraining order effective until July 5 with a preliminary injunction hearing to follow. The challenge centers on minority representation concerns and involves Jesse Jackson and Alderman William Singer leading the challengers.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Donald J. O’brien
Illinois
O’brien
O'Brien
Daley Group
William Singer
Jesse Jackson
PUSH
Paul Wigoda
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Wigoda
Appeals Court
District Court
Abandon Plan to Cut Welfare Aid
Gov. Ogilvie abandons proposed cuts to Medicaid benefits for about 800000 public aid recipients. A settlement with three community groups and U.S. District Court makes an injunction permanent while imposing limited protections for eye care dental and pediatric services.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard McLaren
U.S. District Court
Ogilvie
US District Court
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ski Team Diet promises 20 pounds in two weeks
A sensational ad touts the U.S. Women's Alpine Ski Team diet claiming 20 pounds lost in 14 days. It presents a chemical-action plan devised by a Colorado physician, promising steady energy and no hunger, urging readers to mail $2 for the program.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
P.O
San Diego
California
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Michael Wayne Dukett
Sangamon County
Robert Russell Dukett
John Gill
St. Clair County
Frank Alex Henenberg
McHen
Zelma King
Calvin Leroy Madison
Phillip J. Manzella
Will Mobley
Lyman Moore
John Edwin Myers
Eugene Lee Newberry
George H. Peter Jr
Harold W. Pittman
Monty Powell
Richard Franklin Speck
Jesus
New York
Presbyterians
Mennonites
Israel
Washington
National Party
Leeta
Liberty Walgreen
Liberty St
Morris
Prairie Lake Lodge
Marseilles
Bob Whalen
FORD
Lincoln
Pete Favero
Ofur
Travel Equipment Corporation
Turtle Top Recreation Vehicles
Bill Ryan
Mercury
Main
Baltimore
Wilmington, Ill
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