Commission Rejects NIU Audit Over Slow Reforms
Springfield Illinois. The Legislative Audit Commission denied an audit of Northern Illinois University citing slow progress in correcting past fiscal missteps. It invited NIU Board of Regents members to a future meeting to discuss issues, while Cronson criticized use of excess funds for a $700,000 parking garage and overreliance on the infirmary for nonminor ailments. Regent official Matsler said changes are underway, but Rep Skinner warned the pace is insufficient. A related plan eyed an audit of Sangamon State University Foundation land holdings.
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Farm prices rise in February boosting 1978 outlook
The Agriculture Department reports February farm prices jumped 3 percent from January, led by cattle hogs calves chickens eggs and oranges, the fifth straight monthly rise. Prices were 3 percent higher than a year earlier and 10 percent above last fall's crop low, with corn and wheat up modestly. Officials caution the index signals trends more than exact supermarket prices.
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Chicago Towing Firms Propose Fees Rules Reform
Three Chicago area tow companies Lincoln MLA and Pioneer propose rules to reinstate holding cars until towing fees are paid and ICC approval is obtained. The plan requires ICC certification to operate as a common carrier and sets payment methods posted zones owner permission and proof of ownership and license before returning vehicles.
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Evansville families hire New York aviation firm for suit
Families of 10 University of Evansville victims hire Kreindler and Kreindler to pursue possible negligence claims after the December DC-3 charter crash that killed 29, including 14 players and coach. Keith Moon's father leads effort. suits seek about seven million each for remaining families.
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Greg Smith
Mike Duff
Skip Kniese
Mark Kirkpatrick
Michael Joyner
John Ed Washington
Stephen Miller
Federal Aviation Administration
Klansmen press on with night patrols in Wynnton
Ku Klux Klan members in plain clothes say they will continue three hour patrols in Columbus Georgia s Wynnton Road neighborhood where the stocking strangler has killed six elderly women since September The patrols sparked a petition from about 480 residents urging mayor Jack Mickle to stop them The NAACP leader Rev Johnnie Flakes called the patrols destructive and urged nonviolence while Klansman Mark Stuart defended their actions saying they are not bigots and that they are community members despite public backlash
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Carter signs law easing coal miner black lung benefits
President Carter signed legislation to broaden eligibility for black lung benefits and allow survivors to claim through affidavits. The law eases standards, speeds certain reapplications, and expands the definition of who is considered a miner. A separate tax funds the program, with 50 cents per ton from underground coal and 25 cents from surface coal.
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Chinese official urges U.S. to sever ties with nationalists
Liao Cheng-chin of the Communist Party Central Committee calls on the United States to cut diplomatic and military relations with the nationalist government on Taiwan. He spoke in Beijing at a February 28 uprising anniversary meeting, warning of plots to create two Chinas and praising momentum to reunify the motherland.
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Hua Kuo-feng
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