Bills to stop Skokie Nazi march advance in Illinois
Senate Judiciary Committee approved two bills aimed at barring demonstrations or displays by the American Nazi Party in Skokie. One measure would outlaw symbols defaming religion or race with up to a $500 fine or six months in jail. the other bans parading in quasi military uniforms or symbols tied to political violence. A rabbi and Skokie residents warned violence would follow if the march proceeds.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Skokie
Chicago
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Howard Carroll
Carroll
John Nimrod
Glenview
Sol Goldstein
Illinois bill would let doctors use marijuana for glaucoma
An Illinois House committee approved a bill by Rep. Joseph Ebbesen to allow marijuana to treat glaucoma when standard treatments fail. The measure creates dual regulation by the Dangerous Drugs Commission and the Illinois State Police to control access and prevent abuse.
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
House
Joseph Ebbesen
R-Dekalb
Dangerous Drugs Commission
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Ebbesen
Judiciary II Committee
Amtrak to hold big Beech Grove garage sale in Indiana
Amtrak announces a weekend sale at Beech Grove outside Indianapolis offering about 250 Metroliner seats from a car renovation, hundreds of conventional car seats, almost 400 tables from dining and lounge cars, and thousands of spare parts. Bids accepted if no one meets Amtrak price, first come first served.
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Washington
UPI
Amtrak
Indiana
Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Wildcat Strike Spreads to Sahara Mines in Saline County
A wildcat walkout over absenteeism policy interpretation spread from Sahara No. 21 to Sahara No. 20 in Saline County, Harrisburg. More than 500 miners across Sahara No. 6, the two mines and a repair shop are represented by the Progressive Mine Workers of America. Company and PMWA officials were unavailable for comment.
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Harrisburg, Ill
UPI
Sahara Coal Co
Saline County
Sahara No. 21
Sahara 20
Progressive Mine Workers of America Union
Sahara
Sahara No. 6
Harrisburg
Company
PMWA
Barbs By Phil Pasterot On love entrapment and job pay
The column riffs on love at twenty turning to entrapment after forty. It mocks job ads that offer meager pay as a challenge and debunks a cartoonish misreading of “apple jack” in apple selling. It also notes betting sinfulness rises with losses at the track.
Sleepwalker freed after knife attack on husband
Preston England police and psychiatrists testified Lynda Hughes 32 slept walked during the stabbing of husband Frank 15 times in their bed. A court released her after ruling sleepwalking automatism could explain the act. The couple described safety measures to prevent repeats.
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Preston
England
UPI
Lynda Hughes
Stephen Maddison
Swedish Firm Sees U.S. as Bargain Amid Dollar Slump
Esselte Products Inc led by Anders Ljungdahl notes the falling dollar spurring Swedish buyers to target U.S. companies. Esselte, a $500 million European firm, bought Oxford Pendaflex Co. in Garden City in 1976. The U.S. operation earns about $60 million yearly with minimal Stockholm control, while BooKas Settes, a marketing tool, expands in America. Global BooKas sales reached three million last year, with one-third in the United States, and Esselte pursues patent actions against two European imitators.
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New York
UPI
United States
Anders Ljungdahl
Esselte Products, Inc
Esselte
Europe
Brazil
Oxford Pendaflex Co
Garden City
Ljungdahl
University of Harnosand
Essette
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Illinois
Amtrak Holding
Wildcat
Morris Dry Cleaners
Grundy County
Morris
Frank Roudis
Danny Hoffman
Walter Jorlin
Bonanza Dis
Bonanza
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DORC
Ysaver
Dea Hand
Sun
Liberty
Liberty Walgreen
Agency Drug
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Morris Walgreen
Sycamore Dr
Jey
Plavey
Scholl
Illinois Valley
Mennen Baby
Mennen
Pitway
Thas
Folger’s Instant Coffee
Avi
Liberty & Morris Walgreen
Bayer Aspirin
BAYER
Duracell
myYiAn
Seltzer
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