Welfare rolls shrink for third straight month in July
The federal welfare rolls declined for the third month as states curb costs. AFDC cases dropped notably in New Jersey and in many states, while old age payments rose with higher Social Security. The July welfare bill totaled 1.5 billion dollars, up nine million due to court-ordered changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
John D. Twiname
HEW
Twiname
Chargeman arraigned in murder of Wilmington woman
Larry Henderson 25 of Kankakee faced arraignment on murder and burglary charges after a Will County Grand Jury indicted him for the Oct 13 death of Elizabeth Agamy 79 of Wilmington and the burglary of her store. Bail remained at 40000.Authorities found Henderson inside Agamy’s Clothing Store with a knife as officers investigated an open door and the body was later found at her residence. The coroner’s jury ruled the death a homicide.
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Larry Henderson
Kankakee
Will County
Michael A. Orenic
Henderson
Elizabeth Agamy
Wilmington
Thomas Vinson
Agamy
Foreign aid bills inch toward House action in Washington
Senate leaders say final action hinges on policy provisions including a potential U S withdrawal from Indochina as the two Senate bills totaling 2.6 billion dollars move to the House after the chamber rejected a 2.9 billion package. Morgan expects the House to pass a smaller measure next week.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Morgan
Melvin R. Laird
National Association of Manufacturers
Laird
Pentagon
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures Through Weekend
Partly sunny and warmer today with a high in the mid 60s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low in the low to mid 40s. Saturday stays partly cloudy and mild with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reached 55 degrees Thursday and 30 degrees for the 24 hour low. At 7 am today the temperature was 38 degrees.
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Dresden Island
Michigan Senate backs tougher snowmobile rules
The Michigan Senate approved a bill 27 to 4 to tighten snowmobile operations. It would fund safety education with $100,000, set immediate effect upon House approval and govern under age 12 supervision, mufflers, and night restrictions near dwellings.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Senate
House
Senate
William Milliken
Daley Proposes Austerity Budget For Chicago 1972
Mayor Richard J. Daley proposed an $895.9 million city budget with no salary increases and 500 job cuts. The plan trims $6.0 million from the corporate tax levy and adds $20 million from non-property taxes. New taxes on cigarettes and public parking are included.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Seven Americans in London see theft charges over Chicago Stock heist
In London, seven Americans were held on charges of conspiracy to dispose of stolen property related to a $30 million theft from the American Banknote Co. in Chicago. Arrested in Mayfair, they face an next Friday hearing at Marlborough Street magistrates court as FBI links surface to a Los Angeles based crime ring.
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London
Chicago
Brixton
Marlborough Street
Swank
Mayfair
Rudolph Johnson
Cannes
French Riviera
Charles Samuel Bufalini
Los Angeles
Terry Lomenzi
Highland Park
Ill
Nicholas Avenetti
North Hollywood
Calif
James Walker Pettinotti
Marina del Ray
Marion Arthur Denard
Frank Marco Sardo
North Beach
FBI
American Banknote Co
Mark IV Freight Co
Britain
United States
J.R.T. Hooper
Morris mayor weighing third liquor license amid delays
Mayor John Hendrickson faces a decision on a third Class D package liquor license after council approved three licenses. The Pub at The Emporium seeks the license, while six other applications remain on file. A separate vote raised Class B licenses to three, not yet codified, with May 1973 as a possible issuance timeline.
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Morris
John Hendrickson
L. B. Price, Inc
Emporium
E. Washington St
Holiday Inn
Hendrickson
Nick D'Andrea
Robert
Jury Rules In Favor Of Taft Contracting In AMAX Suit
A Grundy County petit jury found for Taft Contracting Co Inc of Chicago in a 6978.55 dollar suit by American Metal Climax Inc over a hot mill refiner transformer damaged when a crane broke at the AMAX site on June 11, 1968. The case had been in trial since Tuesday with two parties dismissed midweek.
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Grundy County
Taft Contracting Co. Inc
Chicago
American Metal Climax Inc
Sam Chellino
Ragnar Benson Inc
Amax
Morris Law Firm
Dunn and Hayes
Gates W. Clancy
O’brien, Faulkner and Garrison
LeRoy Gilmoure
Steven Raymond
James Hall
Michigan hot dogs case sets federal precedence in meat rules
U.S. District Court Judge Noel P. Fox ruled Michigan meat packaging law takes precedence over the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967, finding three major meat packers acted with profit motive and must meet statewide stricter standards for products like hot dogs, sausages, and bologna.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
U.S. District Court
Noel P. Fox
Fox
Armour and Co
Chicago
Wilson & Co
Phoenix
Ariz
George A. Hormel & Co
Austin, Minn
United States
U.S
Attorney General's Office
Five life terms for Dean in Sheboygan murders
Dean Douglas, 19, of Sheboygan, was sentenced by Judge John Buchen to five consecutive life terms for the murders of his girlfriend’s mother and three brothers plus the girlfriend. Prosecutors said there is no mitigation. defense argued concurrent sentences. Parole eligibility set at 51 years and three months. sentencing moved up due to threats.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Douglas Dean
Sheboygan County
John Buchen
Dean
Rammer
Dst
Lance Jones
Robert Halverson
Justice Department
Wisconsin
Waupun State Prison
Ann Rammer
Miss Rammer
Three Arrested in Joliet Heroin Sale Case
State police detectives and Joliet police arrested three men at a Joliet residence for heroin sale. In custody at Will County Jail are Nathan Bannister 24 Daniel C Person 24 both Joliet and Richard Robinson 41 Chicago. AIDS Anti-Illicit Drugs in Society Inc formed January to combat drugs with chapters in Will LaSalle Putnam Grundy counties.
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Joliet
AIDS
Will County
Nathan Bannister
Daniel C. Person
Richard Robinson
Chicago
Will
LaSalle
Putnam
Grundy
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Illinois 129
Carbon Hill Road
Lawrence William Rohr
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Rohr
Joseph McKinley
McKinley
Kimberlee Stotts
Howard Craig
Garner-South Wilmington High School
McKinley Auto
Commonwealth Edison
Streator
Miss Stotts
Morris Hospital
Gardner
Knight
Chargeman
Defense Secretary
Nixon
MIL
Liberty
Johnson
Sardo
Roy K. Moore
Hospital Investors Corp
City and Southern Stock Bank
Atlanta
Red Lake Co
Bank of America
San Francisco
Hoover Co
Harter Bank and Trust Co
Canton
Ohio
Allyn and Bakin, Inc
Chemical Bank
Somenzi
Las Vegas
Chitwood
Zimmerman Drug Store
Harry Sklut
Donald
Lucille) Holmes
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Robert Funk
Sklut
Marjorie Warren
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