Illinoisans oppose tax hikes to replace property tax
A Gannett News Service poll of 1,015 registered voters finds 55 percent oppose raising the income tax and 64 percent oppose raising sales taxes as alternatives to the property tax. Strongest opposition is in the Chicago area. 70 percent of Blacks and 85 percent of Jews oppose higher sales tax.
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Springfield
Illinois
Gannett News Service
Gannett
National Center For Telephone Research of New York
Chicago Area
San Francisco Rations Water in Drought Crackdown
San Francisco moves to curb water use by 25 percent effective April 1 as drought tightens. Home and apartment use limited to 70 percent of last year, while industrial customers must cut 10 percent. Noncompliance triggers warnings and pipe-limiting devices with penalties starting at 25 dollars. Reservoirs hold about 37 billion gallons versus 65 in normal seasons.
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Tony Ledwell
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
San
Water Department
Ken Boyd
Boyd
Chamber luncheon discusses picketing bill at Ellis Center
The Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce hosts a noon luncheon on March 28 at the Ellis Family Center to discuss construction-site picketing. A slide film titled Picketing Construction or Destruction will be shown, and members are urged to contact Rep. Paul Simon and Sens. Charles Percy and Adlai Stevenson to oppose H.R. 3500.
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Ellis Family Center
Greater
Jefferson County
House
Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Smaill
Paul Simon
Charles Percy
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois reallocates 100 million for farmer loans
Springfield AP The Illinois state treasurer says 100 million in state funds will be deposited in 180 day interest bearing accounts in downstate banks that agree to loan the money to farmers. The program involves no state expenditure and aims to shift investments to aid farmers purchasing fertilizer seed and water supplies. Banks must provide written assurance funds will be loaned to farmers, though no statutory guarantee exists.
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Springfield
Illinois
Donald R. Smith
Eason
Smith
Scott Shearer
Illinois Senate moves bill to allow unlicensed doctors in mental health
Gov James R Thompson's plan to let unlicensed doctors continue in state mental health facilities nears passage in the Illinois Senate after swift committee approval. The measure would extend the 25 year program using foreign trained physicians until March 1, with 148 current holders of limited licenses to take a national test or be replaced. Some senators plan amendments to limit DMH’s authority to hire unlicensed doctors, aiming to close the program.
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Springfield
Ill
James R. Thompson
Illinois Senate
House
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee
Fred Smith
Chicago
Robert de Vito
Department of Mental Health
de Vito
Jack Schaffer
Rcary
Three Dead In Chicago Brokerage Firm Shooting
Roy Whitby 32 fatally shot his ex wife Shirley 28 in a teletype room on the 19th floor of the Chicago Board of Trade building then killed friend Tamara Clark 25 before turning the gun on himself. Clark died later at a hospital. Two other women at the firm were treated for shock.
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Chicago
Roy Whitby
Shirley
Tamara Clark
Roy
Whitby
Otis
Chicago Board of Trade
Bache, Halsey, Stuart, Inc
Miss Clark
Patrick Seery
Bache
Mt Vernon Weather Update and Historical Highs
Mt Vernon forecast shows Tuesday high 54 and low 32 with 7:00 a.m. reading 38. Historical comparisons note today’s past highs of 65, 27, 67 and 35, 32, 46 on respective years. Thursday sunrise 5:53 a.m. and sunset 6:17 p.m. rainfall to date 3.39 inches in 1977. Bead water level at main Ba 405.57 above mean sea evel.
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MT. Vernon
Main
Fulton County blocks Chicago sludge disposal plan
Fulton County Health Board denied Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District a new operating permit for sludge disposal west of Canton. Treated sewage arrives by barge on the Illinois River, stored in lagoons and sprayed on a 10,000 acre site, amid odor complaints and an apparent violation of the county odor ordinance and EPA charges from 1974.
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Canton
Fulton County Health Board
Metropolitanny District of
Chicago
Sanitary District
Fulton County
Illinois River
Health Department
James Masters
Riese Sts
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Radio Station WRAM Sold in Monmouth Ill to Coleman
Monmouth radio WRAM has been sold to Roger Coleman of WHBF-TV Rock Island. While all agreements are signed, FCC approval will take about four months. Coleman, former WGIL president GM, plans no major programming or staff changes from current owners John R. and Joan Hallstrom, who bought WRAM in 1969.
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Monmouth, Ill
Monmouth
WRAM
Roger Coleman
Whbf-Tv
Rock Island
Federal Communications Commission
Coleman
WGIL
Galesburg
John R
Joan Hallstrom
Airieland Broadcasters
Kissinger Joins Chase Manhattan Bank as Vice Chairman
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will join Chase Manhattan Bank as vice chairman of its international advisory committee. The 22 member panel from 14 countries links bank leadership with global finance and industry leaders and meets twice yearly to advise on economic and political matters.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
Chase Manhattan Bank
Kissinger
Chase
Open House Concludes Clergy-Business Event in Mt. Vernon
Rotarians and guests heard Ray Fuller speak at the 12th annual clergy business project luncheon in Ramada Inn. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce with Jefferson County Ministerial Association and Rotary Club, featured a get acquainted session at Trinity Episcopal church and a Rend Lake Conservancy inter-city water district tour.
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Mt. Vernon
Ramada Inn
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson County Ministerial Association
Rotary Club
Ray Fuller
FS Services
First Church of Christ
God
Fuller
Jerry McCracken
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Terry Sharp
Don Shafer
Stan Koziara
Stan the
Tire
Market Prices And Stock News From Mt Vernon To New York
Mt Vernon prices show soybeans at 8.34, wheat 2.44 and corn 2.35 at 10 a.m. Regional cattle and hogs advance little, while eggs and poultry noted with varying wholesale grades. In New York, stocks rebound slightly as Dow rises, IBM, Sony and Mattel movements shape early gains, volume strong on NYSE.
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MT. Vernon
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
IBM
Sony Corp
NYSE
Mattel Inc
Westinghouse Electric
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Governor and Lt Gov Run As Team in Primary Ballot
Senate panel backs bill to place governor and lieutenant governor candidates on the primary ballot as a team. Sponsor Sen Dawn Netsch said the change ensures compatible leaders and avoids a mismatched pair where the lieutenant governor would have little to do after elections.
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May
Springfield
Ill
Senate Elections Committee
Dawn Clark Netsch
Chicago
Sen. Netsch
Deaths James J Barbre 84 longtime Mt Vernon worker
James J Barbre 84 died 6:55 p m Tuesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital He was an air brake foreman at Mt Vernon Car Manufacturing Co and a Southern Railway inspector at Huitingburg Ind He was born Aug 28 1892 in White County married Ruth Hodge April 27 1917 in Belleville Surviving are his wife a son two brothers four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services 1:30 p m Saturday Myers Baril Chapel Rev Howard Rowe officiating Burial Memorial Gardens Mt Vernon Masonic services 7 p m Friday Friends may call at the chapel Friday after 7 p m
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James J. Barbre
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Co
Southern Railway
Huitingburg
Ind
Mr. Barbre
White County
Robert A
Letha Ann
Daniel) Barbre
Ruth Hodge
Belleville
Barbre
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A.f.&a.m
Myers-Baril Chapel
Howard Rowe
Memorial Gardens
Mt. Vernon
Dovet J. Barbre
Englewood, Colo
Vernon
Robert W
Paris
Tenn
Funeral services for Lillie Greer Mt. Vernon
Funeral services for Lillie M. Greer of RR 7 Mt. Vernon will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at Myers Bari Funeral Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay officiating Burial will be in Old Shiloh Cemetery She died Tuesday at Jeffersonian Nursing Home She was born May 11 189 in Jefferson county daughter of Hugh and Netti Flanigan She married James Ralph Greer on Sept 29 1907 in Jefferson county He preceded her in death She is survived by four sons Rev Ja Clarence Greer Alvin Lester Everett D and Kenneth all of Mt Vernon Grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren She was preceded in death by her husband her parents one daughter four sisters and three brothers
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Lillie M. Greer
RR 7
Mt. Vernon
Myers-Bari
Everett Lemay
Old Shiloh
Greer
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
Camp Group Baptist Church
Jefferson County
Hugh and
Netti (Frost) Flanigan
James “Ralph” Greer
Mt Ver non Lodge 31 meets in March 1977 with degree work
Mt Ver non Lodge 31 A F and A M holds a stated meeting Friday night at 7 30 for the 1 3rd degree with visiting brethren welcome Worshipful Master Merle R Tate. Varnell Rebekah Lodge holds its regular meeting Thursday March 24 at 7 30 in the I C O F hall Venita Karch N G Naomi Bogan R Sec.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
Brethern
Merle R. Tate
Varnell Rebekah
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Venita Karch
N. G
Naomi Bogan
R. Sec
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