Thompson Wins One Loss One in State Reorg Plan
In Springfield Gov James R Thompson wins support to merge General Services and Finance into a single Administrative Services department but loses support for his executive order to reorganize Law Enforcement. The House committee backed legislation to reorganize the enforcement department and opposed abolishing the State Police Merit Board noting constitutional questions. The panel forwarded its recommendations as May 30 deadline looms for final action.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
House
Department of Law Enforcement
House Select Committee
Departments of
General Services and Finance
Department of Administrative Services
Senate
State Police Merit Board
Thompson
Department Merit Board
General Services
Finance
First Shakeup In The Kremlin In 13 Years
MOSCOW AP President Nikolai Podgorny was ousted from the Politburo in the Kremlin, the first major leadership shakeup since Khrushchev’s ouster 13 years ago. Observers say it likely has little immediate policy impact and note unknown reasons behind the removal as Muscovites react calmly.
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Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Communist Party
Kremlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Woodlawn High honors students at Awards Day 1976 77
Woodlawn Community High School held Awards Day for the 1976 1977 school year. Valedictorian Teresa Knox received the Rend Lake College Alumni Association Award. salutatorian Brenda Burns earned the DAR Award and Mt Vernon Women’s Club Award and was named outstanding senior. Greg Baker won the SAR Award. Brian Sherman received the area vocational center award. Other honorees include National Honor Society members Greg Baker Julie Braddy Brenda Burns Jennifer German Teresa Knox Chris Lee Connie Miller Brian Sherman Gary Stafford. Perfect Attendance awards span one to four years for several students. Pom pon girls Sheily Graham Terry Wright. Varsity cheerleaders Brenda Burns Julie Braddy Teresa Knox Janice Rombough Marta England. Student council officers Brenda Burns president Mark Richardson vice president Nancy Knox secretary treasurer. Class awards span multiple subjects with Brenda Burns prominent in several categories.
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Woodlawn
Woodlawn Community High School
Teresa Knox
Rend Lake College
Brenda Burns
DAR
Mt. Vernon
Jennifer Germann
Chris Lee
Connie Miller
Brian Sherman
Gary Stafford
Greg Baker
Julie Braddy
Teena Bunting
Kevin Clinton
Tim Laskowski
Laura Sides
Walt Garrison
Sheily Graham
Terry Wright
Janice Rombough
Marta England
Six Arrests In Death Of Rich Widow
FBI to seek warrant to search mobile home of sixth arrestee Robertina Harroll 53 of Ringgold Ga in Atlanta in the million dollar robbery and slaying of Indianapolis heiress Marjorie Jackson. Harroll faces receiving stolen currency over 5000 and could possess up to 1 million. The case ties to arrests in Arizona Indiana and remaining suspects. Jackson's body found in burning home May 7 with 5 million hidden in the residence and about 3 to 6 million stolen. Police recovered 1.6 million from Indianapolis suspects and 171000 found in the iterate trailer.
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FBI
Indianapolis
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Robertina Harroll
Ringgold
Ponderosa Camp Park
Here
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Timmy
Harrell
Arizona
Marjorie Pollitt
Howard Willard
Indiana
Jackson
Tempe
Ariz
Robertina Anderson
Willard
Pollitt
Manuel Lee Robinson
Annie Young
John Williams
Iterate
Illinois to observe Memorial Day on May 30 only
The AP reports Illinois will celebrate Memorial Day once this year since May 30 falls on the last Monday nationwide. The General Assembly, however, will hold to the traditional May 30 date regardless of weekday, risking a repeat of past confusions in 1978 when May 30 lands on a Tuesday.
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Chicago
Illinois
General Assembly
Percy backs Carter funding cuts at Triton College
Sen Charles H. Percy of Illinois voiced support for President Carter's effort to curb federal spending. He argued we cannot afford to do everything and criticized liberal Democrats for misreading the public mood during a River Grove commencement speech at Triton College.
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River Grove
Ill
Charles H. Percy
R-Il
Jimmy Carteer
Federee
Percy
Triton College
River Rove
Carter
RTA Hearing Tonight on 1978 Budget and Plan
The Regional Transportation Authority schedules a final hearing at Joliet City Hall tonight on its proposed 1978 fiscal budget and five year program. This session is the last of eight hearings before the RTA board adopts the budget and development plan.
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Joliet
RTA
Bill Advances To Protect Taxpayers
Illinois Senate backs a measure to require 10 day notice to taxpayers before sharing state tax data with IRS or other agencies. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Daley, passed 39 to 2 and moves to the House amid concerns of federal retaliation and objections from the Department of Revenue.
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Springfield
IIL
Illinois Senate
Illinois
Richard M. Daey
Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
House
Terry L. Bruce
D-Olney
Department of Revenue
Daley
Daniel Walker
U.S. Justice Department
Hem
Farm Bill Faces House Cuts to Avert Carter Veto
Senate passed a farm bill with about $4 billion yearly crop supports for wheat, feed grains, cotton, rice and soybeans. House action likely will trim subsidies to avoid a presidential veto while maintaining food stamp aid and a two year extension of the program.
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Associated Press
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Carter
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Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Senate Budget Committee
Muskie
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Farm State
White House
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Sen
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Markets and Weather Report From Mt Vernon and Major Exchanges
Mt Vernon prices at 10 a.m. show varied produce and poultry quotes including eggs and hot house items. Chicago AP notes butter prices steady, National Stockyards hogs and cattle reported, New York stock indices drift with inflation worries, and Mt Vernon weather forecast extends very warm conditions into the weekend with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and little rain.
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New York
Honeywell
General Motors
International Paper
Death of Harrison Sexton 86 in Diver Arkansas
Harrison Sexton 86 of Diver Arkansas and former Jefferson county resident died Saturday in an Arkansas hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Van Bran Funeral Home in Arkansas. He was married to Emma Goddard and survived by three sons Arthur Springfield Henry Mt. Vernon and Leecoy Arkansas a stepmother sister Mary Wood Pinckneyville a half sister Mildred Denham St Louis and two half brothers Edgar Salem Mo and Earl Nebraska. He was preceded by one son three sisters and two brothers.
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Mt. Vernon
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Anna Suttle
Mary Wood
Pinckneyville
Mildred Denham
St. Louis
Edgar Sexton
Salem
Earl Sexton
Nebraska
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Truman A. Neideffer
Perkins
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Wente
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Centralia
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Scheller
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Buretta) Kiselewski
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DuBois
Genevieve Gill
Oakdale
Stanley
Paul
Waltonville
Ethel Hoffstetter
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Lesser
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John
Vince
Roots author sued over plagiarism claims in new case
New York AP report states Alex Haley author of Roots faces a second plagiarism suit in a month. Harold Courlander and Crown Publishers accuse Roots of copying from The African, seeking halt on sales and profits to defendants. Other parties named include Doubleday Readers Digest and ABC for excerpts and broadcast. A prior suit by Margaret Walker Alexander claimed Roots largely copied Jubilee. In the same issue notices of two local deaths follow with brief survivor lists and funeral details.
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New York
Alex Haley
Harold Courlander
Bethesda
U.S. District Court
Manhattan
Courlander
Crown Publishers
Robert Ward
Haley
Doubleday & Co
Readers Digest
The
New York Post
American Broadcasting Co
Margaret Walker Alexander
Jackson State University
Mississippi
Extend Ban On Huge Jet At JFK By Appeals Court
A U S Court of Appeals extended the ban on the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic jet at John F Kennedy International Airport until June 1. A formal hearing on whether the jet may land is set for 2 p.m. next Wednesday. If not argued then, the ban will be lifted. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and attorneys for Air France and British Airways prepared briefs ahead of the hearing.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
U.S. Court of Appeals
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Air France
British Airways
Meetings Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 will be held in the 1 O C F hall on Thursday May 26 at 7 30 p m Special guests will be Officers of District Association 25 Members are asked to bring salads Officers are to be formal Venita Karch N G Naomi R Bagan Rec Sec
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C. F
District Association
Venita Karch
N. G
Naomi R. Bagan
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