10 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1977
Page
1
The piece lauds the U S Japan export agreement on color TV sets as good for free trade and steady relations with partners. It notes job losses from cheap imports but argues barriers invite retaliation and praises Japan for cutting exports and promising U S plant investment, urging similar deals with others.
The Illinois House approved a 43.5 million appropriation for a five percent cost of living raise, affecting about 72,000 state employees and the legislature. The vote was 89 for and 55 against, sending the measure to the Senate amid GOP objections over budget alignment and potential tax or job impacts.
Senate bill would add five thousand dollars to lawmakers’ annual home office allowance, raising total to seventeen thousand. The measure, approved and sent to the governor for signature, overlaps with ongoing debates on fringe benefits and fiscal controls.
The column by Louis Rukeyser mocks government overreach by proposing a cascade of new federal departments from Automobiles with Ralph Nader as Secretary to Diapers and T Shirts. It argues such bureaus would control prices and standards, criticizing ongoing regulation and private enterprise.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that states cannot bar sales of nonprescription contraceptives to minors under 16 or restrict adult purchase locations or display. The decision leaves unclear whether minors have privacy rights in birth control decisions, with four justices affirming some privacy claim.
Illinois House members shifted positions on the Equal Rights Amendment influencing a near miss for passage. McCourt changed from no to yes in 1977 after surveying district views, joining seven others who flipped from yes in 1975 to no this year.
Gov. James R. Thompson announced plans to build two new medium security prisons in Illinois at an estimated cost of 50 million dollars. He said sites should be chosen by August and rejected converting mental hospitals for prison use after surveys.
Michael P. Dunn, patronage chief for Gov. James R. Thompson, resigns after admitting several unauthorized state plane trips for personal and political use. Dunn reimbursed part of the flights. Thompson accepts the resignation and calls it a dumb mistake.
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