Explorers Club to end its all male tradition
The Explorers Club voted 753 to 618 to admit women members ending 75 years of male only membership. Notable firsts include Kathryn Sullivan and Sylvia Earle as the initial female Explorers, with potential resignations from about 300 members cited.
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Explorers Club
New York
Manhattan
East Side
Teddy Roosevelt
Charles Lindbergh
Edmund Hillary
Kathryn Sullivan
Sylvia Earle
Explorers
Charlies Brush
Club
Charles Brush
Nader pitches plan to trim corporate legal costs
Ralph Nader proposes a conference in Washington on May 18 to teach executives how to reduce outside law firm fees. He argues fees have soared and urges in house counsel, stricter accounting, outsourcing to smaller firms, and aggressive fee bargaining to lower costs passed to consumers. Speakers include New York AG Robert Abrams and Homestake Mining’s general counsel William Lanston.
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New York Times
Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Robert Abrams
New York State
William Lanston
Homestake Mining Co
Jay Dushoff
Phoenix, Ariz
Steven Brill
The
American Lawyer
Ravenna Teacher Returns After City Strike
Ravenna Ohio teacher Nancy Volpe enters Ravenna High School to begin classes for the first time since November 12 when city teachers walked out over a wage dispute.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Nancy Volpe
No bail amendment to be introduced in Illinois Senate
Senate President Philip Rock announces a no bail amendment to the state constitution. The measure would allow judges to deny bail for violent criminals awaiting trial and for those with murder or related prior convictions, with a referendum planned for the 1982 ballot.
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Chicago
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Rock
House
Illinois Bar Association
Southern Illinoisan publication and delivery rates and offices
The Southern Illinoisan lists office locations in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion with contact numbers. It details Sunday through Friday home delivery rates and mail subscription prices for local and extended circulation areas, and provides post office box and changes information.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Soullinoisan
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Reagan weighs one year tax cut amid budget talks
The Reagan administration signals flexibility on tax policy by favoring a one year $40 billion cut over a three year 30 percent plan. House Democrats push a balanced budget with reduced defense and higher social spending while warning of a growing deficit. Rep James Jones notes willingness to compromise on spending first before large tax cuts amid political pressure. Stockman contrasts Democratic and administration plans as veto prospects loom.
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Democratic Centre House
Indica
James Jones
Dokla
House
Jones
Congress
CBS
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
Jones’ Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Donald T. Regan
David A. Stockman
Stockman
Senate
Lane to head corrections department
Michael P. Lane 31, named director of Illinois corrections by Gov. James R. Thompson. A former warden at Menard, Lane led reforms earning accreditation for the state system. Facing crowding and budget limits, he plans frequent prison visits and says he will outline costs and options for any expanded prison capacity.
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Springfield
Michael P. Lane
Charlie Chaplin
Lane
Department of Corrections Central Office
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
James R. Thompson
Aurora
Menard Correctional Center
Menard
Chester
Commission On Accreditation For Corrections
Gayle M. Franzen
Franzen
Ilinois
Pontiac Correctional Center
Aker
John Wayne Gacy
Illinois
East Moline
Centralia
Hillsboro
Pontiac
Michael Mahoney
Prison
Cever Howard Association
Reagan Holds Office Yet Avoids Oval Room Restarts Work
President Reagan returns to the White House but remains unable to work in the Oval Office. He is recuperating from a bullet wound and plans to stay upstairs with limited public appearances while aides and officials brief Congress and report on foreign trips. Vice President Bush stands in for official duties.
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Oval Office
White House
Larry Speakes
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
Speakes
George Washington University Hospital
Patti
Throu Speakes
George Bush
National Security Council
Thefts Hit Illinois Hospitals With Big Losses
Theft of medical garments and linens has risen to more than 1 million dollars at the University of Illinois Hospital over four years. Last year 85000 dollars worth of surgeons' scrub suits were stolen from a west side hospital. Northwestern Memorial Hospital reports 30000 to 50000 dollars yearly in scrub suit thefts. Hospital officials say staff, medical students, patients, visitors, and outsiders are responsible, with few arrests.
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University of Ilinois Hospital
Aida
West Sde
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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