Campaign Car Clunker Leads Seith Across States
Hinsdale Democrat Alex Seith endures a battered 1971 Lincoln on a door to door Senate campaign against Charles Percy. The car suffers repeated failures from Mt. Carmel to Cairo, with son Bill acting as mechanic and locals aiding the effort. Campaign costs remain around $400 as leaders hope for favorable fate.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Alex Seith
Charles Percy
T. Seith
Hinsdale
Tom Serafin
Leith
Seith
Serafin
Barry
Judge orders proving NBC incited rape in Born Innocent case
Attorney Marvin Lewis seeks 11 million for a 13 year old girl raped four years ago after NBC aired Born Innocent. Judge Robert Dossee requires showing NBC willfully intended to incite the assault by broadcasting the film. Lewis calls the burden impossible and plans an appeal.
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San Francisco
NBC
Marvin Lewis
Lewis
Robert Dossee
Love Canal cleanup fights begin with Hooker pledge
Hooker Chemical Co will contribute 280000 to clean the Love Canal area near Niagara Falls while Governor Carey signals up to 8 million dollars in state and federal aid. President Carter declared the area a federal emergency and health advisories urged evacuation before cleanup starts August 15.
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N.Y
Hooker Chemical Co
Hugh Carey
Carter
Health Department
Love Canal
Hamlin resigns as Illinois ACLU head
David M. Hamlin 33 resigns as executive director of the Illinois Division of the ACLU effective Oct 15. In his letter he says he wants to pursue other dreams and writing. He denies the resignation relates to the Skokie Nazi defense controversy and notes funding shifts during the dispute.
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Chicago
David M. Hamlin
Illinois
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American Civil Liberties Union
Illinois Aclu
Wilson McDermut
Hamlin
ACLU
Skokie
Ilinois
David Goldberger
New Hampshire
Weak bolts blamed for Six Flags mishap in Missouri
Two bolts on the Six Flags Over Mid- America Sky Way ride showed signs of corrosion and appear to be original parts of the eight-year-old attraction, according to St. Louis County Public Works Director Robert Hagel.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
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Six Flags
Clayton, Mo
Mid- America
Sion
St. Louis
Hagel
Public Works
Illinois Institute of Technology
Marie Gomez
Chicago bid rigging exposed by ex builder transcripts
Former builder Ernest Bederman testified to a federal grand jury about bid rigging in Chicago area projects totaling tens of millions of dollars. His cooperation helped convict Thomas Bowler and George Krug Sr. and exposed more schemes, though prosecutors said no new trials will follow. Bederman, 69, led Arcole-Midwest Corp. of Evanston, now lives in Florida after selling assets.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Ernest A. Bederman
Thomas J. Bowler
George B. Krug Sr
Bederman
Chicago Area
Springfield
Arcole-Midwest Corp
Evanston
Florida
Bowler and
Krug
Grand Jury
AMA lands LEAA grant for white-collar crime study
New York AP law enforcement agencies struggle against white-collar crime due to information gaps. A substantial grant from the Justice Department's LEAA funds the AMA to conduct the nation's first study of white-collar crime.
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New York
American Management Associations
AMA
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Navy to deploy 391 women on sea duty aboard ships
The Navy plans to place 391 women crew members aboard its ships later this year. The move expands sea duty assignments beyond nurses on hospital ships, signaling broader integration of female sailors into regular shipboard roles.
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Navy
Washington
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