Longtime Illinois couple wins Golden Age Day honor
Floyd Henderson 91 and Inez 90, married since April 5, 1911, were named couple married the longest as Golden Age Day at the Illinois State Fair drew about 15,000. They credit a fifty fifty marriage formula and compromise, with Floyd recalling their Lincoln courtship and porch sighting.
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Springfield
Floyd Henderson
Floyd
Inez
Hendersons
Sherman
Henderson
Logan County
Lincoln
Florida
James R. Thompson
Earlie Poole
Chicago
Mattie Teter
Edwardsville
Elizabeth Gansbauer
New Berlin
Thompson
Guy
Lenora McMullen
Pekin
Nora Dumke
Ottawa
Governor switches to Lincoln on economy grounds
Springfield Gov James R Thompson says he will be chauffeured in a Lincoln Continental rather than an Oldsmobile at tax payers expense, after previously rejecting Lincolns. He cites cost saving as the reason for the switch in an economy move.
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James R. Thompson
Chicago
Block selects Illinois man to head FIHA
Agriculture Secretary John R. Block named Robert Chambers of Champaign as director of the Farmers Home Administration. Chambers, 51, has farmed, run restaurants and motels, and sold fertilizer and feed in Champaign. The FIHA funds loans for farming operations and for housing and community development in the state.
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Champaign
John R.block
Robert Chambers
Farmers Home Administration
Chambers
Agriculture Department
Carterville High School House To Be Sold At Auction
The Carterville High School Building Trades House at 500 California Avenue Carterville Illinois will be sold at a public auction on August 13 1981 at 7 15 pm. All bids must be in writing and served personally or by registered or certified mail to the secretary of the board of education at 306 Virginia Avenue Carterville Illinois. No bid accepted for less than 50000 with a certified check equal to five percent of the bid. The 1456 square foot ranch style house has a double car garage three bedrooms two baths a kitchen dining room family room living room combination built in range custom cabinets garbage disposal refrigerator laminate stone fireplace and sits on a .41 acre lot. Inquiries to unit office at 306 Virginia Avenue Carterville Illinois phone 985 4826.
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Carterville
California Avenue
Illinois
Secretary of the Board of Education
Virginia Avenue
Dan Walker Eyes Illinois Comeback in 1982 Campaign
Dan Walker, ex Governor of Illinois 1973 to 1977, signals a possible 1982 gubernatorial bid. He promotes a shift from past confrontation to a broader Democratic appeal, aiming to overturn Thompson era priorities while criticizing budget cuts affecting the elderly, handicapped, and children. He notes altered party dynamics after Daley’s death and expresses respect for Chicago’s current leadership.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Daniel Walker
Illinois
Chicago
Walker
Richard J. Daley
Thompson
Halcyon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Tax cuts may cost Illinois up to 1.7 billion in taxes
A Citizens for Tax Justice study estimates Reagan era tax cuts could reduce Illinois corporate income tax receipts by as much as 1.7 billion over five years with 1981 through 1986 losses totaling 33.3 million, 100.7 million, and 635 million respectively. nationwide losses reach 27.5 billion through 1986. The report cites accelerated depreciation provisions as the main mechanism and notes Illinois links its corporate collections to the federal code. Governor Thompson declined immediate comment while budget officials prepare analyses that may take weeks.
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Chicago
Illinois
Citizens For Tax Justice
James R. Thompson
Edward Welk
Robert Mandeville
Welk
Radio antenna and receiver stolen from WMIX Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon AP reports a radio antenna and four foot dish receiver valued at 5000 dollars were stolen from WMIX leaving the station without network news. Police were notified Saturday night after the feed failed at 10 p.m. and the 100 pound unit was removed after 8 p.m. A replacement unit will be installed.
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Mount Vernon
Bob Hoffman
WMIX
Xenia Man Killed in Truck Cycle Crash
A 26 year old Xenia man died when his motorcycle collided with a tank truck on U S 50 eleven miles east of Salem. Authorities said Vavil Hale Jr made a U turn in front of a westbound truck driven by Douglas Brinkman of Nashville and was struck. Brinkman was not injured.
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Salem
Xenia
U.S. 50
Clay County
Vavil Hale Jr
Douglas Brinkman
Nashville
Brinkman
Trio pleads innocence in sniper attacks
Three East St. Louis men Michael Butler Roy Harper and Roy Wright pleaded innocent in Circuit Court to three counts of armed robbery tied to sniper attacks on Southern Illinois highways. Butler and Harper face aggravated battery charges for a wound on a 30 year old woman near New Baden. Bond set at 100000. arrests followed an anonymous tip.
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Belleville
East St. Louis
Illinois
Michael Butler
Roy Harper
Roy Wright
Washington Park
Butler
Harper
New Baden
St. Clair County
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Té Bovernor
Block
FIHA
David M. Fields
Fields
Dan Walker
Michael J. Howlett
Capitol Press Corps
Democratic Party
Daley
Xenia Man
Trio
Fannie May
Carbondale
Professional Steam
Carpetclean
West Frankfort
Bane-Clene Corp
Marion
Kinkaid
Kinkaid Lake
Willie Geiger
Triebe Brothers
Kuffman Funeral Home
West
Oak Street
A. G. Edwards
Money School
SIUC
Mackinaw Room
A.G. Edwards Investments
Money
A.G. Edwards, Inc
W. College _ Carbondale
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