Corrections group backs prison closings in the US
The American Corrections Association Congress with over 2,000 delegates urged closing state prisons and reducing jail populations. ACA president Martha Wheeler called for only hardcore criminals to be incarcerated and for written sentencing rationales. Rehabilitation programs using inmate drug testing were cited as aiding reform.
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Governor's aide backs public employee strike rights
Dr. Curtis Plott of the Illinois Education Association told a Senate subcommittee that the right to strike is essential to bargaining power for public employees and urged including a strike clause in a new collective bargaining law. He testified at the second of five hearings on 10 measures about public employee bargaining.
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Bradley in hospital as political debate unfolds
General Omar N. Bradley, 80, is reported in satisfactory condition at the University of California at Los Angeles. Springfield reports ongoing efforts to mend relations between Cairo civil rights activist Charles Koen and Gov. Daniel Walker as Koen protested two missed appointments. The Illinois corrections system announces warden changes at Pontiac Prison with James C. Fike replacing John J. Petrilli at the Pontiac facility.
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Heath in Admiral's Cup race amid security overhead
Prime Minister Edward Heath competes for the Admiral's Cup as Britain’s Jaguar patrols off Ireland’s coast. A Defense Ministry official denied plans to block any IRA attack, saying navy ships routinely guard major yachting events. Princess Anne turns 23 and plans birthday horseback ride in Scotland ahead of Kiev European Championships. Prince Charles sails into Portsmouth for the city’s 350th anniversary ceremonies aboard HMS Minerva, not in royal capacity, as he serves as deputy gunnery officer. Eisenhower applies to George Washington University Law School per White House.
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Wiley heads bicentennial committee in Randolph County
Don Wiley was named by the Randolph County board of commissioners to head the county bicentennial committee. He plans a George Rogers Clark trail march from Kaskaskia Island to Vincennes, Indiana, with displays at the courthouse stone portion and reprinting of historic papers. Other members will be named later.
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Pocketbook pinch worsens in August market basket survey
AP marketbasket shows prices rising in the first two weeks of August as Phase 4 approaches. Across 12 cities, 22 percent of 180 items rose, 8 percent fell, 57 percent held steady, and 13 percent were unavailable. Eggs and pork chops led gains amid broader food price pressures.
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