O'Neal to push tax petitions in Marion today
Lt. Gov Dave O Neal arrives in Marion on a quick fly in to collect petitions backing a tax and spending limitation measure on the November ballot. He lands at 12 25 at Williamson County Airport and jets out 20 to 30 minutes later. The drive mirrors Governor James Thompson's statewide petition push targeting 589 000 signatures to meet the 10 percent requirement.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Dave O’neal
Marion
James Thompson
O’neal
Williamson County
Quincy
Mattoon
Champaign
Decatur
Thompson
Illinois Board of Elections
Illinois to honor Working Mothers Day with proclamation
Gov James Thompson proclaims Sunday September 3 as Working Mothers Day in Illinois to honor working mothers. The designation highlights state efforts for women, including fair promotions, equitable salaries, women in policy roles, and displaced homemaker centers aiding over 40 earners.
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du Quoin
James Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
National Magazine
Remembering 1948 Democratic and Progressive Conventions
Ben Gelman recalls 1948 political year and his Philadelphia trip to the Progressive Party convention. He notes Truman’s civil rights plank, Thurmond’s States Rights run, Wallace detente stance, and the Wallace rally at Shibe Park with 35,000 in attendance featuring Sam Wanamaker and Pete Seeger.
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Israel
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Chambers
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
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New York
Truman
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
States Rights Party
Prohibition Party
Norman Thomas
New Progressive Party
Henry Agard Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Philadelphia
Progressive Party
Carbondale Free Press
Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics
Sam Wanamaker
Pete Seeger
1988 election echoes from a turbulent 1948 scene
The passage recalls 1948 presidential results with Truman winning while Dewey led headlines, Thurmond carrying several states for 39 electoral votes, and Wallace receiving 1,157,000 votes but no electors. It notes Illinois barred the Progressive Party, episodes of eggs and rocks in West Frankfort and Peekskill, and a Robeson concert in a tense summer. The author reflects on future peacefulness of 1988 elections.
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Chicago Tribune
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Peekskill
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Westchester County
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Chicago
Carbondale to pick mayor Monday
The Carbondale City Council will vote Monday on a mayor to succeed Neal Eckert who resigned August 8 after over seven years in office. Council members favor selecting a mayor from among themselves, with a 60 day window to fill the vacancy if no election is held. Potential candidates include Hans Fischer Archie Jones Helen Westberg Eldon Ray and others weighing a run in 1979.
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Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Helen Westberg
Archie Jones
Eldon Ray
Joe Dakin
Ray
Jones
Westberg
Eckert
Ilinois
Miller
Rose Vieth
Jackson County
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John Randall Parrish
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