Sunset Committee in Illinois Faces Pushback From Lawmakers
The Illinois Sunset Committee’s push to end five registry programs faces resistance as lawmakers seek to maintain licensing for wrestlers gas testers and water well installers. Common Cause argues the Legislature rushed the process, succumbing to special interests despite committee recommendations. Governor Thompson's stance will determine whether sunset rulings pass or stall amid calls for market competition and public protection.
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Illinois
Illinois House
Senate
Illinois Common Cause
Sta
Gener Assembly
Sunset Committee
James Thompson
Thompson
Brown and the Medfly in California Politics
New York Times report by Wallace Turner analyzes Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.'s position amid a Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak. Polls show declining approval while Brown defends his handling and remains optimistic about a Senate bid, noting environmental concerns and political maneuvering within his party. He opposes aerial spraying but supports alternatives when feasible, and faces a pivotal Diablo Canyon license fight with protests and law enforcement readiness.
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Wallace Turner
New York Times
San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
United States Senate
Melvin D. Field
California
Field
Santa Clara
Leo McCarthy
San Eves
McCarthy
Senate
Daniel K. Whitehurst
Fresno
S.I. Hayakawa
Barry Goldwater Jr
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Robert K. Dornan
John Schmitz
Maureen Reagan
Richard Q O’neill
O’neill
Diablo Canyon
Abalone Alliance
California Highway Patrol
South Africa Mixed Races Grow in Public Life
Johannesburg reports show easing apartheid rules as non-whites access public buildings, hotels, and restaurants with international licenses or line telephone hotlines. Still, segregation remains in many spaces despite black workers entering roles once closed to them and mixed social mingling limited by laws and attitudes.
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Cynthia Stevens
Johannesburg
South Africa
Carlton Center
Edgars, Garricks
John Orr’s
Carlton
Pretoria
Dawie de Villiers
P.W. Botha
National Party
Acorn
Nthato Motlana
Soweto
Botha
South African Airways
Stewa
Wall Street doubts budget will hit 1984 balance goal
Wall Street questions Reagan plans to trim the deficit to 42.5 billion and balance by 1984. Analysts warn Treasury borrowing may stay heavy through late 1982 as rates hover near 14 percent, with Fed restraint limiting monetization of debt and inflation risk.
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Michael Quint
New York Times
Wall Street
Treasury
Reagan
Allan Sinai
Data Resources
Federal Reserve
Central Bank
Fed
Robert Parry
Security Pacific National Bank
Parry
Elliott Platt
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp
Platt
Joseph Bench
Shearson Loeb Rhoades
Bench
Brian J. Fabbri
Salomon Brothers
The Air Force $138 Million Plumbing Mistake Explored
Russell Baker mocks the Air Force for a costly construction error in a Tennessee building meant for jet engine testing. He questions why the defense branch funds such a facility when it drives up costs and fuels arms race fears.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
Air Force
Pentagon
Treasury
Internal Revenue Auditors
Tennessee
Kingdom Come
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