Blacks concede Bilandic to be acting Chicago mayor
Chicago factions reach a compromise to avoid a black Democratic revolt. Alderman Michael Bilandic will serve as acting mayor when the City Council meets, with no run in the six month special election. Wilson Frost to head Finance, a vice mayor post to be filled by a Polish American alderman, amid pressure from Operation PUSH leaders.
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Bilandic
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Michael Bilandic
Daley
Wilson Frost
Jesse L. Jackson
Operation
PUSH
People United To Save Humanity
Jackson
Frost
Hundreds attend funeral for 12 victims of West Side fire
A West Side apartment fire at a birthday party killed 10 children and two adults. Police say the blaze started when an indoor charcoal grill emitted flames after lighter fluid spilled from a gallon can. Six people remained hospitalized.
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James Colleran
St. Vitus Church
Father Colleran
Jesus Garcia
Oil spill retreats as lawsuits mount over Argo Merchant
A massive oil slick from the Argo Merchant retreated a few miles offshore near Nantucket after reaching 30 by 100 miles. Cape Cod fishermen sue for 120 million, naming captain and ship owners. Northeast Petroleum sues Thebes Shipping. Thebes seeks to limit liability in New York.
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Argo Merchant
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Boston
Northeast Petroleum Corp
Chelsea, Mass
New York
Thebes Shipping Co
Thebes
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Edward R. Vrdolyak
Edward Burke
Richard B. Ogilvie
William §. Singer
Edward V. Hanrahan
Illinois
U.S
American Medical Association
AMA
Journal of the American Medical Association
Golden Rule
Leonard J. Gordon
L. J. Gordon Associates
Urbana
Gordon
Carterville
WINI
North 14Th St
Murphysboro
Ait Bell
Blue Bell Reg
Blue Bell
Blue Bonnet Margarine
del Monte
Florida
California
Naval
RED
Fia
Spin Blend
Caer
Totino Pizza
Aix
Shurfine
Shurfine Great Northern
Charmin
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Vogler Ford
Carbondale
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