Vendetta Circles Illinois Senate Caucus Over Leadership Pay
Sen Gene Johns says a vendetta targets him as negotiators struggle to resolve caucus grievances. The Crazy 8 push to bar Johns from leadership voting and deny extra pay while lawmakers seek a bill to authorize the new caucus chair position. Bruce Hall Johns remain in leadership with Donnewald and Rock. committee chairs yet to be named.
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Chicago
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Breese
Philip Rock
Buzbee
Senate
Vince Demuzio
Carlinville
Senate Financial Institutions Committee
Congress weighs changes to Carter rebate plan
Congressional tax staff outlines options to alter President Carter’s rebate proposal shaping 1977 1978 stimulus. Considered moves include shrinking rebates for higher income groups and boosting relief for those under 25 000 or under 10 000, while overall tax cuts are kept near 22 billion across two years.
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Office of Management and Budget
CBS Radio Tuesday
Illinois Senate elects Thomas Hynes on 186th ballot
The Illinois Senate chose Thomas Hynes 33 of 34 Democratic votes to end a five week leadership fight. The victory came after a 16 hour session with Bruce and Washington supporters switching their votes, while Republicans backed their leader David Shapiro. The pay and travel costs of the deadlock totaled $43,195 as committee and office assignments loom.
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John Knuppel
Virginia
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Not in IRS files four million poorest miss rebate plan
The Treasury rejected a plan allowing about four million of the nation’s poorest to file zero income tax returns to receive President Carter’s $50 rebate. Officials argued the idea was unworkable due to fraud risk and lack of IRS verification. welfare lists and double claiming concerns doomed other proposals.
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IRS
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Jobless pay claims rise sharply in February
Labor Department reports 537,000 initial jobless claims for the week ending February 5, the highest in nearly two years due to winter weather and fuel shortages. Unemployment benefits totaled 2,893,000 for the week ending January 29, up 136,000 from the prior week.
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University of Illinois Proposes Student Housing Fee Hike
Peoria ap University of Illinois officials propose room and board increases for undergraduate housing. Single rooms would rise from 1610 to 1684 dollars yearly and double rooms from 1426 to 1492 dollars per year as presented to the Board of Trustees by President John Corbally.
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U of I Board of Trustees
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Weather outlook and calendar note from The Southern Illinoisan
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low in the lower 20s. Thursday brings partly sunny and warmer weather with a high in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Dry Friday through Sunday, temperatures mostly 40s to 50s with nights in the 30s. Public meetings listed in The Southern Illinoisan Calendar page 21. A spreading strike has idled 1,200 men in eight South-
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Greater Egypt
Absenteeism policy dispute stirs Illinois mines
Page 3 reports a dispute over an absenteeism policy in Illinois mines with union and management positions.
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Illinois Mines
Babies Can Share Family Meals With Pureed Foods
Blended purée meals let infants join family plates as parents explore do it yourself baby food blends. The article outlines simple techniques, safe textures, and nutrition tips for introducing pureed vegetables and meats to babies at home.
Senator Knuppel douses reporter and two lawmakers with soup
State Senator John Knuppel dumped hot vegetable soup on reporter Charles Wheeler III and two fellow lawmakers on the Senate floor after an aisle obstruction dispute. Wheeler said Knuppel grabbed a cup and threw it. Knuppel denied intent and said he did not throw it.
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Virginia
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Capitol
Nashville claims Southwest Egyptian Conference title outright
Nashville takes the conference crown with a 52 to 40 home victory over Murphysboro. Outcome confirms top spot in the Southwest Egyptian Conference.
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Murphysboro
SSU Professor Named Manpower and Human Development Director
A Sangamon State University associate professor L W Murray Jr 37 of Springfield was named today as director of the Governor s Office of Manpower and Human Development. The office administers over 40 million dollars in federal funds to upgrade skills of economically disadvantaged Illinoisans and to combat unemployment, overseeing CETA funds.
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Sangamon State University
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Governor’s Office
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SSU
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Bureau of the Budget
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