House Rules changes spark Democratic protest in Springfield
The Republican dominated House Rules Committee approved rule changes Democrats say would curb minority power. Democrats charged the move strips minority influence while Republicans claim the changes speed legislation. The panel also blocked a bid to expand Democratic seats on key committees ahead of a full House vote.
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House Rules Committee
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House Appropriations Committee
Douglas Kane
John S. Matijevich
Dwaukegan
Republican Party
Alan J. Greiman
D-Skokie
House
George H. Ryan
Kankakee
Illinois House Rules Clash Over Deadlines and Appropriations
Democrats accused the rules move of inviting last minute, unvetted bills as the panel rejected Madigan proposals for a 44 member House Appropriations Committee and split panels. A ERA voting rule change failed 10 to 10, needing 11, with Currie planning a reconsideration or full House move amid talk of temporary rules.
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Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
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House Appropriations Committee
Barbara Flynn Currie
Panel urges end of licensing of five occupations
The Sunset Committee recommends scrapping state licensing for horse shoers boxers and wrestlers sanitarians lie detector test operators water well drillers and rainmakers. It favors continued regulation for pest controllers and a permit system for rainmakers. The panel projects about 500000 in annual savings, with automatic repeal of the seven licenses on Oct 1 unless extended by law.
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Springfield
Select
Joint Committee On
Sunset Committee
Peoria Journal Star challenges juvenile anonymity law
The Peoria Journal Star seeks to end a gag order and overturn a state law that allows judges to bar disclosure of a minor's name in a murder case. The petition asks a Peoria County judge to rescind the order barring six reporters from reporting a 13 year old suspect's identity and argues the law violates First Amendment rights.
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Peoria Journal Star
Peoria County
Donald Courson
Journal Star
Pope appeals for China ties and reform with Rome
Pope John Paul II urged China to forget past tensions and reopen relations with the Roman Catholic Church. He called for future cooperation and noted China’s recent relaxation of worship limits, while warning against ideologies that separate spirit from development. He spoke in Manila at an event for the Chinese community and addressed poverty in a Manila slum.
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Atlanta killings fiber link fuels fear and fundraiser plan
Fibers found in clothing of 11 year old Patrick Baltazar may match those of six victims in Atlanta's child slayings, with crime lab analysis pending. Officials caution that matching fibers does not prove a single source. Mayor Jackson announced a Sinatra-Davis fundraiser for the task force, as costs mount and federal aid requests await response. Epidemiologists study risk factors while stressing unsafe supervision and independence notes among victims.
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Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
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State Crime Lab
DeKalb Public Safety
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Atlanta Police Special Task Force
Yusef Bell
Clifford Jones
Anthony Carter
Terry Poe
Charles Stephens
Maynard Jackson
Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis Jr
Fulton County
Jackson
Angelo Foster
Davis
Sinatra
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Reagan
Bob Fenton
William Elsen
U.S
Fenton
Polish students near pact ease labor tensions in Poland
In Poland the government reached an agreement with striking university students in Lodz to recognize an independent student union and allow strikes with majority approval. Farm protesters in Rzeszow paused demands for a union and wage rises pending new labor law while party chief Kania visited East Germany and Prague to seek bloc solidarity.
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Lodz
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Communist Party
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Rzeszow
Stanislaw Kania
East Germany
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Prague
Gustav Husak
University of Chicago to Raise Tuition for Next Year
The University of Chicago plans a about 17 percent tuition rise for the next academic year, paired with a 37 percent jump in scholarships and 13 percent higher room and board. Vice president Charles D. OConnell said costs for a typical undergraduate will rise from 7910 to 9180 dollars.
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University of Chicago
Charles D. O‘connell
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