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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1978

Page

7

Tax clash over MacArthur estate pits Illinois and Florida

Illinois claims MacArthur domicile due to his estate and investments, while Florida asserts he lived there for 20 years. Died at 80 last Friday, Florida estimates estate taxes could exceed 100 million. Chicago praised by Le Monde as a landmark metropolis shaped by immigrants and glass skyscrapers.

Chicago John D. MacArthur Florida Illinois MacArthur Robert Shevin

Illinois welfare fraud indictments total 15 in Cook County

Fifteen people including five Illinois Department of Public Aid workers were indicted on welfare fraud charges, part of a broader Cook County case involving 93 395 dollars in improper welfare payments. Authorities said 49 people have been indicted since November, totaling about 275 000 dollars. Indictments all involve Chicago area workers.

Chicago Illinois Department of Public Aid Cook County

Badge results in arrest

A Carbondale man was arrested early today and charged with impersonating a police officer. Michael Grant 23 of 205 N University Ave af go ing into the Pizza King restaurant at 308 S Illinois Ave and producing a Jackson County deputy sheriff s badge and telling patrons he had a gun. Grant was arrested after police determined he is not a deputy and was taken to the Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro. The Sid Williams house at 412 N 10th St Benton was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning firemen said. Firemen said the blaze apparently started in the kitchen area but the cause has not been determined. No one was home when the fire started firemen said. They said the fire was reported about 10 a.m. by a neighbor. Firemen estimated damage to the house at $10,000. Stanley Jacobson of 902 S Fourth St Herrin was fined $100 and placed on probation for one year by Judge William Lewis Tuesday in Williamson County Circuit Court in Marion. Jacobson pleaded guilty to a charge of battery striking Patricia Nicholson with his fists Monday.

Carbondale Michael Grant N. University Ave Pizza King S. Illinois Ave Jackson County Grant Murphysboro Sid Williams 10Th St Benton Stanley Jacobson S. Fourth St Herrin William Lewis Williamson County Marion Jacobson Patricia Nicholson

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