Arcola Aims to Restore U S Broomcorn Lead From Mexico
Arcola brokers Tim and Jim Monahan promote broomcorn production in Pemroke Township to reduce U S reliance on Mexico which supplies about 95 percent of broomcorn. They note tariff moves and fall concerns, urge expanded U S cultivation and processing, and cite low U S yields versus Mexico while maintaining demand for corn brooms.
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Arcola
United States
Tim
Jim Monahan
Mexico
Monahan
Pembroke
Bob Hayes
U.S
Thompson to outline Illinois State of the State address
Gov. Thompson will present plans for Illinois government in the coming year in a State of the State message on February 5 to a joint General Assembly. The address, rescheduled to avoid Reagan’s State of the Union, will be aired live by public radio stations statewide.
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Springfield
Thompson
Illinois
General Assembly
Reagan
Refinery leukemia linked to benzene says official
Wood River refinery officials reacted cautiously to OSHA official Dr. Peter Infante stating that a high leukemia rate at the Shell Oil plant is likely caused by benzene exposure. He noted benzene is pervasive at refineries and probably the leukemia cause absent other factors. Shell had reported in 1983 a higher rate of acute myeloid leukemia among workers and retirees.
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Wood River
Shell Oil Co
Peter Infante
Office of Standards For the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Washington
Shell
Gill calls education top priority for Illinois
Outgoing state school superintendent Donald Gill urges Illinois to place public education first in funding after years of lower priority. He cites dwindling school shares, a 1983 temporary tax increase as a success, and urges a revamp of funding distribution with potential new revenue sources. Ted Sanders will assume Jan. 20.
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Springfield
Donald Gill
State Board of Education
Gill
Lic Schools
Mines chief Evilsizer likely to be reappointed director
Brad Evilsizer, head of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals since 1977, appears set for reappointment as governor James R. Thompson plans to announce before month end. The Illinois Coal Association backs him citing unparalleled coal mine safety during his tenure despite lingering doubts about administration.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Brad Evilsizer
Christopher
Department of Mines and Minerals
James R. Thompson
Evilsizer
The
Illinois Coal Association
Association
Dorsed Evilsizer
Richard Mottershaw
Illinois Mining Board
Illinois
Taylor Pensoneau
Thompson
Scott joins law firm eyes politics after sentencing
Former Illinois Attorney General William Scott, 58, has joined Burditt Bowles Radzius Ltd in Chicago as counsel. He plans to use his environmental and antitrust expertise to gain clients while keeping political interests alive. A legal path to future office remains legally possible per the state attorney general's office.
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Springfield
Illinois
William Scott
Chicago
Scott
Burditt, Bowles & Radzius Ltd
State Attorney General
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
U.S. Senate
Dave O’neal
California
W. Clement Stone
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