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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1978
Page
15
Illinois Secretary of State Alan Dixon announced sanctions after uncovering about 100 false or altered car titles in an internal probe. One person was suspended and 15 reprimanded as authorities say counterfeit titles inflate car values by roughly 321 thousand dollars and may fuel theft or loan fraud.
A 64 year old Danville man who died nearly two weeks ago at a Danville hospital had Legionnaire's disease, health department administrator Steven Laker said Thursday. He stressed there is no danger to the public in Vermilion County.
Gov. James R. Thompson signs a bill to replace Illinois Board of Elections with an eight member panel to oversee elections. Four members will be governor’s picks, four from a list provided by the highest state officer of the opposing party. The new board starts July 1. Thompson also pledges to press Carter and Congress to reexamine farm price policy amid a farmers’ tractorcade. He criticizes a state police videotape of blocked streets as inappropriate.
Entertainer Bob Hope is honored with the Air Force Academy's Thomas D. White National Defense Award for significant contributions to national defense. He reviewed a cadet parade, then accepted the award at the cadet dining hall and a ceremonial saber from the cadet wing.
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