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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1981
Page
4
State Rep. Robert Winchester named chairman of the House Elections Committee giving him a voice in drawing reapportionment maps for the General Assembly and Illinois congressional districts. As chair he becomes an ex officio member of the 10 member redistricting panel.
Chicago AP reports a beer bar turtle named Ocbat defeats Bugs the bunny in a 20 foot bar race sponsored by Jim Ta heny and Tom Kelly. The event, a neighborhood tradition, draws media attention as Ocbat once ran a 44.2 second bar sprint and rival rabbit George and others vie for speed.
Chicago residents strongly oppose the council vote to dismantle the civil service system. Tribune and Sun-Times polls show about 76 to 80 percent against eliminating the personnel code, while many blame the mayor for sapping the code. Unions plan mass enrollment of unorganized workers as aldermen boycott a quorum.
The Thompson administration considers rolling back the 1.25 cent per dollar sales tax cut on manufacturing equipment as costs exceed projections. Officials warn of potential higher taxes if belt tightening and further relief cuts are not enacted, with debates over delaying or adjusting phases into 1982 and beyond.
U S District Judge George N Leighton fined Versicol Chemical Corp 1000 for withholding information linking pesticides to cancer. The government sought 1 million. The judge cited prosecutorial misconduct and grand jury secrecy violations leading to the no contest plea in a Chicago based case involving EPA charges.
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