ONeal Overrules Panel On Education Proposals
Springfield AP reports Lt. Gov. O Neal bypassed a governor appointed panel and sent his education proposals to Gov Thompson. The committee had rejected them 6 to 5 on Oct 24 after eight hearings across Illinois. Proposals include fiscal impact studies, course option relaxations for grades 9-12, merging programs, and flexible compulsory physical education. Members say Thompson has not acted, leaving the panel in limbo.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Dave O’neal
O’neal
Thompson
Carol Drewes
Board of Education
Ronald S. Cardoni
Illinois Association of School Boards
Thompston
Explosion damages Hall's Service Station walls in Salem
Natural gas leaking from a city line was ignited by a pilot light on a stove and blew walls from Hall's Service Station Monday night. Two walls were found 40 feet from the building. A three inch cast iron gas line had broken near the service line. Ten city workers and 29 firefighters fought the blaze. no injuries were reported.
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Salem
Hall
Steve Sheiffer
Honest Abe Day feted unevenly in the states
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in about 30 states, with most observing on February 12 while a few celebrate on the first or third Monday. The first observance occurred in 1866, the year after his assassination.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
Abe
Hearing Aid Free Model Offered By Beltone
Beltone Electronics offers a free non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone answering the advertisement. The tiny unit weighs less than a third of an ounce and is worn at the ear. No cost or obligation, write to Dept. 5705, Beltone Electronics, 4201 W Victoria, Chicago.
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Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria
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