Dr BOB Mandeville Holds Ulterior Power Over Illinois Budget
Illinois budget director Robert Mandeville, known as Dr BOB, wields influence over a 15 billion dollar state budget. His austere office and plain lifestyle mask his pivotal role in shaping spending as Gov. Thompson navigates a recession and lawmakers debate funding. He describes his job as adviser to the governor, not a decision maker, while colleagues stress his deep knowledge of state finances and budgetary bottom line.
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Springfield
Illinois
Bureau of the Budget
BOB
Robert Mandeville
Mandeville
James R. Thompson
Dr. Bob
Howard W. Carroll
Chicago
Thompson
Carroll
Calvin Skinner
Crystal Lake
John Matijevich
North Chicago
Jacksonville
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard Kolhauser
Alma
Mandevilles
Washington Park
Capitol
Midwest
John McCarter
Bureau
Vet loses life in Russian roulette game
A 28 year old Army veteran from Glenwood died after a revolver discharged during a demonstration of Russian roulette at his parents home in suburban South Holland. Police classify the death as an accident. Jackson had served in Germany from 1972 to 1975 and worked at a plating plant.
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Chicago
Holland
Brian Jackson
Glenwood
Craig
James Melby
Jackson
Germany
Elizabeth
Melby
Homer plans gala to welcome home Marine Sgt Paul Lewis
The Homer Village Board created the Welcome for Paul Committee to organize a parade and ceremony for Marine Sgt. Paul Lewis, a former local hostage, with a parade down Main Street, an American Legion color guard, and Homer High School band. A reception will follow at the high school. The village will fund the event, aiming for a Thursday or Friday celebration but no date set yet.
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Homer
Illinois
Paul Lewis
Gerald Compton
Compton
U.S. Marine Corps
American Legion
Homer High School
Timothy Johnson
R-Urbana
Lewis
Teen robs church during Sunday service
Urbana police hunted a teenage robber who entered Evangelistic Deliverance Church at 7 30 p m after services began and demanded cash and valuables. He carried a handgun in his right hand and a plastic trash can in his left, taking 170 dollars and 1500 dollars worth of items from the pastor and ten of eleven worshipers. No injuries were reported.
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Vernon Cooper
Evangelistic Deliverance Church
Cooper
Fortune Lost In Glass Plate Led To Big Surprise
A Madison housewife sold a Lalique 1965 plate for 40 dollars not knowing its value. The plate is now worth over 1800 dollars, and Bradford Exchange warns many plates may be misvalued. The club offers guidance and a brochure for one dollar to identify valuable plates.
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MacArthur
The
Bradford Exchange
Milwaukee Ave
P.O
Niles
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W. Main St
Carbondale
West Frankfort
City of
Alviet Winterhac
Southeastern Gold & Silver Exchange P.O
Evansville
E. Main
Hwy
State Farm
Robert Bahr
Dwight
Busch
Don Smith
Herrin
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Rae Charles Pautier
C.l.a
Murphysboro
Home Office
Bloomington, Illinois
Batman
Urbana
Missouri
Southwestern Illinois
Robert B. Qualy General Agency
Northwestern Mutual Life
Northwestern
C. Dennis Burd
East Main Street
ST. Louis
CLU
Daniel E. Connelly
Mutual Life Team
Peter B. Bondioli
Ce Mutual Life Thre
Vern Grissom
J. Craig Carrell
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
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