Amway Price Fixing Ruled by FTC Judge
An FTC administrative law judge finds Amway Corp. illegally fixed prices and ordered ending price fixing and distributor allocation. The decision, not final, may be reviewed by the FTC. other distributor restrictions remain under consideration. Injuries From Doctors AMA Chicago report notes abused wives delay seeking care, doctors may need to recognize abuse and refer victims.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Amway Corp
James P. Timony
Amway
FTC
Timony
Journal of the American Medical Association
Granite City Leads in 1977 Air Pollution Levels
Granite City sits among nine high pollution sites in the Chicago area per IEPA data. Robert L. Swinford notes air pollution has topped the list since 1967 with Granite City Steel Co cross street BOS plant monitoring at 186 micrograms per cubic meter in 1977, slight improvement over 1976.
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Granite City
Southern
Illinois
Chicago
State Environmental Protection Agency
Robert L. Swinford
IEPA
Granite City Steel Co
Swinford
Midwest weather worsens as Illinois survey flags more extremes
Illinois Water Survey chief Stanley Changnon Jr says after a decade of good weather the Midwest faces a return to variable climate with extremes like 1890 to 1950. NOAA crews studied Illinois cloud formations as plans to seed clouds for more rain await federal approval.
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Champaign
Midwest
Illinois Water Survey
Stanley Changnon Jr
Survey
Atmospheric Sciences
Changnon
University of Illinois
Plans lawsuit reassesses Thompson property says IAPC
The Illinois Public Action Council plans to sue Gov. James Thompson and the Cook County assessor to force a review of the governor's North Side Chicago home. IPAC claims four years of underassessment cost Thompson about 4,900 in taxes, with a market value previously pegged under 30,000 before this year’s revaluation to 90,000. Thompson has ordered his attorney to assist the assessor in determining a fair tax.
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Chicago
Illinois Public Action Council
James Thompson
Cook County Assesor
Thompson
North Side
IPAC
Joe Crutchfield
Government to close coal-to-hydrogen test plant
The federal government will shut down an experimental steam-row plant that used 40 million dollars in taxpayer funds to test producing hydrogen from coal. Despite a successful test, the project was dropped due to overlapping programs. Plans for completion would have required 50 million more dollars, says Henry R. Linden of the Institute of Gas Technology.
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Chicago
Henry R. Linden
Institute of Gas Technology
U.S. Department of Energy
Linden
Scientists to Check Soybeans for Nematodes
University of Illinois plant pathologists will fly over 44 Illinois counties starting Sunday to spot fields possibly infested by the soybean cyst nematode. Air reconnaissance may guide ground crews to fields with crop damage though air inspection cannot confirm the nematode. The pest, seen in Vermilion County last year, can cut soybean yields by 50 percent or more.
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Associated Press
Illinois
University of Illinois
R. E. Ford
US Plant Pathology Department
Vermilion County
Ford
Feldman To Review Chicago Corruption Cases
Judge Hyman Feldman, 71, named executive director of Chicago’s Office of Professional Review. The three month-old agency probes city employees for bribery and misconduct. Feldman says Chicago is like other big cities and the office should deter and minimize corruption.
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Chicago
Hyman Feldman
Fledman
Office of Professional Review
Feldman
New York
San Francisco
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