Senate approves 12 month operation for local schools
Senate advanced a 12 month operation bill allowing districts to run schools on a four quarter year. The measure limits teachers and students to nine months and may reduce overcrowding without mandating full year schedules. Also approved were a teacher qualification standard for private and parochial schools and a revenue bond measure to spur local industry with site purchases paid by industry fees.
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R-Barrington
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Arthur Gottschalk
Flossmoor
Commission On Economic Development
Bills authorize joint air pollution control contracts across borders
Identical measures pass both houses allowing cities and counties to form joint contracts for air contamination control and permitting cross border agreements with other states. A related bill provides tax incentives for pollution control equipment, backed by Gov. Kerner and the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois. Congress weighs faster depreciation write offs. A separate package would require polygraph tests for police accusers to curb spite complaints.
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Bomb scare prompts dormitory evacuation in Carbondale
Carbondale police and firefighters responded to a bomb scare at the Six Hundred Freeman Dormitory at 600 W. Freeman St. in the early hours after a 2:47 a.m. call. The building was cleared with no device found, as investigators pursue suspects seen riding near the dorm.
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Army paratrooper death prompts closer supervision of drinking rituals
The death of Lt. Ronald Greer Reeves after an April 14 prop blast ritual at Ft. Bragg led the Army to urge tighter oversight of alcohol use at such events. A coroners report cited a 327 mg/dL blood alcohol level and officials said future rituals require approval to avoid risk and embarrassment.
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Harold K. Johnson
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John L. Throckmorton
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Reeves
Clemson University
82Nd Airborne Division
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