Carter Wins and Daley Backs Carter for Democratic Nomination
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said he will support Jimmy Carter at the Democratic national convention, with Gov. George Wallace preparing to back Carter as well. The move could boost Carter toward a first ballot victory, boosting Southern unity and altering delegate dynamics as results from California Ohio and New Jersey push Carter toward the nomination.
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Jimmy Carter
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Ala
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Georgia
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New York
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Morris Udall
Jerry Brown
Ford
Morton
Reagan
Ford Seeks 137 Delegates as Reagan Wins California
Ford campaigns across states as Reagan takes California and Ford leads Reagan in delegate counts but remains 387 delegates from the nomination. Ford vows a robust move to secure at-large delegates at the August convention with cabinet members and party leaders aiding the effort.
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Ford
House
Republican Party
Regan
Reagan
Electrical hookup upgrades at Carterville crossroads project
Hooksup Teflex Co employees install lighting at Carterville Crossroads on Illinois 13 as part of a highway safety program at four area intersections. About 40 poles removed for new breakaway bases, reducing pole damage in collisions. Project costs total 32,467 dollars with bases to be installed at Illinois 3 and 146, New and Old Illinois 13, Illinois 149 and Illinois 13 127.
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Carmi
Carterville
Illinois 13
John Tippy
Operations Enginee
District 9
State Highway Department
Illinois 3
Illinois 146
Ilinois
Butch Nevious
Southern Illinois highway plans exceed seventeen million
Proposed highway projects for six Southern Illinois counties total more than 17 million dollars. Details on page 3. Roads costs increase while tax dollars buy less, noted on page 4. Televsion viewers turn away violent programs per an ad agency executive. SIUC accelerates search for new director of intercollegiate athletics. page 9.
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SIUC
Powell's estate seeks tax refund in Illinois inheritance filing
The Paul Powell estate files an Illinois inheritance tax return seeking a $1,086 overpayment refund. The estate valued at $3,292,960 at death in October 1970, with deductions for debts and expenses totaling $2,255,261 leaving $1,084,900 taxable. A hearing is set for July 12 in Johnson County circuit court.
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Illinois
Paul Powell
Powell
Johnson County
Illinois House Orders Ethics Probe Into Shea Conduct
The Illinois House voted 142 to 13 to establish a six member special committee to investigate allegations against House Democratic leader Gerad Shea. The panel will report findings by June 21 and may hold hearings in secret or public, with officials debating the need for transparency and precedent.
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Illinois
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House
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Eugene Schlickman
Robert
Schlickman
Schlickmans
Shea
Illinois State Medical Society
ISMS
State Department of Insurance
Mittee
Arthur D. Berman
Chicago
Berman
Miss Ray Novel Uses Real Politicians As Fictional Cast
Merrill Perlman reports in the Southern Illinoisan on Elizabeth Ray's upcoming fiction The Washington Fringe Benefit. The book features a character modeled on Rep Billy Bob Blank and names former Rep Kenneth J Gray, who allegedly had a run in with columnist Jack Anderson in 1973.
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Southern Illnoisan
Elizabeth Ray
Washington Fringe Benefit
Jack Anderson
Miss Ray
Billy Bob Blank
Packer
U.S
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D-West Frankfort
Gray
Anderson
Wayne Hays
Recep
Blank
Ray
Gary
Alexandria
Yvonne Dunleavy
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