Carter appears sure of first ballot victory
Carter wins key endorsements from Chicago mayor Daley and Alabama governor Wallace, plus a Jackson promise. Senator Kennedy says Carter will be the nominee, while Humphrey abandons a drive. Ford and Reagan push toward the Republican convention as Ford leads by 93 delegates. Carter’s delegate haul grows as Brown falters and Daley Jackson support sways allied delegates.
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Carter
Brown
Daley
Jackson
Wail
Simon
Democratic Party
John Rednour
du Quoin
Robert Walsh
Mt. Vernon
U.S
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Joseph Hale
Harrisburg
Howard Olson
Carbondale
Ford
John Oldham
Metropolis
Rose Vieth
Ronald Reagan
Southern Illinois delegates weigh Carter and Stevenson bids
Southern Illinois delegates eye Jimmy Carter on the first convention ballot with several leaning to Adlai Stevenson III for vice president. Some uncommitted delegates favor Carter or Udall, while Rep. Simon backs Carter in practice and signals a Carter nomination outlook for the district.
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Jimmy Carter
Illinois
New York
Adlai Stevenson III
24Th
Georgia
Carter
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Franklin County
Ben Cherry
Jimmy
Cherry
Gerald Sinclair
Salem
Simon
Sinclair
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Minnesota
Will
Rosemary Hawkes
Jackson County
Democratic
Rep
Morris Udall
Arizona
Adlai Stevenson II
Stevenson
James Wall
Sen
Farley obituary and statewide energy questions appear in brief
An obituary notes the death of Democrats elder statesman Big Jim Farley at 88. Separate items question the use of state energy funds for salaries tied to unrelated work and report the governor’s budget director says the year end balance will be $16 million below prior estimates.
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Daniel Walker
Democrats’ Elder Statesman
Big Jim’ Farley
Justice probes charges of postmaster conflict
The Justice Department and a House subcommittee investigate possible conflicts involving Postmaster General Bailor and Scott Publishing head Jack Taub over a $7.7 million 1972 postal contract. Bailor and Taub deny the allegations. a staff director says no evidence found though inquiry continues.
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Washington Star
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
House
Benjamin Bailor
Bailor
Jack Taub
Scott Publishing Co
New York
Postal Service
Bailar
Taub
Tuition hike amendment fails in Illinois House panel
The Illinois House appropriations panel rejected a bid to require a 60 dollar annual tuition rise for state universities, citing weak economy. Rep. Harold Byers sponsored the measure. opposition cited ineffective timing and burdens on families and scholarships. The panel sent U of I and related bills to the floor with minimal changes, while approving a 15 million bond allocation for bridge work.
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House Appropriations Committee
University of Illinois
Harold Byers
D-Highland
Southern Illinois
Clyde L. Choate
D-Anna
Vincent Birchler
General Revenue Fund
U of I
Southern Illinois University
Byers
SIU
Illinois
House
Board of Trustees
Bircher
Choate
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Illinois Scholarship Commission
Board of Higher Education
Ehrlich heads SIU-C social welfare unit
Ira F. Ehrlich named chairman of the SIU Carbondale social welfare program replacing Arnold J. Auerbach. Ehrlich, founder of the University Institute for Applied Gerontology in St. Louis, will be paid about 31000 annually. Auerbach, returning to teaching, will remain on salary during leave.
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St. Louis University
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
SIU
Ira F. Ehrlich
Arnold J. Auerbach
Auerbach
Ehrlich
University Institute For Applied Gerontology
St. Louis
School of Social Service
Central State Hospital
Louisville
St. Paul, Minn
Chicago
Washington University
SIUC
University of California At Los Angeles
Ed John Darling
Wichita State University
Business and Administration
Siu-C
Clifford D. Harper
Bill Brown
Douglas Weaver
Georgia Tech
Brown
Ronald Ferguson
Siuc School of Medicine
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Wilbur H. Stover
Ferguson
Stover
Thomas C. Britton
Ralph N. Taylor
Ombudsman
University of Tennessee
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Missouri
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U A
Edmund Brown Jr
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Oregon
Tim Kneale
Nedrow
N. Y
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Ington
Tim
Menard
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Margaret Mead
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Andy Messersmith
Siu-E
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Justice
George Gould
House Subcommittee On Postal Facilities, Mail and
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Bertram
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Springfield Report
Senate
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Board of Governors
John F. Dunn
Decatur
Paul Stone
D-Sullivan
Energy Resources Center
Chicago Circle
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Henry deFiebre
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