Thompson aide quits amid plane scandal
Gov. James Thompson's patronage chief Michael Dunn resigned after admitting unauthorized state plane trips for personal travel and ordering a pilot to alter a flight record. Dunn's actions centered on four trips in a single engine plane, with implications for the aeronautics division and payroll, while Zale Glauberman and Jim Helm prepared interim staffing.
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Carol Alexander Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Michael Dunn
James Thompson
Thompson
Dave Gilbert
Dunn
Gilbert
Division of Aeronautics
Capital Airport
Monmouth
Rockford
Steve McGaw
Mike
St. Louis
Meigs Field
Chicago
McGaw
Aeronautics Division
Lindsay-Schaub
Department of Transportation
Melvin Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Aeronautics
Toronto
Canada
Cheyenne
Wyo
San Angelo
Tex
Atlanta
Zale Glauberman
Four new wardens named in state prison shakeup
The shakeup at Illinois prisons includes four new wardens at Stateville Menard Vandalia and the Logan Center after Warden David Brierton resigned. Ernest Morris becomes Stateville warden, Michael Lane leads Menard, Leo Meyer heads the Logan Center, and John Heckel takes Vandalia. The changes also promote Marie Hall Magnolia Liles and others as assistant wardens or majors.
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Associated Press
David Brierton
Stateville Penitentiary
Illinois
Charles Rowe
Stateville
Menard
Vandalia
Logan Correctional Center
Lincoln
Rowe
Brierton
James Thompson
Ernest Morris
Menard Penitentiary
Chester
Michael Lane
Corrections Department
Leo Meyer
State Penal Farm
Logan
John M. Heckel
Sheridan
Marie Hall
Magnolia Liles
Dwight
Nicholas Mellas
Harry Martin
Arthur Anderson
Old Joliet Prison
Morris
Thomas Israel
Joliet
Lane
Southern Illinois areas bid for new state prisons
Gov. James Thompson said two new prisons costing 50 million will be built in Southern Illinois areas showing interest. Estimated 500 to 700 inmates and about 400 jobs. Lawrenceville area and another Southern Illinois location expressed interest. Final site decision by August. Pope County site proposed on federal forest land.
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Springfield
James Thompson
Thompson
Lawrenceville
Illinois
Ilinois
William Harris
D-Marion
Robert Winchester
R-Rosidare
Harris
59Th Legislative District
Pope County
Standby gas tax defeated by House Ways and Means panel
The House Ways and Means Committee defeated Carter administration proposals on a standby gasoline tax and a rebate program for fuel efficient cars by wide margins. A scaled down standby tax would be delayed to 1979 with harsher penalties in the 1980s, and the rebate plan was rejected 31 to 5. The committee also voted 18 to 17 to remove the federal tax deduction for state and local gasoline taxes.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
White House
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Carter
Weather outlook with showers and warmer temps ahead
Mostly cloudy tonight and warmer with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Saturday sees variable cloudiness with more showers and thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s or lower 90s. Rain chance about 30 percent tonight and Saturday. Sunday through Tuesday turn partly cloudy, very warm and humid with periods of showers.
Board Denies Promotion for Four SIU Carbondale Law Faculty
The SIUC board denies promotion for four law school teachers prompting a ABA inspection team to visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Public Employee collective bargaining bill advances to a Senate subcommittee where it may die.
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American Bar Association
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Law School
SIUC
Page A
Senate
Louisiana House Delays Nation ERA setback
The Louisiana House delivers another setback to Nation ERA, signaling continued resistance in state politics. Lawmakers on Page 8 report limited progress amid partisan debate and pending committee actions.
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Louisiana House
State Your Prefers for Pre-Primary Party Preference
Editorial note questions the value of party preference on ballots before primaries as a tool for patronage and cross party control. The Page 4 opinion piece argues the mechanism is flawed and suggests alternatives or reforms.
Turco leases former Brown Shoe plant for expansion
Turco Manufacturing Co from Du Quoin has leased the Brown Shoe Co plant in Murphysboro on Shomaker Drive for five years with an option to buy. President Feigenbaum expects 75 to 100 new jobs as the firm expands warehousing and adds two mills for mechanical steel tubing.
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Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Brown Shoe Co
Murphysboro
Turco
Robert Feigenbaum
Carbondale
Shomaker Drive
Christopher Industries, Inc
Herrin
White City
17Th St
Feigenbaum
Mur
Franklin and
Williamson County
Murphys
Boro
Ordill
Religion Bible Schools Planned by Area Churches
Several area churches announce plans to offer Bible schools. The programs aim to guide children and adults in religious study and community outreach during the upcoming season.
Salukis Host SIU C Alumni Before World Series Opener
Nearly 100 Salukis of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and friends from the Omaha area gather on the eve of the College World Series opener against Temple. The event, noted on page 11, reflects team spirit and local support ahead of the game.
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Salukis
Omaha
Daily Page Highlights and Sections Listed
The page shows sections with Index Ann Landers births and deaths, bridge, comics, crossword, calendar, classifieds, family living, horoscope, lottery, opinions, religion, Suerte, television log, weather and map across pages 13 to 19. It notes page allocations and section titles for reader navigation.
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Ann Landers
AAUP drops SIU-C from censure list in unanimous vote
At the AAUP annual convention in Madison Wisconsin delegates voted unanimously to remove Southern Illinois University Carbondale from its censure list. The 1973 censure stemmed from the case of Douglas M Allen a former philosophy assistant professor who claimed his job loss followed his criticisms. Allen settled a related lawsuit for 35000 dollars.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Madison
Wis
Siu-C
James Truelove
Douglas M. Allen
Allen
Committee A
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