Welfare advisers' study trip costs Illinois taxpayers $12,000
A group of 11 Illinois legislators and five staffers spent 12,853.04 for a five day February trip to California and Nevada to study welfare systems. The Illinois Legislative Advisory Committee report says the trip was productive and approved by vote.
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Robert T. Lane
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Cahokia
Jack Schaffer
Crystal Lake
Judy Redick
Charlotte Martin
Joel Belman
Gail Chestnut
John W. Carroll
Carter vetoes 18 major Georgia water projects over phony figures
In a long fight over the Spewrell Bluff dam on the Flint River Carter as Georgia governor opposed the Corps of Engineers plan. He cited inflated hydro capacity and environmental neglect prompting a veto that shaped national environmental policy and Washington relations.
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Chattahoochee
Annapolis
General Accounting Office
Man Faces Sex Charge in Murphysboro
Michael L. Griffin, 22, of 1920 Logan St., Murphysboro, was held in the Jackson County jail on a charge of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. Police say the complaint alleges sexual intercourse with a 16 year old girl in Murphysboro on Saturday. Griffin was arrested Sunday afternoon on North 8th Street after a parents’ complaint. No forcible rape allegation is involved.
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Blacks kill two whites in S. Africa
Three black youths armed with automatic pistols opened fire on four whites at a department store garage in Johannesburg killing two mechanics and wounding a third. Police seized three pistols and two grenades and secured the area near the police HQ as unrest and a student strike weighed on Soweto.
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South Africa
Soweto
Kennedy III May Seek Massachusetts State Treasurer
Joseph P. Kennedy III 24 son of Robert Kennedy hints at a possible run for Massachusetts state treasurer next year while noting he is not yet a candidate. He says the role would involve shaping the state's finances but will consider other offices.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Robert Q. Crane
Kissinger defends memoirs sale amid debt talk
Henry Kissinger tells The Observer he can profit from his memoirs after years of public service left him in debt. He notes ongoing security costs and a $2 million advance from Little, Brown & Co. while also working as a news consultant for NBC. He cites a joked remark on power and social life during office years.
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the Observer
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National Broadcasting Co
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Principal Receives Car Gift From Class in North Carolina
Principal Charles Koontz cried as he opened a gift box from his T. C. Roberson High School students on awards day. Inside lay an owner's manual and keys to a 1977 Chevrolet Malibu. The class lacked funds, so they rallied friends and local businesses for the rest.
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T. C. Roberson High School
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