Union voting underway for new UMW president
Gene Mitchell of Benton predicts LeRoy Patterson will win in a tight race against UMW secretary treasurer Harry Patrick and incumbent Arnold Miller. Patterson, on the International Executive Board, competes with Patrick as polls close at 6 p.m. at Inland Steel Co. mine near Sesser along with other local judges.
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United Mine Workers of America Today
Gene Mitchell
Benton
LeRoy Patterson
Patterson
Mitchell
UMW
Harry Patrick
Arnold Miller
David Oxford
Sesser
Bobby Javers
Herrin
Don Eubanks
Kenneth Murphy
The
Justice Tom Clark dies at 77 after long career
Justice Tom C. Clark died in his sleep at 77 while staying in New York with his son Ramsey Clark. He shunned retirement at 67 to serve in all 11 federal circuits and was to join the Second Circuit in New York.
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Washington
US Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Lark
New York
Ramsey Clark
Supreme Court
Clark
U.S. Circuit Court
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Carter Allies Target Disabled Veterans for Jobs Initiative
President Carter pledges top priority for disabled Vietnam era veterans in about 100000 jobs under the HIRE program. He told veterans' representatives in the White House Roosevelt Room that disabled veterans will be first, followed by Vietnam veterans and others, with participation supported by a business alliance.
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Carter
Washington
Roosevelt
White
House
Stuart Eizenstat
Max Cleland
White House
Welfare consultant found working for doctors
Joel Edelman, earning 500 dollars a month, serves the Illinois legislature while also advising doctors and participating in talks over welfare medical bill payments. He previously led the DPA from 1973 to 1974 and now aids ISMS in proposing claims handling for welfare patients.
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T. Lee Hughes
Springfield
Joel Edelman
Illinois
Associated Press
Edelman
State Department of Public Aid
DPA
Daniel Walker
Illinois Legislative Advisory Committee On Public Aid
Illinois State Medical Society
ISMS
San Francisco
California
Illinois anti crime bill faces House panel defeat
Chief sponsor Gov James Thompson’s anti crime measure to create a Class X felony with minimum six year sentence failed in the House Judiciary Committee. Rep Allen Bennett urged moving the bill to the floor, while opponents called it a lynch mob bill amid fierce debate.
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Springfield
James Thompson
Illinois
House
Allen Bennett
Judiciary Committee
Thompson
Flinn Defends Waste Bill Amid Wilsonville Bribe Claim
Rep. Flinn rejected Atty. General Scott's accusation of a House Rules Committee bribe linked to a waste transport bill. Flinn and other lawmakers argued the bill stalled due to time, not money, and noted its relation to Wilsonville waste disposal concerns.
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Flinn
Wilsonville
Scott
Springfield
Monroe Flinn
D-Cahokia
William Scott
House Rules Committee
Illinois Senate panel approves 60 million tax cut for business and farming
A state Senate Revenue Committee backed a four year 60 million tax break for manufacturers and agriculture. The bill would exempt sales tax on machinery equipment fuel oil solvents and materials used in farming and manufacturing. Supporters say it spurs expansion and retention while opponents warn of lost revenue. The measure advances to the full Senate after House approval but Governor Thompson may oppose the plan in its current form.
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Department of Public Health
House
Judiciary Committee II
Illinois Family Planning Council
Senate Revenue Committee
Don Wooten
Rock Island
Illinois
Senate Labor and Commerce Committee
Labor Department
Senate
Senate Agriculture, Conservation & Energy Committee
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
William E. Dart
IMA
Bart
Dart
Sen
Leroy W. Lemke
James Thompson
Illinois Municipal League
State Bureau of the Budget
Department of Revenue
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
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Warren Burger
Murphysboro
S.1
Southern Illinoisan
House Judiciary Committee
Susan Catania
Rep
Robert Mann
Celeste Stiehl
Belleville
Harold Katz
D-Glencoe
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
House Transportation Committee
Downstate
Department of Transportation
Carbondale
N. Ilinois Herrin
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Ilinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
S. 12Th Street
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Planning Council
Illinois Public Action Council
RTS
North Murphysboro
Dad
Rockwell
Conan Ganso
Gacn Nooo Ac
Thermos
Orion
Kodak
Reg
Fluoride
W. Market St. Christopher
N. Park Herrin
S. Main
Ant & Roach
Public Square Benton
Lees
Barren
Alexander Smith
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