Rain showers boost Southern Illinois farms with 1 inch helping crops
One inch of rain fell across much of Southern Illinois from Wednesday into Thursday morning, bringing relief to farmers. Ex tension adviser Robert Frank estimates the rain could add up to $500,000 to Jackson County farms, with soybeans and corn crop prospects improving while wheat may be delayed. Farmers in Williamson and Franklin counties voiced optimism about moisture revival, noting germination and planting delays could be eased. Weather observers say the rain may end soon with partly cloudy skies ahead.
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Illinois
Jackson County
Robert Frank
Frank
Williamson County
Amos Strobel
Rt. 4
Marion
Stobel
Strobl
Victor Smith
Franklin County
Franklin County Extension
Richard
Swope
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Rend Lake grant funds to develop Gun Creek recreation area
The Economic Development Administration approves a 1.95 million grant to Rend Lake Conservancy District for Gun Creek recreation development at the lake. It will fund roads and utilities, with state matching funds, paving the way for a future golf course resort hotel motel restaurant and convention center.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
Rend Lake
Larry Foster
Conservancy District
Foster
Indictments Likely in Police Bribery Case Ties To Heroin Ring
A year‑long federal probe into heroin dealers' bribery is expected to indict police officers and possibly other officials. The investigation, centered on corruption patterns beyond the Knapp Commission, involves undercover work, officials say, with Joseph Nunziato linked to the probe, and Patrick V. Murphy aware of the case.
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New York
Federal Prosecutor
Police Department
Knapp Commission
Joseph Nunziato
Nunziato
Seymour
Patrick V. Murphy
Nicholas Scoppetta
U S suspends Hanoi raids as Podgorny visits
The United States halts bombing near Hanoi as Soviet leader Podgorny visits to seek a peace arrangement, while U S jets continue strikes in southern North Vietnam and on the northwest rail line to China. A Navy Corsair was shot down at night with the pilot missing amid intensive operations.
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George Esper
Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Moscow
North Vietnam
Podgorny
Calcutta
Vietnam
America
China
Phu Tho
Paroled after 44 years death sentence kept him in line
David Shanks, 72, released from Menard State Prison after a 44 year wait since his 1928 murder conviction. Previously labeled a lunatic, he was commuted by Gov Ogilvie on March 17 and will move to a Chicago area nursing home.
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Chester
David Shanks
Menard State
Shanks
Chicago
Shank
Elec
Terry Brelje
Illinois Department of Corrections
Brelje
Richard B. Ogilvie
Weather outlook mild with cooler night conditions
The forecast calls for a cool night with lows near 57 to 62 degrees. Friday brings partly sunny skies, lower humidity, and highs in the mid 80s with a 10 percent rain chance both tonight and Friday.
Illinois Senate approves larger public aid bill
The Illinois Senate advanced a $1.506 billion Department of Public Aid appropriation with key changes and a $256 million spending increase from last year. The measure moves to the House for consideration as of Wednesday.
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Walter E. Wolff Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois Senate
House
Daley expansion effort blocked in Illinois delegation fight
The Associated Press reports Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley failed to add at large delegates to Illinois 170 in the Miami Beach convention bid. A federal appeals court orders expedited arguments on 59 uncommitted delegates as Daley seeks leadership against Stevenson.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Daley
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Miami Beach
Joseph Califano
Washington
Miami
Califano
Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals
Frank J. McGarr
U.S. District Court
Paul T. Wigoda
Wigoda
Cecil F. Poole
St. Nicholas Hotel
Springfield
Stevenson
Muskie
McGovern
Martin J. Gleason
Democratic Central
Gleason
Downstate
Maine
Ogilvie plan moves toward passage in school aid fight
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie’s proposed primary education budget advances in the House as lawmakers reject Democratic Bakalis aid plan. A companion $788 million appropriation moves with Ogilvie’s formula. Bakalis’ $911 million is near Senate passage, signaling a potential compromise.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Richard B. Ogilvie
Representatives
Illinois Superintendent of Schools
Michael Bakalis
Senate
Chicago
Ogilvie
McCormick Real Estate Tax Freeze Faces Senate Hurdles
House debate centers on Rep. Co. L. McCormick's tax freeze bill to cap real property tax revenue for two years and allow targeted school district and transit exemptions. Senate talks over personal property tax relief and broader reform loom as amendments move the measure toward final passage.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Rep. Co
L. McCormick
Vienna
House
McCormick
Senate
Tually
Robert W. McCarthy
Decatur
McCarthy
John Knuppel
D-Petersburg
Knuppel
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Vergennes
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Glasco
Strobel
Glaseco
EDA
U.S. Command
Menard
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Bakalis
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Chicago Area
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