Democrats lag in Carter Texas politicking
Texas Democrats face tough races but show only minor enthusiasm for President Carter's Texas visit. Key figures Rep. Jim Wright and Rep. Jack Brooks are the focus, while Rep. Bob Krueger seeks a private meeting, and several candidates downplay Carter help despite district needs.
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John C. White
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Martin Frost
Fort Worth
Wright
Cater
Kent Hance
West
Philip Graham
College Station
Plans for Centralia prison survive budget challenge
The Centralia state prison plan withstood a budget challenge in Springfield on Thursday. A proposed $29 million bond cut from the state budget to fund the prison was challenged but did not prevail.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
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Evening of Soviet Humor at Kennan Institute draws scholars
The Kennan Institute hosted an Evening of Soviet Humor with St. Frederick Starr and Abraham Brumberg, moderated by Stephen F. Cohen, showcasing jokes about Russians and the United States. The discussion covered Marxist views, cross cultural wit, and the role of humor in Soviet life, with anecdotes about Brezhnev and Rabinovich.
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New York Times
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Kennan Institute For Advanced Russian Studies
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Starr
United States
New York
Abraham Brumberg
Brumberg
Princeton
Stephen F. Cohen
Cohen
Duke University
Vladimir Treml
Rabinovich
Illinois House ERA roll call tally by district
Votes cast on a measure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment across Illinois districts. 55th Dwight Friedrich No, Don Brummett No, Harold Byers Yes. 56th Everett Steele No, Joe Lucco Yes, Jim McPike Yes. 57th Celeste Stiehl Yes, Monroe Flinn No, Wyvetter Younge Yes. 58th Ralph Dunn Yes, Vince Wirchler No, Bruce Richmond No. 59th Robert Winchester No, Richard Hart Yes, William Harris Yes.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Illinois House
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Don Brummett
Belleville
Monroe Flinn
Cahokia
Wyvetter Younge
East St. Louis
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Vince Wirchler
D-Chester
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Robert Winchester
Rrosiclare
Richard Hart
D-Benton
William Harris
D-Marion
Supreme Court Invalidates New Jersey Dumping Ban
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that New Jersey cannot bar waste from other states. The decision, grounded in the commerce clause, said in-state dumping must be allowed to avoid discrimination against out-of-state commerce. Illinois would face similar limits on prohibiting interstate hazardous waste shipments.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
Illinois
Potter Stewart
Illinois Senate passes mine subsidence insurance bill
The Illinois Senate approved a bill to provide subsidence insurance, 51 to 3, sending it to the House for concurrence in minor amendments. It would require insurers to join a new state unit and allow state appropriations to fund it, with Gov. Thompson's support needed to become law. Senator Gene Johns said coverage would ease taxpayer hardship from mine collapses.
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Springfield
Senate
House
James Thompson
Gene Johns
Marion
Illinois
Johns
John Knuppel
Virginia
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