Summer vacation a mixed bag for area children
Area families describe summer as fun yet challenging with kids bored at times. Parents like Joyce Lucas and Judie Mouw emphasize active schedules, tutoring, and work experiences for teens, while others push for open schools or organized recreation to curb inactivity and boost learning.
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DeMaris Berry
University of Iowa
Bradley Loomer
Loomer
Joyce Lucas
West Frankfort
Constanly
Jane
Mrs. Lucas
Eelige
Humdrs
Mere En T Forbes
Carterville
Tonya
John
Forbes
Judie Mouw
Carbondale
Scott
Roy Marvel
Benton
Marvel
Julie
Danny
Illinois Senate weighs school aid with added 22 million
The Illinois Senate will consider a House amendment adding 22 million to the 1.287 billion school aid appropriation. The measure aims to keep fiscal 1977 aid at or above 1976 levels as other education funding and bond issues advance. Senate action follows Sunday House approval by 115 to 22 with minimal debate.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
House
Senate
State Board of Education
Cook County
State Board of Elections
Chicago Board of Education
Arthur Berman
D-Chicago
Weather Tonight and Political Savings Highlighted
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low around 70. A new law signed by Gov. Daniel Walker may save Jackson County up to 30000 by avoiding a fall special election, noted on page 3.
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Daniel Walker
Jackson County
Labor unions push for new rules on campaign contributions
The State Labor Unions have challenged the campaign contributions law since its inception and now await promised new rules, signaling ongoing labor activism and legal pressure.
AMA Convention Opens With Warning Against Government Medicine
The Nation reports the American Medical Association convention opens with a warning against governmentalized medicine. The article notes concerns over government intrusion into physician practice and patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Editorial Page: Everyone Challenges Itself
An editorial discusses how every candidate or group contests the central issue labeled as "it." The piece analyzes strategies, public sentiment, and the implications for policy and leadership. It reflects on the heated tone and calls for clearer facts and accountability.
Groundhog damage cited as major soybean threat
An extension adviser warns a single groundhog can destroy an acre of soybeans causing about 180 dollars in losses to a farmer. Tips are offered for eradicating the animals as reported on page five.
High court rules annual desegregation plan changes unnecessary
The Supreme Court ruled federal courts cannot require Pasadena Unified to yearly alter busing routes to keep desegregation plans current. The 6 2 decision said changes due to normal population shifts do not merit annual readjustment, aligning with a 1971 bus ing precedent. The court also held states liable for back pay in employment discrimination cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pasadena
Calif
Ford
Congress
U.S
Manuel Real
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified
Real
Pasadena Board of Education
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Ladnmark Supreme Court
Supreme Court Bans Patronage Dismissals of Rank and File
The court rules public employees may not be fired for not supporting the ruling party. It supports replacing policy makers to ensure electorate will and efficiency, while rejecting patronage as necessary to democracy. Justices Brennan White Marshall join. Stewart and Blackmun concur. Burger Powell Rehnquist dissent.
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Washington
Republic
Supreme Court
Brennan
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
Harry Blackmun
Warren Burger
Lewis Powell
William Rehnquist
Court rules patronage dismissals unconstitutional in Cook County firings
The court ruled that Republican employees of the Cook County Illinois sheriff were fired or threatened with dismissal in 1970 during a partisan shift. It found their terminations violated political belief rights, rejecting claims of presidential appointment power as a defense. The decision deemed patronage dismissals restrict political belief and association.
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Cook County
Ill
Sludge bribery case hits state official and executives
A federal grand jury indicted state Rep. Robert F. McPartin and Metropolis Sanitary District officials, plus several executives, over a 43 million dollar scheme to haul sludge from Chicago to strip mines in central Illinois with alleged kickbacks. The 39 count indictment names Frederick B. Ingram of Ingram Corp and associates as central figures.
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Chicago
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Illinois
Frederick B. Ingram
Ingram Corp
New Orleans
E. Bronson Ingram
Edwin T. E
Joliet
Franklin H. Weber
Southwest Expressways Corp
Illinois Southern Materials Co
Bart T. Lynam
Valentine Janicki
Chester P. Majewski
Robert F. McPartlin
Thunderstorms strike Chicago area causing injuries and damage
Severe storms caused injuries across Illinois with up to eight people hurt in the Chicago area and power outages in some Downstate regions. Two traffic deaths in the Chicago area may be storm related. In Des Plaines eight people were injured when high winds toppled a large tent at Maryville Academy during its annual fundraiser.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Chicago
Des Plaines
Maryville Academy
Sheep in wool coats survive hot Southern Illinois day
A flock on the Bill School farm at Oroville endures a heat wave as temperatures rise in Southern Illinois. Forecasts predict showers tonight bringing cooler, less humid weather by Tuesday, offering relief to both sheep and people.
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Illinois
Oroville
Peter Zimmerman
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