Telethon long effort for CP aid on KFVS Cape Girardeau
The ninth annual cerebral palsy telethon on KFVS TV Cape Girardeau ran from 10:30 p m Saturday to 6 p m Sunday totaling over 171000 dollars after a late push. Johnny Tillotson hosted with local acts and a new treatment displayed. Don McNeely and Cecar Hirsch urged continued support for CP foundations and mailed donations remained welcome.
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Kfvs-Tv
Cape Girardeau
Johnny Tillotson
Tillotson
CP Foundation
Cecar C. Hirsch
Mr. Hirsch
Panel suggested to pick Dooley successor for Illinois Supreme Court
In the wake of Justice James A. Dooley's death, The Illinois Supreme Court should appoint a blue ribbon committee of lawyers judges and lay people to propose candidates for the vacancy. A nonpartisan process would broaden the field ensuring qualified candidates and reducing party influence. The six remaining justices will choose by majority from the nominees with selection possible as early as the March session.
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Illinois Supreme Court
James A. Dooley
Florida
Supreme Court
Dooley
William Clark
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois
No Person Deserves Shooting After Flynt Shooting
A woman said after the shooting of Larry Flynt that he deserved to be shot, reflecting a view shared by many despite Flynt's pornography ties and religious conversion. The piece urges intensified police pursuit of the gunman who wounded Flynt and attorney Gene Reeves Jr.
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Larry Flynt
Mr. Flynt
Hustier
Gene Reeves Jr
Mystics Might Aid Chicago Murder Probe in Basa Case
Chicago police weigh mystic input after Teresita Basa murder. A trance delivered the voice identifying the suspect, giving detectives a lead and sparking wide public fascination with occult methods amid courtroom and media scrutiny.
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Chicago
Teresita Basa
The
Chicago Tribune
Miss Basa
Tribune
Wilkinson Coaches Cardinals Boosts St. Louis Super Bowl Dream
St. Louis names Bud Wilkinson as football coach to lift the Cardinals from a 7-7 mark toward a dream Super Bowl. Wilkinson, famed for Oklahoma Sooners exploits in the 1950s and 60s, has since been a TV commentator and fitness council director. His hiring echoes memories of Armstrong era and early NFL optimism.
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Neil Armstrong
Chicago Bears
Bud Wilkinson
St. Louis Cardinals
Wilkinson
Oklahoma Sooners
Mr. Armstrong
President’s Council On Physical Fitness
U.S. Senate
St. Louis
Cardinals
Contenders differ on goals for Illinois comptroller race
John W. Castle and W. Robert Blair vie for the GOP nomination for state comptroller, each arguing over independence from Gov. Thompson, revenue estimates, residency reimbursements, and salary plans. Blair seeks to end revenue estimating. Castle defends it. Blair faults Castle’s ties to the governor. Castle says he would resign if benefits appeared improper.
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Tom Wellman
Lin
Thom
Blair
Castle
Thompson
Castie
Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller
George Lindberg
Ny Field
Springfield
DeKalb
Shapiro Commission
Samuel H. Shapiro
Commission
Department of
Illinois
Sandwich
Ill
Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago
RTA
Legisla
Second Look at Elections and Everyday Products
A pragmatic voter reflects on the election year and compares costs of common items from past eras. The piece recalls a three-martini lunch and affordable meals, while noting a citizen enduring a power outage during the outage.
Boy Confesses Study Delays For Geometry Lab
A boy told his mother he was late for supper because he had been doing elementary geometry laboratory work. She never suspected he had been playing rather than studying.
Burris and Luft Clash in Chicago Comptroller Race
Buris and Luft engage in a heated Illinois comptroller contest once deemed dull by a Chicago paper. The debate over race and qualifications drew in Rep. Thomas Hanahan and black leaders who called attacks racist. Burris, head of Operation PUSH, counters with his record while Luft touts statewide powers and reform aims. the race remains dynamic despite initial notes of dullness.
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Chicago
Roland Burris
Richard Laft
D-Pekin
Thomas Hanahan
Dmch
Michael Bakalis
Luft
Burris
People United To Save Humanity
Jesse Jackson
Dick Lah
Aan
Centralia
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Slating
Jaift
Pownaian
Tazewell
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Pekin
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Southern Illinois
Lindsay- Schaub
Wilhem B. Cos Jr
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