Thompson criticizes cuts for Argonne Laboratory
Gov. James R. Thompson blasted proposed federal research cuts he said would unfairly hit the Midwest. He urged the Reagan Administration to restore Argonne National Laboratory funding, testifying at a Senate hearing chaired by Charles H. Percy. More than 1,000 attendees voiced concerns as Argonne, near Lemont, is operated by the University of Chicago for the DOE.
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Chicago
Midwest
James R. Thompson
Reagan
Argonne National Laboratory
Thompson
U.S. Senate Committee On
Federal Budget For Energy Laboratories
Thorughout
Charles H. Percy
Bill
Argonne
Lemont
University of Chicago
U.S. Department of Energy
Judge allows public hearings in Teamsters trial case
A federal judge ruled that hearings using sensitive FBI wiretap evidence in the Teamsters case against Roy L. Williams and four others will be open to the public. The defendants face conspiracy to bribe a U.S. senator with trial set for May 3.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Roy L. Williams
Williams
U.S
Prentice H. Marshall
Marshall
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
FBI
Marion County official fined for disorderly conduct
Former Marion County Circuit Court Clerk Gary Garrison was fined 600 dollars after pleading guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct in Shelby County Circuit Court. He had faced eight counts of public indecency for allegedly exposing himself from behind his screen door to three Centralia High School students.
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Shelbyville
Marion County
Gary Garrison
Garrison
Shelby County
Centralia High School
Stevenson outs Thompson leadership in Illinois race
Illinois Democratic candidate Adlai E. Stevenson III accuses Gov. James R. Thompson of failing to provide leadership to a legislature unable to act on its own. He says Illinois lacks a competitive edge and has not embraced a new industrial era due to Thompson's direction in developing the state's economic resources.
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Illinois
James R. Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Thompson
General Assembly
Illinois Society of Association Executives
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