Thompson misuses of campaign funds bared in Tribune report
The Chicago Tribune reports Governor James R. Thompson used campaign funds for Christmas gifts and babysitting for his daughter Samantha. Gifts totaled nearly $10,000 with a $424 porcelain dog for his banker and a $300 vase for Ar thur Rubloff. Baby sitter costs reached about 1,000 hours from June 1980 to February 1981. The paper notes gifts and babysitting were reimbursed from campaign funds and asserts the governor publicly markets open records.
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Air Guard KC-135 crash remains unexplained near Chicago
Investigators at O Hare have recovered the KC-135 tanker wreckage but still seek a cause for last week’s mid air explosion and crash 50 miles northwest of Chicago. Col Edward Nimmo said the blast offers no clear clues while examining engine structure fire pattern and possible on board factors.
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Stevenson raps Thompson on education in Illinois race
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson accused Gov. James R. Thompson of neglecting education by letting state aid to schools fall behind inflation. Speaking at the Illinois Federation of Teachers convention in St Louis, Stevenson said funding is shifted to local districts and property taxes. He noted state share dropped from about 50 percent to under 40 percent and pledged to raise state support for schools as a top priority.
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Thompson attacks Stevenson over Illinois tax plan
CHICAGO AP Gov James Thompson accused Democrat opponent Stevenson of proposing a totalitarian tax scheme that would force insurers to invest in Illinois or face taxes. Stevenson aide denied the claim, saying Thompson misrepresented Stevenson. Thompson also claimed Stevenson misstates his record on attracting business, likening Illinois to sinking in Lake Michigan.
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