Petition Deadline Looms For Voter Initiated Laws In Illinois
Springfield AP. A citizens group seeks about 20 000 more signatures to reach 252 000 required to place a state constitutional amendment before voters in November. Patrick Quinn of the Coalition for Political Honesty cites shopping malls and bingo as key rally points ahead of today’s 5 p.m. deadline. The Elections Board will review petitions Sunday to verify signatures of registered voters. Another group, the Illinois Lincoln Amendment Committee, says it will not file its initiative, being at least 77 000 signatures short.
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Springfield
Illinois
Patrick Quinn
Statewide
Coalition For Political Honesty
State Elections Board
Quinn
Citizens
Proosition
Evanston
Chemical barge cleared from dam at Alton
Salvage teams refloated a damaged barge carrying 420000 gallons of toxic benzene on the Mississippi River and began pumping cargo to another vessel after Lock and Dam 26 gates closed. The barge rested in 30 feet of water, hazards cited Cies Wilkes, with minimal leakage reported to reduce downstream contamination.
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ALTON
Mississippi River
Corps of Engineers
Clyde A. Wilkes
State seeks delay in auto testing rule
Governor James R Thompson seeks to delay mandatory auto emissions testing in Illinois arguing programs are ineffective and questionable. He will join other affected governors lobbying Congress to remove the testing requirement from the Clean Air Act as EPA warns of possible construction bans and loss of federal clean air aid for noncompliance.
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Springfield
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Congress
EPA
Mondale criticizes Reagan on lazy public and budget plan
Mondale alleges Reagan believes Americans are lazy and forced from work by economic policy. He contends the balanced budget amendment is a diversion from deeper problems, naming Reagan’s program as the most radical federal misstep. He spoke at a Chicago breakfast hosted by Alderman Lipinski amid 1984 campaign tensions.
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Chicago
Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
William Lipinski
UAW weighs Harvester pact with wage cuts on tap
UAW locals decide this weekend on a proposed contract with International Harvester aimed at saving jobs by reducing labor costs. The deal would extend the current contract to Oct 1 1984 and covers about 20 000 active members with eligibility for laid off workers under certain conditions. Rank and file votes were to be tallied by night.
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United Auto Workers Union
International Harvester
UAW
Harvester
Company
Illinois Deficit Debate Flare Continues In 1982 Reports
Gov James R Thompson touts lower spending while noting Illinois ran a 55 million deficit in the first 10 months of the 1982 fiscal year. Comptroller Burris and Budget Chief Mandeville clash over interpretation as monthly fiscal releases hinge on General Funds balance.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Roland Burris
Robert Mandeville
Mandeville
Burris
Bill Foster
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