Probe of Add A Tune Presley promotion hits three states
Attorneys general in three states probe the Add A Tune engine additive promotion linked to the First Church of God in Benton and Dallas firm Superior Lubricant. A Texas suit seeks to halt the campaign as a court hearing follows a failed settlement talks. The church plans to use profits to pay a building debt while a promotional tour heads to Memphis and Chicago with a sign up model replacing donor distributors.
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First Church of God
Benton
Robert Philpot
Superior Lubricant Co
Dallas
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Philpot
Texas
Repre
Attorney General’s Office
Texas Attorney General’s
Williamson County
Elvis Presley
Illinois
Wayne Wiemerslage
Springfield
Louisiana
Jim Clark
Benton Church
Memphis
Tenn
SIU Law School Building Gets $7.85 Million Fast-Track OK
Illinois House appropriations committee quickly approves a 7.85 million bill to construct a law building on Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. The action follows a policy shift to subcommittee review for capital appropriations, with debate over ABA accreditation and potential gubernatorial signature.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
House
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
SIU
Clyde Choate
Anna
University
Don Totten
Hoffman Estates
Kane
SIU Law School
James Brown
American Bar Association
Law School
James R. Thompson
ABA
Illinois House fails to approve elected state superintendent plan
The Illinois House fell 10 votes short of the required three fifths to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to elect the state superintendent of education. If approved, the plan would abolish the state board of education and shift appointment to voters. The debate highlighted desegregation tensions as Cronin supports desegregation efforts while opponents warned of racial backlash. The sponsor pledged another floor vote, while the Senate blocked the measure with a technical amendment, leaving no path to the ballot before the deadline.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Board of Education
Joseph M. Cronin
Roger P. McAuliffe
Chicago
Cronin
State Board
House
Robert M. Terzich
Dwight P. Friedrich
Centralia
Senate
Carter Skips Extra Solar Funds In 1979 Budget
President Carter rejected Energy Secretary Schlesinger’s request for about 368 million dollars to develop new energy resources. He instead reallocates 100 million dollars in fiscal 1979 to solar and renewables, reducing funds for other energy issues amid a 60 billion dollar deficit and inflation fears.
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Los Angeles
Carter
James R. Schlesinger
Solar Energy Research Institute
Golden
Colo
Department of Energy
Los Angeles Times
Times
Schlesinger
Office of Management and Budget
Arafat crackdown on radicals after Tyre attacks
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ordered a broad crackdown after militants mortared a French military bar racks near Tyre, ambushed two French patrols, and killed UN peacekeepers. Military police of the PLO moved on Tyre arresting suspects and arranging court martial, as 3 U.N. personnel died and 12 were wounded.
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Beirut
Yasser Arafat
U.N
Arafat
Biblical
Tyre
Jean Germain Salvan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Local Classified Ads Phone Numbers Listed
Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion area classifieds provide contact lines including 549-3326 549-3327 997-5432 and 997-5433 for reader inquiries and listings.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Senate kills Stevenson barge tax in Senate vote
Capitol Hill report notes a 47-43 Senate rejection of a Domenici Stevenson bill requiring 10 percent cost payment for new navigational facilities and a 12 cent per gallon diesel tax by 1985. A substitute proposal upheld a 12 cent fuel tax by 1990, raising about 150 million yearly, prompting veto threats from Sen. Domenici and President Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill News Service
Associated Press
Washington
President Carter
Pete V. Domenici
R-N
Senate
Domenici
Brock Adams
Carter
Midwest
Stevenson
Transportation
Adams
Middle West
Gas plant aid urged to Illinois lawmakers in Springfield
Southern Illinois legislators received a briefing from St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association spokesmen urging partial state funding for Kilngas coal gasification demonstrator in Wood River. Project cost estimated 90 to 100 million dollars. Ohio has set aside 30 million. Association advocates airport expansion and policy positions while 35 attendees, including 17 legislators, attended the breakfast session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Wood River
Illinois
Allis-Chalmers Co
Illinois Power Co
Union Electric Co
St. Louis
Missouri
Kenneth Hall
East St. Louis
Columbia-Waterloo
Transportation
Brook Adams
Association
Lambert Field
Madison
St. Clair
Hearing Aid Service Center Set For Carbondale Event
Dates set for a Beltone Hearing Aid Service Center in Carbondale. On Friday April 7 at the Holiday Inn from 9 AM to 11 AM a factory trained Beltone specialist will offer free electronic hearing tests and on the spot cleaning and checks of all hearing aids, not limited to Beltone users.
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Murphysboro
S. 12Th
Carbondale
Herrin
N. 16Th
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
S. 12Th Street
Illinois
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Beltone
Holiday Inn
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Presley
Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
Wiemerslage
Capital Development Board
David Robenson
Robinson
Statehouse
Douglas Kane
Capital Board
Daniel Walker
Sun Day
Cash Times
Bassett
Gillenberg
Walnut
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
John Danforth
R-Mo
Gr. John’s Liquor Barn
Connie
Jacqlin
Tempo
Apfield’s Outlet Shoes
Agaia
Murphysboro Iron & Metal
Gartside
Mom
S. Illinois
W. Cherry
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