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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1971

Page

5

Illinois House panel approves drug bill mix of penalties

The Illinois House Judiciary Committee backs a broad drug bill from the Illinois Crime Investigation Commission. It cuts penalties for marijuana users and small sellers while raising penalties for hard narcotics and dangerous drugs, including LSD and speed, with first offenses for selling hard drugs capped at one to two years.

Ilinois House Judiciary Committee Illinois Crime Investigation Commission

Illinois Senate Passes Trailers Reclassification Bill

The Illinois Senate approved 42 to 2 a bill to reclassify mobile homes from personal to real property for taxation. The measure aims to aid tax districts and counties that have sought a way to levy taxes on mobile homes as personal property taxes fade under the 1970 Illinois Constitution.

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Illinois Senate approves anti strikebreaker bill

The Illinois Senate passed 35 to 13 a bill to halt recruiting and hiring of striking workers from out of state. Sen. Thomas Lyons of Chicago said the measure makes it illegal for professional strike breakers to practice their trade in Illinois. An observation tower in Pipestem Park, West Virginia, stands 3100 feet high with a 50 mile view of the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains.

Charles Chew Chicago Law and Order G. William Horsley Chew Jack Knuepfer Elmhurst Senate Thomas Lyons Illinois West Virginia Pipestem Park Allegheny Blue Ridge Mountains

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