Illinois House approves SIU law school funding and airport study
The Illinois House passed a 7.85 million bid to build a Southern Illinois University Carbondale law school, 12920, and sent a 325,000 grant to the St. Louis Metropolitan Airport Authority for another year to pursue a Columbia Waterloo airport plan, 106-41. Debate cited federal opposition changes and Authority origins dating to 1969.
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Southern Illinois University
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Jaworski presses for Koreagate witness access
Washington Star notes House special counsel Leon Jaworski seeks a strong House resolution backing his demand that South Korea produce Kim Dong Jo, the former Washington ambassador, to testify amid ongoing Koreagate disclosures. Jaworski objects to the House budget vote slicing Food for Peace funds and warns Seoul’s immunity claim weakens investigations.
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South Korea
Watergate
Park Chung Hee
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U S personal income rises 1.4 percent in April
U S spendable income climbs 1.4 percent in April, Commerce Department reports, with about half of the gain eroded by inflation. Total personal income reaches 1.68 trillion dollars at an annual rate, up 23.3 billion from March.
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Illinois seeks seven-year extension for ERA approval
Congress resumes efforts to extend the ERA ratification deadline by seven years amid heavy lobbying by women’s rights groups. Without a postponement, key states may not ratify before the current March 22 deadline, risking failure of the constitutional amendment guaranteeing equality of the sexes.
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Ways and Means keeps Social Security tax increases in place
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 21 to 16 to retain the higher Social Security taxes enacted last December, rejecting a bid to roll back part of the tax hike that took effect January 1. A prior 19-18 panel vote had suggested a $14.5 billion reduction, but the committee reversed.
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Dominican army halts vote amid Dominican election crisis
Dominican army stops vote tally amid tense scenes in Santo Domingo. It denies seizing power while claiming to respect the constitution as opposition leaders report an atypical force presence. Guzman leads Balaguer in unofficial results, with rural support eyed as a counterbalance.
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Seith attacks Percy over arms sale vote in Arab lobby claim
Chicago Democratic challenger Alex Seith accuses Sen. Charles Percy of caving to Arab oil interests in backing President Carter's Middle East arms package. Seith says Saudi money sways U.S. businessmen and vows the issue in his Senate race. He criticizes the package for threatening U.S. and Israeli security and notes the risk of F-15s reaching Soviet allies.
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Illinois Senators Percy and Stevenson worth millions
Federal disclosures show Sen. Charles H. Percy and Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson as millionaires. Percy's minimum net worth exceeds 3.8 million with extensive stock holdings and real estate in Illinois and Iowa. Stevenson lists over 1 million in assets, several farms totaling 1,052 acres near Galena, a Massachusetts estate, and a blind trust stock portfolio with local and national holdings.
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