Hoover's estate to Tolson in bulk bequest
The will of former FBI director J Edgar Hoover lists Clyde A Tolson as chief beneficiary and executor. Tolson, 79, moved into the Hoover home valued at about 100000 and is asked to provide a home for Hoover's dogs. The pair, lifelong bachelors, shared meals and vacations since the 1920s.
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Illinois House Sends Racing Regulation Measures to Senate
Two plans to tighten state oversight of horse and harness racing associations reached the Illinois Senate. Rep. Robert E. Mann and Rep. Harold Katz pushed bills to require stockholder names in racing groups and deny dates to unlisted firms, targeting then secret land trusts linked to Cahokia Downs. The move follows a racing stock controversy tied to Paul Powell’s era.
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Harold Katz
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Cahokia Downs
East St. Louis
Presbytery Named Elijah Parish Lovejoy in Midwest Region
The United Presbyterian Church confirms the enlarged Midwestern unit will be called the Presbytery of Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Centered around St. Louis and including 101 congregations across three states, the name honors Elijah Lovejoy, martyred minister and editor who opposed slavery in Alton, Illinois, in 1837.
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United Presbyterian Church
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Alton
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