Five Deaths Spark Crime Task Force
Five killings in five days across Sterling and Rock Falls spurred a northern Illinois crime task force. Authorities identified two earlier motives and charged suspects who face court hearings. Victims include Debbie Bushman and Gordon Stevens in Sterling, James Adams in Rock Falls, Bruce Thompkins in Sinissippi Park, and Lynton Holden in the Rock River. Police continue river searches and await hearings on the charged suspects.
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Debbie Bushman
Gordon Stevens
Sterling
James Adams
Rock Falls
Adams
Whiteside County
James Grennan
Stevens
Ms. Bushman
Bruce Thompkins
Rock River
Sinissippi Park
Grennan
Lynton R. Holden
Ronald E. Robinett
Lyndon
Holden
Eddie G. Nelson
Thompkins
Ail
Robinett
Nelson
Roger Schipper
Mourning Ends for Cardinal Cody in Chicago Ceremony
Cardinal John Cody's month long mourning ended in a Holy Name Cathedral ceremony as Very Rev John Richard Keating raised Cody's red cardinal hat to the ceiling. Cody, 74, died of a heart attack April 25. About 1,500 worshippers attended including his friend Helen Dolan Wilson of St. Louis and her son David. A federal grand jury had been probing possible diversion of church funds to Mrs Wilson.
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Chicago
Cardinal John Cody
John Richard Keating
Cody
College of Cardinals
Holy Name Cathedral
Helen Dolan Wilson
St. Louis
David
Congressmen deny effect of car dealers funds on votes
Illinois lawmakers reject claims that more than 80000 dollars in campaign money from the National Automobile Dealers Association skewed their stance on a proposed Federal Trade Commission used car rule. Porter and O'Brien say they would vote against the rule, citing individual responsibility and minimal regulation. The article notes a Congressional Watch study listing contributors and noncontributors among Illinois politicians.
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Washington
Illinois
John Edward Porter
Evanston
Federal Trade Commission
National Automobile Dealers Association
George O’brien
R-Joliet
O’brien
Harold Washington
D-Chicago
Congress
House
Senate
Congress Watch
Jay Angoff
FTC
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Colgate
Curad
Sylvania
Bridal Registry Photo Processing Electronics
Mills Distributing Co
N. 17Th
Murphysboro
Gan
R-Lincoln
Madigan
Marty Russo
South Holland
Cardiff Collins
Dan Rostenkowski
Frank Annunzio
Melvin Price
East St. Louis
Edward Derwinski
Flossmoor
Henry Hyde
Bensenville
Porter
Robert McClory
Lake Bluff
John Erlenborn
Glen Ellyn
Tom Corcoran
Ottawa
Lynn Martin
Rockford
Robert H. Michel
Peoria
Tom Railsback
Moline
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
Dan Crane
Danville
Gus Savage
John Fury
Sidney Yates
Philip Crane
R-Mount Prospect
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Vogler
Rt. 51
Carbondale
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Clinton
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