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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1981
Page
5
Candidate Maureen Reagan, 40, the president’s oldest daughter, will enter the Republican bid for U S Senate in California. A party volunteer since 1959, she makes her first run for elective office.
James Crain faces a third trial for the death of 5 year old Alan Madden in Adams County with a Dec 7 date. The case was moved to the Chicago area due to publicity after a mistrial over police testimony.
A Los Angeles couple Agustin Castillo and Carmen Castillo pleaded guilty in federal court to a 22 count indictment charging they masterminded a $2 million smuggling ring. They allegedly transported about 4000 illegal aliens from Mexico to Chicago, charging $550 per adult and $350 per child.
Acting city comptroller Anthony Fratto ordered hundreds of thousands of dollars in 1979 snow removal bills paid despite a federal fraud probe. The Chicago Tribune reported Fratto, appointed in September, pushed to clear delays from firms awaiting payment while criticizing the prior plan coauthored in 1978 79.
Curtis Sliwa founder of the Guardian Angels met with St Louis officials proposing a local chapter to patrol the Vaughn housing complex amid daily shootings and drug-linked violence. Col. William E. Brown voiced cautious approval while noting police could handle issues, and civil rights leader Rev Buck Jones invited Sliwa to explore the plan.
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