Illinois voters back higher prison spending and roads tax
Illinois residents favor increased state spending to raise pay for prison guards and to fund new prisons to ease overcrowding, plus a one cent gasoline tax to improve roads. Support for guards and prisons runs strongest among Democrats with regional variation. gas tax support sits near split, around 51 to 49 percent.
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Ilinois
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Chicago
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Illinois Voters Support Stronger Law Enforcement Funding
Illinois voters show strong support for higher taxes to boost prison system and law enforcement, while backing cuts to state services and opposing gasoline tax increases for road improvements. They favor highway projects less than prison spending and school or welfare aid.
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Hundreds of Jewish settlers move into West Bank area near Nablus
About 100 families defy Prime Minister Begin's Camp David pledge by moving into an uninhabited southern Nablus area in the occupied West Bank. The action, sponsored by the Gush Emunim bloc, aims to establish 10 new settlements to oppose evacuation of existing ones. A spokesman said settlers volunteered months ago, though the government never granted permission.
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Gush Emunim
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West Bank settlement sparks unease after Camp David
Radio Israel reported forces did not stop settlers near a new site named Alon Marsh. Defense Ministry said no evacuation plans. Weitzman heads to cabinet as discussions loom. Carter told Congress no new West Bank settlements during talks toward an elected Arab government. Begin favors possible future settlements. Sadat seeks dismantling in Sinai. Gush Emunim fears peace treaty pressures erosion of settlements.
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Illinois lawmakers hail Camp David summit for Carter
Illinois senators and representatives from both parties praised the Camp David summit as a potentially pivotal move for President Carter. Senator Charles Percy and Rep. Bob Michel lauded his leadership, while Rep. Edward Madigan credited Carter for taking a bold stance. House Democrat Paul Simon said public opinion could rise, but Senator Adlai Stevenson warned that an Egyptian Israeli settlement might edge peace talks forward too slowly.
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Bob Michel
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House
Farber Held in Contempt Over Surrender of Files
New York Times reporter Myron A. Farber was cited for civil contempt in Hackensack New Jersey for refusing to surrender trial files in the murder case of Dr. Mario Jascalevich. He argued First Amendment privileges and a shield law defense outside jurors. The judge, William J. Arnold, proceeded with the civil contempt finding as the initial step toward potential contempt conviction.
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New York Times
Myron A. Farber
Mario Jascalevich
Farber
New Jersey
William J. Arnold
Pension stripping of Kerner upheld by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling denying the late Gov Otto Kerner any pension benefits and rejected payments to his surviving children. The ruling affirmed the decision to terminate Kerner’s $335 monthly pension after his conviction in a racetrack bribery case under a state law barring payments to felons connected to their office.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Otto Kerner
Supreme Court
Kerner
Southern Illinoisan publication details and contact numbers
The Southern Illinoisan establishes offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with mailing and carrier delivery options. It notes subscription rates, publication days, and various contact phone numbers for offices and classified advertising.
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N. Illinois
Carbondale
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Herrin
S. 12Th Murphysboro
Southern Illnoisan Inc
Carbon- Doelem
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro
Marion
Robinson suit seeks removal of tax lid proposal from ballot
Democratic state Rep. David Robinson filed in Sangamon County Circuit Court a suit challenging the Thompson Propositon seeking to place a tax and spending lid on the November ballot. He alleges vagueness mislead ing language and an arbitrary board decision, seeks to have the measure removed or reopened, and items the board eight members plus an aide as defendants. If supported the suit could delay the ballot action pending higher court review.
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Springfield
James Thompson
David Robinson
Circuit
Sangamon County
Robinson
State Board of Elections
Illinois Supreme Court
Inson
Thompson
Elections Board
Thompson Forces
Iran Earthquake Devastates Tabas With Toll Rising
The Iran quake near Tabas leaves thousands dead or injured as relief efforts struggle. Officials put Tabas area fatalities around 5,000 with wider toll estimates up to 15,000 or more. A C-130 crash in Tehran killed nine aboard and injured four.
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Red Cross
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Tehran
Recue
Ford in the sky above Picher draws crowds
A 1947 Ford, hoisted onto a concrete 30 foot high pier over a salvage yard in Picher Oklahoma, sits engine removed as a nostalgic drawing card once owned by mayor Naomi Poole. Now the site is largely empty as the landmark fades.
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