Two presidential hopefuls meet for 1960s style debate
Two men, President Ford and Jimmy Carter, prepare for tonight’s 90 minute face to face in Philadelphia debated by 100 million viewers. Each campaigns in parallel fashion with running mates Dole and Mondale in state and regional stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
America
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Michigan
Carter
Philadelphia
Bob Dole
Nebraska
Walter Mondale
Wisconsin
White Horse
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Kennedy
Bluff City's ghost returns to Chester after river reveal
Agnes Kurhitz recalls the 1900 or 1901 explosion and fire of the Bluff City stern wheel near Chester Landing on the Mississippi. The boat burned as cargo horses tried to escape. some wreckage remains exposed as river levels fall, including parts of the hull and possibly a buried bell and animal vertebrae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluff City
Mississippi River
Joseph Arimond
Agnes Kurhitz
Chester
Memphis
Natchez
Kurlitz
Chester Landing
Missouri
Score Tonight’s Presidential Debate By Expert Panel
Five university debate coaches judge the Carter debate for the Associated Press. Readers can score the event using the same ballot prepared by James J. Unger of Georgetown and compare results with experts when Friday’s edition departs the news desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Forensic Association
James J. Unger
Georgetown University
Washington
Unger
Harvard Law School
Weather and notices from the Illinois paper
Partly cloudy and cool tonight with a low in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Friday mostly sunny and warmer with a high in the lower or middle 80s. Cool conditions Saturday through Monday with a chance of showers Saturday. Pollen counts listed. Various local notices including an officer charges review, Piasa Bird appearance, teacher strikes, Ford ties, crime rate notes, and football previews.
Senate Deadlock Maintains School Aid Speedup Battle
The Illinois Senate remains split over a two stage tax speedup to fund school aid. Republicans seek $50 million this year and $5 million next July 1 while Democrats push for a $14 million second stage. The vote failed 35 16 with several absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Harris Fowell
Raperville
General Assembly
Gene Johns
Marion
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Senate
House
Partee
John Graham
R-Barrington
Daniel Walker
Walker
Senate ethics panel clears Hugh Scott in Gulf Oil case
The Senate ethics committee dropped charges that Sen. Hugh Scott took money from Gulf Oil without reviewing his sealed financial records. The panel voted 5 to 1 not to open the records or subpoena former Gulf lobbyist Claude Wild Jr. Wild was alleged to have paid Scott $5,000 in illegal corporate contributions each spring and fall for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Hugh Scott
Rpa
Gulf Oil Co
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Scott
Claude Wild Jr
Gulf
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mess
Wild
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cr Anon
Barbara O'Connor
Department of Communications Studies
California State University
Sacramento
Donn Parson
University of Kansas
William Soutworth
University of Redlands
Redlands
Calif
Far West
Melissa Maxcy Wade
Emory University
Atlanta
South
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Piasa
Midlothian
U.S. Steel Corp
William Whyte
Gerald Ford
Disney World
Florida
Harris Survey
Chile
Herrin
Sparta
Nashville
Yankees
Royals
Family Living Records
Bill
Paul Ingrass
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Cecil Partee
Chicago
William Harris
Pontiac
Michael Howlett
James Thompson
Howlett
Terry Bruce
D-Olney
Harris
Dawn Clark Netsch
Thompson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!