Thompson's service cuts face coordinated pushback
A statewide coalition of social service advocates seeks to restore 12 million in cuts in Gov. James Thompson’s budget. House Democrats will hold hearings on human services reductions as the fall veto session looms, arguing the cuts hurt the young, elderly, disabled, and working poor while opponents warn of higher spring costs.
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James Thompson
Ilinois General Assembly
House Democrats
Democratic House
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Thompson
General Assembly
Maria Whalen
Day Care Action Council
Leonard M. Lieberman
Jewish Federation of
Chicago Sun-Times
Cardinal Cody Denies Plot to Oust Him and Elect Liberal Pope
Cardinal John Cody assails press efforts to undermine the church’s civil rights amid reports a priest conspired with Archbishop Bernardin to oust him and influence a papal election. Archbishops Bernardin and Cody deny the claims as fantasies while Chicago lawyers and media figures face scrutiny and a federal probe over church funds.
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
Cody
Catholic Lawyers Guild
Holy Name Cathedral
Jane Byrne
Cook County
Richard M. Daley
Chicago Sun-Times
Joseph L. Bernardin
Andrew M. Greeley
Bernardin
Chicago Lawyer
Rob Warden
Greeley
Berardin
John Patrick Cody
Archdiocese of
Andrew Greeley
Sun-Times
College of Cardinals
Paul VI
Walkout Averted in Aurora West as Marquardt Threatens
Negotiators reach tentative Aurora West pact Sunday night averting a strike set to start today over salaries 12 percent offer vs 15 percent demand. Glendale Heights Marquardt 15 teachers vote to strike today affecting four elementary schools and a junior high. Bellwood Elementary talks broke off after teachers rejected board offer. strike since Sept. 16 idle 140 teachers and 2,700 students.
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Associated Press
Northern Illinois
Aurora West
Marquardt
Chicago
Glendale Heights
Dale Jones
Bellwood
Sinking prompts Coast Guard probe as locks backlog grows
The Coast Guard cited 17 barge lines waiting to pass through the lock and dam after water in the main channel became stationary. Traffic resumed as investigators review the sinking while a Journal of the American Medical Association report on rubella vaccine warns pregnant women should avoid vaccination and conceive after three months.
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The
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Medical Journal
Coast Guard expects two more days to clear river backlog
The Coast Guard estimates up to two days to clear a backlog after a towboat sank in the main channel of Lock and Dam 27. A private salvage crew cleared the channel on Sunday after three days of work, while traffic had been diverted to a smaller auxiliary channel since the Husky sank early Thursday.
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Granite City
Coast Guard
Lock and Dam
Rev Jesse Jackson targets Pepsi 7 Up in push for minority concessions
Rev Jesse Jackson of Operation PUSH, after pressuring Coca Cola into minority participation, announced plans to meet Pepsi and 7 Up executives in New Jersey to seek similar concessions. He said the Coke agreement shows how to apply economic pressure to other firms with Black consumers.
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Jesse Jackson
Coca-Cola
Jackson
PUSH
New Jersey
Coke
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