Illinois ethics case ties race stock to Kerner era figures
A sweeping indictment links former Illinois officials including Governor Kerner aide Isaacs and others to evaded taxes and stock schemes tied to Chicago Thoroughbred Enterprises and Chicago Harness Racing. The charges cover mail fraud tax crimes and bribery. Trial set for Chicago after January arraignments.
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Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Hanrahan
Black Panther Party
Kerner
Daley
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Joseph Knight
State Banking Department
Miller
Marie Everett
Chicago Thoroughbred Enterprises
CTE
Isaacs
Chicago Harness Racing, Inc
McIntorf
Internal Revenue Service
James R. Thompson
U.S
Northern
Linois
Chicago
Austin
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
7Th Circuit
India Claims Victory as Dacca Falls to Indian Forces
News reports say Indian soldiers entered Dacca and declared it the free capital of a free country. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced returning refugees and hailed the East Pakistan victory as a turning point, while Pakistan’s President Yagh Khan pledged a new constitution for both wings.
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West Pakistan
East Pakistan
Dacca
Indira Gandhi
Pakistan
New Delhi
Gandhi
Radio Pakistan
Niazi
India
Resolutions Continue Amid Bangla Desh Crisis
Sir Colin Crowe explains a political settlement honoring the people’s wishes as expressed by elected representatives from the 1970 elections. He notes this would embody Awami League leadership and Bangla Desh government in exile as the Bengali Nation, with India’s recent war support. Syrian and Soviet resolutions call for a cease-fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Crowe
Britain
Awami League
Independence Movement
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Awami
Bangla Desh
India
Nuclear Power Reactor Fails Near Morris
Commonwealth Edison’s Dresden nuclear plant near Morris, Illinois, is temporarily out of service due to an equipment failure. The 809 megawatt unit shut down automatically after a water pump failure, with steam causing minor electrical damage but no radioactivity release. Service is expected to resume within two weeks. the outage affects about seven percent of Edison’s northern Illinois power generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Ill
Commonwealth Edison Co
Dresden
Morris
William H. Downey
Edison
Illinois
Jacob Dumelle
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Damelle
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Lake Shore Drive
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John Lewis
Dan Rostenkowski
George S. Dunne
Chicago Board of Commissioners
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New York
J. F. R. Jacob
Aurora
Parliament
Mohammed Jamshed
Mrs. Gandhi
Mukti Bahini
Kashmir
Karashi
Lahore
France
U.N. Security Council
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Moscow
South Asia
China
Antron
Honey Creek
Vail Ca
California
Gibson
The
Gibson Wine Company
Elk Grove
Russell Stover
Little
Ren
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