Thompson Threatens to Call Special Assembly Session
Gov James R Thompson threatens a special session over crime as Illinois lawmakers spar over a major anti crime bill. Republicans fault poor communication and lack of consultation while Thompson pushes for X rated crime provisions and tough minimum sentences. Rockville Indiana notes a water shortage sparking conservation urging town residents to curb lawn watering.
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Thompson
Springfield
Ill
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
Governors Office
House
George Ryan
Kankakee
Ryan
Gary L. Starkman
Allen F. Bennett
Decatur
Urbana
Starkman
Senate
Rockville
Ind
Thirty Arrested In Two State Drug Trafficking Crackdown
Thirty persons were arrested in a cross state police operation. Nineteen suspects were taken in Warren and Fountain Counties Indiana on charges of delivery or possession of a controlled substance. Earlier eleven Illinois arrests were made in Vermilion County with two more sought on indictments.
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Danville, Ill
Warren
Fountain
Indiana
Illinois
Vermilion County
Clay City 4-H Fair Seeks Parade Entries
Clay City Indiana 4 H Fair Parade Committee seeks entries for the float parade during the 38th annual fair set for July 13 to 16. Parade chairs Jane Staley and Darenda Dyer invite interested participants to contact them. The event promises nightly entertainment including country music Indian dancers disco and horseshoe contests. A separate regional police report notes drug arrests and suppressed indictments by a Vermilion County grand jury. 13 people faced charges for 33 drug sales to undercover agents across multiple substances. Further details: residents from Danville and Covington were named in the cases. In Notre Dame news Rev Robert Hovda of Washington DC received the Michael Mathis Award for contributions to Living Worship.
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Clay City
Ind
Jane Staley
Darenda Dyer
Mike Watt
Metropolitan Enforcement
Watt
Vermilion County Grand
James Moore
Mark Boswell
Michael Eads
Donald Brown
Duane Buck
Gregory Parks
Patrick Reynolds
Daniel Johnson
Audie Lake
Robert Brown
Danville
Orville Ping
Covington
South Bend, Ind
UPI
Robert Hovda
Washington, D.C
Michael Mathis
University of Notre Dame
Center For
Hovda
Liturgical Conference
Washington
Marshall Pool Opens in 21st Season at Marshall Illinois
Marshall Illinois Pool begins its 21st season with public hours Monday to Saturday 1 6 p m and Sunday 1 8 p m. Three two week swimming lesson sessions start June 20. Sponsored by the Marshall Lions Club the pool is managed by Paul Wieck.
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Marshall, Ill
The
Marshall Lions Club
Paul Wieck
Mexico city murder case ends evidence phase in travel agents slaying
Evidence is complete in the Acapulco murder of Gary Sommelroth and Sandra Fronczak. Prosecutors say two police officers Rodrigo Barrera and Adolfo Radilla confessed and face up to 30 years. Prosecutors expect a sentence within a month as the case moves to the judge.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Carlos Ulises Acosta
Guerrero
Acosta
Gary Semmelroth
Bellville
Sandra Fronczak
St. Louis
Rodrigo Benitez Barrera
Adolfo Gudino Radilla
Musical Evening at IU to Honor Friends of Music
Indiana University School of Music will host a Gala Musical Evening on June 25 at the Musical Arts Center in Bloomington. Special guests will be members of the Society of the Friends of Music and their guests, with membership at the door starting at five dollars for students. A reception on stage will conclude the program led by Dean Charles Webb.
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Indiana University
School of Music
Elizabeth Mannion
Charles
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University School of Music
Musical Arts Center
Society of the Friends of Music
Friends of Music
Charles Webb
Grand Levee at Vandalia Celebrates Old State Capitol
The 10th Grand Levee at Vandalia Statehouse Historic Site runs June 17-19 with a ham and bean supper on the lawn. Friday evening through Sunday afternoon feature exhibits, crafts, games, candlelight tours in period dress, a spelling bee, folk songs, and ecumenical worship to close.
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Vandalia
Statehouse
Illinois
Friends of the
Old State Capitol
Department of Conservation
Abraham Lincoln
Tribune Summary from Terre Haute June 17 1977
Tribune correspondents report from Terre Haute Indiana with local notes and brief items. Details touch on community updates, events, and small developments across area.
Patriarch predicts war in Middle East if Israel holds lands
Patriarch Elias IV of Damascus says war is inevitable unless Israel withdraws from occupied lands and a secular state is established in what is now Israel. He backs UN resolutions 242 and 338 and envisions Jerusalem as Palestinian state capital with shared peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Louisville
Middle East
Israel
Elias IV
Damascus
Syria
George Corey
St. George Orthodox Church
Pittsburgh
Corey
United Nations
Elias
United States
Russia
Menahem Begin
Likud
West Bank
Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Hymera Hosts Old Soldiers Festival and Reunion
Hymera Indiana hosts Sullivan County Old Soldier’s Reunion with a bean dinner in the school grove and a parade. Kiddie Day follows, then Hymera High School Alumni Banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday features Grove Gospel Singers at the bandstand and festival food and drinks.
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Hymera
Ind
Sullivan County
School Grove
Hymera High School
Friendly Grove Gospel Singers
No bill in Tippecanoe County police misconduct probe
A Tippecanoe County grand jury found no bill against William D. Martin a Lafayette police veteran after an inquiry into off duty security work. The panel did issue a special report criticizing department procedures for such assignments noting four policy shortcomings.
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Lafayette, Ind
UPI
Tippecanoe County
William D. Martin
Lafayette
Martin
Donald Milks
Racketeering Charges Dropped in Chicago Bid-Rigging Case
Two Chicago construction executives Bowler and Krug see racketeering charges dropped as they plead guilty to bid rigging and mail fraud in a $45.7 million Stevenson Expressway and O’Hare related scheme. They will cooperate in prosecutions and face recommended three year sentences.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Bowler
George B. Krug Sr
U.S. District Court
Joel M. Flaum
Bowler
Krug
Brighton Building and Maintenance Co
O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare
Oin
Bowler and
White River Ferry Returns to Service in Indiana
Greene County's White River ferry is back in operation after Peabody Coal Co workers repaired a leak and reinforced the lower deck and sides with plating material. The service, free of charge to riders, once again saves miles for farmers transporting produce to market.
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Freedom
Ind
Greene County
White River
Peabody Coal
Greene County Highway Department
Peabody Coal Co
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Des Moines
Iowa
House Judiciary Committee
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Radilla
Sommelroth
Purdue University Extension
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Roesal
Cooperative Extension Service
Old State House
Howard Stevens Tribune
Vandalia, Ill
Tribune
the Tribune
Terre Haute, Ind
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