Names continued from page 29. a $1.2 million bribery scheme involving the Fulton County "sludge" project. Also named in the federal grand jury indictment June 28 were three officials of the Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District and four businessmen. Convictions State Rep. Robert Craig (D., Danville) returned to the Illinois House after he was convicted June 25 in U.S. District Court on one count of conspiracy, 11 counts of mail fraud and two counts of bribery. The convictions, linked to a scheme to raise load limits for ready-mix concrete trucks, also involved Sen. Kenneth W. Course (D., Chicago) on the same counts, former Rep. Frank P. North (R., Rockford) on one count of conspiracy, former Sen. Jack Walker, on conspiracy and three mail fraud charges, Rep. Louis F. Capuzi (R., Chicago) on conspiracy and five mail fraud counts, and former state legislative aide Peter V. Pappas on 14 counts of bribery conspiracy, mail fraud and interstate travel in furtherance of bribery. Acquittals Rep. John Wall (R., Chicago) was acquitted of all charges in the so-called "cement trial." Deaths Elmer J. Hoffman, 76, former state treasurer and congressman, died June 26 in his home in Wheaton. His public service career began when he was elected DuPage County sheriff in 1938. He was DuPage County Republican chairman for 20 years. Honors Justice Robert C. Underwood of the Illinois Supreme Court, the Award of Merit for Service to the Bar, and Judge Peyton H. Kunce, the Award of Merit for Service to the Public, by the Illinois State Bar Association in June. Other Ann Zimmerman, R.N., executive administrator of the Illinois Nurses' Association, Chicago, elected president of the American Nurses' Association by the House of Delegates at their 50th convention.  "Those who would treat politics and morality apart will never understand the one or the other" — John Morley, Viscount of Blackburn, 1876

Calendar September 2 Last day for State Board of Elections to certify names of candidates to County Clerk Governor's Advisory Council on Manpower meets at Bismarck Hotel, Chicago September 3 Board of Ethics meets in Springfield September 6 Labor Day September 9 State Board of Education meets in Springfield September 13 State Supreme Court convenes September 14 Board of Higher Education meets at MacMurray College, Jacksonville September 16 Board of Regents meets at Northern Illinois University September 17 Illinois Community College Board meets at John A. Logan College, Carterville September 16-17 Fourth Annual Illinois Energy Conference on Illinois Coal at Pick Congress Hotel, Chicago September 23 State Board of Education meets at Bismarck Hotel, Chicago September 27 Last day for registration in the office of the Cook County Clerk and Chicago Board of Election Commissioners when precinct registration is conducted. September 30 Deadline for processing Fiscal Year 1976 expenditures by all State agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and universities. After September 30, expenditures must be submitted to the Court of Claims for payment. Standing meetings Second Thursday of the month Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees meets at Carbondale Third Wednesday of the month University of Illinois Board of Trustees meets at the Medical Center Campus, Chicago