Names continued from page 29.

Deaths
Otto Kerner, former Illinois governor, of lung cancer at a Chicago hospital in May. Kerner, 67, had also served as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before his conviction for bribery in connection with the purchase of race track stock. (For an appraisal of Kerner's legislative achievements, see "The state of the State," p. 25.)

Former state Rep. James J. Adduci, 82, in Newport Richey, Fla., on April 21. He served in the legislature from 1934 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1956.

Other
Republican gubernatorial candidate James Thompson, 40, and Jayne Ann Carr, 30, both from Oak Park, announced their wedding for June 19 at St. James' Cathedral in Chicago. She is an assistant Illinois attorney general. The couple met in 1967 during a criminal law class taught by Thompson at Northwestern University.

Associate Circuit Court Judge William D. Vanderwater, Aurora, was removed from the bench for official misconduct by the Illinois Courts Commission on April 26. ž

July 2
Board of Ethics meets at State of Illinois Building, Chicago
July 5
Holiday for all state employees under the Illinois State Personnel Code Board of Higher Education meets at Joliet Junior College, Joliet
July 8
State Board of Education meets at the Illinois Office of Education, Springfield Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees meets at Edwardsvill
July 10
Illinois State Bar Association Board of Governors meets at the Continental Hotel, Chicago
July 21
University of Illinois Board of Trustees meets at the Chicago Circle Campus
July 22
State Board of Education meets at the Bismarck Hotel, Chicago
July 23
Illinois Community College Board meets in Springfield July 29
Board of Regents meets at Sangamon State University, Springfield

Calendar


*Bicentennial Events*


Celebrating July 4, 1776-1976 Independence Day

*July 4
"Sound and Light" presentation of the Lincoln era opens at the Old State Capital, Springfield

*June 26-July 17
George Roger Clark Trek

June 26-30: Metropolis - "Fort Massac 1776" and beginning of "George Rogers Clark Trek," Fort Massac State Park

July 4: Ellis Grove - "Celebration of George Rogers Clark's Capture of Kaskaskia, "Pierre Menard Home

July 10-11: Prairie du Rocher - "Fort de Chartes Rendezvous, "Fort de Chartres State Park

July 17: Cahokia - "End of the Trek," Cahokia Court House

July 1-18
International Trade Exposition takes place at the Navy Pier, Chicago
*For other summer celebrarions of the bicentennial, see Illinions Calendar of Events, a free publication of the Illinois Office of Tourism, which can be ordered or pickedup at the Springfield office (222 So. Colege, Springfield, ILL 62706) or ther Chicago office (Room 100, 176 N. LaSalle, Chicago, ILL 60601)

"The creative politician is the one who picks up fresh ideas and acts as a broker of ideas"
— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., as quoted in John Bartlow Martin, Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (1976).

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