Word: spew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lawsuits continue to spew from Scott's office in Springfield like smoke from a busy factory in East St. Louis. He is prosecuting 102 minor offenders, including several suburban garbage dumps. He is also interpreting the law in new ways. He insists, for example, that "the type of service a public monopoly renders the public is a factor in determining its rates." On this ground, he is trying to block Chicago Commonwealth Edison's request for a rate increase; the utility's power plants still burn coal with such high sulphur content that the company admits they...