Three Joliet youths held after Grundy traffic stop
Morris policemen stopped a 1972 Chevrolet at 10 p.m. Wednesday for speeding. Open liquor and marijuana were found. Gehrke admitted ownership of the marijuana. Gehrke 18 and Minor 23 were jailed unable to post bonds of 100 and 35 dollars respectively. Bittle 19 posted license as bond and faces court August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
David Gehrke
Joliet
Terrance Minor
Brian Bittle
Morris
Roger Miller
Robert Davy
Gehrke
Minor
Bittle
Two Arrests After Speeding Stop On U S 6 Near Tabler Rd
Grundy County deputies stopped a car on U S 6 near Tabler Rd at 7 20 p m Wednesday after which John Saltzman 24 of Channahon and Keith Morrow 25 of Minooka were arrested Saltzman faced charges of speeding 81 in a 55 mph zone and illegal transportation of liquor Morrow was charged with illegal possession of liquor Both posted licenses as bond Saltzman 24 Rte 1 Channahon posted his license Saltzman and Morrow admitted drinking when questioned and deputies found an open beer bottle and a beer can inside the car. Deputy Jeff Black led the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 6
Tabler Rd
John Saltzman
Channahon
Keith Morrow
Minooka
Grundy County
Jeff Black
Saltzman
Black
Ex-treasurer of steel workers union indicted
A federal grand jury indicted Leonard Sliwa 55 of Chicago former treasurer of Local 1834 United Steel Workers. He allegedly embezzled about 100000 from the local defense fund by drafting bogus checks and cashing them from October 1977 to last February. The theft amounted to roughly 20 percent of the fund set up for 1500 members during the Pullman Standard strike that ended April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
United Steel Workers of America
Leonard Sliwa
Pullman-Standard Co
Eviction Suit Filed Over Grundy County Address
Barbara Haag sues Michael Hodge in Grundy County Circuit Court seeking eviction from 825 First Ave. and damages including $525 in rent for May June and July. The action requests the court to order Hodge to vacate the premises.
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Grundy County
Barbara Haag
Michael Hodge
Hodge
First Ave
Marseilles man charged in destruction of squad lights
Ricky Terrell, 18, of Marseilles, faces misdemeanor criminal damage charges after authorities say he and two others broke a red light and an alley light on a Grundy County Sheriff’s squad car. Terrell admitted the act. another man, Daniel Ross, was questioned and released. A third suspect was not located.
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Marseilles
Grundy County
Andre
Morris
Romines
Max Babcock
Carl Bremenkamp
Syd Reeve
James Watson
Don Henderson
Daniel Ross
Ottawa
Terrell
Ross
Man dragged by car in Morris incident on Benton Street
Police were notified by Owen Stuckey of Old Stage Road early today that a driver dragged him after a dispute at the 200 block of E Benton Street. Stuckey said the fleeing man struck his car and dragged him about a half block to Division Street. he was treated at Morris Hospital for cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Owen Stuckey
Old Stage Rd
E. Benton St
Stuckey
Division St
Morris Hospital
Illinois to require IDs on all car parts and dismantled cars
Illinois will implement a new rule to cut auto thefts by requiring identification on all vehicle components to match original cars. Dealers must record serial numbers of dismantled cars and what happens to the parts, and buyers must demand full identification from sellers. The Dixon spokesman said the rules will reduce the market for stolen cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Alan Dixon
Dixon
MVK Board consolidates principalships
During a special meeting the MVK Board of Education accepted the resignation of George Castro, Verona Middle School principal since the district formed July 1, 1973. The board merged the Verona and Kinsman half time posts into a single full time principalship with Gary Fechter moving to the role. A shared physical education teacher will cover duties absorbed from Castro and Fechter. Fechter has seven years in Kinsman elementary and three years as principal.
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Board of Education
Mazon- Verona-Kinsman Community Unit District No. 2
George Castro
Verona
Castro
Verona and
Kinsman
Gary Fechter
Fechter
Braceville Grade School Registration Dates and Fees
Braceville Grade School announces registration on August 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. and August 22 from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Book fees are $10 for kindergarten, $15 for grades 1-3, $17 for grades 4-6, and $20 for grades 7-8. All kindergarten and fifth grade students require dental and physical examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braceville
Joliet Woman Injured In Minooka Road Crash
A Joliet woman Julianne Fredrickson aged 29 was treated at Morris Hospital after a one car crash on Minooka Road near Tabler Road. She may have fallen asleep, the car traveled about 144 feet before stopping in a ditch and struck a large boulder. The 1973 Pontiac sustained about 500 dollars damage and was towed from Duane Olson's Sunoco.
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Joliet
Morris Hospital
Minooka Rd
Tabler Rd
Julianne Fredrickson
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
Wix
Sgt. Wix
Fredrickson
Duane Olson
Sunoco
Auto Parts Found on Indian Trail Road West of Gonnam
Grundy County Sheriff's Department recovered auto parts on Indian Trail Road about half a mile west of Gonnam Road at 11 17 a m on Wednesday. Jeff Wix arrived after Burl Gonnam of Verona reported the finds. Firewalls an air conditioning unit and a shopping cart full of cut metal were noted as investigators, with Det. Ron Fox and Det. James Olson on scene. B and J Engineering was called to remove and store the items.
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Grundy County
LaSalle County indicts two in burglary and battery cases
The LaSalle County Grand Jury returned two indictments. Michael Young, 19, Ottawa, is charged with burglary for entering the E and J Foundry on Sept 24, 1977 with intent to steal and is summoned for 10 a.m. Friday. Dennis Wilson, 23, LaSalle, faces aggravated battery after a July 11 incident under the Shippenport Bridge when he allegedly threw a bottle at John Faletti Jr. Wilson posted a 5000 dollar bond. James Leo Keely, first assistant state's attorney, presented the indictments before Circuit Judge William P. Denny.
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LaSalle County
Michael Young
Ottawa
Young
Dennis Wilson
LaSalle
Shippingsport
John Faletti Jr
Faletti
Wilson
James Leo Keely
William P. Denny
Battery charge against Michael Neilson dismissed at complainant request
A battery charge against Michael Neilson of Illinois 113 Coal City was dismissed at the complainant's request. The charge originated July 30 when Helen Neilson said her husband struck her outside Chuck's Pub in Eileen. Donna Yunker of Minooka Rd was fined 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs for failure to yield after being cited July 15 by Black on Minooka Rd about a mile west of Ridge Rd. John Malfatti of First Ave was fined 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs for failure to yield after a July 30 citation by Morris Policeman Kurt Salems at Spruce and Chapin Sts. Allen Martis of 285 W Third Ave was fined 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs for going 52 in a 35 mph zone cited by Coal City Policeman Terry Bitner at Division St and First Ave.
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Michael Neilson
Illinois
Coal City
Helen Neilson
Chuck
Eileen
Donna Yunker
Rte. 1
Minooka Rd
Grundy County
Jeff Black
Ridge Rd
John Malfatti
First Ave
Morris
Kurt Salems
Spruce and Chapin Sts
Allen Martis
Third Ave
Terry Bitner
Division St
Morris man cited for speeding on Lisbon Street
James Lock, 20, of 322 Maple Drive was ticketed by Morris officer Kurt Salems for driving 44 mph in a 25 mph zone on Lisbon Street at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. He posted his license as bond and is scheduled to appear in court on August 24.
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Morris
Winfred Johnson
Price St
Aldred Johnson
Kurt Salems
North Division St
Salems
Norman Oil
Johnson
Alan Love
Robert Davy
Lisbon St
James Lock
Maple Dr
Universities Reach First Joint Faculty Pay Pact in Illinois
A bargaining settlement on higher salaries and benefits was reached between the Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and AFTE Local 3500 for faculty at Chicago State Eastern Illinois Governors State Northeastern Illinois and Western Illinois Universities. The contract runs through August 31 1979 and includes raises for degree completions promotions and merit and minimum salary funds.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities
American Federation of Teachers Local
Chicago State
Eastern Illinois
Governors State
Northeastern Illinois
Western
Illinois
Nina M 17 Votes in November Campaign Strategy
Dr George W Crane urges Nina M a 17 year old to mobilize peers and elderly voters by delivering literature bumper stickers and rides to polling places to influence the November election. He frames participation as patriotic and compares activism to Paul Revere while warning against apathy and socialism. He cites a 25 cent cost to obtain his booklets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina
Paul Revere
Nina M
Dr. Crane
Congress
Edmund Burke
Birthday Date Dilemma Sparks Family Debate
A 15 turning 16 year old in Ontario asks if it is acceptable for family to hire someone to take her on a date as a birthday gift. She finds the idea demeaning and questions whether to protest. A follow up letter supports sobriety and warns of alcohol harm and aging effects.
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Ann
Wentworth
Ontario
Ann Landers guidance and reader letters on booze and dating
Readers discuss alcohol effects on women and health cautions by doctors. Ann Landers responds on identifying callers and a request for honest sex guidance for teens and parents. The piece cites a beauty and charm quote from Bernard de Fontenelle.
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U.S
Steel Workers Union
Pine Bluff Rd
John Sale
Spruce St
James Hume
MVK Board
Indian Trail Rd
Merry Goodfarm Maidens
Denice Johnson
Herald
Jenny Poppleton
Clover Leaf Trail
The
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Uncle Sam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Crane
Hopkins
Mellott
Indiana
Ann Landers
C.N
Casper
P.O
Bernard de Fontenella
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