Girl Injured After Fall From Pickup Truck Near Joliet
A 14-year-old Channahon girl was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after falling from a pickup window on Hansel Road west of Ridge Road. Randall D. Mauk 16 was driving eastbound when the truck left the road and struck a tree. The girl fractured her jaw and charges were filed against Mauk for failing to report the accident.
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Channahan
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Hansel Rd
Ridge Rd
Grundy County
Ron Fox
Randall D. Mauk
Rte. 3
Bluff Rd
Miss Williams
Mauk
Mary Baldyga
Kenneth Baldyga
Channahon
Russell Mauk
Randall
Sgt. Fox
Williams
Gray says he warned Nixon about staff wrongdoing
Former acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he told President Nixon on July 6 1972 after the Watergate break-in that staff members were using the FBI and CIA to confuse investigators. He said Nixon acknowledged possible future actions but gave no concrete orders to renew probes.
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Washington
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Gray
Central Intelligence Agency
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Watergate Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Navy
John D. Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Vernon A. Walters Jr
CIA
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Morris and Dresden
Mostly sunny hot and humid today with highs in the lower 90s. Tonight partly cloudy warm with lows around the mid 70s. Tuesday expects more sun and heat into the middle 90s. Dresden Island Locks readings show Saturday high 84 and low 64 with .02 inches precipitation. Sunday high 89 and low 62. Morris 7am 66 in downtown and 11am 82 at midmorning.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Nixon signs 3.2 billion crime fight bill for three years
President Nixon signed legislation authorizing 3.2 billion dollars for crime fighting over three years. He praised the program as effective, citing a three percent drop in serious crimes last year, and noted strong cooperation with Congress, the attorney general, and local and state agencies. The LEAA funding targets crime control projects and relaxes local matching requirements while enabling criminal justice training programs. Also reported: Jeffrey Arnold, 20, of Hudson Illinois, drowned while swimming at St. Augustine Beach Florida after being pulled by a strong undertow.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval Office
Atty
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Attorney General
Congress
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
White House
Camp David
ST. Augustine Beach
Fla
Jeffrey Arnold
Hudson, Ill
Arnold
Morris Residents Warned Of Monthly Civil Defense Siren Test
Morris residents are reminded the Civil Defense warning siren will be tested about 10 30 a m on the first Tuesday of each month. Citizens should avoid phone use to keep lines open for emergency services. details will be provided after the test.
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Morris
Civil Defense
Joe Temple
Civil
Morris Daily Herald
Car rolls on Jugtown Road injures driver in Grundy County
George T. Britt 25 of Steger loses control on Jugtown Road two miles north of Pine Bluff Road at 6 am. He hits a buck hole and rolls his car 204 feet to a ditch then 36 more feet to rest. Britt sustains cuts but declines medical aid. Passenger Terry Soliday uninjured. Vehicle damage about 800 dollars. Road closed for pipeline work.
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George T. Britt
Steger
Jugtown
Pine Bluff Rd
Grundy County
Curt Leach
Britt
Terry Soliday
Sam
Enco
Misguided U S Bombing Hits Cambodian Navy Base
U S bombs struck Neak Loung Mekong River base southeast of Phnom Penh killing about 100 and wounding many. Separate strike near Prek Eng killed at least a dozen civilians as government forces faced off along Highway 1.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Mekong River
Neak Luong
Prek Eng
Preah Ket Mealea
Army
Preap Tuot
Navy
Neak Loung
South Vietnam
Bangkok
Thailand
U.S. Congress
Stanford man charged in two ISU area murders
A 36 year old Stanford resident awaits arraignment in McLean County Circuit Court on murder charges. Two women missing from near Illinois State University have been found dead with skull fractures. One body was found in Sumner’s garage and the other beside a county road. Sumner had prior parole violations.
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Bloomington
Ill
Stanford
McLean County
Jesse Donald Sumner
Illinois State University
Dawn Howe
East Peoria
ISU
Normal
Rae Ann Schneider
Rockford
John King
Sumner
Roy Nickrent
McLean County Sheriff's Department
Nickrent
Skylab 2 Astronauts Begin Spacewalk To Repair Leaks
Two Skylab 2 astronauts, Garriott and Lousma, began a 32 hour outside mission at SPACE CENTER Houston to install a sunshade and search for air conditioning leaks while Bean supervises from inside. Crew contemplates rescue options if repairs delay return from a 59 day flight.
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Garriott
Lousma
Space Station
Earth
Ferro held for jury in Braceville armed robbery case
Circuit Judge Malmquist set bail at 100000 for Raymond Ferro 23 Joliet with counts of armed robbery and aggravated battery in Braceville. Ferro and Harold Rasmussen both bound over to the grand jury. Ferro Joliet branch president of the Chicago Outlaws gang. Rasmussen also has bail at 100000.
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Robert Malmquist
Raymond Ferro
Joliet
Braceville
Grundy County
Ferro
Harold J. Rassmussen
Malmquist
Rassmussen
Chicago Outlaws
Will County
Illinois State Farm
Vandalia
Yorkville budget up 93000 in 1973 74 year
Yorkville's appropriation ordinance totals 457012 for 1973 74 up 93130 over last year. Officials expect no tax rate increase as sales tax from Countryside Shopping Center and new Yorkville homes cover the extra spending. Major increases stem from patrolmen and city staff raises a proposed tennis court and 10000 for land acquisition.
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Yorkville
Final plat approved for 41 lots in Goose Lake Subdivision
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission approved the final plat of 41 lots in Lincoln Lake No. 5 of Goose Lake Subdivision by a 5-0 vote in a special session. The plan adds lot 71A with 800-foot waterfront frontage and will go to the Grundy County Board for final approval. Drake highlighted tax and school funding details and noted this will be the last residential development in the Goose Lake area.
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Lincoln Lake
Goose Lake
Grundy County
Drake
Goose Lake Association
Coal City Community Unit
Goose Lake Subdivision
Coal City
Federal Housing Administration
John Hendrickson
William Clennon
Perry Brooks
John Anderson
LeRoy Brown
Gerald Pierard
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Dwight
Orr Construction Co
Chicago Heights
Brewster Run
Herald
Public Works
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Eagle
Simone Pedone
Maria’s Pizza
Division St
Robert Gilbertson
Donald Barkley
Jay Heap
Jugtown Road
Illinois
Cape Kennedy
Jackson and
Liberty Sts
Phillip Hollis
Yorkville Plan Commission
Tnis
Commission
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