Flynt vows JFK murder expose despite danger
Hustler owner Larry Flynt says his life may be at risk but is determined to reveal who killed John F. Kennedy. He plans an exposé in Hustler’s October to December issues, asserting Oswald did not act alone and that he was shot to stop publication. He recently recovered from spinal surgery and will seek further treatment in California.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
John F. Kennedy
Flynt
Hustler
FBI
Lawrenceville
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Los Angeles Free Press
New York Times
Washington Post
Ohio State University Hospital
Englewood
Calif
Georgia
Atlanta
Columbus
Memphis blackout blamed on drunken security guard
A two and a half hour power outage in Memphis was blamed on Richard Hyder, a 29 year old guard at a substation. He was intoxicated with a 0.14 blood alcohol reading and charged with interfering with power lines. Looting followed the outage as Presley fans gathered downtown. National Guardsmen patrolled as a dusk to dawn curfew was in effect. Police and guards arrested dozens, mainly for curfew violations.
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Memphis
Hyder
Cain
Lonnie Rose
Sheriff's Department
Rose
Presley
Wyeth Chandler
Farm grain reserve totals 612 million bushels
The Agriculture Department said as of Aug 10 the farmer owned grain reserve held 612 million bushels of feed grains and wheat. It includes 381 million wheat 150 million corn 27 million barley 31 million oats and about 22 million sorghum. The reserve removes grains from the market for up to three years unless price triggers occur.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Weather Forecast Highlights and Readings
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a fair tonight low in the 60s. Thursday will be partly sunny, warm, and humid with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Tuesday recorded a high of 93 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and a low of 48. At 7 am today the temperature was 63 in Morris and at 10:30 am it was 73. Precipitation totaled .50.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Two Suspicious Men Elicit Police Chase Near Oswego
Oswego police and Kendall County deputies pursued two men after a report of suspicious activity Tuesday morning. A motorcycle and a blue Ford pickup were found. the men fled into a barn and later ran, eluding officers. Illinois State Police aided the search as authorities confirmed the truck and motorcycle were stolen from California.
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Oswego
California
Robert Wunsch
Kendall County
Wunsch
Wolf's Crossing Rd
Illinois
Robbery trial set for Monday in Grundy County
State's Attorney Charles Zalar said the jury trial for Larry Corwin 21 of 416 Liberty Street will begin next Monday on charges of armed robbery conspiracy to commit armed robbery and aiding a fugitive tied to the May 1 Straight-Way Dairy heist.
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Grundy County
Charles Zalar
Larry Corwin
Liberty St
Corwin
Zalar
Paul Gilbertson
Park Blvd
Gilbertson
Larry Wicks
Newport Hotel
Wauponsee St
State opens section of Interstate 55 in Illinois
The Illinois Transportation Department opened a 20 mile stretch of Interstate 55 from south of Chenoa to north of Pontiac costing 28.7 million dollars. Secretary John Kramer presided as traffic lights on old Route 66 are bypassed. Lane work continues between Dwight and Pontiac with completion slated for 1980.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Chenoa
Pontiac
Transportation Department
John Kramer
Department
John Burke
Burke
Dwight
Rochelle ex banker indicted in bank funds scheme
A former Rochelle State Bank officer, John T. Pain Jr., and Ralph M. Brock were indicted by a federal grand jury for scheming to misapply 218000 in bank funds. Pain, former chief loan officer and EVP, allegedly approved eight loans. Brock aided and profited via Award Homes Inc and Development Enterprises. If convicted, they face up to 40 years and a 40000 fine. FBI and U.S. Attorney Vincent J. Connelly led the investigation.
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Chicago
UPI
Rochelle State Bank
John T. Pain Jr
Geneva
Pain
Ralph M. Brock
Award Homes Inc
Development Enterprises, Inc
Brock
American Investment Co
Minnesota
Rochelle Bank
Grand
FBI
U.S
Vincent J. Connelly
Ray links FBI to King's assassination testimony
James Earl Ray testified under oath that he did not shoot Martin Luther King Jr. and claimed a conspiracy involving the FBI and Memphis police. He detailed his whereabouts on April 4, 1968, said he handed a rifle to a man named Raoul, and described pressures to plead guilty while facing security and a packed hearing room.
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Washington
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Memphis, Tenn
Ray
King
Memphis
Raoul
Canada
Mexico
Percy Foreman
Scott seeks hearings on storage of more nuclear waste
Illinois Attorney General William Scott urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold public hearings on Commonwealth Edison’s plan to store 2 118 bundles of spent fuel rods at the Zion plant and filed to intervene to limit packing in the current pool. He also pressed Teledyne Industries to meet safety responsibilities at Sheffield and praised a Wilsonville landfill ruling as a landmark environmental decision.
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
William Scott
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Commonwealth Edison
Zion
Scott
Teledyne Industries
Nuclear Engineering Co
Sheffield
Teledyne
John Russell
Earthline Corp
Wilsonville
Earthline
Illinois
Morris Daily Herald Front Page Item August 16 1978
Local Morris Daily Herald dated August 16 1978 presents a sixteen page issue with Wednesday afternoon news coverage. The page highlights regional events, community notices, and brief items typical of a local Illinois newspaper of the era.
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Morris
Illinois
Thunderstorms Cause Mazon Power Outage
A Tuesday night storm knocked out power to about 100 Edison customers in Mazon for up to nine hours after a tree hit primary wires at 10:17 p.m. Five transformers were put out of service. repair crews restored service by morning. No major damage reported in Grundy County. Local emergency officials logged rainfall, wind, and funnel cloud sightings across several counties, with injuries none reported.
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Mazon
Grundy
Commonwealth Edison
Marty Walden
Edison
Walden
Morris
Joe Temple
Emergency Service and Disaster Agency
ESDA
Gardner
Dwight
Grundy County Amateur Radio Club
REACT
Chenoa
Livingston
Kendall
Illinois
McHenry County
Rod Durrell
Fran
Kana
Karen
Lake-In-The-Hills
Commmonwealth Edition Co
Clarence Haven
Huntly
Reynolds
National Weather Service
Mercer County
Hamlet
Lake County
Chicago
Metropolitan
Loop
Lindenhurst
Glenview
Palatine
Two Ottawa inmates recaptured after jail escape
One LaSalle County prisoner, Roger Sampson, 20, was arrested hiding at his father’s home after escaping LaSalle County Jail with Marvin Van Dorn, 21, who fled in a 1976 Buick toward Kentucky or Missouri. The pair burglarized Richard Liepold’s Canal Road home for cash and jewelry. Sampson had armed robbery and related charges. Van Dorn faced felony theft charges. The escape occurred Sunday. a car theft attempt at Norem Buick failed.
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Ottawa
LaSalle County
Roger Sampson
Eaver Sampson
George Sr
Marvin van Dorn
Kentucky
Missouri
Sampson
Richard Liepold
Canal Rd
Planners Eye Residential Development in Agriculture Districts
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission will discuss residential development in areas zoned agriculture at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday after the county board ordered closer review. Proposals include a 53 lot subdivision in Norman Township and LaSalle County, and a Pioneer Rd. plan of 15 three acre lots opposed by Nettle Creek Township residents. A Kendall-Grundy FS request seeks a conditional use to place bulk storage tanks along Lisbon Rd. and Airport Rd.
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Grundy County
Pioneer Rd
James McElwain
William Palmer
Nettle Creek Township
Joseph Testa
Chicago
Norman Township
LaSalle County
Eugene Sorensen
Testa
Sorensen
Planning Commission
Kendall-Grundy FS
Lisbon Rd
Airport Rd
Airport study progress review set for courthouse meeting
A meeting to discuss progress on the city and county airport study will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Grundy County Courthouse. Phase I completion will be reviewed and reports will be sent to Springfield for state review and to the FAA.
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Grundy County
Springfield
Federal Aviation Administration
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Board of Education
James E. McElwain Construction Company
McElwain Construction Co
Herald
Bexley
Iowa
Rochelle
Foreman
Macoupin County
Morris Daily Herald
VanDorn
Norem Buick
Michigan St
VaDorn
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