Seneca Grade teachers picket but open classes on time
In Seneca Illinois teachers at Seneca Grade School District 170 ended a half hour of picketing to start the first full day of classes at 8 15 a m. despite a dispute over base salaries and contracts. The district had set a 10 600 base pay and ended individual contracts. Teachers seek 10 800 and prefer pooling contracts. A private rally followed by a 7 45 a m informational line underscored unity as a special board meeting was set for 7 30 p m. The high school teachers had earlier approved a master contract increasing base pay to 10 800 after nearly a year of talks.
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Seneca Grade
John F. Nolan
Seneca Grade School
Lou Cawley
Seneca
Centennial Park
Board of Education
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Seneca High School
Vincent Grober
Herald
Tornadoes strike Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee
United Press International reports Tropic Storm Debra spawned tornadoes across Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee killing one person injuring dozens. A Memphis pizza restaurant roof collapse injured many while Gulf Coast residents returned home as storms drifted north.
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United Press International
Debra
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Graceland Mansion
Presley
Noel Hobson
Nine Thousand A Power Outage Across Goose Lake to Coal City
Commonwealth Edison reported a 3 30 a m outage affecting about 9 000 customers from Goose Lake to South Wilmington including Coal City Braidwood and Gardner. District Superintendent Dan Demps said a capacitor bank south of Godley failed causing a feeder line loss and leaving about 100 customers without power until 9 a m. Braidwood area power was restored in 44 minutes with most areas out for 1 37. The capacitor bank improves system voltage and the Braidwood Fire Department responded at 4 a m to a fire tied to the capacitor failure.
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Goose Lake
Wilmington
Coal City
Braidwood and
Gardner
Commonwealth Edison
Edison
Dan Demps
Godley
Demos
Braidwood
Braidwood Fire Department
Weather update for Dresden and Morris prompts mild temps
Fair skies forecast for Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Dresden Locks and Dam reported a high of 81 and a low of 57 with 58 degrees at 7 am. Downtown Morris saw 75 degrees at 11 10 am.
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Dresden Locks and Dam
Morris
East German hijacks Polish airliner to West Berlin
An armed East German hijacked a Polish TU134 with 60 passengers and surrendered to American Air Police at Tempelhof airport in West Berlin along with eight others. The group included several young children and all were taken for questioning by U.S. authorities after landing.
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East Germany
West Berlin
Tempelhof
Shade Lohman Bridge opens on I-474 at Peoria
Gov. James R. Thompson opened the Shade Lohman Bridge linking Peoria and Pekin over the Illinois River. The twin 3.6 mile section, part of Interstate 474, cost 49 million and aimed to ease congestion from the old Illinois 9 bridge closure. Guardrails signing and landscaping remain.
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Peoria, Ill
UPI
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Shade- Lohman
J. Norman Shade
Martin B. Lohman
Illinois River
Peoria
Pekin
Thompson
State Department of Transportation
National Wildlife Federation
Federal Highway Administration
WXCL
Illinois
Paul Tibbs
Five year old in crash in Joliet ICU update
A 5 year old boy in fair condition remains in the surgical intensive care unit at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after a Aug. 22 bicycle collision. He was riding near Lake and Fifth streets South Wilmington and struck a car driven by 17 year old Daniel J Doglio of South Wilmington after failing to stop at Lake and Fourth Streets.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Daniel M. Quiett
Lake and
Fifth Sts
South Wilmington
Grundy County
Bridge near Grundy County closes early at 9 53 p m
Sheriff William Button reported multiple complaints as the Illinois River Bridge near Grundy County closed about seven minutes before 10 p m on Tuesday The bridge was shut at 9 53 p m prompting the sheriff to call the Illinois Department of Transportation in Ottawa and obtain assurances it will not close before 10 p m again
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Grundy County
William Button
Illinois River
Button
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ottawa
More Du Page pledges to withhold taxes
DuPage County residents pledged to withhold property taxes and signed petitions for a tax limitation referendum on the November ballot. About 700 pledges were made at Hanover Park meeting called by National Taxpayers United of Illinois. Second installments of DuPage property taxes are due September 25.
Ten Die In Las Vegas Plane Crash After Takeoff
A twin engine Las Vegas Air Lines Piper Navajo bound for Disneyland crashed shortly after takeoff from North Las Vegas airport killing all 10 aboard. Witnesses and tower officials confirmed ten fatalities including nine passengers and the pilot as the craft veered right and plunged into a desert area about 1,000 feet from the runway.
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Disneyland
Las Vegas Air Lines
Bob Mikes
Gers
Mikes
Las Vegas
Orange County
Calif
Disleyland
Grand Canyon
Richard Jamis
USDA charges grain inspectors in false grading case
The U S Department of Agriculture filed charges against Kankakee Grain Inspection Bureau and three officials for false grain grading and failing to perform duties. John W Fegan Bradford M Fegan and Raymond H Zufall face nine violations under the Grain Standards Act. Hearings are allowed but a finding could suspend their inspecting authority.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kankakee Grain Inspection Bureau
John W. Fegan
Bradford M. Fegan
Raymond H. Zufall
USDA
Agents study GSA link to accounts
Federal investigators believe a bank account chain moved millions in payoffs to GSA employees by contractors for work not done. The Washington Post cites a scheme where funds were shuffled bank to bank to hide payments to approving officials. Grand juries in Washington and Baltimore probe the agency as cleanup chief Vincent Alto calls it possibly the largest US corruption case.
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UPI
General Services Administration
The
Washington Post
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GSA
Post
the Post
Vincent R. Alto
Jay Solomon
Baltimore
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