A Soldier's Best Friend Is His Foxhole
South Vietnamese troops near Phong Dien learn the value of a deep foxhole in defense. The piece recalls American GIs on Utah Beach in 1944 and doughboys in the Meuse trenches in 1918 learning the same lesson.
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
4
Chicago police indicted in Northwest Side extortion case
Two Chicago patrolmen Mario Guiffreda and Ben Carfo and liquor license clerk Silvio J. Irali face extortion charges for demanding cash from tavern owners in return for police protection. Additional indictments update earlier federal probes into tavern shakedowns. thirteen officers indicted, four convicted, others resigned or jailed for contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mario Guiffrida
Ben Carfo
Silvio J. Irali
Northwest Side
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
U.S. District Court
Objections arise over Tribune interview in Hanrahan trial
In Chicago, special prosecutor Barnabas Sears disputes admission of a Tribune interview by Robert Wiedrich in the Hanrahan conspiracy case. Defense argues the article was not properly cross examined and evidence rules are being sidestepped. Judge Romiti suspends trial to rule on the motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barnabas Sears
Chicago Tribune
Edward V. Hanrahan
Tribune
Robert Wiedrich
Sears
Wiedrich
Hanrahan
John P. Coghlan
Wit
Illinois Bell appeals to enforce $182 million rate hike
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. has appealed to the Circuit Court to overturn the Illinois Commerce Commission decision and allow a full $182 million annual rate increase. The suit follows ICC approval of only a $44.5 million rise and argues the company cannot maintain service quality under current costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva, Ill
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Circuit Court
Bell
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
Noxious weed crackdown targets wild marijuana in Illinois
Illinois officials push a new noxious weed law to eradicate wild marijuana across counties with stricter enforcement and higher penalties. Despite pilot projects and extended funding questions, many counties lag in appointing inspectors and securing financing as state and local leaders dispute the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois
Champaign County
New Jersey
Illinois
State Department of Agriculture
Rodney Anderson
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Anderson
Washington
Sinanetel
County General Revenue Fund
Robert J. Raymond
DuPage
Raymond
County General Fund
Youths Inspired by Film In Robbery Plot Ends in Shootout
AP report notes three youths 17 to 21 roped in five hostages during a downtown crime. A dramatic chase ended with two robbers fatally shot and a third captured after a fiery crash. Survivor Tarver says he met Jones and Griggs at a theater showing Shaft's Big Score. Police cite film influence and interest in black cops and robbers movies as inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louis Tarver
Michael Jones
Michael Griggs
Ing
North Side
Shaft
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Morris
William L. Springer
the Hideaway
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BIKE
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SOX
the Store For
Liberty
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