Five hurt in Grundy County snow related crashes
Snowy conditions sparked a pair of major accidents in Grundy County. Danny Cleveland, 30, and Michael Shay, 23, remained hospitalized with serious injuries, while Rocky L. Flynn, 24, was treated and released after a single vehicle crash on Saratoga Rd. Two other passengers were treated and discharged. A separate incident on Tabler Rd left Huron J. Laborde uninjured after his Dodge struck a pole. another truck jackknifed on Illinois 47 with no injuries.
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Grundy County
Danny Cleveland
Liberty St
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Michael Shay
E. Benton St
Morris Hospital
Saratoga Rd
Gore Rd
Curt Leach
Rocky L. Flynn
Richards Apartments
Illinois 47
Nettle Creek
Leach
Cleveland
Shay
Flynn
Gary Corbin
E. Chapin Sr
Sheriff's Office
Morris Ambulance Service
Corbin
Mcdonald
Morris Fire Department
Clark
Texaco
Ken Shannon
Ron Fox
Morris
Max Babcock
Syd Reeve
Huron J. Laborde
Lisbon Rd
Tabler Rd
Minooka Rd
Charles Olson
Laborde
Tabler
Olson
Kneller
James E. Pope
Sauk Village
James Millerin
Goose Lake Township
Sheriff
Pine Bluff Rd
Jack O'Hagan
Ford Confirmed as United States Vice President
The House approved Gerald R. Ford as the 40th vice president, completing the first congressional confirmation under the 25th Amendment. The Senate had earlier approved Ford by 92 to 3, with Nixon to witness the swearing in at a Capitol ceremony televised nationwide.
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House
Ford
Nixon
Agnew
Baltimore
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Beaupre to seek reelection to Illinois House in 1974
Rep. Jack R. Beaupre of Bourbonnais announces plans to run for a second term in the 43rd Legislative District. He serves on High Education and Revenue committees and joins tax reform study panel. lives in Bourbonnais with wife Faith and two daughters.
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Bourbonnais
Illinois
House of Representatives
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Kankakee
Grundy
Ford
Iroquois
Brown
East Bend
Harwood
Kerr
Champaign County
Custer
Florence
Reed
Wesley
Wilmington
Will County
House
Senate
Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission
Jack Beaupre
Kankakee County
Bradley- Bourbonnais
University of Illinois
John Marshall Law School
Kankakeeland Legal Aid Society
Department of Revenue
Faith
Castle Coombe St
Snicker a Day Sudden Thought Album Proposal
A playful notion circulates that the FBI could recoup electronic equipment costs by releasing an album. The idea treats a government agency with humor, proposing music sales as a funding angle.
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FBI
Weather figures show cool spell with scattered sun
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a low between 12 and 22 degrees and mostly sunny conditions on Friday with a high near 35. Wednesday's high reached 32 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with a low of 22. At 7am today it was 23 degrees, downtown Morris at 10:15am reported 25 degrees, and precipitation totaled 0.06 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Teamsters Urge Nixon Energy Meeting on Gas Price Crisis
Teamsters Union President Frank Fitzsimmons urged President Nixon to sponsor a meeting with government energy officials to discuss the catastrophic impact of high gasoline prices on truck drivers. He noted urgency for action, citing fuel costs and reduced miles and hours as risking member livelihood. a 60 mph speed limit was endorsed to conserve fuel.
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UPI
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Ing
Fitzsimmons
States
Canada
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Body found near Clifton Illinois man identified
The mutilated body of Richard Howell, 41, was found in a ditch near Clifton Illinois. Authorities said he had been beaten and stabbed and was chained at the feet. Howell, a lumber company employee, was last seen Tuesday night after leaving Alexander Lumber Co. work.
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Howell
Alexander Lumber Co
Kankakee
Gasoline price surge drives wholesale index jump
Washington reports the wholesale price index rose 1.6 percent in November led by a 19.1 percent rise in fuels and power, with gasoline and petroleum products climbing 34.7 percent. Nonfood finished goods hit a record 6.4 percent, while farm products and processed foods fell 1.4 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes fuels accounted for over 70 percent of the index increase, driven largely by spot market pricing.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
BLS
Galloway enters county race for Grundy educators region
Norval Galloway the Channahon Grade School District 17 superintendent announced his bid for the Republican nomination to lead the Grundy County Educational Service Region. He has served in Morris and Channahon, plus a World War II artillery career, and holds degrees from NIU.
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Norval Galloway
Channahon
Grundy County
Streator
Galloway
University of Illinois At
Champaign
U.S. Army
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Northern Illinois University
NIU
Bromberek School
Lemont
Morris
Jackie
Julie
Mundelein College
Montgomery Wards
Norval Jr
Bradley University
Vanderbilt University
Davye Ann
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Mike
Aurora
John
Laura Therese
Center School
Three Rivers Division
Illinois
Grundy
Kendall
Will
Kankakee
American Association of School Administrators
Round Table of Northern Illinois
Northern University Varsity Club
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Elks
Morris American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Abrs
Jane Davies
Proxmire Sues to Remove Acting Attorney General Bork
Sen. William Proxmire files federal suit to remove Robert H. Bork as acting attorney general under a 30 day term limit. Bork’s term expired Nov. 18 after he served since Richardson’s resignation, and Proxmire cites ongoing legal challenges to actions taken since Nov. 19.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Robert H. Bork
Executive Department
Bork
Elliott L. Richardson
Trucker Protest Blocks Indiana Toll Road
About 200 to 300 dissident truck drivers blocked the Northern Indiana Toll Road in both directions for four hours in protest of energy crisis problems. Cars slipped by via the median as officials closed the route until the truckers moved along. The action tied to a national truckers protest over fuel prices supplies and speed limits. A two hour meeting with state officials followed a list of 10 demands.
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South Bend
Ind
UPI
Indiana
Here
Elkhart
Coal City Patrolman John Price in ICU after stroke
Patrolman John Price, 46, was listed in critical condition in the ICU at St. Joseph Hospital after a stroke. Coal City Police Chief Charles Ingram said the incident occurred between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 2 p.m. Wednesday when Price was found by fellow officers. Price has served about two years in Coal City and spent 13 years with the Chicago Police Department.
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Coal City
John Price
St. Joseph Hospital
Charles Ingram
Price
Coal City Police
Chicago
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Kurt Klaus
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Robert Bork
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