Three traffic tickets issued in Grundy County
Deputies ticketed Lynda Thouvenin 24 of 404 E. Illinois Ave for 71 in a 55 mph zone at 9:40 p.m. on Illinois 47 and 113. John Franklin 35 of 806 Front St Mazon and Gary Gallo 29 of 3950 Prairie Lane received warnings or tickets for speeding. A hit and run damaged a Coal City man’s 1971 Ford Pinto parked at work. Police also noted a Texas truck vandalism, a criminal damage case against Ferdinand Becker, hubcap theft from a Morris pickup, and a battery incident at Rhonda’s Tap leaving Cindy Shannon briefly hospitalized.
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Grundy County Sheriff's Deputies
Lynda Thouvenin
Illinois Ave
Dan Raymond
Illinois 47
Illinois 113
John Franklin
Front St
Mazon
Coal City
Eagles Plaza
Morris
Kevin M. Ramplin
Sportsman Dr
Ted Eliakis
Rte. 2
Cemetery Rd
Morris Community High School
Liberty St
Morris Hospital
Cindy Shannon
E. Benton St
Daryll
Rhonda's Tap
Shannon
Walker
Morris Fire Department
Fire destroys 1973 Buick in Bradley Subdivision
Morris firemen responded to a car fire on Southmor Rd after a 45 year old caller reported the blaze. The 1973 Buick owned by Walter Lobb, Rte. 5, had no insurance and was valued at $2,000. The fire was confined to the engine area under the hood.
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Morris
Southmor Rd
Bradley Subdivision
Mary Lobb
Walter Lobb
Gorilla gets four televisions for Willie B in Atlanta
Willie B the 450 pound lowland gorilla at the Atlanta Zoo received four television sets after pleas from zoo officials drew gifts from across the country. The zoo also got 1 500 tires from a service station owner to use as swings for animals as officials said the TVs would ease the gorilla’s boredom.
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Atlanta
Willie B
Atlanta Zoo
Pat Dann
Atlanta Zoological Society
Zoo
Card makers seek lower stamp costs
Washington AP A federal appeals court weighs pleas from the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers and eight states to roll back first class postage. The consolidated cases seek 13 cents for individuals and 15 cents for business mail, citing prior rate changes and compliance with the 1970 Postal Service law.
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Washington
Greeting Card
U.S. Court of Appeals
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Greeting Card Industry
Postal Service
Edison to Get Rate Hike Across Illinois
The Illinois Commerce Commission preliminarily approves a rate increase for Commonwealth Edison customers. About 2.8 million customers face roughly $75 million in higher bills, translating to just over 3 percent more for a typical 500 kilowatt monthly usage. Edison serves 25 northern Illinois counties, including Chicago. Final ruling due next week amid opposition from Citizens for a Better Environment and the Illinois Public Action Council. The ICC will order a special study of Edison and other power companies in Illinois.
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Chicago
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commonwealth Edison Co
Edison
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
ICC
Citizens For A Better Environment
The
Illinois Public Action Council
I]linois
William Harrah
Area farmers attend grain drying and energy workshop in Morris
About 51 farmers and agri business people attended a grain drying and energy management workshop at the Holiday Inn in Morris. Speakers included Dave Morrison Marvin Hall Webster Bay Terry Seggebruch and William Peterson. The program covered Farmstead Design energy efficiency grain drying types of fuels and solar collectors with tax credits and coal conversion discussed for farm energy strategies.
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Holiday Inn
Morris
Dave Morrison
Marvin Hall
University of Illinois
Webster Bay
Illinois Institute of Natural Resources Division of Energy Conservation
Terry Seggebruch
Morris Farmer
William Peterson
U. of
State Division of Energy Management
Illinois police warn on five year plate stickers placement
Illinois State Police Superintendent Lynn E. Baird urges careful sticker placement on new five year registration plates. Blue 1979 sticker belongs top left, red 1980 sticker top right on rear plate. Misplaced stickers incur a 3 dollar replacement fee. troopers will mainly inform rather than enforce.
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Baird
Illinois state parks to close on Christmas and New Year’s Day
Illinois state parks memorials and historic sites will generally close on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Visitors may drive through but most facilities including museums camping areas and other services will be closed. Public hunting will be suspended where allowed and sites will be minimally staffed.
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Springfield
Illinois
Charles Tamminga
Department of Conservation
Tamminga
JJC counselors to assist students after finals
Joliet Junior College ends fall semester on December 15 with two counselors, Ed Johnson December 18 and Roger Gordon December 19, available 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in room 1035 Spicer-Brown Hall. Appointments encouraged. walk-ins 12:30 to 2:30 pm. College contact 729-9020 ext 337.
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Joliet Junior College
JJC
Ed Johnson
Roger Gordon
Spicer-Brown Hall
J Building
Houbolt Ave
Joliet
Bloodmobile at DuPont Reaches Fifty-One Units Donated
Red Cross bloodmobile visit to the Seneca DuPont plant collected 51 units of blood on Friday. Four-gallon pin recipient Wesley Ratcliff, plus one-gallon pins for Margery Bruce Riley Williams Matthew Cappellini and James Reilly. Six donors deferred and three were first-timers. Staff aides nurses volunteers and organizers listed. Dr Paterno Jurani attended.
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Red Cross
Seneca DuPont
Wesley Ratcliff
Margery Bruce
Riley Williams
Matthew Cappellini
James Reilly
Margaret Crawshaw
Aston Hall
Dolores Shutty
Thelma Andrews
Dee Crawshaw
Virginia Corley
Emily Hart
Melva Allender
Martha Johnson
Agnes Muffler
Barbara Linton
Mary Mattioda
Kate Harvey
Edith Silver
Helen McCormick
Karen Sisk
Paterno Jurani
Illinois Guard to train in Germany next year
Four Illinois Army National Guard units will undertake 15 day annual training sessions in the Federal Republic of Germany next year. Units include the 139th Public Affairs Detachment and the 44th Rear Area Operations Center in Nellingen and Ansbach, plus HHC 232d S&S Battalion in Geissen and the 258th S&S Co. in Hanau. Training aims to better prepare guardsmen for federal missions during national emergencies.
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Illinois Army National Guard
Federal Republic of Germany
John R. Phipps
Adjutant General of Illinois
Europe
139Th
PAD
Springfield
44Th Rear Area Operations Center
RAOC
Chicago
HHC
S&s
Kewanee
Ansbach
Germany
Nellingen
S&s Bn
Geissen
258Th S&s Co
Hanau
United States
Coal City officer's home burglarized on Jugtown Rd
Police say Sgt. James White of Coal City had a break in at his home between 10 am and 12:45 pm on Jugtown Rd south of Braceville Rd. Items stolen valued at 750 include two Smith and Wesson revolvers a .357 magnum worth 200 a .38 cal revolver 100 an H and R .22 cal revolver 50 a jewelry box and jewelry 350 plus some ammunition. Deputy William Skint assisted in the investigation.
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Coal City
James White
Grundy County
Ron Fox
James Olson
Jugtown Rd
Braceville Rd
William Skint
Life is a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces
A concise quotation notes life as a puzzle theme with many gaps and unresolved parts, offering a provocative, reflective line about incompleteness and interpretation.
Inflation cure via 5 percent cuts and efficiency push
Dr Jason, a dental surgeon, cites a 59 percent/41 percent work force split and argues inflation could be halted by a 5 percent annual budget cut across Cabinet and government, citing California under Reagan. He recounts an efficiency plan with rigid pay leverage and a stalled department head to compel cooperation.
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Jason
Carter
Ronald Reagan
California
Crane
Ohio State Dental
America
White House
Dinah Shore Returns to Studio for New Sesamae Street Record
Dinah Shore agrees to cut a new album for Sesame Street Records. Big Bird and Arthur Shimkin promote the project with longtime TV music man Norman Martin producing the disc. The title track by Bonnie Sanders helps lure Shore back to the studio.
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Dinah Shore
Sesame Street Records
Big Bird
Arthur Shimkin
Norman Martin
Bonnie Sanders
Dinah
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Voice of the People questions state legislators’ raises
A reader condemns an $8000 legislative pay raise and notes many officials have had yearly growth in salaries. The letter questions whether elected officials follow Carter guidelines, cites past raises for agency heads, and urges lawmakers to focus on national problems rather than pay increases.
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Thomas Hynes
Illinois Senate
Carter
Department of Public Aid, Public Health, Mental Health and Transportation
Illinois Commerce Commission
Banks and Trust Companies
Pene
Dear Ann Landers column readers share parenting woes
An 18 year old writes that harsh parenting left her struggling with self control and decision making while others advise taking responsibility and changing behavior. A reader asks about domestic strain from a DIY husband and time pressures prompting advice to hire help. Also notes a question about true aristocracy and promotes Ann Landers booklet Teen Age Sex Ten Ways to Cool It.
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Ann Landers
Point
Ann
Draggin
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
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