New device catches speeders on Sunset Boulevard patrols
In Los Angeles a handheld Digital Doppler speed gun tracks speeding drivers on a nine mile Sunset Boulevard stretch from Beverly Hills to the Pacific Ocean. Eight units at about 700 dollars each aid motorcycle teams, with two officers clocking and pursuing, and readings locked for court.
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Los Angeles
Sunset Boulevard
Beverly Hills
Pacific Ocean
CMI, Inc
Minturn
Colo
Hickman
Illinois legislators eyed for pay raises by wage panel
A three member commission indicated it will likely back limited salary increases for Illinois legislators and statewide officials after public hearings. It plans to issue concrete recommendations to the General Assembly within a week, with debate possible in the upcoming short session.
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
John Meyer
Danville
Roy Small
Commission
Meyer
Federal Pay Board
Elton K. McQuery
Doctor from Northfield gets 10 months jail for tax evasion
Dr John E Baylor a Northfield physician was sentenced in Chicago federal court to 10 months in jail and fined 10000 for income tax evasion covering 1965 to 1967. Judge Bernard M Decker noted doctors should understand tax evasion penalties in imposing the sentence.
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Chicago
John E. Baylor
Northfield
Bernard M. Decker
Baylor
Evanston
Firefighters rescue 15 from Gary apartment blaze
In Gary Indiana on the East Side firefighters freed 15 people trapped in a flaming three story 24 unit building. Two firemen and six tenants suffered smoke inhalation and minor cuts. Firemen suspect the fire began in the basement though the cause remains under investigation.
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Gary, Ind
Gary
FTC plans to break up Xerox office copier dominance
The FTC proposes to split Xerox Corp amid alleged unfair marketing and patent practices. It charges Xerox blocked foreign affiliates from U.S. competition and seeks divestiture of Bank Xerox Ltd. stock and mandatory licensing of all relevant patents to competitors.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Xerox Corp
Xerox
FTC
U.S
Bank
Xerox Ltd
United States
Canada
Airport security cost dispute stalls funding
Local airport authorities clash with the federal government over who pays for the new hijack prevention measures. Officials say costs run into hundreds of thousands or more and could endanger budgets. The FAA and Transportation Department defer to airlines and airports while suggesting some federal aid for equipment.
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Transportation Department
Federal Aviation Administration
John Volpe
Volpe
Associated Press
Don Whitman
Portland International
Maine
U.S
Warren J. Ferguson
Los Angeles
Deny bonds for Jayne murder defendants in Illinois
A Circuit Court judge refused bond Tuesday for Joseph LaPlaca and Silas Jayne in the murder case of wealthy horseman George Jayne. Judge Richard J. Fitzgerald ruled the evidence shows a strong likelihood of connection to the Inverness killing in October 1970, with co-defendants Melvin Adams and Julius Barnes not seeking bond.
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Chicago
George Jayne
Richard J. Fitzgerald
Joseph LaPlaca
Silas Jayne
Fitzgerald
Jayne
la Placa
Bond
Melvin Adams
Julius Barnes
Inverness
Nursery shrubs and trees order blanks available in Grundy County
The Grundy County Soil Conservation Service office holds blanks for nursery shrubs and trees from Illinois Division of Forestry. Raymond E. Koontz notes primary goals include restoring idle land, preventing erosion, windbreaks, Christmas trees, wildlife habitat, and recreation areas. He stresses selecting adaptable species and planning ahead for spring planting. Quality seedlings from private nurseries and Illinois Division of Forestry are advised.
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State Nurseries of
Illinois Division of Forestry
Grundy County
Raymond E. Koontz
D. C
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Morris
Soil Conservation Service Office
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