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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1978
Page
9
Edward Bartels aged 46 of 1935 Southmor Road died suddenly this morning. Funeral arrangements are pending at Davis Funeral Home.
Cleveland's mayor and city council clash over how to raise cash with a $15.5 million loan due Friday. Kucinich pushes a payroll tax hike to generate $38 million. councils prefer selling a $158 million light system. Bank refinancings hinge on council support. The non-binding vote fell nine short of the 22 needed to send tax measures to voters. If cooperation fails, default looms.
NRC official Strasma warns high level radiation could escape from Dresden facility over one to 12 hours rather than instantly in a catastrophe. He notes spent fuel rods from California, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Dresden are stored there, comprising about 10 percent of the nation’s total. Other attendees include county officials, Morris officials, and local disaster and planning leaders.
Joliet Illinois hogs active with 1 400 head trading. Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 1.50 higher. various weights quoted. Sows up 1.00. boars over 300 pounds at 35.00. Cattle: insufficient test for full market. cows steady to mixed utility and commercial 1 3 at 40.00 to 42.50.
Grain prices listed at 12 noon show Corn at 2.19 and 2.2734 in the hopper and box, Beans at 6.69, and Wheat No 2 hard red winter at 3.47 and No 2 soft red winter at 3.61. Prices reference No 2 yellow corn on Wednesday with 2.26 hopper and 2.20 box.
Federal agents investigate possible underworld ties to the filming of The Brink's Job and the Teamsters role, with NBC News citing a grand jury probe. Boston officials decline to confirm. The project retraces the 1950s Brinks robbery in Boston's North End, where film in the area was shot and a ransom demand followed the theft of raw film.
Gusty winds and heavy snow swept the eastern Great Lakes as milder air moved into the Plains. Western New York posted travel advisories for heavy snow squalls east and southeast of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow is forecast from 2 to 10 inches or more. High wind warnings issued for the eastern Montana Rockies and gale warnings linger along the Pacific Northwest coast.
Washington reports the Republican National Committee laid off between 50 and 60 staffers since September as the party faces about 500000 dollars in debt. The RNC now employs 207 full-time and 63 part-time workers with more likely losses to follow, while the Democratic National Committee contends with a looming midterm conference bill of 650000 dollars.
De wayne Dearlock, 41, of Vandalia, died when the fire truck he rode crashed on Illinois 51 about five miles south of U.S. 40 during a response to a Vandalia fire. Two other firemen were seriously injured in the crash Wednesday.
Boston doctors say new techniques at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital have cut the danger of fatal infection in kidney transplants. Relative donor risk is about 2 percent and dead donor risk about 5 percent, making the operation a viable alternative to dialysis.
Jimmy Lindsey, 18, of Minooka, was bound over in Grundy County Circuit Court on four counts of forgery after allegedly taking checks from Charles O. Smith and forging amounts of 75, 74, 150 and 150 dollars. Lindsey faces an indigency hearing for a public defender and was arrested Wednesday by Grundy County Detectives Fox and Olson following bank checks forged at Tri County Bank.
Grundy County Jaycees sponsor the Biggest Snowball contest from December 24 to 31. Teams of children or neighborhoods roll the largest snowball, with judging on December 31. Entry calls to 942-9000. deadline December 30. Trophy awaits the winner as the annual event aims to engage youths during winter break.
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