Seneca boy drowns in abandoned mine air shaft
Wade E. Edwards seven-year-old from Seneca died after falling into a water filled coal mine air shaft behind his Stafford Trailer Court home. He was found in 50 feet of water by Morris Fire and Emergency Squad after his disappearance Friday evening. Funeral services set for 11 a m Tuesday at Osborne Pfeffer Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Byford Edwards and Juanitta White, two sisters, a brother, and grandparents, with coroner Marion Osborne noting the shaft area had been covered by crusted snow and dirt.
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Osborne- Pfeffer
Seneca
Wade E. Edwards
Stafford
U.S 6
Morris Fire and Emergency Squad
LaSalle County
Marion Osborne
Byford Edwards
Osborne
Morris Fire Department
Morris
Roy Holliday
Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Hinsdale
Byford
Juanitta (Massey) Edwards
World Or Church of God
Hinse
Juanitta White
Dallas
Texas
Jodie
Dawn
Vince
James Massey
Woden
Martha Massey
Big Sandy
Orvel Edwards Sr
Engles, Fla
Protest over Illinois pay raises risks Thompson national bid
Springfield AP report shows citizen anger over Illinois officials pay raises threatening Gov. James R. Thompson's national ambitions. Bernice Jackson leads the group We've Had It accusing the governor of backing a 8 000 a year rise and urging lawmakers to roll back. The protest includes tea bag symbolism and corn to mock the raises as hogs.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Bernice Jackson
White House
Jackson
Capitol
Coalition For Political Honesty
Boston
Fire damages Morris CATV office on Liberty Street
A Sunday night blaze gutted the Morris CATV Associates office at 524 Liberty Street. Estimated damage totals about 70,000 with 40,000 to contents and 30,000 to structure. Goodyear Service Store suffered smoke damage next door. Fire caused by a faulty gas space heater. Firemen battled flames from 2:43 a.m. to 4:45 a.m. and returned at 9:10 a.m. for rekindling checks.
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Morris Catv Associates
Liberty St
Goodyear Service
Morris
Wauponsee
Main Sts
Carl Bremenkamp
Edward Niekirk
Bremenkamp
Brememkampf
Max Babcock
Thomas Suddarth
Thomas Bednarik
Brad Thompson
Weather Outlook and Local Temperatures Nearby
Weather today mostly cloudy and warmer with tonight a chance of rain. Tuesday remains cloudy with likely rain, highs in the upper 30s and lows around 30. At Dresden Lock and Dam the Saturday high reached 37 and the low 19, Sunday 36/19 with 33 at 7 am and a trace of precipitation. In Morris downtown at 10 07 am the temperature was 35. Bethlehem weather and census note ties to Joseph and Mary with birth in manger.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Kidnap and Robbery Charges Pending in Bolingbrook Incident
Chicago man Roger Waldron faces aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery charges after being forced at gunpoint into a dark green 1969 Chevrolet at the I 80 I 55 corridor. The assailants, two Black males, fled with $328 from a restaurant parking lot and abandoned Waldron near Illinois 80, while police pursue the state police investigation continuing.
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Chicago
Bolingbrook
Roger Waldron
Morris
Grundy County
Illinois 47
Waldron
Illinois
District 5
Illinois 53
Interstate 55
Stolen 18th Century Painting From Art Institute
Chicago police probe a $5,000 painting stolen from the Oriental Gallery of the Art Institute during public viewing. The 14 by 10 inch 18th century work shows a snow laden willow and a white heron. The frame was slid from the back, suggesting a quick theft after 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Chicago
Art Institute
Oriental Gallery
Snow unlikely for Christmas in Illinois says weather expert
Urbana AP reports Illinois State Water Survey meteorologist Stanley Changnon says a white Christmas is unlikely with a one in five chance of snow on Christmas Day and a one in three chance of snow on the ground. He notes historical highs around 60 and lows near 10 below, with midwinter averages near 20 to 35 degrees, varying by region.
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Urbana
Ill
Illinois
Stanley Changnon
Illinois State Water Survey
Snon
Minooka High Board approves conference attendance and film program
Minooka High School Board approves sending president Harvey Lewis and Supt. Alton Mattingly to the Governor's three day Education Conference in Chicago with expenses paid, cancels one December meeting, and acts on multiple facility and schedule items including heating repairs, land rental for an ag plot, bus driver termination, a four day week plan, and broadcasting two home games.
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Minooka
Minooka High School
Harvey Lewis
Alton Mattingly
Conrad
Wil Freds
Wunderlich
Minooka Future Farmers of America
Test Ag
Gary Swanson
Career Education Cooperative
Joliet Junior College
Frank Lopez
WCSJ
Morris
Peoria
Illinois Association
Bloomingdale
Mark Underhill
Will County deputies plan to resume strike today
Will County sheriff's deputies plan to resume their strike today after a weekend show of good faith. AFSCME workers at Sunny Hill Nursing Home largely ignored a restraining order, leaving a quorum short for talks with the county board.
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Will County Sheriff's Deputies
American Federation of State
County Court House
Robert Quigley
Afscme
Circuit Court
Michael Orenic
Sunnyhill
Gerald Owens
Santa Claus reports good turnout in Morris
Santa Claus says his house at Liberty and Termed attracts 75 to 100 youngsters each evening plus several adults from Morris and nearby counties. Visitors include six month olds and women in their 60s, many from Frankfort Plainfield Joliet. He has answered over 200 letters and distributed about 1,800 candy canes. Gifts asked include Star Wars dolls and games. Santa’s House, built by GAVC students, runs 6 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, sponsored by Grundy County Chamber of Commerce.
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Santa
Liberty and
Main Sts
Santa Claus
Building Trades
Grundy Area
Grundy County
Liberty
Morris
General County
Frankfort
Plainfield
Grandma's
OPEC price hike jolts dollar and fuels fears
OPEC approves a four stage price increase totaling 14.5 percent, sending the U.S. dollar lower on world markets. Analysts estimate gasoline could rise about 3 cents a gallon by late 1979 as the move prompts inflation concerns and debate in Washington. Financial and political leaders scrutinize the impact while OPEC ministers outline staged implementation. The report also notes Christmas and New Year postal service changes and a Dixon administration closure schedule.
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
OPEC
U.S
Rene Ortiz
Ecuador
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Morris Daily Herald Rail
Carter
South Carolina
Morris Catv
Joseph
City of
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Minooka High
Tion Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ortiz
Alfred Kahn
Secretary of State
Alan J. Dixon
Cook County
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