Dismissal of indecent liberties charge for Lester Sellers
A Grundy County Circuit Court released Lester Sellers after State's Atty. Wilder moved to drop the indecent liberties charge. The judge noted the two daughters now recanting and the state signaling no perjury prosecution, with remaining questions about trial further action.
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Lester Sellers
Nettletown Dr
Grundy County
John Massieon
Richard Wilder
Sellers
Atty. Wilder
Massieon
John Barton
Barton
Mary Sellers
Charles Zalar
Weather Report From Dresden Island and Morris
Partly cloudy conditions forecast east tonight with a chance of snow flurries. Low near zero. Friday slightly warmer with highs of 15 to 22. Wednesday’s high reached 29 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a low of 18. At 7 a.m. today it was 28 and downtown Morris reported 18 at 10:10 a.m. Precipitation measured at .05 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Snow cleared but lingering drifts slow Morris after record storm
Grundy County survives the worst December blizzard as nine inches fall over two days. Ray Webb of the St. Louis Weather Bureau notes heavy snowfall and drifting that slows traffic. By noon snow removal aims to finish downtown, with city and county crews using graders and plows. Interstate 80 shows icy patches, Illinois 47 remains partly cleared, and one weather related injury reported in Morris.
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Barton
Sellers
Ohio
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
St. Charles
Indiana School For Boys
Sheridan
Morris
Midwest
Ray Webb
St. Louis Weather Bureau
Roy McLaughlin
O'Brien and Sons Construction Co
Weber Con
Gould Park
McLaughlin
State Highway Department
Illinois 47
District 5
Richard McTague
Thomas C. Logan
Rte. 1
Richards
Rock Island
Division St
Commonwealth Edison
Logan
Sheriff Detects Murder Suspect Found Dead in Morgue
West Palm Beach deputies locate suspect Ramon Nieves in the county morgue beside victim Enroch Martinez after Nieves died in a traffic crash. Martinez had died from stab wounds suffered in a Delray Beach migrant camp fight on November 26. The discovery followed witnesses’ confusion over Nieves being alive.
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Sheriff's Deputies
West Palm Beach
Fila
UPI
Valjean
Haley
Enroch Martinez
Delray Beach
Martinez
Ramon Nieves
Nieves
Caterpillar Buys 191 Acres Near Earlville in Land Move
Caterpillar Tractor Co has purchased three parcels totaling 191 acres near Earlville from Bessie and James Pritchett and Virginia and Gladys Johnson for 152500 dollars. A Caterpillar spokesman says no current use is planned, with speculation of future expansion and possible related Oswego purchases.
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Caterpillar Tractor Co
Earlville
Caterpillar
Bessie
James Pritchett
Virginia
Gladys Johnson
Grundy County to sticker rural addresses for emergency clarity
Grundy County plans to assign street numbers to rural residences and businesses. Planning Officer Eugene Sorensen notes the system began in 1970 with a highway map and grid plan dividing the county by Illinois 47 and 113. Numbers will grow with distance from the dividing line and help police fire and ambulance services and the post office locate buildings quickly. The first numbers will appear south of the Illinois River starting with properties moving from Route 1 to Route 4. Questions should be directed to the Grundy County Planning Office.
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Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen
Illinois 47
Illinois
Sorensen
Police, Fire Department
Ambulance Service
Illinois River
Ten Die In London Train Derailment
A packed commuter train derailed in Ealing West London killing ten and injuring fifty three as fire crews freed victims from wreckage. The train carrying about six hundred passengers from London to Oxford apparently stayed at normal speed before the engine and four cars left the tracks and overturned. Accountant John Carroll described the crash at the emergency reception center at Ealing Town Hall.
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London
UPI
Ealing
British Rail
Oxford
Ealing Town Hall
John Carroll
Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Burlington County Church Supper
An outbreak confirmed by Burlington County authorities reports at least six typhoid fever cases linked to a church supper on November 3 in Burlington City. Three patients were hospitalized at Rancocas Hospital Willingboro Memorial Hospital and Zurburgg Hospital, while the others were treated by private doctors. All victims remain unidentified.
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Mount Holly
N.J
Burlington City
Rancocas Hospital
Willingboro
Burlington County Memorial Hospital
Zurburgg Hospital
Riverside
Simon urges 10 gallon weekly limit on gas nationwide
William E. Simon the new energy secretary calls for Americans to limit gasoline to 10 gallons per week and for stations to cap sales at 10 gallons per customer. He says the move is voluntary for now, but a pending emergency energy bill could authorize mandatory rationing. The plan aims to save about 1.2 million barrels per day if widely followed and comes as airlines receive jet fuel allocations and Pan Am trims international flights.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Simon
Simon
Congress
International Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
U. S
Pilots Union
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Robert Malmquist
Van
Greenway
Jeff Jones
Morris Wednesday
Lawrence Studio
Gebhard Woods
Morris Hospital
Carl Bremenkamp
All Morris
United Press International
Plains
Morris Daily Herald
The
Ottawa Daily Times
County Recorder’s Office
Grand Ridge, Ill
Steve Rowe
Grand Ridge
Joliet and
Rockford
Burlington Northern
Pritchett
Oswego
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