Rainy Night Crashes and Long Power Outage Struck Grundy County
Slippery roads from rain caused two investigated accidents on Illinois 47 and Nelson Road, with vehicles sliding on ice. A three ton state truck caught fire on Illinois 113 near Diamond, no injuries. A seven hour power outage affected Joliet area residents and businesses, traced to transformer issues after misting rain.
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Terri Ann Olson
N. Scott School Rd
Nelson Rd
Ashton Rd
Morris Fire Department
Craig Williamson
Olson
Illinois
Diamond
Coal City
Joliet
Goose Lake Township
U.S
Commonwealth Edison
Joliet Station
Edison
Israeli air raid hits three bases in southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes attacked three Palestinian bases near Tyre in southern Lebanon in retaliation for attacks in Israel. The raid, lasting about 15 minutes, reportedly killed and wounded 27 people with 10 to 20 guerrillas at each site. Palestinian and Lebanese spokesmen reported exchanges of fire with Israeli gunboats and coastal positions.
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Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Israel
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Tyre
Beirut
Israel-Lebanon
Israel Defense Forces
Ning
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Dahar el Bourj
Kassamieh
Bourj es-Shimari
Illinois Central accused of pressuring grain firm
Federal prosecutors charge Illinois Central Gulf Railroad with pressuring Anchor Grain Co to drop a complaint before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They allege ICG cancelled Anchor leases at Anchor, Cropsey, and Colfax loading facilities to place Anchor at a disadvantage while competitors kept leases. Potential fine up to 20000 dollars. railroad spokesman did not comment.
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Bloomer Shippers Association
ICC
ICG
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edison buys equipment for Savanah nuclear plant
Commonwealth Edison signed contracts with Westinghouse for 171 million dollars worth of equipment for a planned 2.2 million kilowatt Savanah nuclear plant in Illinois. The project aims to install major steam supply gear two pressure water reactors and fuel fabrication facilities with completion targeted for the late 1980s and expected to serve about 400 000 customers in 25 northern Illinois counties.
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Chicago
Commonwealth Edison
Westinghouse
Savanah, II
Edison
John
Illinois to Buy Four-Door Subcompacts for State Use
State officials announce Illinois will purchase 360 four door subcompact cars to cut costs and extend gasoline mileage. Administrative Services awarded contracts to three Springfield dealers and one in Champaign for Dodge Omni and Chevrolet Chevette models.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Illinois Department of Administrative Services
Champaign
Hijackers hijack airliner over Indira Gandhi release demand
Two armed hijackers seized an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 132 aboard on a Lucknow to New Delhi flight and forced it to land in Varanasi to demand Indira Gandhi’s release. The incident sparked nationwide protests and arrests, with reports of several deaths and clashes across major cities.
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India
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Mrs. Gandhi
Indian Airlines
Lucknow
Varanasi
Airlines
OP Garg
D.N Pandey
B.N. Pandey
Uttar Pradesh
Morarji Desai
Garg
D.N. Pandey
Thompson weighs call for session over Illinois pay raises
Gov. James R. Thompson weighs triggering a special session to roll back state lawmakers and top officials pay hikes while Carter objects to the raises and the public sends thousands of tea bags in protest. Legislative leaders say a rollback could occur on Jan. 10 but timing may miss changing salaries already in effect.
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Ill
James R. Thompson
Carter
Illinois
Thompson
Gover
Nors
Boston
Boston Harbor
David C. Shapiro
Senate
Amboy
Shapiro
George H. Ryan
House
GOP
Kankakee
Ryan
Plane crashes on I 74 near Morton kill two
A single engine Cessna 210 crashed in the westbound lanes of Interstate 74 near Morton Illinois after striking a semitrailer and exploding. Police identified the dead as Richard A Helzen 34 of Burlington Iowa and Ora K Smith 39 of Biggsville IA with fire and wreckage complicating the scene. The crash occurred 20 to 25 miles east of Peoria and involved cargo from Terre Haute Indiana to Moline.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Moline
Galesburg Aviation
Haldeman leaves prison after dawn parole release
H R Haldeman walks from federal prison at dawn with his wife Jo, smiling and refusing to comment on Watergate or Nixon. The 52 year old aide, once powerful near Nixon, had been convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury and left after a six month parole extension. He says he is going home to his family and wishes reporters a Merry Christmas.
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Calif
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Richard Nixon
Dawn
Federal Correctional Institution
Haldeman
Nixon
Federal Parole Board
Washington
Weather and economic update across drought, flood and rates
Freezing drizzle and heavy rainfall grip Michigan Illinois Iowa and Nebraska while Arizona residents hope for a dry spell after days of downpours. Flooding reported in Winslow as eight possible deaths loom, amid avalanche warnings in Wyoming and Colorado and snow in New Mexico mountains. Suspiciously, Chemical Bank hiked its prime lending rate to 11.5 percent, the 15th rise this year, signaling tighter Fed monetary policy.
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Iowa
Nebraska
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Colorado
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Nev
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Tennessee Valley
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