Jail Terms for Gardner Burglary
Two people arrested June 12 during a burglary at the Hen House Restaurant in Gardner received jail sentences and probation after negotiated guilty pleas to theft in Grundy County Circuit Court. Allen Pozdol 26 Braceville got 100 days in jail on felony theft with one year probation and $40 costs. Timothy Lockhart 17 Braceville got 20 days in jail on misdemeanor theft with one year probation and $25 costs. Both served time before posting bond. The judge noted Lockhart’s lesser involvement and youth. Michuda remains jailed.
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Gardner
Grundy County
Allen Pozdol
Braceville
Timothy Lockhart
Charles Zalar
Lockhart
Michael Hayes
Robert Wren
Joseph Michuda
Thomas Walker
Walker
Coal City
Michuda
Four Chicago Building Inspectors Sentenced for Extortion
U.S. District Judge Nicholas J. Bua sentenced four Chicago Building Department inspectors to prison for extortion. John Hedman Michael Jercich and Henry Larsen received one year in prison plus $5,000 fines and three years probation. Thomas Karnick got one year work release, a $1,000 fine and three years probation. Bribes mostly $25 to expedite garage construction.
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Chicago
John Hedman
Michael Jercich
Henry Larsen
Thomas Karnick
U.S
Nicholas J. Bua
Theft of two stone lions reported in Morris
Police briefing notes a theft from a Lincoln Street residence. Virginia Hutchings said the concrete lions in sitting poses were taken from her yard between 2 and 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, with loss valued over 150 dollars. she will sign a complaint if the suspect is found.
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Lincoln St
Morris
Virginia Hutchings
Two youths cited for speeding in Morris
Morris police cited two area youths for speeding in the 1800 block of Division Street at 12:35 a.m. David Underhill, 19, and James Thomas, 21, posted licenses as bonds and will appear in Grundy County Circuit Court on January 11. A separate complaint was to be filed against a driver who passed a stopped school bus on North Street at Spruce Streets at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Warland Bus Service employee Mrs. Carol Hextall will sign once the driver is identified.
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Morris Police
Division St
David S. Underhill
E. Sandridge Rd
James P. Thomas
Rte. 1
Channahon
Alan Love
Thomas Suddarth
Grundy County
Spruce Sts
Warland Bus Service
Carol Hextall
Oak St
Morris
North St
Teen-placed boy held by Coal City police on car theft charge
A 15 year old boy awaited action as Tennessee authorities were to decide his disposition. He had been on probation for a year after appearing in Grundy County Circuit Court on a June 16 car theft charge. He was living with his father in Tennessee under order not to drive. He was taken into custody in Marion County Tennessee on June 17 and returned to Grundy County.
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Tennessee
Coal City
Grundy County
Atty
James Flood
Marion County
Douglas Wills
S. Broadway St
Tenn
Fire calls in Morris area include small house blaze and false alarm
Morris firemen responded to a 10:57 a.m. call reporting a house fire at the W C Stinnette residence on Cemetery Road near the Illinois Michigan Canal. The blaze was a 2 by 3 foot dog house fire caused by a burned out light bulb, about $50 damage. A 9:52 a.m. call to Sponge Cushion Inc. was a false alarm. At 11:53 a.m. Tuesday, Cabinet Village was called for a ballast burn with about $50 damage but no fire. At 5:36 p.m. Tuesday firemen washed down a gas spill after a minor one car accident on Nelson Road. the driver was not reported injured.
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Morris
W.C. Stinnette
Cemetery Rd
Sponge Cushion Inc
Armstrong St
Morris Fire Department
Cabinet Village
Liberty St
Nelson Rd
Ashton Rd
JJC Community Band to Organize New Instrumental Ensemble
Joliet Junior College plans a spring semester instrumental ensemble open to residents of JJC District 525 including students and high school seniors. No tuition fee, register for ICDE 964 at the JJC office or via toll free numbers 744-2200 Joliet 942-4580 Morris 815-838-2174 Romeoville Bolingbrook.
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Joliet Junior College Community
JJC
JJC Registration Office
Joliet
Morris
Romeoville-Bolingbrook
Enterprise
Highland 122
Houbolt Ave
Jerry E. Lewis
Lewis
Rural fire department grants available in Illinois
Illinois rural fire departments have until February 15 to apply for federal 50-50 matching grants to upgrade firefighting gear, tools, pumps, radios, hoses, and converted trucks. The state received 131,300 of a 3.5 million national allotment, with 444 Illinois agencies aided over four years. Eligible communities under 10,000 population are encouraged to apply, and award notices will follow. For details contact the Department of Conservation, division of forestry, Springfield.
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Springfield
Illinois
Allan Mickelson
Department of Conservation
U.S. Forest Service
Mickelson
Congress
Department of
Goose Lake woman charged with bad checks
A Goose Lake resident Sharon Wietzke Guerrieri 24 posted $100 bond after arrest for deceptive practice. She faced charges of cashing two checks 59.79 at Eagle Discount Store and 41.40 at Maland and Wolven Agency knowing they would not be paid by First National Bank of Coal City. Checks written in July and August. Complaints by Ron Bichler and Ron Maland. Arrest by Grundy County Deputy Dan Raymond.
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Goose Lake
Sharon Wietzke Guerrieri
Eagle Discount
Maland and Wolven
Coal City
First National Bank of
Guerrieri
Ron Bichler
Ron Maland
Grundy County
Dan Raymond
First Assistant State’s Attorney Keely to resign in December
James Leo Keely, first assistant state's attorney of LaSalle County, will resign effective December 21 after serving since November 1974 as head of the felony division. He will join the Ottawa law firm of William N. Twohey and Robert B. Steele on January 1.
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James Leo Keely
LaSalle County
State’s Attorney’s Office
Keely
William N. Twohey
Robert B. Steele
Ottawa
Car possession suit dismissed in Grundy County case
A suit filed by Continental Bank against Richard Lockhart and Allen Pozdol of Braceville for possession of a 1973 Dodge Sportsman Wagon was dismissed with leave to reinstate in Grundy County Circuit Court. Filed in October, the bank claimed entitlement to possession and sought surrender of the vehicle.
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Continental Bank
Richard Lockhart
Allen Pozdol
Braceville
Grundy County
Traffic Court entries from Grundy County and nearby areas
Traffic records show David Matteson 38 of 1110 E Pine Bluff Rd not prosecuted for failure to yield after a Nov 14 charge by Deputy Craig Williamson at Carbon Hill Rd and Illinois 113. Daniel Holm 17 of Rte 1 Dwight paid 100 dollars plus 25 costs for reckless driving with a faster than conditions charge dismissed. offense dated Sept 30 by Officer Douglas Francois at First National Bank lot. Vauven quote about innovation appears at end with no clear tie to court actions.
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David Matteson
Pine Bluff Rd
Grundy County
Craig Williamson
Carbon Hill Rd
Illinois
Daniel Holm
Dwight
Morris
Douglas Francois
First National Bank
Lawrence Gretz
Maron
Vicki Ferguson
W. Jackson St
Minooka
Lloyd Unland
Ridge Rd
Mondamon St
Zanzibar Falls to Red-engineered Coup
The piece describes a Soviet Cuban engineered takeover of Zanzibar and the loss of a NASA satellite tracking station. It claims Abeid Karume led the coup with Moscow weapons, and asserts broader geopolitical implications, including past embassy incidents and implications for U.S. codes and diplomacy. The text mixes history, sensational claims, and political critique with dated references.
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Zanzibar
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Indian Ocean
Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania
Abeid Karume
Karume
United States
Moscow
NASA
America
Mideast
Carter
Worry Clinic Explores Math Teaching By Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane urges hands on geometry lessons for Debby aged 16. He argues against oral instruction and stresses diagrammed work, linking Pythagoras and Euclid to modern teaching. Readers are invited to request his tests and booklets through a stamped return envelope.
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Debby
Pythagoras
Euclid
Dr. Crane
PTA
PTO
Dr Crane
Hopkins
Meliot
Indiana
Ann Landers Dear Ann letters on eating disorder and burial ethics
A Fat Pig In Columbus asks about binge eating and self-control while blaming a strained mother daughter relationship. Baffled in Los Angeles learns about column space cuts and subscription options. Looking Beyond seeks guidance about burying a first husband with a second husband and suggests buying new plots. The column ends with a book offer and address for Teen-Age Sex tips.
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Ann Landers
Los Angeles
Baff
L.B
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