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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1978
Page
4
Veli, a Finnish junior at Morris Community High School, balances skiing and team sports while adjusting to U.S. life. He attends U.S. History, English, German, trigonometry, and woodworking, after studying English and Finnish earlier. The report also notes a wider exchange program and local holiday travel plans.
Shawna Strobel remains in fair condition at Children's Memorial Hospital after a .22 gunshot at the Ray Clark residence on Bluff Road. Clark, 21, charged with reckless conduct, took a lie detector Thursday. results were inconclusive and he will retake. Clark posted $250 bond and faces court on December 29.
A 1200 dollar suit filed in October by Borens Ford against Sigurd Thompson at 616 West Ave was dismissed in Grundy County Circuit Court Thursday. The action charged that on June 10 Thompson driving a Borens Ford car collided at Wauponsee and Jefferson with Karen Charms of 616 Vine St. Borens sought 1200 dollars for car damage.
Two people suffered minor injuries in accidents investigated Thursday and today by the Grundy County Sheriff's Department. Eugene Markwell, 21, of Roadhouse, was treated at Morris Hospital for facial cuts after a one car crash on Illinois 113 at about 1 a.m. His car crossed the center line and skidded 70 feet before leaving the road, entering a field, hitting a bank and crossing a creek. He was taken to Morris Hospital via passerby to Morris Motel then to the hospital. A Coal City man complained of a stiff neck after a crash at Illinois 113 and Fifth Avenue in Eileen about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Joseph Kasher, 49, told Sgt. Thomas Walker he would seek his own doctor if necessary after stopping to avoid a turning car. Delores Ferrari, 50, rear ended Kasher’s 1978 GMC pickup, causing about 150 dollars damage while Ferrari’s 1979 Buick sustained about 350 dollars damage to the front. An attempted burglary at a Channahon residence was interrupted Thursday night and a man was seen fleeing. no agency could report the residence’s owner. Police notified Channahon Police and Will County Sheriff’s Department. no one was in the residence when they arrived. The Will County Sheriff’s Department reported no today because their typists are on strike.
The Channahon Park District sponsors a trip to Chicago Stadium to watch the Bulls face the Jazz in an NBA game on Friday Feb 2. Buses depart Channahon Middle School at 5 30 pm and return about 90 minutes after the final buzzer. Send names addresses and phones with a check to Chicago Bulls Channahon Park District Box 274 Channahon 60410 or sign up at the middle school gym Monday Tuesday or Wednesday 7 to 8 30 pm.
In Chevak, Alaska, a private plane carrying students home for Christmas vacation crashed Thursday, killing Nora Boyscout, 16, and Elena Peter, both of Chevak. Five others were seriously injured and evacuated by Air Force aircraft to an Anchorage hospital.
A complaint filed by school bus driver Mrs. Carol Hextall against a Morris woman was dropped Thursday after an incident at 3 30 p m near the intersection of North and Spruce Streets. Police had the woman driver and Mrs Hextall contact Thursday and later resolved conflicting stories.
James D. Poubs, 17, of 304 Mabel Ct., was cited by Officer Kurt Salems for speeding 60 mph in a 25 mph zone in the 1200 block of Union St at 3 12 p.m. Thursday. He posted his license as bond and is set to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court January 11.
FBI agents seized records from Madison County Comprehensive Employment and Training Act administrator Dan Churovich related to 10 trainees at Granite City Steel in 1977. Nine were CETA applicants certified for federal guidelines. a tenth was privately hired. About $6,600 in federal funds supported the nine trainees, with Granite City Steel covering their wages during training.
NIU physicist Axel Meyer and biologist Bruce Van Zellen invite civic, fraternal or church groups to public debates on nuclear power, proliferation, biology and environment, and alternative energy. They stress discussion with opponents and note DAARE membership. contact numbers provided.
The article critiques President Carter's voluntary wage-price guidelines, noting numerous exemptions such as fringe benefits and hardship waivers. It questions enforcement by Alfred Kahn and warns of bureaucratic expansion, inflation, and looming mandatory controls amid rising interest rates and potential recession.
A reader blasts violent toy advertising and praises ambulance crews, while another urges a mother to quit smoking for family health. Ann Landers questions toy gun messages, offers resources for smoking cessation, and promotes her booklet on love and sex.
Dr George W Crane outlines a 30 day project used by Prof Gilreath in Anderson South Carolina to boost happiness and health through praise. He cites 58 completed worksheets from Senior Citizens and urges readers to request the Compliment Club booklet with return postage and 25 cents.
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