Grundy County Chamber names new directors for 1976
Gerald Knudson announces five new three year directors to Grundy County Chamber of Commerce. Appointees include Mark Bates Richard DePung Thomas Dzuryak Buddy Morel and Aubrey Shenefiel. John Swezy fills a two year vacancy. New officers are Wohlwend president Kaufman first vice president Steele second vice president Meysembourg treasurer.
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Grundy County
Bimet Electrical Corp
DePung
James Garling
Commonwealth Edison
Robert
Ronald Wohlwend
Donald Kaufman
Richard Steele
James Meysembourg
Gerald Knudson
Wohlwend
Santa Claus lives in Hicksville New York
A New York switchman named Michael Claus is called Santa at Christmas. He and his wife Joyce live in Hicksville with daughters Danielle and Heather. He recalls boot camp humor and occasional phone calls from kids and adults. He keeps a low profile now and rarely wears the suit. Danielle learned her father is Santa, linking present gifts to Daddy Santa.
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Hicksville
N.Y
UPI
Santa Michael Claus
New York Telephone Co
Claus
Joyce
Santa
Danielle
Heather
Santa Claus
Daddy Santa
Hope
Vietnam
Television
Carol Burnett
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
David Niven
Bill Veeck
Worst Christmas Here and There Sanity in a Donkey
Patrick J. Killen reports a UK style roundup of infamous and odd worst gifts from stars like Bob Hope Bing Crosby Carol Burnett and Stanley Marcus. The piece includes Kent King of Mankato Minn recalling a muddy WWII Christmas shoe shine kit and notes other figures memories and a donor catalogue item from Marcus. Two Grundy County youths face petitions for being beyond parental control after a vehicle damaged a memorial and flagpole in South Wilmington.
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Patrick J. Killen
United Press International
Stanley Marcus
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Bill Veeck
Kent King
King
Mankato
Minn
Pacific
UPI
St. Nick
Yale
Valley
Kit
Neiman-Marcus
Dallas
Marcus
N-M
George
Martha Washington
Grundy County
South Wilmington
Danny Holcomb
Charles Peitzmeyer
Mickey Finn
Third and Lake Sts
Break-in Reported at Union Street Home in Morris
Morris police received a breaking and entering report at 1315 Union Street. Mrs. Robert Norma returned home about 1 30 p.m. Monday and found the back door pried open about three inches. No items reported stolen. investigators note the door appeared forced with a one inch tool.
Grain and cattle prices in Joliet and Chicago markets
Markets report morning prices from Joliet and Chicago. Cattle sales in Joliet insufficient to establish market with 2,000 head expected and hog trade active but lower. In Chicago wheat and corn futures show irregulars and substantial drops with soybeans also down across contracts.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Judge limits pretrial publicity in Susan Saxe murder case
Suffolk Superior Court Chief Judge Walter McLaughlin issued three orders to curb prejudicial pretrial publicity in the September 1970 Boston bank robbery slaying of Officer Walter Schroeder. The measures restrict reporting of Saxe past descriptions and suppressive motion details before a jury is empaneled, and ban inflammatory descriptors.
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Boston
UPI
Susan Saxe
Thomas Shapiro
Kendall County March primary slate set in Kendall
Kendall County announces candidates for the March 16 primary with no withdrawals by noon Saturday. Republicans dominate the field with one Democrat seeking a county board seat. unopposed incumbents include Dallas Ingemunson state attorney and Viola Swanson circuit clerk. Coroner race features William Dunn and Terry Dieterle. District 1 offers Sleezer Thompson Mann. District 2 lists Shoger Charest Jones Weis Law Olsen Hettrich. Democrat Steve L. Cain also runs. Two seats to be filled.
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Jean Brady
Dallas Ingemunson
Viola Swanson
William Dunn
Terry L. Dieterle
Kendall
Floyd Sleezer
David E. Thompson
James Mann
Howard Shoger
Tom Charest
Ellis Jones
Jack C. Weis
Rick L. Law
Walter J. Olsen
George Hettrich
Steve L. Cain
Seek Aerosol Ban Across States and groups
Nine states joined environmental groups to petition the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban fluorocarbon aerosols. NRDC and partners say such products threaten the ozone layer and could raise skin cancer risk. NOAA and NCAR findings bolster the depletion theory.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission Today
Thomas B. Steel Jr
National Resources Defense Council Inc
Commission
Environmental Defense Fund
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
Colorado
Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
Oregon
Vermont
Wisconsin
NRDC
Food and Drug Administration
Changes in immunization clinic dates for holidays
Will County Health Department lists schedule changes for immunization clinics. The January first Thursday session moves from January 8 to 9 11 a.m. at Sunny Hill Nursing Home. The February 12 Monee clinic shifts to February 11 at the American Legion Hall 22 Chestnut. Starting times at Frankfort clinic move to 9 a.m. on the second Wednesday of odd months at St Anthony's Church.
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Will County Health Department
The
Health Department
Sunny Hill
Monee
American Legion Hall
Chestnut
Frankfort
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
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Congress
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World Almanac
Conway
Joliet Market
Town Crier
Ottawa
Rte
Grefttim
Johnson
Glass & Lock Service
Liberty St
Ms. Saxe
Yorkville
Kendall County
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Palmdale
Calif
Rockwell International
Space Division
NASA Space
Shrawbaway Plant Boutique
W. Washington
Morris Drapery Center
Liberty
Morris
Waverly
Bawa
Baum's
Baum’s
Sue Allen
Venita Barr
George Baum
Jona Baum
Jim Baum
Carol Baum
Lila Coop Sue Covey
Marty Enerson
Lois Englert
Debby Graham
June Halterman
Nova Hefler
Louise Hill
Kathy Holman
Helen Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Ellynor Kitterman
Karen Kucera
John Macdonald
Sue Morse
Donna Nelson
Marge Ragan
Rene Santiago
Espi Siron
Norma Smith
Virginia Splain
Karen Swetzig
Helene Tabler
Jone Tate
Judy Thompson
Meta True Barb Vaksdal
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Barb Weibel
Nancy Wilder
Nancy Young
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