Coal City women host Christmas party and club events
The Coal City Women's Relief Corps held its annual Christmas party at Jo's Steak House with a 6 o'clock chicken dinner for 15 members. Officers were elected and installation is set for Jan. 23. The Coal City Woman's Club also had a Christmas party at Jo's House with a tree skirt and ornaments won in a drawing. Community notices include senior events, library and post office holiday schedules, a birth announcement for Christopher Ross Born Dec. 18, and a property damage report in Coal City involving a BB or pellet gun incident on a 1969 Chevrolet Malibu.
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WRC
Coal City Women’s Relief Corps
Jo’s
Betty Finger
Ethel Wills
Ruth Miller
Jennie Zambon
Lena Christensen
Ida Lazier
Selma Rudow
Ida Marketti
Coal City
Douglas
Louisville
Christopher Ross
Baptist East Hospital
John Born Jr
Ross Eggers
John Born Sr
Morris
Susan Covey
Calhoun St
Baum
Thomas Bednarik
Two car crash on Bedford Road injures Morris teen
An 18 year old Morris girl was treated and released after a two car crash on Bedford Road near Union Street. Carol Gumm was ticketed for failing to slow to avoid the collision. Ambulance reports and vehicle damage details are noted along with further police actions and court dates.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Bedford Rd
Union St
Carol D. Gumm
Longpoint Rd
Kurt Salems
Salems
Alvin P. van Duyne
Rte. 4
Murphy Rd
Wilmington
Gumm
van Duyne
Olson
Sunoco
Bond
Grundy County
Photographer Yolla Niclas Sachs Dies in Connecticut
German born photographer Yolla Niclas Sachs known for child books and worldwide exhibits died at her East Hartford home. Funeral planned today. Her works hang in MoMA and have been shown at the United Nations and world fairs.
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East Hartford
Conn
UPI
Yolla Niclas Sachs
Yolla Niclas
Sachs
New York
United Nations
Museum of Natural History
Washington
Paris
Mrs. Sachs
Rudolph
Illinois to Open NMR Center for Cancer Detection Research
A University of Illinois Medical Center project led by Dr. Daniel Fiat will develop an NMR facility to study cancer and body chemistry. The center, costing about 700000 dollars with 30 percent funded by the College of Medicine, aims to go operational by early next year in the Medical Sciences Addition basement.
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College of Medicine
University of Illinois
Medical Center
Chicago
Daniel Fiat
Medical Sciences Addition
MSA
Fiat
University of Illinois Medical Center
University of Illinois At
Stanford University
Bell Telephone Co
New Jersey
Brookhaven National Laboratories
Long Island
New York
International Society of Magnetic Resonance
Groupment Ampere
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Jail sentence for battery in Grundy County
Jerome Conant 30 of Coal City was sentenced to 14 days in county jail after pleading guilty to battery, amended from aggravated battery. He received credit for time served since Dec 10 arrest by Coal City Police, and must pay $25 in court costs within 10 days.
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Jerome Conant
Coal City
Grundy County
Conant
Peter Odo
Charles Zalar
Traffic Court Fines Set After Multiple Local Citations
A series of local traffic cases includes Clarence Noonan fined 65 dollars plus 15 costs for 75 in a 40 zone and James Susan fined 25 dollars with 10 costs for defective equipment. Other charges dismissed or cited involve defrauding an innkeeper, illegal transportation, and signal failures. A deadly Fallston North Carolina fire killed six, including five children, with investigators unsure of the cause.
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Clarence Noonan
Railroad St
Braidwood
Braceville
Charles Shelby
Illinois
Mitchell St
Edward Borg
Liberty St
Ramona Wiest
Morris Holiday Inn
Lee Davite
E. Division St
Coal City
Daniel Yeates
W. Cermak
Peter Odo
James Susan
Morris
Thomas Lamb
Bernice Limbach
Fremont Ave
Alan Love
Fallston
N.C
UPI
Seven Dead in Oregon Twin Engine Plane Crash
A twin engine Aero Commander 520 crashed in fog in the Oregon Coast Range about 20 miles northwest of Eugene killing seven people. The aircraft with Canadian registry disappeared from radar at 8 05 p m after reporting severe icing. Investigators planned to recover remains and determine origins and flight path.
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Eugene
Ore
UPI
Oregon Coast Range
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Sacramento
Calif
Portland
Federal Aviation Administration
Seattle
FAA
Tax revolt gains steam in California as initiative moves forward
California leads a national shift as Howard Jarvis and United Taxpayers collect 1.2 million signatures to place a property tax limit on the ballot. The plan caps taxes at one percent of home value, risking state and local fiscal strain and forcing spending priorities.
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California
Golden State
America
Mars
Howard Jarvis
United Taxpayers
Jarvis
a_ rock
Jerry Brown
Brown
Spenders
Spending Coalition
Santa Claus and faith in Christmas from Dr Crane
A child asks if Santa exists and Dr George W Crane reassures Beth that the real Santa is God with Jesus as the first gift. The message links Christmas myths to moral lessons, family acts of giving, and the value of optimism for children and the elderly.
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Santa Claus
Dr. Crane
Beth
Jesus
Santa
Big
God
McGuffey
Christmas Spirit in a Changing World
Dear Ann Landers column reprints a 10-year-old plea for the true Christmas spirit amid modern trends. It notes trees colored by spray, sexy Santa images, over-commercialization, and party-centered gatherings with office flirtations, contrasting with peace and goodwill.
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Ann Landers
Poughkeepsie
William Kirchoff
Kirchoff
Mommy
Santa Claus
Santa
Central Casting
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Lions Hall
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Ron M. Ford
Ogden Ave
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Robert Stansberry
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Roger D. Thompson
Buchanan St
Roger Miller
W. Main St
Thompson
Edwin K Gabrielsen
Shore Ct
Oswego
Romine
Standard Plaza
James Watson
Watson
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Wauponsee St
Robert Lynes
Richard Rexroad
Illinois Ave
Amanda M. Walck
Straightway
Miss Walck
Polic
Lynes
Old
China
Niclas Sachs
Aurora, Ill
Aurora
Richard Schiller
Paramount Arts Centre
Aurora East
Aurora West
Schiller
Paramount Centre
Michael Hayes
Public Employees’ Union
Teachers’ Union
League of Women Voters
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Toher
Worry Clinic
George W Crane
Beth R
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Crane
Hopkins
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Indiana
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P.O
Ill
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