Blame Ice for Two Accidents In Morris Area
Two unrelated Morris area crashes caused vehicle damage with no injuries due to icy roads. First at 9 45 a m at Jackson and Calhoun streets involved Samuel Slovick 60 and Aaron Cravens 28. Second at 10 45 p m on Liberty near Buchanan involved Richard McCullough 23 and Robert George 18.
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Morris Area
Morris City
Jackson
Calhoun St
William Button
James Gretencord
Jackson St
Samuel J. Slovick
Aaron B. Cra
Robert C. George
Fremont Ave
Kopezick
Prosecution Gripes Over Witness Refusal to Testify
Grundy County State’s Atty. Richard Wilder condemned wasted time as a complainant withdrew support in a theft case. Alberico, charged with stealing guitars from the Bluebird Inn Braceville, had the complaint dismissed after witness Pickens asked to drop charges. Alberico posted $1,000 bond, and court costs plus sheriff’s fees totaled $20.
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Grundy County
Richard Wilder
Wilder
Thomas Alberico
Elvin Pickens
Joliet
Bluebird Inn
Braceville
Alberico
Pickens
Chester P. Winsor
Traffic Court Fines For Speeding and Lapses Near Coal City
Donald G. Scott 23 of 655 Broadway Coal City paid 10 dollar fine plus 5 dollars costs for too fast for conditions. Dale L. Rees 35 of Hammond Ill fined 10 dollars and 5 dollars costs for driving around lowered railroad gates. Jeanne L. Reynolds 51 of Streator fined 16 dollars for speeding 86 mph in a 70 zone. Walter R. Carpenter 59 of 417 W Jefferson St fined 25 dollars and 5 dollars costs for loss of vehicle control causing an accident.
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Donald G. Scott
Broadway St
Coal City
Dale L. Rees
Hammond
Ill
Jeanne L. Reynolds
Streator
Walter R. Carpenter
W. Jefferson St
Fire Kills Three in Chicago Southwest Side Apartment
Three small children were killed when a fire swept their second floor apartment on the Southwest Side. The victims were Anthony Scott 4 Veronica 2 and Jacqueline 10 months. The cause of the blaze was not immediately determined.
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Chicago
Anthony Scott
Veronica
Jacqueline
Stock Market Dips After Fed Reserve Action
New York stocks fell broadly in early afternoon trading as the Dow Jones average dropped 0.93 to 894.01. The AP 60 stock average slid 0.2 to 319.0, with industrials down 0.1, rails down 0.3 and utilities unchanged. Brokers questioned the long term impact of the Fed reserve move on prices.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
American Stock Exchange
Man Arrested After Offering Gun To Police On Street
Buffalo New York police say 29 year old Robert Miles offered a .38 caliber revolver to a patrol car on a downtown street corner early Christmas morning. Miles was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Robert Miles
Miles
Los Angeles Without Mayor As City Sits Vacant
The city of Los Angeles with nearly three million people has no mayor. Samuel W. Yorty is vacationing in Acapulco Mexico. Acting mayor L E Timberlake heads to Las Vegas while Council President Pro Tem John S Gibson Jr also is away in Boston. The charter lacks an acting mayor provision beyond these three.
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Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Acapulco
Mexico
L.E. Timberlake
Las Vegas
Nev
John S. Gibson Jr
Boston
Beyong
Make Her Wilderness Like Eden Illini Sesquicentennial Play
A documentary drama made for Illinois Sesquicentennial portrays 150 years of state history from territorial struggles to modern times. Written by Christian Moe of SIU with SIU players and Museum of Science and Industry staff, the two part play opens in Chicago before 500 attendees and moves through Lincoln era, Grant, Chicago fire, Haymarket, Capone era, Depression, WWII and present.
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Chicago
Eden
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Southern Illinois University
Christian Moe
SIU
Illinois
Theatre of the Museum of Science and Industry
Elijah Lovejoy
Alton
Joseph Smith
Church of Latter Davy Saints
Carthage
Hancock County
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
U.S. Grant
Galena
Haymarket
John P. Altgeldt
Capone
Shelton and Burger Gang
Sion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helen Tieken Geraghty
Sesquicentennial Commission
Illinois State University At Normal
Mae
Zion
Moe
Theft Baffles Socorro Art League as Oils Vanish
The Socorro Art League reports two small oil paintings by Gladys Newsome disappeared from display at the Socorro Public Library. League members joke about the loss but seek the return of the works.
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Socorro
N.M
Art League
League
Gladys Newsome
Socorro Public Library
Fine Youth $100 on Liquor Charge
A Verona youth Ronald J. Sjostrom 20 was fined 100 and 10 costs after a 2:50 a.m. Dec. 20 illegal transportation of liquor ticket at Liberty St and Bedford Rd. He appeared before Magistrate Chester P. Winsor, cited by Morris City Policeman William Button.
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Verona
Ronald J. Sjostrom
Liberty St
Bedford Road
Morris City
William Button
Chester P. Winsor
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