Simon announces gas price hike amid fuel shortage
Federal energy chief William E. Simon said gasoline prices will rise another cent to reimburse dealers for reduced sales during the fuel shortage. He noted most long lines were in metropolitan areas and warned of a crackdown on violators of fuel allocation rules with possible criminal penalties.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Siimon
NBC
Federal Energy Office
FEO
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
US District Court
William J. Bauer
Chicago
McBride
Shell Service
IRS
Jack Hushen
Hushen
Bauer
Subdivision burglary suspects captured after swift sheriff response
Grundy County deputies and Will County and Coal City police nab four burglary suspects tied to the McIntosh Subdivision break in at 9 50 p m Friday. Juveniles Vernon Quirk Vincent Quirk and Arlene Bradshaw turned themselves in with one suspect Joseph Morgan 16 Hinsdale arrested after seeking help.
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Grundy County
Sheriff's Department
McIntosh
Francis Schmitt
Evert Poyner
Gilbert McIntosh Lodge
Schmitt
Kan
Vincent Quirk
Hinsdale
Arlene R. Bradshaw
Ottawa
Youths charged in Grundy County cannabis possession case
Douglas Bellm 19 of Saratoga Township and Edward Ansell 19 of 526 Armstrong St faced charges after a traffic stop by Grundy County Deputy Sheriff Ken Shan non. A bag of cannabis was found on Bellm and beer in Ansell s vehicle near Gore Road and the Grundy County Jail. Bellm was slated to appear in court today.
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Douglas Bellm
Saratoga Township
Edward Ansell
Armstrong St
Grundy County
Ken Shannon
Shannon
Ansell
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Gore Road
Syd Reeves
Morris Police
Bellm
Goodyear manager dies in Morris area
Gordon Anderson 27 died at Morris Hospital after collapsing at home. Autopsy ordered by Grundy County Coroner James Reeves. Anderson, a Goodyear Service Co. manager at 514 Liberty St., Evanston native with a Millikin BA, is survived by wife Janet and daughter Tracy. Body taken to Kelly-Spaulding Funeral Home in Highland Park.
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Grundy County
James Reeves
Gordon Anderson
Rte. 5
Morris Hospital
L. Crown
Ron Fox
Anderson
Goodyear Service Co
Goodyear Service
Liberty St
Evanston
Ind
Millikin University
Janet
Tracy
Kelly-Spaulding Funeral Home
Highland Park
Gasoline trunk explosion kills four in Harrisburg area crash
A two car wreck on U.S. 45 near Harrisburg Illinois left four dead, three of them under five, when a full gasoline container in a car trunk exploded after icy roads forced a turn back. Kenneth Busby, 23, and James Holmes, 59, were involved as drivers, with one truck colliding into the stalled car and triggering the blast.
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Harrisburg
Ill
UPI
U.S. 45
Here
Church
Carrier Mills
Kenneth Busby
James Holmes
Bitterly cold forecast with record low wind chills
Weather report notes tonight will be fair yet bitterly cold with lows 15 to 20 below zero. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies and continued cold with highs from zero to 10 above. Weekend at Dresden Island Locks shows a high of 30 and low of 11 on Saturday, and highs of 18 and lows of 2 on Sunday. Early today Morris reported 2 degrees at 7 am and 7 degrees at 11 am downtown with 0.03 inches of precipitation.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Disturbance at Bar I and III Leaves Morris Man Injured
Steven Dummitt, 24, of Rte. 3, was struck with a beer bottle during a dispute at Bar I and III near Mazon. He was taken to Morris hospital at 1 a.m. after the attack by a man named Tokyo Joe and three others. Dummitt was treated for a cut near his left eye and refused to sign a complaint. Chuck Kline reported the incident to the Grundy County Sheriff's office.
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Bar I and III
Mazon
Morris
Steven Dummitt
Rte. 3
Tokyo Joe
Grundy County
Twins Celebrate First Birthday and Growth Milestones
Micheal Eldridge and John Jack Bissell born at 8:33 p.m. and 8:38 p.m. in Morris Morris County New Jersey weigh 24 pounds combined 30 inches tall. Parents James and family moved from Morris to Penns Grove while father works for Fluor construction Los Angeles and General Electric Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant. Grandparents are Clifford Bissell of Manchester Connecticut and Hardy E. Davis Jr. of Acton Massachusetts.
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Micheal Eldridge
John
Jack) Clifford Bissell
James Bissell
Penns Grove
N.J
Mabel Court
Morris
Christian
Jack
Michael
Bissells
Fluor Construction
Los Angeles
Mobile
General Electric Midwest
Clifford Bissell
Manchester
Conn
Hardy E. Davis Jr
Acton, Mass
Jack) Clifford
Michael Eldridge Bissell
Grundy County
Morris Hospital
Morris Daily Herald
Jett Arrested on Bench Warrant in Coal City
Robert L. Jett, 22, of 3554 Mary St., Coal City, was arrested by Braidwood police on a bench warrant for unpaid $200 fine from a Nov. 5 plea of obstructing an officer. He was transferred to Grundy County Jail and was to appear in court today.
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Robert L. Jett
Mary St
Coal City
Braidwood
Grundy County
Jett
Conlisk Named Chicago Traffic Division Chief
James B. Conlisk Jr., former Chicago police superintendent, was named head of the traffic division after resigning November 1 amid a scandal involving 35 indictments against officers. Conlisk, aged 55, will earn 29000 dollars annually, replacing acting superintendent James M. Rochford who announced the appointment.
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Chicago
UPI
James B. Conlisk Jr
Conlisk
Richard J. Daley
Clarence C. Braasch
James M. Rochford
Police Department
Vandalism and Theft Reports Across Grady County
Dennis Sterritt reports bullets damaged Environmental Research and Technology on Gorman Road near White Tie Road. Deputies find a bullet near explosive hydrogen tanks and a theft at Joliet Yacht Club on County Line Road. Five boats dry docked at the marina reported missing items including motors and tools. Gas pumps stolen from Northern Illinois Gas Co. reported by Jim Lawrence. Kenneth Rinehart uniform pieces stolen in a Gardner Laundromat break-in reported by Roy Gardner.
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Dennis Sterritt
Grundy County
Marina
Woodall
Jim Lawrence
Hammond
Ind
Sheriff’s Office
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Lawrence
Roy Gardner
Kenneth W. Rinehart
Gardner
Gardner Laundromat
Grundy County Board approves monthly home rate hikes
The Grundy County Board voted Friday to raise Grundy County Home charges by 65 dollars per month. Double occupancy will cost 415 and single rooms 515 with 71 double and 3 singles currently housing residents. The increase aims to cover deficits and fund a new county home addition. The board also backed township consolidations affecting Nettle Creek Erienna Maine Garfield and Greenfield townships with a November 5 vote. only two members opposed.
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Grundy County
Peter Baudino
Susan Morse
Harry Henderson
Nettle Creek
Erienna
Maine, Garfield
Greenfield
Richard Herman
Donald Noonan
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Joseph Morgan
Curt Leach
Morgan
Coal City Police
Will County Sheriff's Department
Goodyear
Morris Township
Phillip Braun
Glen Anderson
Washington St
Chester Winsor
Morris Township Board of Auditors
Morris Public Library
Herald
Board
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