Dismissal of $25,000 Illinois auto collision suit
Lorraine Horton filed a $25,000 damage suit in Grundy County in October 1975 against Cecila Frederick over a 1973 U.S. 6 collision near Illinois 47 that injured Horton. A third party suit by Frederick against Ethel Horton was also dismissed. Frederick claimed a release signed by Ethel Horton shielded her from damages and asked for repayment equal to any Horton award.
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Lorraine Horton
N. Illinois
Cecila Frederick
Mabel Court
Grundy County
Mrs. Frederick
Ethel Horton
Miss Horton
U.S. 6
Illinois
Frederick
Frederick Harmless
Traffic Court cases and fines in Illinois district
A string of traffic court records lists fines and costs for drivers in Illinois. Jose Rosales faced 500 plus 25 costs for reckless driving reduced from DUI, with bond forfeiture later vacated. Several others received 25 and 10 costs for violations such as improper passing, squealing tires, disobeying stop signs, speeding, and failure to reduce speed, with citations near Gardner Liberty Gore Reed roads and interstates 47 55 80.
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Jose Rosales
Chicago
Rosales
Arthur Wargo
Interstate
Gardner
Steve Shelton
Verona Rd
Dale Wills
Gore Rd
Illinois
Cliff Carmon
Sistek
Thomas Lamb
U.S. 6
Ridge Rd
Eddie Crane
Stockdale Rd
Thomas Thompson
Clyde Stine
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Reed Rd
Reckless driving charged against Morris youth
A 16 year old Morris youth, Timmie G. Valerio, was charged after a complainant said he drove recklessly in the Ottawa Bend Apartments lot. Valerio posted his license as bond and is to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court January 26. Police also investigated a reported purse theft at TLC store, with Tracey Thetard stating a man and woman acted suspiciously before her brown purse disappeared.
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Morris
Ottawa Bend Apartments
Johnnie Puharich
Timmie G. Valerio
Liberty St
Harold Carlson
Gerald Broderick
Valerio
Timmie
Grundy County
TSC Industries
Division St
Tracey Thetard
Moosehart Dr
Miss Thetard
TLC
Plainfield man arrested for marijuana possession
James P Houle 22 of Plainfield charged with possession of 10 to 30 grams of cannabis after a traffic stop on Minooka Rd. Valerie Glavan 19 was cited for improper lane usage. Houle fled with a cannabis bag later found by deputies. Bond posted. Houle to appear January 19, Glavan January 26.
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James P. Houle
Plainfield
Valerie Glavan
Grundy
Jeffery Wix
Minooka Rd
McLindon Rd
Wix
Miss Glavan
Houle
False alarm at Diamond International prompted Morris fire call
The Morris Fire Department answered a 4:06 a.m. call at Diamond International Corp on 1000 Armstrong St that proved to be a false alarm, Fire Chief Sherman Hexdall reported. Grundy County Sheriff's Department received a Tuesday 4:40 p.m. report of a down stop sign at Jugtown and Grinter Roads.
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Morris Fire Department
Diamond International Corp
Armstrong St
Sherman Hexdall
Grundy County
Girls Can Compete With Boys In All Sports
Federal Judge Carl Rubin ruled girls must be allowed to compete with boys in interscholastic sports if physically qualified. Illinois officials warn the decision could end separate but equal athletics, revive one-team-per-sport limits, and set back Title IX progress.
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United Press International
Illinois
U.S
Carl Rubin
Dayton
Ohio
James Flynn
Illinois High School Association
Rubin
Flynn
Chicago Area
Bonnie Beach
Illinois Coaches’ Association For Girls
New Trier East High School
Hoover abused FBI ties to fund home upgrades for Hoover
A Justice Department report says J Edgar Hoover, while director, received annual home enhancements funded by the FBI including a fish pond, porch, painting, and many services. It notes widespread minor misconduct, with personnel fired or disciplined, and Hoover’s death in 1972 left unexplained personal benefits.
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Washington
UPI
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Justice Department
Hoover
Cointelpro
California
Jail deputy jailed after man run over in Colfax
Colfax police report 22 year old McLean County sheriff's deputy Mark Wyant jailed after a pickup struck Dale Shoemaker 40 in the parking lot of Bud's Tap Colfax. Shoemaker critical at St Francis Hospital Peoria Wyant faces aggravated assault charge and possible sheriff’s department discipline with conflicting accounts of a tavern quarrel prior to the incident.
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Colfax
Ill
UPI
McLean County Sheriff's
Mark Wyant
Wyant
Dale Shoemaker
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Bud's Tap
Wyatt
John King
King's
Water main break blocks Third Ave residents
A Morris police report at 12 56 a m described a water line break on Third Ave near 813 as water gushed from the curb. Public Works crews faced ice bound ground while trying to locate the leak with uncertain pipe size and an estimate on repair time not available.
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Third Ave
Morris
Scott Lucas
Public Works Department
Wilfred Dix
JJC Satellite Classes Open at Morris Community High
Joliet Junior College satellite center Morris Community High School will offer two courses next week at MCHS. Technical Blueprint Reading, Blueprint 101 may run if 12 students enroll, Mondays 6:30 to 10 pm taught by Hakon Ener Vold. Beginning Pottery Art 111 starts Jan 17 if 12 enroll, ceramics room at Art Annex, contact Margaret Bednarik. Registration line 942-4580 extension 390.
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MCHS
Margaret Bednarik
JJC
First prisoner arrives at Logan Center Lincoln Ill
The Logan County Correctional Center in Lincoln opens with its first inmates arriving. Warden Leo Meyer says the initial 50 prisoners will be light security as the facility, a former mental hospital, is upgraded to medium security. Guard towers and 12-foot fences are in place to protect central Illinois residents.
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Lincoln, Ill
UPI
Logan County Correctional Center
Leo Meyer
Meyer
Central Illinois
Canada as a key export market and strong ties to the U S
In Montreal the speaker notes Canada as the United States largest export market and a major trading partner. He cites McGill and other universities, the St Lawrence Seaway, and Canada’s population distribution. The text contrasts regional French Canadian culture with Ottawa governance and references historic constitutional roots and defense of minority rights, noting a long undefended 4000 mile border.
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Montreal
McGill University
Canada
McGill
Aeronautical Laboratory
Alan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry
University of Montreal
Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery
Paris
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Great St. Lawrence Seaway
Duluth
Minn
America
U.S
United States
Japan
New York State
California
Texas
France
Spain
West Germany
Ottawa
Washington, D.C
England
Manchester Guardian
Diet Lost 10 Pounds in 10 Days Warns of Dehydration Plan
The Worry Clinic’s Dr George W Crane promotes a dehydration diet claiming 10 pounds lost in 10 days with 800 calories for women and 1200 for men and limited liquids. He instructs meat substitutes and protein meals, then markets a booklet from Hopkins Building Mellott Indiana.
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Equator
Crane
Hopkins
Mellott
Indiana
Ann Landers letters spark heated reader anger
A reader blasts Ann Landers for criticizing a mother of six and a father who enjoyed parenting, while others argue over chain letters and a woman who gave up a child. The column addresses these complaints, urges reporting scammers, and notes a joke about ghostwriting.
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Dix
Logan Center
The
Monaco
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Sandra
Sandra G
Dr. Crane
Ann Landers
Bridgeport
Ann
Unionville
Terre Haute
P.S
Violet
P.O
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