Iranian quake toll rises to nearly two hundred
AP reporting from Tehran says the Iranian earthquake death toll reached 199 with Ettelaat predicting possible totals near 1,000. Red Lion and Sun officials said 199 bodies have been recovered in remote eastern villages, and about 1,000 homes were destroyed. Emergency aid including tents, blankets, lamps, and heaters was dispatched from Mashhad to Qua n, near the quake zone, as planes carry relief personnel.
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Tehran
Iran
Ettelaat
Red Lion
Sun
Red Cross
Bazanabad
Khorramabad
Ebrahimabad
Mashhad
Quae’n
Afghanistan
Snow and freezing temps cause hazardous driving in Grundy county
Temperatures rose above freezing briefly at Dresden Lock and Dam then fell to 17 in Morris as snow and blowing wind created dangerous driving. Interstates and highways including I 80 US 30 US 52 US 51 Illinois 47 and US 6 faced closures or warnings with several accidents reported and crews working since 2 a.m. to clear drifted snow. Dep. Dummitt and Dep. Raymond logged multiple crashes and road blockages as responders aided stranded motorists. Highs in the upper 20s, lows near zero, and a sunny, windy day ahead with colder tonight and a fair, chilly Thursday outlook.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Grundy County
Plainfield
Aurora
Joliet
Manhattan
LaSalle
Mendota
Elgin
Saratoga Rd
Old Stage Rd
Illinois Highway Department
Sheriff's Department
Illinois 47
Sherry Applebee
Dresden Acres
Hiram Clifford
Gene Dummitt
Clifford
Appleebee
Evergreens Subdivision
Dan Raymond
Daniel Meade
Tabler Rd
Julio Cruz
Park Ave
Charles Musich
Channahan
Meade
Musich
Morris Towing
Cruz
McLindon Rd
Mazon Trustees Nomination Petitions Open
The terms of Trustees Kenneth Pfeifer William Walker and William Hintze expire this year. Run for village trustee in the April 17 election by filing nominating petitions with village clerk Donald McCormick. Petitions must be filed by February 13.
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Mazon
Kenneth Pfeifer
William Walker
William Hintze
Donald McCormick
McCormick
Kendall County hearing set on state multiplier plan
Kendall County prepares for a public hearing on the tentative state multiplier of 1.1573 to reach 33 1/3 percent of fair cash value. County Supervisor of Assessments Raymond J. Waclaw says the county will use township multipliers and equalize increases across townships. The hearing will be January 26 in the Kendall County Office Building, with a prior DLGA hearing on January 23 at 160 N LaSalle Street in Chicago.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
State Department of Local Government Affairs
Raymond J. Waclaw
Waclaw
DLGA
Little Rock
Oswego
Kendall County Board of Review
Board of Review
Big Grove
Bristol
Fox
Kendall
Lisbon
Na-Au-Say
Seward
County Board
N. LaSalle St
Chicago
North Illinois counties declared snow disaster area by Carter
Grun dy Kendall La Salle Will and Grundy counties were named in a national disaster declaration covering 22 northern Illinois counties after a weekend blizzard. Federal aid will cover up to two thirds of main road snow removal with the state and locals paying the rest. aid duration and eligibility pending written guidelines. Local officials expect emergency HQ and contractor lists to support rapid response and ongoing evaluation by Percy aides.
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Grundy
Illinois
Jimmy Carter
Kendall
LaSalle
Will
Grundy County
Temple
Thompson
Charles H. Percy
FDAA
Percy
Federal Building
Rockford
Army Corps of Engineers
Chicago
Carter
White House
Boone
Bureau
Carroll
Cook
DeKalb
DuPage
Henry
Jo Daviess
Kane
Lake
Lee
McHenry
Ogle
Peoria
Putnam
Stephenson
Whiteside
Winnebago
Two helicopters collide at Miami area airport killing five
Two helicopters collided 200 feet above a busy suburban Miami airport. Five people aboard both craft were killed, with no survivors. The Coast Guard helicopter carried two officers and two enlisted men. the Burnside-Ott flying school craft carried a student. The student was under supervised solo instruction as the Coast Guard helicopter descended onto him during takeoff and climb. Debris and a fire followed, and officials said the aircraft were not under air traffic control. Names were withheld pending notification.
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Opa-Locka
Fla
Miami
Randle-Eastern Ambulance
Coast Guard
Bob Allen
Burnside-Ott Flying School
Bob Ott
Allen
Ott
Jack Barker
Atlanta
Federal Aviation Administration
Personal income and factory output rise in December 1978
United States data show personal income up 1.1 percent in December with the year total climbing 11.7 percent while factory, mine and utility output rose 0.6 percent in December. Fed and Commerce Department reports suggest strong year end momentum and a possible 5 percent quarterly growth.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Inmates in Pontiac cellhouse accused of coercing false testimony
Attorneys for 24 inmates claim they are being kept in an unheated Pontiac state prison cellhouse to force false testimony about last summer's riot that killed three guards. They allege promises and threats by investigators and prosecutors, seek warmer quarters and medical care, and request contempt charges for unrepaired windows and nonworking heaters. The prosecutor denies coercion, noting transfers began January 7.
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Chicago
Pontiac State Prison
Department of Law
Livingston County
C. David Vogel
Snow shovelers defy blizzard in Rockford study
In Rockford Illinois two psychiatrists say people push to shovel plow and clear snow during a weekend blizzard. They frame it as human nature and a form of triumph over weather providing a toughening experience and relief from confinement.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Illinois
Midwest
Edward W. Glenn
Glenn
Zabarenko
Third date set for Grundy County United Fund banquet
The annual awards banquet in Grundy County has been rescheduled a second time due to a date conflict at the Morris Holiday Inn. It will now be held at 7 30 pm on Thursday Jan 25 with social hour at 6 30 pm, after weather forced earlier changes.
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Grundy County United Fund
Morris Holiday Inn
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Sheriff’s Department
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