Obituary: Rev. Amy Lee Finders 79 Former Morris Assistant Pastor
The Rev. Amy Lee Finders died in Albuquerque New Mexico at age 79. She served as a pastor in Iowa Illinois and was married to Rev A A Finders who pastored Morris from 1940. Surviving husband two sons a daughter sister six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Visitation is in Kewanee with funeral at Kewanee Free Methodist Church and burial in Kewanee cemetery Memorials may be given to Church.
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Free Methodist Church
Morris
Alburquerque
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Ruth Anne) Schaefer
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Forest Bush
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The
Harry Bullis
Kewanee Free
Joliet Market Report Improves Slightly for Hogs
Joliet market notes limited trade with about 300 cattle and 1 200 hogs. Cattle sales included steady demand for choice steers and heifers with prices around 45.00 for select steers and 42.75 to 43.00 for choice heifers. Hog prices rose 25 to 50 cents with No 1-2 grades at 47.50 to 48.00 for 200-240 pounds.
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Joliet, Til
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Trial records reveal Ferrero household outdoor work after accident
In court, witnesses described Ferrero performing yard maintenance for his Coal City relatives and Carbon Hill properties before the accident. The defendant testified he asked about Ferrero's injuries, who replied he was fine, while witnesses noted a change in Ferrero’s activity after the crash.
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Mary Ferrero
Coal City
Carbon Hill
Ferrero
Ferrero Jr
Greg
Lynn) Hill
Farrero
Hill
Atty Black
Kennington
Pickup Used as Battering Ram Strikes Flora, Illinois
Police hunt for pickup owner after a heavy bumper rammed multiple vehicles in Flora. The abandoned truck later found at Clay City, with a 45 degree bent bumper. A driver hit a car in a driveway at Flora High School Principal Ed Coleman’s home, pushing it into a garage and damaging another car.
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Flora, Ill
UPI
Edwin Guyott
Clay City
Guyott
Flora High School
Ed Coleman
Company Sues to Recover Two Air Compressors
Leslie Manufacturing Co. filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against Dan Hipple of Gardner and Gerald Krell of Braceville to recover two air compressors valued at 19 072 50. The suit seeks return of the compressors, costs for unreturned items, and damages for their alleged detention. Lawyer Morris attorney Richard Wilder filed the suit.
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Leslie Manufacturing Co
Grundy County
Dan Hipple
Gardner
Gerald Krell
Braceville
Morris
Richard Wilder
Name Change Approved in Grundy County Court
Grundy County Circuit Court approved Donald Lee Hoffmans petition to change his name. He now bears the name Donald Lee Jensen.
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Donald Lee Hoffman
Grundy County
Donald Lee Jensen
Kendall Grundy County murder outlook hinges on luck of the draw
The article reviews Kendall and Grundy County murder cases from 1977 and earlier, noting four Kendall murders in 1977 do not prove a rising trend. It cites Euneta Howard and Christopher Wayne Alster cases, Linda Erickson's strangulation, Harold Pinkett’s impending trial, and unsolved Grundy cases, with no firm yearly projections beyond stated uncertainties.
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Chicago
Cook County
Kendall
Ingemunson
Euneta Howard
Christopher Wayne Alster
Kendall County
Ingemanson
Linda Erickson
Boulder Hill
Oswego
Larry
Plainfield Rd
Pinkert
Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital
Grundy County
McLindon Rd
Minooka
Joyce L. Bateman
Hanover Park
Ron Fox
Fox
Bateman
Sheriff’s Department
U.S. 6
LaSalle County
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
James Reeves
Joseph Tolbert
Grundy
Dee Ray
Indictments in Calumet Expressway murder case arise
Two men Larry Hamilton and Willie Robinson were indicted for murder and attempted murder after a shooting spree on the Calumet Expressway that followed a rear end collision. Mark Furman was killed and his wife Claudia Furman wounded. Police recovered a gun fragment and tied arrests to Harvey.
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UPI
Mark F. Furman
Schererville
Ind
Calumet
Larry Hamilton
Harvey
Willie B. Robinson
East Chicago Heights
Mond
Furmans
Furman Auto
Furman
Skier Dies After Alpine Valley Chairlift Crash
Helen Willett, 40, of Dixon NL, was killed at Alpine Valley near East Troy Wisconsin while riding with her daughter Chris Ann, 17. The chair lift reportedly jerked free from the cable, struck a supporting pole, and threw both into the ground before Willett was pronounced dead at a Burlington hospital.
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Elkhorn
Wis
UPI
Helen Willett
Dixon
Alpine Valley
East Troy
Walworth County
Blizzard buries New York in record snowstorm
A massive blizzard blankets the northeast and mid-Atlantic with heavy snowfall. New York City sees more than a foot in midtown, while New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and parts of New England report widespread accumulations and transportation disruption. One sanitation worker dies from a heart attack while plowing. Many states close schools and airports as authorities issue travel bans. The storm also affects Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky with power outages and emergency measures in place.
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Hijacker demands 2 million ransom on Pakistan airliner
A lone gunman hijacked a Pakistan International Airlines turboprop with 42 aboard near Sukkur. He demanded 2 million in ransom for cancer treatment, forcing a landing in Karachi after fuel limits prevented reaching Bombay. Six crew and 36 passengers remained hostage as negotiations continued.
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UPID
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Khan
Tripoli
Libya
Escapee Linda Chapman sought by Illinois authorities
Crest Hill Police and ISPERN issued a lookout for Linda Chapman age 29 an escapee from Frontero Institution for Women California. Convicted of grand theft she may be in Joliet Wilmington or nearby West Haven Road area where relatives reside authorities urge caution and local awareness.
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Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
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Joliet
Wilmington
Linda Chapman
Frontero
Calif
California
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West Haven Rd
Judgment Awarded $4220 in Dragon Inc. Suit
Barry French won a total 4220.14 in Grundy County Circuit Court against Peter Hwang E Austin Criswell and Moo Gun Kwon after a note and equity dispute over Dragon Inc. French received 3125 principal 139.44 interest 900 attorney fees and 55.70 costs after a summary judgment entered earlier.
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Barry French
Grundy County
Peter Hwang
E. Austin Criswell
Moo Gun Kwon
French
Hynds
Morris
Soviet launches Progress 1 to resupply Salyut 6 station
Tass reports an automatic transport spacecraft Progress 1 launched in the USSR to dock with the Salyut 6 orbital complex. Two cosmonauts aboard the station may face a long stay as the ship aims to carry supplies, following Soyuz 26/27 activity.
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