Joliet Man Convicted of Five Forgery Counts
Andrew Kovacivich, 62, of Joliet, found guilty by a LaSalle County jury of five forgery charges. Jurors deliberated after close arguments. judge Leonard Hoffman set a $25,000 cash bond and ordered the defendant jailed until March for post trial motions and sentencing. Detectives James Baxter and others led the case. Otto residents testified and prosecutors included James Leo Keely and Edward J. Kuleck Jr.
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Andrew Kovacivich
Joliet
LaSalle County
Leonard Hoffman
James Leo Keely
Steven Vargo
Kroger
Norris Drive
Ottawa
Eagle’s Discount
Peru
Hoffman
James Baxter
Ottawa Police Department
Joseph H. Brown
Streator
Frank X. Yackley
Brown
Donald Haage
Joseph Harcar
Edward J. Kuleck Jr
Public Defender's Office
Vending Machine Break-In Reported at Citgo Station
Illinois State Police trooper alerted Morris police after discovering a vending machine broken into at the Citgo station on Division Street. The money box was missing and the cause appeared to be forced entry. Trooper O Hagan observed the open machine while stopping for a drink at about 10 49 p m.
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Illinois
Morris
Carl Bremenkamp
John J. O'Hagan
Citgo
Division St
Bremenkamp
Radiation fallout sighting from Soviet satellite over Canadian tundra
Ottawa reports loss of contact with a highly radioactive spot in northern Canada near Baker Lake where Cosmos 954 debris may have landed. Canadian and American teams set up remote monitoring as radiation readings remain inconclusive and ground access is cautious.
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Ottawa
UPS
Defense Department
Canada
Canadian Hercules
Baker Lake
Northwest Territories
Richard Wagner
Lawrence Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Edmonton
Convair
Donald Jamieson
Tokyo
Illinois Supreme Court allows Nazi swastika in Skokie marches
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled reluctantly that the American Nazi Party may display the swastika in demonstrations in Skokie, balancing First Amendment rights with public offense. The ruling lets the march proceed but prohibits intentional swastika display on or off participants during the event.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois Supreme Court
Nazi Party
Skokie
Chicago
William G. Clark
Cook County
Chicago Train Crash Injuries Put At Over 300
In Chicago authorities report more than 300 people claim injuries after a Thursday night collision of two Illinois Central Gulf commuter trains. Officials say many may not be hurt, with Northwestern's Harold Visotsky suggesting some file false claims as a reaction to high costs and service issues.
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Chicago
UPL
Harold Visotsky
Northwestern University
Area School Lunch Menu Week Summary
Minooka and MCHS district menus list daily meals with main items such as pizza burger shrimp beef sandwich and chicken dishes. Include sides like buttered beans corn slaw potatoes and desserts with milk. some days note no lunch or in service days.
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Minooka High
MCHS
Minooka Junior High Menu Highlight Monday Hot Dog
Minooka Junior High offers a simple lunch item for Monday featuring a hot dog on a bun with catsup mustard and relish. The brisk meal supplies quick protein in a school dining setting.
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Minooka
Caraways sue Commonwealth Edison over tree destruction in Will County
Ronald and K Diane Caraway filed a Grundy County suit against Commonwealth Edison seeking actual damages for trees cut on their property near Boy Scout Rd in Custer Township Will County and punitive damages to deter future actions. Separately David Alan Hunter seeks a name change to David Alan Childers through his mother Anna May Childers.
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Ronald and
K. Diane Caraway
Grundy County
Commonwealth Edison
Caraway
Boy Scout Rd
Custer Township
Will County
Edison
Caraways
David Alan Hunter
Anna May Childers
David Alan Childers
Two Die of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Found in Car
In Ashram Illinois a Civil Defense rescue squad found Judith K. Lottich 19 of Park Ridge and John I. Sorensen 24 of La Grange dead in a car along Interstate 57. State police attributed death to probable carbon monoxide poisoning after a blizzard searching for stranded motorists.
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Ashram, Ill
UPI
Judith K. Lottich
Park Ridge
John I. Sorensen
la Grange
Civil Defense
Traffic Court records list multiple license and safety fines
Howard Gombar 43 forfeited 100 bond and a warrant issued for failing to appear on charges of driving with revoked license and improper lane usage. Kerr 16 forfeited 100 bond with warrant after not appearing on license revoked driving charge. Goudreau 36 had criminal damage to property charge dismissed. Gary Stiller 19 forfeited 35 bond for snowball throwing. McNulty 17 fined 25 and 10 costs for red light and 25 and 10 costs for lack of safety test. Melvin 24 fined 35 for speeding. Trenter 18 fined 25 and 15 costs for license restriction violation. Kunz 40 forfeited 35 bond for illegal possession of liquor. All incidents occurred in proper precincts with Jan dates cited.
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Howard Gombar
Fremont Ave
Morris
Thomas Bednarik
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Gombar
James Kerr
Campus Rd
Grundy County
William Sklut
Kerr
E.S. Goudreau
Bradley
Debbe Phillips
Qak St
Minooka
Goudreau
Gary Stiller
Channahon
Michael Hrechko
Mondamon St
Jeff McNulty
Vine St
James Matteson
Pine Bluff Rd
Richard Melvin
Broadway St
Coal City
Dennis Neary
Kankakee
Blackstone
Jeffrey Trenter
Wauponsee St
Illinois license deadline urged for February display
CHICAGO UPI offices of the Illinois secretary of state opened as usual while motorists are reminded that 1978 license plates must be displayed starting February 1. The department announced normal operations despite the deadline.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Secretary of State
Snowbound Amtrak passengers rescued in Indiana
About 65 passengers and crew from the Amtrak Floridian were evacuated after climbing an 18 foot snow drift to reach a snowplow. They were transported to a shelter at Bainbridge First Christian Church where townspeople aided them. No serious injuries reported.
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Bainbridge
Ind
UPI
Amtrak
Indiana
Chicago
L&n
Crawfordsville
Bloomington
Highway Crossing
Jarvis tax revolt boils up in California primary
A California tax revolt builds as the Jarvis amendment seeks to cap property tax at 1 percent of home value and heads to voters on June 6. Backed by 1.2 million signatures, it shifts focus to government spending limits and potential tax shifts if local revenues fall.
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United States
California
Golden State
Los Angeles
Jarvis
Brown
Crusty Howard Jarvis
Jimmy the
Laura learns popularity to get engaged through Dr Crane method
CASE N-641 recounts Laura L. now 19 who credits Dr George W Crane with a Compliment Club plan that boosted self confidence and social success. She describes applying daily praise to peers, leading to a classmate dating her, a Senior partner, and a future engagement, illustrating practical social skills and the promised results. The piece ends noting Crane’s booklet offer and a historical tidbit about Augsburg’s first fire engine in 1918.
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Laura L
Dr. Crane
Dear Ann Landers on pregnancy sex and teen T-shirts
A letter from Plenty Shaky argues the baby's sex is determined by the male chromosome. Dr James Bowman confirms. Letters respond to readers on pregnancy biology and a reader’s shock at a teen T-shirt message. Ann defends teenagers, urges understanding and references her booklet Love or Sex.
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Ann
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
James Bowman
University of Chicago Department of Genetics
Houston
Ann Landers
P.O
Chicago
Ill
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