Full alert in Lebanon after bomb kills Israelis
U N peacekeeping troops were put on full alert in southern Lebanon after a bomb killed two Israelis and wounded 34 in Netanya. Norwegian U N force units were shelled by Lebanese Christian militiamen as fighting drew in Syria and Iraq.
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Associated Press
U.N
Lebanon
Israel
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Palestine Liberation Organization
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Netanya
Egypt
Woman hijacker talked of new concept in religion
Irene McKinney, a 49 year old California divorcee, spoke of a new religious concept before she allegedly hijacked a United Airlines 747 en route from Los Angeles to New York. Friends recall her ideas on earth’s apocalypse and a sun exploding as part of a broader plan.
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New York
Irene McKinney
California
Frank Godfrey
Cypress
Calif
Low bidder named on Union St project in Morris
Charles O'Brien and Sons were the apparent low bidder with 240 739 for the Union Street improvement in Morris Illinois IDOT Springfield release states bids opened January 19 The project covers 039 mile base and surface concrete curb and gutter and a storm sewer with an estimated cost of 243 000
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Charles O’brien and Sons
Union St
Morris
Illinois Department of Transportation
Springfield
Bolingbrook Man Shot After Dining Near Diana's Restaurant
CHICAGO AP A Bolingbrook man identified as James R. Stathes 54 was found shot to death in the street opposite Diana's Restaurant on Chicago's near West Side. He had dined there after car trouble and was shot once in the head. A taxi driver found the body after hearing gunfire.
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Chicago
Bolingbrook
James R. Stathes
Diana
Near West Side
Stathes
AP Radio
Washington
Morrow
Rockefeller
Taylor
Lenox Hill Hospital
Miss Marshak
Grundy Heart Fund Kickoff Breakfast Set for Tuesday
The Grundy County Heart Fund will host an 8:30 a.m. Tuesday breakfast at Home Savings and Loan on Bedford Road. Heart fund volunteers from Grundy County are invited to attend the event.
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Grundy County
Heart Fund
Home Savings and Loan
Bedford Rd
Rockefeller’s body cremated after simple memorial service
Nelson A. Rockefeller was cremated at Fern Cliff Crematory near Pocantico Hills after a family memorial. a public service at Riverside Church will honor the late former vice president and New York governor. Family spokesmen clarified details of his death and the time of collapse after initial reports.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ferncliff
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller Brothers
Riverside Church
Rockefeller
Margaretta
Hugh Morrow
Broken water mains add to public works department's problems
The Morris Public Works Department spent last week repairing cracked water mains and a broken fire hydrant after a contractor plow accident on Black St and Park Lake Dr. Water was shut off for hours along Illinois 47. A Fulton St main leak remained unfixed until Friday. Five other lines on Johnson Ave Fremont Ave Bedford Rd and Armstrong St were repaired. Equipment shortages persist including a damaged V plow from Jan 14 rendering the two ton dump truck limited to hauling snow. A minor collision involving a 1978 Ford plow on Lisbon Rd caused $250 damage to another car. driver Marion Johnson reported low visibility due to blowing snow.
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Morris Public Works Department
Black St
Park Lake Dr
Illinois 47
Fulton St
Johnson Ave
Fremont Ave
Bedford Rd
Armstrong St
Armstrong and
Division Sts
Donald Klingerman
Nettle St
Public Works
Bill Dix
Dix
Boren’s Ford
Three Injured In Two Accidents On Illinois 113
Two crashes on Illinois 113 near I 55 injure three people Sunday. Coal City woman treated for minor injuries at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. A 60 by 140 foot steel farm machinery building on Pete Kodat farm collapsed after heavy snow on the roof. Drivers cited for violations.
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Illinois
Illinois 113
Interstate 55
Coal City
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Pete Kodat
Holderman Rd
Morris
Kodat
Lynn Merkel
Mazon St
John White
Frankfort
District 5
Custer Park
Train Derails East of Morris After Snow Hit Tracks
A 16 car derailment occurred east of Brisbin Road on the Rock Island lines around 12:30 p.m. Sunday as a train struck snow. Box cars, a tanker, and auto carriers left the rails and toppled into a ditch. None carried hazardous goods. auto carriers were empty. Minor track damage reported. Responders at the scene included Grundy County Deputy Gene Dummitt and Lt. Curt Leach. no updates from Rock Island offices in Morris, Joliet, or Chicago.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Rock Island
Brisbin Rd
Grundy County
Sheriff's Department
Morris, Joliet
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Gene Dummitt
Curt Leach
Burglary Suspects Arrested in Dwight Theft
Dwight police arrested Jeffrey Riccalo and Wayne Whiteside within 45 minutes after a burglary on Gooseberry Drive in Dwight. Jewelry worth about 6000 dollars and two color TV sets were stolen and most items were recovered, including TVs found in a suspect’s car trunk. Bonds were set for Livingston County Jail transfer pending hearings.
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Dwight
James Enger
Jeffrey Riccalo
Wayne Whiteside
Dwight Business
Ronald Wilder
Gooseberry Dr
Enger
Walter White
George McIntosh
Mike Montalbano
Chief Enger
Livingston County
Pontiac
Two More Victims Identified From Gacy Home
Using dental records, Cook County medical examiner identifies two more skeletons among 27 found at John Gacy's residence. The men, John Mowry and Matthew Bowman, both 20, were missing in late 1977. 12 victims identified so far.
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Chicago
Cook County
John Gacy
Robert J. Stein
John Mowry
Matthew Bowman
Crystal Lake
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W. 54Th St
George Taylor
Megan Marshak
Public Works Department
Lisbon Rd
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Seung T. Kim
Adams St
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Morris Daily Herald
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