Plano Teen Killed in Kendall County Crash
Plano girl Brenda L. Wiley, 15, died after a 9 10 p m Saturday crash on Creek Road near Plano. Co passenger Mark Rexrode, 17, was treated and released. Rebecca Hoover, 14, was hospitalized. Rexrode's 1977 Chevrolet El Camino crashed after leaving the road, killing Wiley and injuring two others. This marked Kendall County s second traffic fatality of the year.
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Plano
Little Rock Township
Kendall County
Brenda L. Wiley
W. Jones St
Mercy Center Hospital
Aurora
Sandwich Community Hospital
Ivan Wiley
Brenda
Plano High School
Mark Rexrode
Cork Lane
Creek Rd
Rexrode
Sandwich Hospital
Rebecca Hoover
W. Stewart St
Sheriff’s
Arrest in Yorkville restaurant armed robbery attempt
Yorkville police foiled an attempted armed robbery at Lineman's Trucking Restaurant. Suspect William P. Simms, 18, Plano, fled after a struggle with the night manager Donald McGava who wrestled, grabbed the gun, and fired a shot missing the suspect. Simms was captured in a Bristol field after a 100 mph chase. Bail set at $2,500.
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Yorkville
Bristol
William P. Simms
Plano
Donald McGava
Simms
Kendall County
McGava
Oswego
Senate panel backs Panama Canal treaties to debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved both Panama Canal treaties by 14-1, sending them to the Senate for debate early next month. Changes clarify U S military rights in defense provisions and allow US warships to head the line in wartime. debate expected around Feb 6.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Omar Torrijos
United States
U.S
Gardner-South Wilmington board election set for April 8
An election will fill three seats on the Gardner-South Wilmington High Board of Education with terms for Denzel Oilar Donald Tjelle and Ricky Marketti. Petitions available at Gardner-South Wilmington High School and must be filed by March 17. A separate congressional probe accuses the government of avoiding radiation exposure liability and neglecting long term studies on veterans.
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Gardner
Gardner-South Wilmington High Board of Education
Denzel Oilar
Donald Tjelle
Ricky Marketti
Oilar
Tjelle
Marketti
Jon Scudieri
Lynne Kociss
Gardner- South Wilmington High School
Kociss
Grundy County
Tam
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Rogers
Meeting on spent nuclear storage at Grundy County Courthouse
Ed Gogol of the Bailly Alliance will speak on radiation danger from General Electric's Morris Operation at a public meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Grundy County Courthouse first floor courtroom. The session is open to interested citizens with a Q&A.
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Ed Gogol
Bailly Alliance
General Electric
Morris
Grundy County
Inter
Ested
Gogol
Guarded nine foot crater in Northwest Territories may hold Soviet satellite remains
Four veteran paratroopers guard a nine foot crater on an ice field in the Northwest Territories believed to contain radioactive remnants from the nuclear powered Soviet Cosmos 954 satellite. A team of six scientists, quarantined in Edmonton and Yellowknife, reported two strong signals near Great Slave Lake while military planes and helicopters scoured a 450 mile corridor from Fort Reliance to Baker Lake.
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Edmonton
Alberta
UPI
Northwest Territories
Craig Mills
Department of National Defense
Fort Reliance
Great Slave Lake
Baker Lake
Yellowknife
Mills
David Garland
Mahlon Gates
Defense
Vic Keating
Crews press to reach isolated victims after blizzard
United Press International reports regular Army troops National Guardsmen and Army Engineers join volunteers to restore supplies in the Great Blizzard of 78. Snowbelt Ohio endures 6 to 12 more inches with a new storm possible. 1.4 inches forecast Tuesday. Airlift of 500 troops and over 1 million pounds of snow removal gear into Toledo, plus more sorties planned. authorities warn of electricity curtailment due to coal shortages and a mine strike. Indiana and Michigan report dozens of deaths. Ohio losses include 29 lives and 150000 homes without power. Interstate highways in Indiana mostly open to one lane.
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United Press International
National Guardsmen
Ohio
Military Airlift Command
Toledo
Army
National Guard
Red Cross
Stanley Cherryholmes
Springfield
James A. Rhodes
United Mine Workers
Carter
Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
Michigan
Illinois Snowstorm Forecast To Continue Through Week
Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected early in the week across Illinois. Temperatures plummet with lows from 12 below to 5 above, while midnight readings ranged from 5 below in Rockford to 10 above in St Louis. Roads remain treacherous as crews clear avalanched highways and tow wrecked vehicles. Amtrak sold 360 tickets for the Chicago to St Louis run, reflecting strained travel amidst ongoing wintry conditions.
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United Press International
Illinois
National Weather Service
Rockford
Chicago
Midway Airport
Springfield
Moline
Peoria
St. Louis
NWS
Amtrak
Amtrack
Elvis’ father to receive estate salary in ongoing payments
Vernon Presley, executor of Elvis Presley’s estate, will continue to draw 72 800 dollars annually plus 28 000 dollars for work since Elvis’s death. Probate Court Judge Joseph Evans approved the 1 400 dollar weekly wage, with assets tallied at about 8 million dollars and royalties from film and music expected to comprise the bulk of wealth.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Vernon Presley
Elvis Presley
Joseph Evans
Presley
Singer
Memphis
RCA Victor
Illinois extends license plate deadline to February 15
Springfield Secretary of State Alan Dixon announces a February 15 extension for displaying 1978 automobile license plates due to blizzard conditions. He stresses the January 31 deadline would not be extended under normal conditions and cites two days of no mail service from Chicago as an additional factor.
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Springfield
Illinois
Alan J. Dixon
Dixon
Secretary of State
Chicago
Truck Driver Frees Facilities By Driving Burning Tanker Away
Normal Illinois report says trucker Ray Folkerts of Pontiac an employee of Nusbaum Trucking Inc. drove a propane tanker loaded with flames away from a loading dock to prevent further damage. Firemen extinguished the blaze in about 12 hours with no injuries. Fire Chief George Cermak cited a defective truck heater as the ignition source.
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Normal, Ill
UPI
Ray Folkerts
Pontiac
Nusbaum Trucking Inc
George Cermak
Patten to speak at Grundy County dinner on nuclear fuel storage
Retired Army General Mark Patten formerly with the Atomic Energy Commission will address the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce dinner at Drake's Farm Restaurant at 6 36 p.m. Wednesday. He will review safeguards for temporary spent fuel storage and discuss permanent storage. Roving musicians will entertain during dinner. cocktails at 6 30 p.m. and family style dinner at 7 30 p.m. Today was the reservation cancellation deadline.
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Mark Patten
Atomic Energy Commission
Grundy County
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R-N.y
Panama
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Liberty
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GSW High Board
Paul Rogers
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