Morris police brief lists theft and vandalism incidents
Police reports show a theft of a spare tire and wheel from a Buick on Franklin near Jackson, valued at 135. Vandalism included a damaged ladies restroom door and a loose sink at Kneller’s Shell. A high school parking lot barricade was smashed. A three car collision on Illinois 47 near DuPont Rd injured three drivers, with damages totaling about 2,200. Dorothy Finley posted bond for court on Aug 3.
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Morris
Harry Coleman
E. Benton St
Coleman
Dean Sager
Franklin St
Jackson St
Robert Stansberry
Kneller’s Shell
N. Illinois
Stansberry
Max Babcock
Morris Community High School
Morris man treated after one car crash on wet streets
Donald Ehret, 20, of 539 East High Street, was treated at Morris Hospital for back pain after a one car crash at Union Street and Northern Avenue. Police say his 1971 Dodge spun on wet pavement, backed over a guard rail, and he was thrown into the gear shift. Minor guard rail damage and undercarriage damage were reported. Ehret was transported to the hospital in a private car.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Northern Ave
Union St
Donald Ehret
High St
Max Babcock
Ehret
Babcock
Juvenile Detention Sentence In Contempt Case
A 15 year old Morris girl was sentenced to 19 days in the LaSalle County Juvenile Detention Home for contempt of court. She will receive credit for 12 days served since June 30. The petition to revoke probation was dismissed. she remains on probation after release.
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Morris
LaSalle County
Grundy County
Atty. James Flood
Lodi
Calif
Restitution totals in LaSalle County rise past $3600
LaSalle County State's Attorney Frank X. Yackley announced that the LaSalle County restitution program paid out over $3,600 in June to crime victims under the Restitution System. The largest payout, 832 dollars, went to the Department of Labor in a case of fraudulent unemployment compensation. Restitution for the year stands at about 24,700 dollars.
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Frank X. Yackley
LaSalle County
Department of Labor
Traffic Court Fines For Two Minooka Morris Youths
William Stiller aged 18 of Fryer Street Channahon and James Tabler aged 16 of 628 East Jefferson Street were fined $25 and $10 costs each for license and speeding violations. Stiller was ticketed July 7 by Minooka officer Lloyd Unland on Mondamon Street and Ridge Road while Tabler was charged July 7 by Morris officer Roger Miller in the 1300 block of Lisbon Street.
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William Stiller
Fryer St
Channahon
Minooka
Lloyd Unland
Mondamon St
Ridge Rd
James Tabler
E. Jefferson St
Morris
Roger Miller
Lisbon St
Coal City man arrested on Will County warrant
Richard Jacklich a 32 year old of Route 1 Coal City posted 300 bond after a Grundy County deputy arrested him on a Will County warrant following a disturbance call at the Carbon Copy Tavern in Carbon Hill. He was taken to Grundy County Jail and scheduled to appear in Will County Court August 17.
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Richard Jacklich
Rte. 1
Coal City
Will County
Grundy County
Robert Davy
Carbon Hill
Carbon Copy
Jacklich
Morris Man Arrested on Kankakee County Warrants
Grundy County deputies arrested Tom Anderson, 30, of Lincoln Street, at his Morris home around 8:30 a.m. He was wanted in Kankakee County for fraud forgery and deceptive practice and was held for pickup by Kankakee deputies.
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Morris
Kankakee County
Robert Stansberry
Tom Anderson
Lincoln St
Stansberry
Grundy County
Anderson
Former police chief acquitted of misconduct
Former Lesser Police Chief Frank Haught was acquitted in Franklin County Circuit Court of one count each of intimidation and official misconduct. The 27 year old faced allegations he threatened to close a dance hall last November unless the operator's wife submitted to sex. The seven twelve member jury deliberated two hours before the verdict. He still faces two counts of official misconduct for alleged jury tampering and previously served as a police officer in Enfield, White County before becoming Lesser chief.
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Benton
Ill
Frank Haught
Franklin County
Haught
Enfield
White County
Car Found In Cornfield After Stolen Report
A Lockport owned car reported stolen at 1 p.m. Wednesday was found in a cornfield at Lincoln and Rice Rds East Brooklyn. Frank and Larry Hibler of South Wilmington located it, with $261 cash and an aircraft radio inside. The car, missing a spare tire, was towed to Schroeder's Standard in Gardner.
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Lockport
Lincoln and Rice Rds
Brooklyn
Charles Busse
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
John’s
Frank
Larry Hibler
Wilmington
Wix
Sgt. Wix
Schroeder's Standard
Gardner
No testimony against Walker by first two witnesses
CHICAGO (UPI) A state Board of Elections probe into former Gov Daniel Walker s campaign finances stalled as the initial witness refused to testify and the second did not appear The inquiry follows a complaint by the Better Government Association that two committees formed to help retire Walker s 1972 campaign debt failed to file proper disclosures The first witness James R Sneider head of the All Illinois Democratic Committee refused oath saying the AIDC largely ceased to exist after 1973 and he merely accepted money from other committees and acted as a depository
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Chicago
UPI
State Board of Elections
Daniel Walker
Better Government Association
Walker
James R. Sneider
All-Illinois
Democratic Committee
AIDC
Wisconsin man cited after leaving scene of crash on Grand Ridge Rd
Addison Blood age 61 of Lake Geneva Wis was ticketed for improper lane use and leaving the scene of an accident after his eastbound vehicle crossed the centerline on Grand Ridge Rd and sideswiped a westbound car driven by Jeffery Lowery 17 of Spring Rd Mazon. Damage totaled about 1300 with Lowerys Chevrolet 1200 and Bloods truck 100. Blood posted bond and set to appear Aug. 3.
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Gardner
Illinois 47
DuPont Rd
Dorothy Finley
Bookwalter Woods
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
Miss Finley
Carolyn Leja
Oak Park
Wisconsin
Grand Ridge Rd
Dwight Rd
Addison Blood
Lake Geneva
Wis
Carl Luck
Jeffery Lowery
Rte. 1
Spring Rd
Mazon
Lowery
Luck
Jack Bergman
LaSalle
Darryl Kilmer
Blood
Gasoline Leak Probed Along North Illinois 47
The search for the source of gasoline entering the city sewer along north Illinois 47 continued today. Mayor Donald Davidson announced pressure tests on Savon Gas tanks with none found in two tested tanks. Morris Fire Chief Robert Coleman and Fire Marshal Milt Batson aided in locating the leak as fire crews worked the area.
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North
Illinois 47
del Linn
Morris Motel
Donald Davidson
Savon Gas
Savon
Morris
Robert Coleman
Milt Batson
Diamond youth gets eight days jail and probation after misdemeanor theft
Nicholas Norris, 17, of Arlington Drive, Grundy County, pleaded guilty in Grundy County Circuit Court to misdemeanor theft. He was arrested December 16 for burglarizing the Burt Estates mobile home on December 10, during which a tape player, stereo, and television were taken. The burglary charge was dismissed, and Norris received eight days in jail with credit for time served plus 18 months of probation.
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Diamond Youth
Grundy County
Nicholas Norris
Arlington Dr
Norris
Clerical Pay Hikes Approved at Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College voted to approve a three year clerical contract raising starting pay to 3 15 per hour from 2 96 with 19 cent annual increases first year and 19 cent average in year two. The pact retroactive to July 1 covers 49 clerical staff and resembles raises for confidential secretaries part time clerical staff and outreach workers. The board also welcomed Sue Bradford as student representative and approved a Houbolt Road improvement resolution to be presented to Joliet City Council at the July 18 meeting.
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Joliet Junior College
JJC
Harold
McAninch
Sue Bradford
Polly Perryman
Joliet
Houbolt Rd
MVK education budget up 7.2 percent on tentative plan
MVK District No 2 board adopts the 1978-79 tentative budget with a 7.2 percent total expenditures rise. Salaries and fringe benefits up 6.1 percent. operations and maintenance up 35 percent due to Verona Middle and MVK High repairs. Hearing set Sept 11 at MVK High Library. budget displays begin July 31.
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Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Community Unit District No. 2
Board of Education
MVK
Verona
Mendota fires lead to five year prison sentence
A 21 year old Mendota man was sentenced in LaSalle County Circuit Court Ottawa to five years in prison for setting the Hart-Carter factory fire in Mendota and five years for burglary at Jake's TV and Appliance. sentences run concurrently. Also Donald Conard pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint, fined 1080 plus costs, two years probation after detaining a youth as a Seneca officer.
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Mendota
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Hart-Carter
William P. Denny
Atty
James Leo Keely
Donald Conard
Earlville
Denny
Yackley
Conard
Morris Firefighters Assail Rubbish Blaze At Narvick Lumber
Firemen were called to Narvick Brothers Lumber Co at 1037 Armstrong St at 1 37 a m to extinguish a rubbish fire behind the building. No damage occurred and units remained on scene until 2 37 p m.
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Morris
Narvick Brothers Lumber Co
Armstrong St
Worry Clinic Dr George Crane on TV and regional bias
Dr George Crane rails against New York dominance of networks and the rise of provincial TV in Indiana. He recalls Jim Gerard's popular central Indiana audience driven show and argues for shifting Capitol location to Colorado to curb federal media control. He offers a booklet and requests 25 cents and a stamped return envelope.
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Mike Douglas
New York
Hudson River
Jim Gerard
Indianapolis
Dr. Crane
Indiana
Hopkins Newspaper Syndicate
Jim
Mike
Gotham
New York City
Harvard
Washington
America
Colorado
Republic
Our Republic
Crane
Hopkins
Mellett
United Fund allocations for Grundy County 1978 79
The Grundy County United Fund released allocations totaling 110 840 for 1978 79. Recipients include Salvation Army 5300 Grundy County Senior Citizens 13127 Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop 20000 Grundy County Extension Service 5000 American Red Cross 15500 Girl Scouts 14000 Boy Scouts 16000 Catholic Charities 4400 Anti Illicit Drugs 375 Will County Cerebral Palsy 3000 Family Counseling Agency 6438 USD 700 and office expenses 7000. The Youth Athletic Association request was denied and the Family Counseling Agency was accepted.
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Grundy County
Scouts
Catholic Charities
Will County
Youth Athletic Association
Torn about sister in law after husband’s affair
Ann Landers advises Torn to talk with her sister in law and reassess their friendship if possible, else accept the end of the closeness. The column then counsels a 16 year old about friendship over appearance, and a 58 year old victim of domestic abuse to seek legal separation or divorce, plus a note about requesting Ann Landers pamphlets and a joke line about astronauts as insurance risks.
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Ann Landers
Torn
Ann
F and S
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