Controversy Over Motorcycle Helmet Laws Debated in Legislature
The debate on compulsory motorcycle helmet laws presses state legislatures. Proponents cite safety studies and social costs, while opponents defend personal freedom. Data from Illinois and national agencies show rising motorcycle use, injuries, and fatalities, fueling calls for mandatory helmets, training, and stricter licensing.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Alan Dixon
United States
Illinois
Michigan
Grundy County
State Supreme Court
Congress
Department of Transportation
DOT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Transportation
William Coleman
Motorcycle Safety Foundation
Joan Claybrook
Leroy Dunn
Supreme Court of the United States
Massachusetts
Lewis Buchanan
Wisconsin Senate
Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Buchanan
Supreme Court
Mayor Fires Morris Police Investigator Bob Lynes
Morris Mayor Donald Davidson confirms the discharge of police investigator Robert Lynes for personal reasons. Lynes remains a Morris police employee but not under the fire and police commission, with possible council action within 10 days and consultation with City Atty. Frank Black on legal aspects. Lynes had served since 1977 after resigning from the police force in 1961 and holding multiple roles including police chief.
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Morris
Robert Lynes
Donald Davidson
Bob Lynes
Davidson
Lynes
Fire and Police Commission
Police Commission
Frank Black
Police Department
Morris City
Robinson
Grundy County
Shcharansky Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
Anatoly Shcharansky, a Jewish activist and mathematician, was sentenced to 13 years for espionage and anti-Soviet activities. He told the court he was happy and at peace with his conscience, and credited dissident peers like Sakharov, Orlov, and Ginzburg. Another Soviet court sentenced Ginzburg to eight years in a "special regime" camp.
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Moscow
UPI
Anatoly Shcharansky
Shcharansky
Carter
Andrei Sakharov
Yuri Orlov
Alexander Ginzburg
Ginzburg
Kremlin
Weather gaps and a Shcharansky verdict echo Cold War tensions
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with isolated storms. highs in the upper 80s Saturday. Shcharansky faces a combined three years in close confinement and a hard labor camp after a Soviet court spells espionage guilt, while Carter rebukes the trials as a blow to Helsinki protections and warns of strained Soviet American ties.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
P. Solonin
Shcharansky
Bonn
West Germany
Carter
Parole Denied for Silas Jayne in Brother’s Murder Case
Springfield reports the Prisoner Review Board refused parole again for Silas Jayne who is serving 6 to 20 years for the 1970 murder of his brother George Jayne. The board set May 24, 1979, for release. Jayne, 70, born 1909, had sought early release after suit and a May hearing. He will be eligible to reapply next May while housed in Chester.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Silas Jayne
George
Jayne
William Kauffmann
Chester
George Jayne
Palatine
Mazon sewer project passes halfway mark on mains
June 15 figures show more than half of the sewer mains and about one quarter of the treatment plant completed. Renwick & Associates notes $425,254 of $841,000 in mains by Charles O'Brien & Son. $68,330 of $327,000 plant by Van Duyne Bros. Materials on site amount to $92,820. Construction on North Street 7.5 acres east of IL 47 aims to serve 300 homes with 29,000 feet of mains. Completion now targeted August 15 with street restoration advancing. Plant delays stem from weather and late equipment orders. lagoons over 50 percent finished. Pumping station to follow.
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Mazon
Grand Ridge Rd
Illinois 47
Michael Price
Price
Herald
New
Renwick & Associates, Inc
Ottawa
Charles O’brien
Wilmington
North St
Renwick & Associates
O’brien Co
O’brien, Co
Illinois Supreme Court backs ban on betting messenger services
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the General Assembly may outlaw betting messenger services tied to horse racing, allowing state regulation to prohibit these operations despite prior appellate court doubts. The decision cites tax protection and revenue safeguards, while noting the 10 percent bettor fee and links to organized crime as factors supporting prohibition.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
Cook County
High Court
Robert C. Underwood
General Assembly
Underwood
Illinois
Thunderstorms sweep across major regions with warnings issued
United Press International reports showers and thunderstorms dotted the nation with clear skies mostly the rule. Heavy storms hit northeastern Ohio prompting a flood warning for roads. A Lake Erie marine warning and a flash flood alert were issued. In Texas heavy rain fell in the Davis Mountains with hail. Tucumcari recorded about two thirds of an inch. Tulsa saw light rain after a dry spell.
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United Press International
Ohio
Lake Erie
Davis Mountains
Texas
New York
New England
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Dakotas
Arizona
Tucumcari
Tulsa
Okla
Illinois Lottery Big Pay Day and Gold Strike winners
In Macomb Illinois UPI reports the Big Pay Day draw numbers 254 06 0 1679 and the Gold Strike numbers 42 36 44 4. Colleen Minnick of Davenport Iowa won $50 000 in the Big Pay Day special drawing. Arthur Nelson of Chicago 59 appears as a winner in the incomplete entry.
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James R. Thompson
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Bet Messenger
Thompson
Appellate Court
Arthur J
Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board
Charles A. Alfano
Alfano
Lake County
Circuit Court
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