Hanley to graduate as Coal City High marks 18th sibling
Tom Hanley 18 will join Coal City High School graduates this Friday, becoming the 18th in a large family to complete the district’s rites. His eight brothers and eight sisters have preceded him, including Mark Lissy, Beth, and several siblings listed with hometowns and years. Grandparents celebrate a second grandchild’s graduation alongside Tom as Mark Lissy and Beth’s family ties are noted.
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Tom Hanley
Rte. 1
McArdle Rd
Carbon Hill
Coal City High School
Joseph
Ruth) Hanley
Coal City
Tom
CCHS
Suzanne Lissy
Jim
Joliet
Judy George
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Joe Jr
Shirley Lane
Cathy Hutchings
Bill
Tim
Mike
Jacksonville
Jane Calcaterra
Northlake
Jean Schubi
Mark Lissy
Mark
Beth
Herald
Jury Deliberations Begin In Dwight Church Damage Suit
Deliberations started at 11 a.m. in the Michelle Rexroade case against the First Baptist Church of Dwight. Rexroade, then 15, seeks damages for injuries from a 1972 bus crash on Old Mazon Road. The driver, Clyde Watson, was dropped from the suit. final statements claimed four fractured vertebrae and lifelong back pain expected.
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Michelle Rexroade
First Baptist Church
Dwight
Miss Rexroade
Peter Fitzpatrick
Ottawa
Dwight Baptist Church
Michelle
Fitzpatrick
Weather notes and trial scene from a church bus case
Weather outlook shows variable clouds with showers and storms possible tonight and mild temperatures in the 70s by Friday. In the civil case, Michelle seeks damages from a church bus operator for back bone injuries, with jurors told to weigh her disability and pain. opposing counsel disputes causation and the existence of a back condition.
Six states seek rollback of stamp rate hike in court
Six states asked a US appeals court to rollback the 15 cent first class mail rate citing the 2 cent increase as discriminatory. A similar suit was filed in Washington by the National Association of Greeting Card Publishers, according to Maine attorney general officials.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Washington
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Morris Community High School Summer Classes Schedule
Summer school runs June 5 through July 14 from 8 a.m. to noon each weekday. World History, U.S. History, and Typing I meet. Biology I starts Tuesday and runs to July 17 but is filled. Register at the MCHS guidance office with a $15 fee. Class lists and rooms posted on Monday. for questions call 942-1294 to ask for the guidance office.
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Morris Community High School
McHs Guidance Office
Ouidance Office
Road Closure on Stonewall Road in Goodfarm Township
Stonewall Road between Illinois 47 and Old Mazon Road in Goodfarm Township will close starting June 12 for a bridge construction over Brewster Run Creek. The closure, announced by Grundy County highway superintendent Richard McTague, is expected to last about one month.
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Stonewall Rd
Illinois 47
Old Mazon Rd
Goodfarm Township
Brewster Run Creek
Richard McTague
Grundy County
Train service delayed final decision pending review
Rock Island Railroad keeps Morris to Chicago passenger trains running for now as two parties file exceptions to a May 9 ruling by administrative law judge Paul Cross. The last day to file is June 9, with Joliet and Chicago joining the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in appealing.
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Rock Island Railroad
Morris Area
Morris
Chicago
Rock Island
Peoria
Paul Cross
The
Chris Knapton
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Knapton
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Kidnap Seizure Grips Bogota Amid Elections Chaos
Six persons abducted a prominent Bogota government member of parliament on a city street as violence surged ahead of Sunday elections. Rioting by students followed the death of a fellow student, with booths burned and clashes with police. Authorities vow normality and the church appeals for calm.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Wreck halts RI trains near Tiskilwa
A 26 car Rock Island train derailed west of Tiskilwa causing both tracks to be blocked. Nineteen cars carried liquid sulfur with three fires reported. no injuries. Detours planned as authorities assess damage and restore service.
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Tiskilwa
Bureau (County) Junction
Rock Island
Rock Island Railroad
Chris Knapton
Knapton
Savings interest rates rise for savers nationwide
Washington reports Americans can obtain higher savings rates at most banks and savings institutions as regulators allow better deals. The new money market certificate has a $10,000 minimum, six month maturity, with rates tied to six month Treasury bill auctions that rise as government rates climb.
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Washington
UPI
Banks
Savings and Loans
Mutual Savings Banks
Treasury
Marseilles officer hurt as driver rams squad car three times
Police say James Hollenbeck sustained neck and back pain after Robert Beldon rammed the squad car three times following a traffic stop for improper passing. Miller assisted. Hollenbeck treated at Community Hospital of Ottawa. Beldon charged with aggravated battery and criminal damage. Damages exceed $150. Sheriff's office to handle investigation.
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Marseilles
James Hollenbeck
Hollenbeck
Community Hospital
Ottawa
Robert D. Beldon
Richie Miller
S. Main St
Robert Daniel Beldon
Miller
Lincoln St
Main St
Beldon
Marseilles Area
LaSalle County
KGB murdered Hammarskjold claims Penthouse article
Penthouse magazine cites CIA sources alleging Soviet KGB involvement in Dag Hammarskjold's 1961 Congo plane crash. It claims a standard KGB incendiary device destroyed the plane and says Kennedy kept a CIA report secret to protect the 1963 test ban. The article also asserts KGB spies operate inside the UN Secretariat.
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New York
UPI
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
Penthouse Magazine
CIA
Hammarskjold
John Kennedy
Penthouse
Kennedy
Troika
KGB
United Nations Secretariat
United States
Amtrak sandwiches packaging questioned
Amtrak planned to sell up to 80 000 sandwiches weekly in nitrogen containers, a method claimed to slow spoilage. Biologists fear potential deadly poisoning, while Amtrak cites $800 000 annual savings and test markets with no ill effects. The National Automatic Merchandising Association warns such packaging could foster dangerous organisms in perishable foods.
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Chicago
UPI
Amtrak
National Passenger Railroad System
Wbbm-Tv
National Automatic Merchandising Association
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Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Joe Temple
ESDA
David Berard
Church
Berard
Watson
Leonard Hoffman
Hoffman
Joanne Gretencord
MCHS
Rams
Tours
France
le Pape
Hammarskiold
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