Fine Woman Driver Faces $300 On Two Charges
Morris woman Shirley Miller was fined $100 for illegal transportation of alcohol and $200 for driving while intoxicated. She also received a two day jail sentence with credit for three days already served and a 30 day deadline to pay fines. The incident followed a 3:05 a.m. Friday crash on Fremont Ave. that damaged a parked car and a residence.
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Morris
Grundy
Shirley Miller
Hoge St
Robert W. Malmaquist
Malmquist
Miller
Grundy County
Fishing Gear Stolen From Car Near Dresden Power Plant
Phillip Shovelin of Cicero reported to Grundy County Sheriff Richard Pierce that a 1960 dark brown Ford station wagon parked at the Dresden nuclear power plant was robbed of multiple fishing items. Stolen gear includes Shakespeare Wonderod reels, Zebco reels and rods, Garcia and Courtland reels, Monsemor reel, Royal javelin rod, and Shakespeare auto fly reel among others.
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Dresden
Phillip Shovelin
Cicero
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Cyclist, Cars Involved In Multiple County Pileups
A cyclist eastbound on Jefferson Street struck a parked car owned by Oran Ader. Deputy Sheriff Sherman Hexdall ticketed Joseph Olson for improper lane usage after an Illinois 47 collision near Sis's Drive-in. No injuries reported in either incident. Olson and Palmer scheduled for magistrate court appearances.
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Jefferson St
Oran B. Ader
Ader
Hanley Machine
Grundy County
Sherman Hexdall
Joseph Olson
Rte. 5
Illinois 47
Sis’s Drive-in
Morris
Olson
David Perrin
Aurora
Nettle Creek Bridge
Richard Pierce
Frank J. Bellm
E. Main St
WU. S. 6
Arthur C. Palmer
Washington St
Sheriff Pierce
Palmer
Bellm
Emden Motorist Cited Twice in Mazon
Leonard P. Steen 19 of Emden was cited for speeding 48 mph in a 30 zone at Center and North Streets Mazon by Police Chief William Mount and faces a magistrate court appearance. A second criminal complaint for reckless driving was filed alleging wild driving on the Mazon High School parking lot with a Thursday court date.
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Mazon
William Mount
Leonard P. Steen
Rte. 2
Emden
Center
North Sts
Steen
Howard Wright
Mazon High School
Morris Motorist Cited For Improper Muffler
Police officer William Button cited Larry D. Tondini 20 of 518 E Illinois Ave Sunday at 5 20 p m on Division Street for an improper muffler. He left his license as bond and is to appear at 4 p m June 15 in magistrate court.
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Morris City
William Button
Morris
Division St
Larry D. Tondini
Illinois Ave
Tondini
Army supervisor wins 4700 dollar award for ammo stockpile idea
Miss Shirley J. Gomora of Coal City received a 4700 dollar special act award from Secretary of the Army for suggesting reuse of a 1.2 million stockpile of old ammunition with 2.34 per projectile modification. Savings were 10.478 million in 1966 with projected 15 million this year.
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Coal City
Shirley J. Gomora
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Army Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency
Joliet
Department of the Army
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
APSA
Miss Gomora
Market slides on Middle East tension share rout
The New York stock market fell sharply at the open as Israeli Arab hostilities unsettled investors. The Dow dipped 20.77 in early trading, later trimmed to 11.14 at noon, with the Associated Press average down 3.145. Bargain hunting emerged as prices hit lows, but sectors from aerospace to oils and autos sapped confidence.
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New York
Kennedy
Associated Press
Middle East
Morris man charged with assault and battery in Grundy County
Donald Thompson, 24, of Armstrong Street, appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. A complaint by Sandra Helgeson, 21, alleges she was beaten and injured. Thompson posted a $1,000 bond and is set for a magistrate court hearing at 10 a.m. on June 15 before Magistrate Herman Ritter.
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Miss Gomora
APSA
Litchfield
Coal City
Grundy County Rest Home
Morrisman
Donald Thompson
Armstrong St
Howard C. Ryan
Grundy County
Sandra Helgeson
Robinson Drive
Thompson
Miss Helgeson
Cream style corn soup with pepper tang
A simple nourishing soup idea uses canned cream style corn mixed into a thin white sauce for a family meal. Serve with a pepper mill at the table to let adults add extra tang to their portions.
Area Residents Honored in Illinois Spring Lamb Show
Greg Jorstad of Morris earned second in heavyweight Hampshire lamb judging at the Illinois Spring Lamb Carcass Show. John Peradi of Farmington won Governor's Grand Championship. Gail Jackson of Seneca took first and second in Dorset lambs. Reserve champion was a Suffolk exhibited by J. W. Cattron of Fairview. All 154 animals will be slaughtered at Rochelle Swift & Co. Don Carrigan and Gary Ricketts provided judging and carcass guidance.
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Springfield
Greg Jorstad
Morris
Hampshire
State Fairgrounds
Jorstad
John Peradi
Farmington
Suffolk
J. W. Cattron
Fairview
Rochelle
Swift & Co
University of Illinois
Don Carrigan
Gary Ricketts
U. of I
Fire Crews Battle Two Vehicle Blazes Saturday
Morris volunteer firefighters fought two early morning blazes within three hours. At 5:15 a.m. they tackled a car fire at the McCabe farm on River Road owned by John Jurgenson, the vehicle a total loss due to internal wiring. At 8:10 a.m. they responded to a tractor fire owned by Don Moberg in Gooselake Township caused by faulty wiring.
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Morris
McCabe
River Road
John Jurgenson
Don Moberg
Gooselake Township
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Atna Life & Casualty
Conley - Leach Agency
W. Jefferson
Illinois
UFE & Casualty
Morris Catv Inc
U.S
Morris Dry
Court House
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Cash Grain
Lamb
Gail Jackson
Seneca
Dorsett Lamb
Sara Lee
Wall To Wall Savings
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