Accidents injure six in Grundy County weekend rollovers
Six people were treated for injuries after weekend crashes investigated by the Grundy County Sheriff's Department. A 1977 Ford driven by Gary Cassem left the road on Illinois 113 near Campbell Road and rolled over after hitting a guard rail. Two Coal City residents, John Montgomery and Chris Boozer, were injured when a truck skidded and went into a ditch on Illinois 113 at Gorman Road. Diane Linn was treated after a collision on Illinois 47 at Grand Ridge Road. Welson Griswald was ticketed for failure to yield after an Illinois 47 crash with Linn. Janet Moorman and Judith Hurt were in a rear end collision on Pine Bluff Road. Mark Wackerman was cited for failure to yield after a crash on Illinois 47 at Southmor Road.
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Grundy County Sheriff's Department
Morris Hospital
Illinois 113
Illinois 47
Gary Cassem
Douglas Sr
Michael Graham
Robinson
Coal City
Grundy County
James Hume
Cassem
Campbell Rd
Sgt. Hume
Sgt
Hume
Duane Olson
Sunoco
Illinois
Gorman Rd
John Montgomery
E. Elm St
Chris Boozer
Elm St
Frank Schmitt
Montgomery
Schmitt
Jackson St
Gardner
Craig Williamson
Miss Linn
Griswald
Grand Ridge Rd
Dodge
Ken
Standard
Mazon
Janet Moorman
Channahan
Pine Bluff Rd
Curt Leach
Moorman
Judith Hurt
Second Ave
Will Rd
Joyce Olson
Park Blvd
Wackerman
Southmor Rd
Sgt.Schmitt
Moroccan Troops Lead African Peace Force in Zaire
UPI dispatch reports 1 500 Moroccan troops arrive in Zaire to replace departing French Foreign Legionnaires as part of a Western backed African peacekeeping effort. Mobutu meets Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua in Lubumbashi. rebels at Kolwezi and Mutshatsha recapture rail head with hostages killed. Western powers discuss logistics to support an all African force amid Soviet Cuban pressure.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
U.S
Mobutu Sese Seko
Huang Hua
Mobutu
Huang
Lubumbashi
Katanga
Kolwezi
Soviet Union
Cuba
Paris
United States
France
Belgium
Britain
West Germany
Togo
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Gabon
French Foreign Legion
Mutshatsha
Fire damages Morris residence Saturday
A fire of unknown origin gutted a Morris residence Saturday afternoon. Jerald Haff’s home at 1820 Charles Dr. suffered $37,500 in damages, with $25,000 to the building and $12,500 to contents. Fire Chief Robert Coleman said the blaze began in the furnace and water heater closet but the cause was not determined. Firemen were on scene from 3:44 to 4:54 p.m.
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Morris
Jerald Haff
Charles
Morris Fire Department
Robert Coleman
Hamiston-Keeling Co
U.S. 6
Hi-Park Blvd
Coleman
Bell’s Landing
Old Stage Rd
Kroger’s Food
N. Division St
Weekend and weekday temperatures at Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Forecast shows a fair night with a mid 50s low and a warm Tuesday with highs in the 80s. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Locks and Dam include Saturday high 76 and low 48, Sunday high 82 and low 49. This morning 7 am Morris 54 degrees and 10:30 am Morris 68 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Bess Truman Hospitalized for Tests in Kansas City
Former First Lady Bess Truman, 93, is hospitalized at Research Medical Center for a neuro muscular deficit. Doctors planned more diagnostic tests including a blood sugar test and potential X rays to check for kidney problems after she slept well and remained in satisfactory condition.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Bess Truman
Research Medical Center
Truman
Gordon Thompson
Thompson
Two Cyclists Die In Weekend Area Accidents
A Morris native and a Marseilles man died in separate head on crashes over the weekend near Joliet and Ottawa. Dale Lee Hansen, 25, of Gardner, died after losing control of his motorcycle and being struck on Interstate 55 near Arsenal Rd. Richard M. O Connor, 19, of Kankakee, was driving the car. Ronnie Woods, 26, of Marseilles, perished in a head on crash on Marseilles Lock Rd with a van driven by Randall Graham, 19, of Ottawa. Graham and passenger Cheryl Eisert, 19, were treated and released. Woods’ body was sent to Sears Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles. Hansen’s funeral was held at Patterson Funeral Chapel.
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Marseilles
Ilini Park
Marseilles Lock Rd
Ronnie Woods
Stricker Court
LaSalle County
Marlon Osborne
Morris
Dale Lee Hansen
Gardner
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Arsenal Rd
Will County
Hansen
Richard M. O’connor
Rte. 6
Kankakee
Illini Park
Stricker
Woods
Graham
Cheryl Eisert
Rt. 1
Ottawa
Byrd
Glidden-Durkee
Channahon Township
Cindy Simms
Alison
Bobby
Lorraine Hansen
Brian
Arling Freeland
Patterson Funeral Chapel
South Wilmington
James Larson
Braceville- Gardner Cemetery
Kevin Kociss
Jerry Kociss
Steve McGurk
Tony Serena
Bobby Sorensen
Dennis Balser
Hearings on Hazardous Materials Transport on Illinois Highways
Public hearings in Chicago and Springfield on proposed IDOT regulations for transporting hazardous materials on Illinois highways. Hearings run 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. in Chicago and June 13 in Springfield with comments and testimony guiding final rules.
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Springfield
Illinois
Chicago
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Radisson- Chicago
Michigan Ave
Illinois Register
Frankie Laine Leaves Hospital To Finish Evansville Show
Singer Frankie Laine checked out of a hospital to finish his final Evansville lounge performance and plans a rest period of a few weeks. Doctors blamed a vitamin B-12 deficiency from an eight week England tour and recent St. Louis stint. The singer, famed for Mule Train, will resume engagements in Denver on June 16 and Chicago next month.
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Evansville, Ind
UPI
Frankie Laine
Evansville
Laine
Ray
Barr
England
St. Louis
Denver
Chicago
MCHS teacher Joseph Laughary dies
Joseph B Laughary aged 60 of Wauponsee Township died at Morris Hospital. A longtime US history teacher and coach at Morris Community High School since 1947 he served in the US Air Force 1941 to 1945 and held roles in the American Legion VFW and educators associations. He married Marilynn Dennis in 1967 and is survived by two daughters, Jo Lynn and Denise, and three sons including Keith.
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Joseph B. Laughary
Wauponsee Township
Morris Hospital
Morris Community High School
Laughary
American Legion
VFW
National Education Association
Illinois Education Association
Morris Education Association
U.S. Air Force
Morris Paper Mill
O’brien Construction
McElwain Construction
United Presbyterian Church
Morris
Marilynn Dennis
John
Denise) Prier
Jacksonsville, Ill
Jo Lynn
Keith
Bloomington
Patrick
Californians vote Tuesday on cutting property taxes
Californians go to the polls to pick party nominees and decide major statewide issues led by Proposition 13 a tax limit. Secretary of State March Fong Eu expects about 68 percent turnout of 9.93 million registered voters a record for a primary with Los Angeles County officials forecasting 68 to 73 percent. The ballot features Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr seeking renomination and four major GOP rivals. Proposition 13 would roll assessments back to 1975 76 levels set taxes at 1 percent of market value and cap annual increases at 2 percent, cutting bills by about 60 percent but costing local governments billions. A competing Proposition 8 linked to a $1.4 million tax package would offer a 30 percent cut only for owner occupied homes.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
GOP
Evelle Younger
Los Angeles
Ed Davis
Ken Maddy
San Diego
Pete Wilson
Brown
Four youths injured in one car crash near Morris
Four youths from Tinley Park and Burbank were injured in a one vehicle crash on US 6 near Illinois 47 at 4:15 a.m. They were taken to Morris Hospital by Des Rochers Ambulance Service. Driver William Fruendt, 23, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed and posted a $35 bond. He faces Grundy County Circuit Court on June 22.
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Chicago
US. 6
Illinois
Morris Hospital
Des Rochers
William C. Fruendt
Wesley W. Swearingen
Tinley Park
Joseph Ralisback
Max J. McElroy
Burbank
Fruendt
Morris
Carl Bremenkamp
Grundy County
U.S. 6
Olson
Sunoco
Ralisback
Six Red Brigades charged in Moro kidnapping and murder
Six Red Brigades members face formal charges of conspiring to kidnap and kill Aldo Moro. Arrests trace to a May 17 Rome raid on a print shop linked to the gang. Moretti remains at large, branded a central organizer. Moro, leader of the Christian Democratic party, was abducted March 16 and killed after demands for prisoner releases were rejected.
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Red Brigades
Rome
UPI
Aldo Moro
Achille Gallucci
Moro
Enrico Triaca
Teodoro Spadaccini
Giovanni Lugnini
Antonio Marini
Gabriella Mariani
Mario Moretti
Triaca
Spadaccini
Lugnini
Marini
Miss Mariani
Moretti
Red
Christian Democratic Party
Republic
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Eli Elima
Washington
Defense
Harold Brown
Carter Administration
Liberty
S. Dirksen Ene
Illinois Secretary of State
Learning Resources Center
Illinois Valley Community
Laine Is
Morris Daily Herald
Joseph Laughary
MCHS
Beardstown
Delbert and
Lucille (Ball) Laughary
Western Illinois University
WIU
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