Channahon Woman Killed in Hit and Run Crash
A 36 year old Channahon woman Mrs George Jean Mank was struck and killed at Smith Road and a frontage road by a light green pickup truck that left the scene. She was pronounced dead at St Joseph Hospital Joliet and the driver fled north on the frontage road. The sheriff and coroner cited multiple injuries and a 27 foot throw distance before the vehicle, which left the roadway 117 feet before impact. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at O Neil Funeral Home Chapel Lockport with burial in Resurrection Cemetery Romeoville.
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Channahon
George
Jean) Mank
Burr Court
Smith Rd
Channahon Township
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Will County Sheriff’s Department
Mank
Will County
Robert Tezak
Francis
Trish) Seiler
Rich
Rita) Kevish
Jerry
Marilyn) Boucher
O'Neil
Lockport
Resurrection Cemetery
Romeoville
Mitchell and Haldeman Ordered to Start Prison Terms
John Mitchell and H R Haldeman were ordered to begin sentences of 30 months to eight years for obstructing justice conspiracy and perjury in the Watergate cover up. They have two weeks to arrange personal affairs before reporting to a DC marshal on June 22.
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Washington
UPI
John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
U.S
John Sirica
Richard Nixon
America
Nixon
Sirica
Mitchell
Haldeman
White House
Mr. Haldeman
Columbia
John Ehrlichman
Ell
High Court
Morris Daily Herald 1977 Front Page Listing
The Morris Daily Herald issue from June 6 1977 lists volume XCVII number 50 for Morris Illinois with a twenty cent price and fourteen pages. The front page serves as the day's newspaper header for the local publication.
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Morris
Illinois
Theft at Disco service station nets 486 dollars
Morris police report a $486 theft from the Disco service station cash drawer on Saturday. Attendants Mark Martin and Kevin Cassidy, and manager Lonnie Hood describe the missing money found in the safe during shift changes and later confirmed by the manager. Police also log two vehicle thefts, a CB radio and gear, plus two bicycle thefts from weekend incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Brown
Trenton
Lincoln St
Brown
Rock Island Railroad
Illinois death penalty bill faces Supreme Court ruling
Illinois senators and Rep. Roman Kosinski say the U S Supreme Court ruling invalidating an automatic death for police slayers in Louisiana does not imperil Illinois H10 which mirrors Georgia style mitigating factor provisions. The bill awaits House concurrence and then Governor Thompson's signature with automatic Illinois Supreme Court review of death penalties.
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Supreme Court
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana
Art Harrison
House
Harrison
Tom Dodegge
Senate
James R. Thompson
Georgia
Dodegge
Roman Kosinski
Dchicago
Kosinski
Illinois Supreme Court
Two-vehicle collision in Kendall County kills woman
A head on crash on Illinois 71 at Budd Road left Susan L. Hilliard aged 53 of Marion dead at the scene. Betty Smoot, also of Marion, was treated and released at Copley Hospital. Dan F. Lindner of Sandwich is in good condition after crossing the centerline in the second vehicle. The state police report cites Lindner as crossing the centerline before the collision. Morris Public Library Board meets at 7 30 p m tonight in the library multipurpose room for regular monthly reports.
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Yorkville
Illinois 71
Budd Road
Kendall County
Susan L. Hilliard
Marion
Betty Smoot
Miss Smoot
Copley Hospital
Aurora
Dan F. Lindner
Sandwich
Lindner
Morris Public Library Board
Theft and stolen boat reported in Grundy County
Elvis Scoles of Seventh St Maron reported cash and checks totaling 400 stolen from his home at 12 20 p m Friday. Only a small amount of cash missing most of the loss consisting of checks to Southern Baptist Mission. An aluminum 12 foot boat chained to a tree at Rod and Gun Club area north of Bungalow Rd was taken after 9 p m last Monday and later found by Ray Carlson at 200 Pleasant St with the chain damaged.
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Elvis Scoles
Seventh St
Maron
Scoles
Grundy County
James Hume
Southern Baptist Mission
Hume
Ray Carlson
Pleasant St
Sheriff's Department
Rod and Gun Club
Bungalow Rd
Carl Luck
Luck
Carlson
Ken Shannon
Werden
Lisbon Rd
Leo Stanford
Newark
Shannon
Danny
Stanford
Gore Rd
Car Train Crash Injures Centralia Man Near Godley
Donald E. White, 26, was injured when his 1968 Oldsmobile was struck by Amtrak No. 303 southbound train at the County Line Road crossing near Illinois 53 in Godley. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet in good condition. no train passengers were hurt.
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Centralia
Amtrak
Illinois
Godley
Donald E. White
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
White
County Line
Braidwood Ambulance
County Line Rd
Driver Injured In One Car Crash Near Dwight
Dwight resident Kyle Schramm 39 was admitted to Morris Hospital after a single vehicle accident on Goodfarm Road near Illinois 47. His damaged 1968 Chevrolet was towed, and he remained for observation.
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Kyle Schramm
Ward Rd
Dwight
Morris Hospital
Goodfarm Rd
Illinois
Grundy County
Thomas Walker
Schramm
Walker
Olson
Arco
Mazon
Danny Werden
Second Ave
Lisbon Rd
Gore Rd
Two Pregnant Women Freed From Dutch Train Siege
Moluccan gunmen released two pregnant hostages Nelleke Ellenbroek and Agatha Brower-Korf after 14 days aboard the hijacked train in Assen while about 52 other captives remained under stress but in reasonably good condition. Government says no talks until assurances of no more acts. mediation failed to yield a solution.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
UPI
Justice Ministry
Groningen
Nelleke Ellenbroek
Agatha Brower-Korf
Ellenbrook
Brower
Moluccan Islands
Indonesia
Frans Tutuhatunewa
Hindu Saint Arrives in London for Jubilee
Shree Pramukh Swami Shartri Shree, founder of the Swaminarayan sect, arrived in London from Bombay for Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee. He has not seen a woman in 40 years due to his celibate vows and will not greet the queen or any female attendees.
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London
UPI
Shree Pramukh Swami
Shartri
Shree
Bombay
India
Queen Elizabeth
Swaminarayan
Tools Stolen From Parked Trucks In Grundy County Weekend
Five thefts reported to Grundy County Sheriff's Department over the weekend. Items stolen include a Coleman lantern, hacksaw, skill saw, drill and bits, ladders, hammers, cords, wrenches and screwdrivers from a Ford pickup at Altmax. other garages lost fishing gear, lanterns, a drill, rods and reels, and a trolling motor with tackle box.
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Grundy County
Altmax
Thomas Allan III
Dwight
Thomas Walker
Allan
A Coleman
Raymond Sinkular
Elm St
Wilmington
Sinkular
Robert Davy
Kenine
Power Outage Slated in Morris Areas for Two Mornings
Commonwealth Edison official Dan Demps says voltage conversions require brief power interruptions in Morris on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Areas affected include blocks around Jackson Main Liberty Spruce for 6 to 8 a.m. and 5:30 to 8 a.m. respectively. Also on the agenda Morris Community High School Board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss resignations and hires.
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Morris
Dan Demps
Commonwealth Edison
Edison
Demos
Jackson St
Main St
Liberty St
Spruce St
Jefferson St
Nettle St
Washington St
Illinois Ave
Calhoun St
Franklin St
Architect On Energy Systems
Morris Community High School Board of Education
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Jean Fuhrman
Richard
Mary) Fuhrman
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Lompoc
Calif
Los Angeles
Allenwood
Pennsylvania
Mitch
Morris Daily Herald
Ron Jacobson
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Jacobson
Connie Corwin
Morris Swimming Pool
Roth
W. Jackson St
J.C. Penney
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Gyros
Colonial House
Liberty
Kendall
Hileman's
Joe Spiezio
I.C
Braidwood
Braceville
Gardner Fire Department
Braceville Fire Department
Robert Smrekar
Rte. 1
Minooka
Tabler Rd
U.S. 6
Smrekar
Don Mayo
Mayo
Morris Ambulance Service
Edward Sistek Jr
Rice and
Eighth Sts
Sistek
Paul Estensen
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