Traffic Court Dispatches From Grundy County
Police briefs report several traffic and breaking incidents across Grundy County. Stephan Gillaspie 20 Joliet was jailed for 10 days on weekends for driving after license revocation, with $25 costs. Louis Garrett III 26 Seneca had a license suspension case dismissed. Douglas Cooper 18 Joliet fined for trespassing on Rainbow Council property. Dennis Willis 18 Ottawa Bend had license sent to state for failure to appear on speeding charge. Harry Hebblewhite 31 Ottawa Bend failed to appear for registration. license sent to state. Jimmy Foster 21 Route 3. William Slagle 22 and David Bell 19 near Southmor Road fined for illegal liquor transport. Ulysses Reed Jr. 36 Morris area fined for speeding. Gregory Enger 20 of Illinois 47 fined for open liquor. Joseph Michuda 17 Braceville fined for speeding and license issues. earlier no valid license charge dismissed. Burglary at Nor-West Die Cast Co. investigated. tools stolen. Reported break-ins at Grundy County Home and Morris Texaco. bicycle wheel stolen. A Morris man beaten, hospitalized with six stitches. initial reports of six attackers, later disputed.
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Stephan Gillaspie
Joliet
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
U.S. 6
Ridge Rd
Louis Garrett III
Armour St
Seneca
S.J. Maloney
Dwight Rd
Douglas Cooper
Robert Puckett
Rainbow Council
White Tie Rd
Dennis Willis
Ottawa Bend
Secretary of State
James Matteson
Interstate 80
Morris
Harry Hebblewhite
Thomas Suddarth
Fulton and Main Sts
Jimmy Foster
Rte
William Slagle
W. Southmor
David Bell
Thomas Thompson
Gregory E. Enger
Illinois 47
Frank Schmitt
Nelson Rd
Saratoga Rd
Joseph F. Michuda
Braceville
George St
Michuda
Kurt Salems
Nor-West Die Cast Co
Third Ave
Max Babcock
Robert Lynes
Babcock
Quarry St
Richard Mumper
Washington St
St. Joseph Hospital
Morris Hospital
Des Rochers
Illinois Ave
Mumper
I.B. Kim
Hit-and-run damages Fiat Spider. Torino suspected
Mrs. Nancy Brown reported a green late-model Ford Torino hit her 1976 Fiat Spider at Morris police observed $100 in damage to the Fiat, including a rear camber dent and torn rubber guard. A witness said the Torino fled the scene, with front-end damage suspected on the suspect vehicle.
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Morris
Nancy Brown
Ottawa Bend
Drivers cited for liquor and a separate crash sentencing
Two liquor tickets were issued at Benton and Wauponsee Streets after a routine stop. Dale W. Farmer, 23, of 1036 Grant Street, and Charles E. Bayne, 20, of Ottawa, were cited for transportation of open liquor and possession of open alcohol respectively and posted bonds or licenses. They face Grundy County Circuit Court on June 22. A separate criminal damage to property complaint accused John Davis, 21, of Channahon, after he allegedly threw a beer bottle at Walter Watchinski, causing minor damage to a 1978 Pontiac Firebird. A witness, Dennis Willis, 18, Morris, observed the incident. Davis is to be contacted via Channahon police. In a separate crash at Pine Bluff and Dresden Roads, Luann Sanders, 19, of Morris, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed. she bonded and faces June 29 court. Richard Peart, 52, of Peart Road, was westbound and stopped for a sign, with Sanders rear-ending his 1978 Ford pickup. damages were around $150 for Peart’s truck and about $500 for Sanders’ Pinto.
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Benton and
Wauponsee
Morris
S.D. Francois
Dale W. Farmer
Grant St
Charles E. Bayne
Ottawa
Farmer
Bayne
Grundy County
John Davis
Channahon
Walter Watchinski
N. Wood St
Illinois 47
Buchanan St
Davis
Watchinski
Dennis Willis
Blackberry Lane
Pine Bluff
Dresden Rds
Luann Sanders
Carl Dummitt
Richard Peart
Rte. 1
Peart Rd
Dresden Rd
Miss Sanders
Peart
Teen cited for illegal liquor transport after stop in Gardner
Reno Vignocchi, 17, of Gardner, posted bond after a stop on Gardner Road at Illinois 129. Deputy Black found two open beers under a seat and foam in the car. A 16 year old passenger was released to parents. Vignocchi received a warning for disobeying the stop sign and a liquor ticket, with a court date set for June 29.
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Reno Vignocchi
Rte. 1
Gardner
Grundy County
Jeff Black
Vignocchi
Gardner Rd
Illinois 129
Black
Newark High School Honor Roll List 1977 78
Newark community announces honor roll for 1977 78 with freshmen Mike Garbo Sheila Halverson Larry Loescher Kevin Martin Bret Summerson Valerie Davidson Jana Finland Ken Spraggon Pete Brummel on the roll. Sophomores Ruth Scidmore Lisa Williamson Rich Rosenstein Janelle Brummel Jean Christian Rich Dunn Kathy Aitken Pan Friestad Lori Clampitt Dena Gray Karen Johnson Lori Gatteberg Judy Slack Steve Brykczynski with fourth nine weeks. Juniors Paula Garbo Joanne Brummel Bill Shields Suzanne Knobeloch Lori Gilbertson Corrinn Hanson Connie Johnson Toni Jaris Deb Alsalger Margi Morris Shirley Coomer Ruth Knutson. Seniors Linda Borneman Jim Brummel Lynne Brummel Barbara Peterson Bob Shields Pam Bounds Teresa Englert Mary Hartnett Noreen Nelson with Mark Chelsea on semester and Diane Williams on fourth nine weeks.
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Newark
Newark Community High School
Mike Garbo
Sheila Halverson
Larry Loescher
Kevin Martin
Bret Summerson
Valerie Davidson
Jana Finland
Ken Spraggon
Pete Brummel
Robin Starling
Gail Carlson
Ruth Scidmore
Lisa Williamson
Rich Rosenstein
Janelle Brummel
Jean Christian
Rich Dunn
Kathy Aitken
Pan Friestad
Lori Clampitt
Dena Gray
Karen Johnson
Lori Gatteberg
Judy Slack
Steve Brykczynski
Sue Blankenship
Paula Garbo
Joanne Brummel
Bill Shields
Suzanne Knobeloch
Lori Gilbertson
Corrinn Hanson
Connie Johnson
Toni Jaris
Deb Alsalger
Margi Morris
Shirley Coomer
Ruth Knutson
Linda Borneman
Jim Brummel
Lynne Brummel
Barbara Peterson
Bob Shields
Pam Bounds
Teresa Englert
Mary Hartnett
Noreen Nelson
Mark Chelsea
Diane Williams
Pothole on Berra Road Corrected Location
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department clarified that a large pothole on Berra Road south of Illinois 113 lies in Diamond, not Braceville Township as previously reported. The correction sets the geographic boundary and updates residents on the mapped site.
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Berra Rd
Illinois 113
Braceville Township
Grundy County
Morris Fire Department Responds to 1:07 A.M. Emergency
Morris fire crews responded to an incident at 1:07 a.m. Al Weitz of 739 East Main Street was transported by Grundy County Ambulance to Morris Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. The article notes the Department of Agriculture reports Americans eat more bananas than any other fruit.
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Morris Fire Department
al Weitz
E. Main St
Grundy County
Morris Hospital
The
Department of Agriculture
Stolen hubcaps and fender skirts at Feedbag Restaurant
A waitress at the Feedbag Restaurant in Mazon reported the theft of four hubcaps and two fender skirts from her car valued at 204 dollars. The incident occurred between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. last Tuesday on Carbon Hill Road. Mazon Police Chief Evert Poyner notified Grundy County Sheriff's Department at 3:50 p.m. Monday.
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Mazon
Rebecca Bell
Rte. 1
Carbon Hill Rd
Evert Poyner
Grundy County
Coal City Dismisses Defendant in 1975 School Construction Injury
Pietro Cerrone's damage suit over a 1975 Coal City High School construction accident has the village dismissed as a defendant. The case, filed last August, seeks more than 20 000 dollars and names the village and Coal City Community High School Unit District I. The accident occurred when a sewer line trench caved in burying an eight foot deep ditch. The school district remains a defendant in the pending suit.
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Coal City
Pietro Cerrone
Coal City High School
Cerrone
Coal City Community High School
Les Allott
Proposition 13 sails to landslide success in California
Californians vote to slash government costs by approving Proposition 13 while New Jersey Republicans swing right as Clifford Case loses renomination to Jeff Bell. Bill Bradley wins the Democratic primary, signaling a liberal conservative clash for November. The four way Republican gubernatorial race in New Jersey unfolds.
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GOP
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Bradley
Richard Leone
New Jersey
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Robert Ray
Dick Clark
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House
Jerome Fitzgerald
Cyclist Injured After Avoiding Pedestrians On Northern Ave
A motorcyclist was slightly injured when avoiding several young pedestrians and a car on Northern Ave west of Lisbon St. Steve F. Seamen, 19, suffered a right forearm scrape. No tickets issued. Pedestrian 8-year-old Paul Thompson was identified. Vehicle a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Karla J. Sanders. Police reported the incident occurred Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. in Morris.
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Northern Ave
Lisbon St
Steve F. Seamen
Pine Bluff Rd
Morris
Seamen
Paul Thompson
Quarry St
Karla J. Sanders
Wauponsee St
Liberation of Rome remembered on 34th anniversary
A reminiscence recalling the June 4 1944 entry into Rome by General Mark W. Clark and the U S Fifth Army. The piece details battles across Italy, Rome’s resistance, Gestapo actions, and a walk along the Tiber with reflections on Roman history and Shelley’s burial site.
Worry Clinic Advice Warns Against Excessive Spending
Dr George W Crane warns that poverty strains marriages and urges financial restraint. He notes young couples fail when money is tight and jokes that middle aged divorces result from lacking boudoir cheesecake. Readers are invited to write for his booklet at Hopkins Building Mellett Indiana.
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Debby
Debby D
Dr. Crane
Crane
Hopkins
Mellett
Indiana
Reassuring Parents After Ann Landers Help
In a letter response, Ann Landers reprints a prior plea from desperate parents whose college age son ran away after being told he was on his own. She cites success stories from families who set firm rules, kicked him out, and saw the son return home sober and focused months later. She urges courage, faith, and notes a teen drinking column with mail-in details.
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United States
Ann
Ann. Landers
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
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