Edison seeks licenses for Seneca nuclear power plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepts Commonwealth Edison Co. application for operating licenses for LaSalle County Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 near Seneca. Public hearing offered. units 1 and 2 aim fuel loading in 1979 and 1980. Petitions to intervene due by July 11, 1977. reviews and construction completion determine licenses.
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Edison
Seneca
The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Commonwealth Edison Co
LaSalle County
Brookfield Township
NRC
Illinois River
Secretary of the Commission
Washington, D.C
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby
Illinois
H Street
Washington, DC
Bill funds cleanup of Illinois Michigan Canal in Grundy and Will
State representative Ray Christensen says the amendment to the FY 78 DOT appropriation would spend 300000 to dredge and clean the Illinois Michigan Canal in Grundy and Will counties. He notes the canal, once a premier recreation area, is now unsafe due to junk and fallen trees. The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure unanimously.
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Ray Christensen
D-Morris
Grundy
Will
Department of Transportation
Christensen
Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
McGee Cited For Speeding In 1900 Block Division Street
Tony C McGee of Oklahoma was ticketed Thursday afternoon in Grundy County after his 1976 Cutlass Oldsmobile was clocked at 57 mph in a 35 mph zone by Officer Dennis Holbrook. He posted a $35 cash bond and is set to appear in Grundy County traffic court on June 26.
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Tony C. McGee
Oklahoma
Division St
Dennis Holbrook
McGee
Grundy County
Railroad gate flashers shot at Santa Fe property
Criminal damage reported to Grundy County Sheriff about 1:30 p.m. at Gorman Road near Mazon. Jerry Brewer, in charge of railroad maintenance, said holes were shot in two gate flashers, likely with a BB or pellet gun. Estimated dollar damage not yet available.
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Santa Fe
Gorman Rd
Mazon
Grundy County
Jerry Brewer
Brewer
Last two octuplets die in Greece after birth
The final two of a Greek woman's octuplets died within 34 hours of birth at Hygeia hospital near Athens. Both infants, born after fertility drug treatment, faced respiratory problems in incubators. The mother Cleo Zerbini, 31, had quadruplets two years earlier who died shortly after birth.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Hygeia
Cleo Zerbini
Nicholas
Mrs. Zerbinis
Aegean
Mytilene
Patrons Leave Behind Bill At Illinois Pizzeria
Two white male customers in their early 20s left without paying for 8.93 dollars of food and beer at Pizza Hut on Illinois 47 near Interstate 80 around 7 20 p.m. They fled in an all green Blazer type vehicle. An assistant manager would file a complaint if located.
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Pizza Hut
Illinois
Interstate 80
Morris
Missing riding lawnmower stolen from Minooka shed
Norman J. Eastman reports a riding lawnmower stolen from a shed behind his home on Tabler Rd Minooka after 10 p.m. Wednesday. A pry bar caused the break in. No other items missing. The model now costs about $2,500.
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Norman J. Eastman
Tabler Rd
Minooka
Grundy County
Traffic Court Fines Gary McClanahan for Speeding
Grundy County Circuit Court fined Gary B. McClanahan 35 for speeding on Interstate 80 five miles east of Illinois 47. He was found guilty of 74 mph in a 55 mph zone and posted a 35 dollar cash bond which was forfeited to cover the fine.
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Gary B. McClanahan
Mazon
Grundy County
McClanahan
Interstate 80
Illinois
Bicyclist Struck by Car in Morris Alley Mishap
Twelve year old Kevin Hicks riding westbound in the 200 block of Liberty Street was struck by an off duty Morris Policeman James Creed backing from a parking stall in front of Morris Bakery. Hicks escaped injury though his bike suffered a bent rear wheel and under $100 damage.
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Kevin M. Hicks
Illinois Ave
Liberty St
Hicks
Liberty Street
Morris
James L. Creed
Union St
Morris Bakery
Creed
Joliet Junior College Board Sets Monday Meeting
The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in Spicer Brown Hall Joliet. A 6 45 p.m. study session on personnel matters precedes the meeting, per chairman Daniel L Kennedy.
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Joliet
Coal City notes bring births visits and local events
Births Jason Alan Born June 6 son of Mr and Mrs Alan Born Elmhurst. Tara Colleen born May 31 daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Murphy Longmont. Grandparents listed. Visitors from Lakewood California to Coal City and Akron Ohio. Kelly Klover recuperating after surgery. Summer swimming lessons scheduled July 1 22 and July 25 August 5 registration June 19 25 with Yvonne Clark. Ann Quinzio earns bachelor degree Illinois State University. Yearbook pickup for Coal City schools. Community work day Saturday at park to install equipment and nets.
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Alan
North Evergreen
Elmhurst
Jason Alan
Lawrence Murphy
Longmont
Colo
Tara Colleen
Gordon Gunderson
Gardner
William Murphy
Eileen
Mike Sadie
Lakewood
Calif
Paul Hines
Coal City
James Hines
George Steinberger
Selma Cory
Akron
Ohio
Cory
Kelly Klover
St. Jospeh Hospital
Joliet
Coal City Area
Yvonne Clark
Ann Quinzio
Peter Quinzio
Illinois State University
Ann
Windshield vandals strike again at Newark teacher’s car
Mrs Pat Sobol of 421 W Jackson St reports two windshield breakages in a week. Police found an empty beer bottle near the car and seek a white male with shoulder length dark hair seen by her 15 year old son Sheldon. The incident followed a prior crime last Friday and a dead animal was left atop the Chevy Chevelle. Police investigate.
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Pat Sobol
Jackson St
Sobol
Newark High School
Morris
Deadline for wheat allotment 1978 program
Farms without a wheat allotment may establish one if eligible. New farm allotments require filing with the county ASCS office by July 1 and meet conditions including no 1977 wheat allotment ties, prior wheat experience, operator’s 1978 farming income share, and suitability for production without undue erosion.
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ASCS
Rte. 5
Morris
Sell Unused Sporting Goods With a Want Ad
New idea for sellers to move unused sports gear via a Want Ad placed by calling 942 3221 this week. Reach local readers seeking equipment, from boards to bats, with a simple classified call.
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Dial
Gardner man charged after wreck with sheriff squad car
Duane Ford a 32 year old of Gardner was charged with driving while intoxicated improper lane usage and speeding after colliding with a Grundy County Sheriff's Department squad car at Illinois 129 and Carbon Hill Road. He posted bond and was to appear July 7.
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Gardner
Grundy County
Illinois 129
Carbon Hill Rd
Duane Ford
Odell St
Illinois
Rodney Soper
Ford
Frank Schmitt
Soper
Schmitt
Schroeder
Julie Nixon Eisenhower Says Much Left Out of Nixon Frost Talks
Julie Nixon Eisenhower in Boston promoted her book Special People, noting in six hours of Frost interviews with her father Richard Nixon that many details were omitted. She expressed a wish viewers could have seen all 29 hours and defended her father amid Watergate criticism.
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UPI
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
David Frost
Eisenhower
Vietnam
Nixon
David
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chavez 15 Is Appointed Public Defender In Burglary Case
Jerry Chavez a 15 year old from Joliet appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court on a juvenile petition charging the May 16 burglary of Sereno's Hardware Store. Public Defender Michael Hayes was appointed and the adjudicatory hearing was continued until July 13. Chavez was released to his parents.
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Jerry Chavez
Joliet
Grundy County
Sereno’s
Buchanan
Sis
Michael Hayes
Chavez
Tree Fire Sparks Thursday Near Vertin Farm
A tree caught fire Thursday around 4 p.m. across from the Vertin Farm on Old Stage Road. The Morris Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
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Vertin
Old Stage Rd
Morris Fire Department
Battle of Britain and Hitler's miscalculations in history
The piece discusses the Battle of Britain as a six week 1940 defiance where the Luftwaffe failed to crush England. It recalls Hitler’s ambitions for England, Dunkirk code named Dynamo, Ultra decoding, and plans SEA LION while noting Churchill’s rise to power. It shares reflections on Hitler’s personality, travels, and misperceptions of Britain.
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Britain
Hitler
England
Churchill
London
Virginia
Rhineland
Hermann Rauschning
Dunkirk
Europe
Ann Landers columns stir practical life advice
Dear readers letters cover domestic conflict etiquette fat jokes and parenting. The page recounts responses from Ann Landers on beating myths table manners grandparent behavior and guidance for discussing sensitive topics with children.
The Worry Clinic on Recovery from Phobias and Tics
Dr. George W. Crane explains how childhood shocks create tics and phobias and how hypnosis and recalling the original event can reduce nervous breakdowns. He cites Teddy, a teen who twisted his head and opened his mouth to cry out, traced to a cat attack in early childhood. Send 25 cents for his booklet.
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Ann Landers
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
Teddy
Alcoholics Anonymous
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