Peter Corgiat Is Fined Five Thousand In Bank Funds Case
Peter Corgiat 62 of Oglesby was fined 5000 and placed on one year probation in U S District Court Chicago on his May 4 conviction for misapplication of bank funds and conspiracy. He along with others were directors of Pure Silica Co and charged with a 55000 loan to First National Bank of Oglesby later written off as a loss.
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Timmy Lamb
Illinois 47
Southmor Rd
Timmy
Tom
Theresa Lamb
Illinois Ave
Robert Purdue
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Purdue
Herald
Peter Corgiat
Oglesby
U.S
Chicago
Corgiat
Alfred Kirkland
Pure Silica Co
First National Bank of
Thirteenth Circuit
Thomas Clydesdale
Kirkland
Oliver Halm
Gildo Costa
US S. District Court
Greg
Jones
Bloodhounds flown to aid scout killer hunt in Oklahoma
Bloodhounds from Philadelphia arrived in Locust Grove Oklahoma to aid the search for the sex slayer of three girl scouts at Camp Scott near the Arkansas border. Authorities note the crime involved sexual molestation and the camp remains under tight security with guards and closedoutpost camps as funerals for the victims proceed.
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Tulsa World Today
Green Hills
Oklahoma
Herb McCoggins
Indian Nations Council
Tulsa
Camp Scott
Camp Garland
Arkansas
McCoggins
Kenneth
Minooka Board Approves Water Tank Payment and Alley Vacate
Minooka Village Board approves a 54000 payment to Joliet Tower and Tank for the new water tank and retains 10 percent of the contract. The board also votes to vacate an alley off Wapella Street between South Wabena and South Osceola, adjacent to properties owned by several residents.
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Minooka
Joliet
Wapella St
South Wabena
South Osceola
John Eaton
Andrew R. Anderson
Greg Hanson
Lawrence Haynes
Tilford Hauge
Otto Binkele
Roy Schroeder
Minooka American Legion and
Fugitives Describe Amin as Deranged Dictator in Exile
Two self exiled Ugandans told Michael Nicholson in Nairobi that Idi Amin is deluded and talks with God. They described his firing a revolver in an empty office and denounced a nation full of fear with decayed social services and abandoned hospitals.
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London
UPI
Idi Amin
Michael Nicholson
Nairobi
Britain
Independent Television News
Nicholson
Amin
God
Uganda
Morris Grade School tax rate reduced this year
Morris Grade School District 54 reports its current tax rate at 1.386 dollars, down from 1.63 last year, due to higher assessed valuation. Superintendent Barr notes education fund rate at 0.879, school lunch finances show income decline offset by education fund, and plans to keep lunch and milk prices steady next year.
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H. Dale Barr
Barr
Ellis
Hap) Redford
Redford
Morris Daily Herald brief page item
Local newspaper page from Morris Illinois dated June 15 1977 presents short item with no clear names or events readable from the provided text. The fragment indicates a twenty cent price and twenty pages but lacks specific news content to summarize.
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Morris
Illinois
Minooka Desperado Days Music and Events Planned
Minooka hosts Desperado Days Saturday June 25 with Daddy Claxton Band and Jim Hanna and the Country Boys on Main Street for a 5 p.m. street dance. Lions Club sponsors the country and western show with advance tickets $2, gate $2.50, under 12 free. Proceeds fund park projects. Activities include barbecue, beer garden, bingo, hotdog stand, moon walk, and a Kiddie Round-Up at 2 p.m. downtown with costumes judged and prizes.
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Minooka
Daddy Claxton
Jim Hanna
Country Boys
Minooka Lions Club
Lions Club
Tri- County Bank
Minooka Fire Station
Curt Jebens
Don Williamson
Bob Blair
Chuck Norfolk
King slayer Ray vows new trial as escape case grows
James Earl Ray remains silent in Brushy Mountain Prison after a jailhouse escape attempt by seven convicts. Ray met with attorney Jack Kershaw to discuss a possible new trial. All seven face escape charges and could add years to their existing sentences. Other escape participants include Ward, Powell, Hacker, Hill Jr., Caylor, and Shelton with lengthy terms.
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Ray
Jack Kershaw
Nashville
King
Jerry Ward
David Lee Powell
Memphis
Larry Edward Hacker
Dawson
Earl Hill Jr
Donald Ray Caylor
Douglas Shelton
Steel falls from railroad overpass in Morris
A 12 inch steel piece dropped from the Rock Island viaduct over Lisbon Street and bounced under a motorist’s car. Police report a second sighting of a person collecting metal under the overpass earlier. Barricades at Lisbon Benton and Lisbon Adams streets were reset after night knocks down. Rock Island Railroad says worn nut caused the fall and damage is not dangerous to tracks.
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Rock Island
Lisbon St
Morris
Dean Sager
Lisbon
Benton Sts
Adams Sts
Ottawa
Tornadoes Rule Nebraska Panhandle and Dakotas
Tornadoes with damaging winds and hail swept the Nebraska Panhandle and nearby states, injuring one person in Scottsbluff. A 30 minute ground tornado near Bayard caused farm damage, downed power lines, and a closed county road with no other injuries reported.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Dakotas
Nebraska
Bayard
Buffalo
S.D
Alliance
Neb
National Weather Service
Washburn
N.D
Dickinson
Scottsbluff
Florida
Montana
Idaho
Texas Panhandle
Challenges new county chairman
Will County State's Attorney Edward Petka filed suit against Jerry Capps to determine who is the lawful county board chairman. The move comes after a 14 member faction ousted Ted Grabavoy and installed Capps, each claiming the chair at the same time.
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Grabavoy
Capps
Petka
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Peoria
United Auto Workers
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Caterpillar
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Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise Milner
Michele Guse
Wests Cafe
Liberty Morris
Education Fund
Erwin Kelly
Morris Police
Grundy County
Confederation Life Insurance
District 54
Prudential
Confederation
Borens Ford
Borens
Morris Chrysler Amc
Sierra Dodge
Talty Chevrolet
Tesdal Motors
Charles
Hansen Construction
Robert Marx
Rte. 4
Illinois River
Marx
Don Pagliano
Kathleen Sieben
Shabbona
Earlene Sklut
Jackie Galloway
Janet Matteson
Lynn Stewart
al Kief
Gerald McTague
Warren Olson
Morris Daily Herald
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