Mazon Verona Kinsman District Board Approves Events
Board grants Mazon Centennial Corp. permission for a horse show at MVK High School grounds August 1 and a centennial pageant August 4 to 7. Decides not to renegotiate bus contracts. Votes to buy a three door refrigerator for MVK Kitchen. Gary McRell resigns. Daniel Joe Ahern hired to teach ag at MVK and GAVC. Next meeting July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAZON
Board of Education
Mazon- Verona-Kinsman
N. 2
Mazon Centennial Corp
MVK High School
Hansen Bros
Kinsman
Verona
Gary McRell
Daniel Joe Ahern
Rte. 1
Streator
Ahern
MVK
Grundy Area
Ticketed driver after Brisbin Rd collision in Grundy County
Miss Barbara Adams, 20, of 414 E Washington St, was ticketed for improper lane usage after a crash on Brisbin Rd near North Rd. Her southbound counterpart Kevin Pierard swerved, went into a ditch, and his 1967 Chevrolet suffered over 100 dollars in damage. Adams posted bond and faces court on July 15.
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Barbara Adams
Washington St
Brisbin Rd
North Rd
Grundy County
Ken Shannon
Sgt. Shannon
Kevin Pierard
Robinson Drive
Miss Adams
Pierard
Chevrolet
Olson
Sunoco
Morris
Scott Turner
Canal St
Channahon
Tabler Rd
James Hume
Turner
Watergate reform bill moves toward Senate action
On Watergate fourth anniversary the Senate receives the reform bill after months of drafting. It creates a Government Crimes Division in the Justice Department, a special prosecutor trigger, and an Office of Special Counsel for executive legislative conflicts. It also requires annual financial disclosures for public officials earning over 36 000.
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National Committee
Washington
Watergate
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Government Operations Committee
Justice Department
Lowell Weicker, Jr
Rconn
Senate Watergate Committee
Congress
Executive
Legislative
Local drivers cited for traffic offenses in Morris
Bruce Brooks 26 of Champaign cited for disobeying a stop sign at Wauponsee and Benton Streets. Roger Daigger 22 Route 4 Airport Road ticketed for 45 in a 25 mph zone on Lisbon Road. Christine Breen 18 Route 1 Grove Road Minooka cited for 41 in a 25 mph zone on Lisbon Street. All posted licenses as bond and set to appear July 1 or July 8 in court.
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Bruce Brooks
Champaign
Morris
Kurt Salems
Wauponsee
Benton Sts
Roger Daigger
Rte. 4
Airport Rd
Salems
Lisbon Rd
Christine Breen
Rte
Grove Rd
Minooka
Lisbon St
Farmers urged to report spring planted crop acreage by June 30
FCIC reminds area farmers with USDA policies that June 30 is the final date to report acres planted for insurance purposes. Acreage reported after this date with prior damage could void coverage, says Ben A. Jordan Jr., director of the Indianapolis regional office. FCIC has doubled total all risk liability in the Indianapolis region since 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Usda-Fcic
Ben A. Jordan Jr
Indianapolis
FCIC
Holdman on 5 traffic charges
James Jablonski 22 of Chicago is held in Grundy County Jail on five traffic violations after a Tuesday night stop on I 55 at Gardner Road. He faces DUI improper lane use speed 70 in a 55 no license in possession and appears in court today. Harry Lauster 49 of Middleton Wisconsin posted 100 bond after being charged with driving with a revoked license and speeding 79 in a 55 on Illinois 47 near Sucker Road. He was stopped by the Grundy County Sheriff's Department Wednesday evening.
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James Jablonski
Chicago
Grundy County
Illinois
Anthony Wargo
Jablonski
Gardner Rd
Harry Lauster
Middleton
Wis
Lauster
Traffic court fines for three drivers in Grundy County
Lonnie Poyner 23 of Rte. 4 paid fines totaling 20 dollars after a 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on U S 6 and Ashley Rd. Daniel Lantz 18 of Rte. 1 Prairie Rd Mazon paid 15 dollars for failing to yield to a pedestrian. William Crowe 35 of Rte. 1 Mine Rd Verona paid 32 dollars for 76 mph in a 55 mph zone on Grand Ridge Rd. SAY HELLO to a friend in the personal section the classified ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Poyner
Rte. 4
Grundy County
James Hume
U.S. 6
Ashley Rd
Daniel Lantz
Prairie Rd
Mazon
Wauponsee
Jefferson Sts
Morris
Kurt Salems
William Crowe
Rte. 1
Mine Rd
Verona
Tim Neary
Grand Ridge
Gasoline Pipeline Blast Kills Two on Venice Boulevard
Firemen searched for more bodies after a buried Standard Oil line ruptured on Venice Boulevard in Palms. About 17 burn victims were treated, three people were missing, and 16,000 gallons of gasoline fed a blistering blaze that destroyed seven buildings and left firefighters to battle flames for over an hour.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Standard Oil
Venice Boulevard
Palms
Jess Mendoza
Mexican policemen charged in Acapulco double murder
Two Guerrero state policemen face murder charges this week in the killings of American travel agents Gary Semmelroth and Sandra Fronczak in Acapulco. Investigators say Semmelroth was shot after an argument during a narcotics stop, and Fronczak was strangled allegedly with weights tied to her body and dumped in the Black Lagoon. Searchers probe the lagoon mud for Fronczak as authorities seek two civilian accomplices and recover from the crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acapulco
Mexico
UPI
Francisco Treppiedi
Guerrero
St. Louis
Sandra Fronczak
Gary Semmelroth
Belleville
Ill
Treppiedi
Sergio Romero Aldai
Rafael Gudino Radilla
Carlos Acosta
Fronczak
Semmelroth
Court moves to end lawyer advertising bans nationwide
The Justice Department plans to sue the American Bar Association and state bar groups to end ethics rules that prohibit attorney advertising. The actions claim such bans restrict competition and violate antitrust laws. The suit, prepared by the Antitrust Division, awaits final approval from Attorney General Edward H. Levi after the ABA voted minor changes allowing some Yellow Pages advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Justice Department
American Bar Association
Washington Post
the Post
Antitrust Division
Edward H. Levi
American Bar Associaton
Suit Names Second Defendant in $25,000 Fire Damages Case
Mrs. Angeline Strobel sues Roger McGill and John Watkiss in Grundy County Circuit Court after a fire March 24 destroyed her building at 1371 Division St housing the Spinning Wheel Antique Shop. She claims McGill breached the lease by refinishing furniture in a careless manner and Watkiss, smoking on the premises, caused inflammable materials to ignite. Damages sought total $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watkiss
Grundy County
Angeline Strobel
Roger McGill
Meeting on money and inflation airs film at bank
The 15th Congressional TRIM Committee sponsors a free film showing in Grundy County National Bank conference room at 201 Liberty St at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The public is invited. Gary Pettee will discuss tax reduction through smaller government and lower taxes.
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Congressional
Trim Committee
Grundy County National Bank
Liberty St
Gary Pettee
TRIM
John Birch Society
Three Car Collision Leads to Speed Citation in Morris
James Thomas 19 of Joliet was cited for failure to reduce speed after a three car crash at Liberty and North Streets Wednesday at 8 45 p m. He rear ended Keith Pokarney 18, causing Pokarney to hit Robert Atkinson 16. Passenger Mary Hougas 17 complained of neck pain but was not hospitalized. Damages exceeded 100 dollars on all three vehicles. Thomas posted a 25 dollar bond. Police also investigated a gas pump strike at Morris Texaco involving a 1969 or 1970 Fastback Mustang.
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James Thomas
Joliet
Morris Police
Liberty and
North Sts
Kurt Salems
Thomas
Liberty St
Keith Pokarney
Rte. 2
Verona Rd
Dwight
Robert Atkinson
Cemetery Rd
Atkinson
Pokarney
Mary Hougas
Washington St
Morris Texaco
Illinois
Interstate 80
Two Arrested in Newark for Marijuana and Liquor Violations
Morris police arrested David Jones 28 on 60 grams of marijuana and illegal liquor possession after a 12 19 a m traffic stop on Illinois 47 by Clark's Super 100. His wife Susan Jones 27 was cited for illegal liquor possession and no taillights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jones
Rte. 2
Walker Rd
Newark
Morris Police Today
Reeve
Illinois 47
Clark
Babcock
Jones
Love at first sight and earned love in marriage case study
Lois S asks Dr. Crane how love at first sight can be reconciled with lasting marriage. The subject recalls his own courtship and marriage, noting 10 factors used by the Scientific Marriage Foundation, 5 children, rural and city life, and a cautious approach to marrying.
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Lois
Lois S
Cupid
Young People’s Society
Church
Big City
Chicago
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Scientific Marriage Foundation
Lincoln
Dole
Ann Landers advice sparks debate on medical ethics and dating
Readers clash with Ann Landers over doctor complaints and licensure boards. A wife defends her stance after a harsh letter about her marriage, while a Paducah fan praises her impact on plant care and dating guidance.
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U.S
T & R Supply Co. of
Kankakee
Hume
Dan Meade
Aux Sable
Meade
Holdman
L.A
Cornelius Brown
Ray Gallagher
Mrs. Fronczak
Ted
Herman McGowan
ARS
Walter Matthau
Tatum O'Neal
Paramount Pictures
Bad News Bears
Morris Theatre
Max Babcock
Dean Sager
Sydney
The
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Crane
Hopkins Bldg
Mellett
Indiana
Hele
Ann Landers
A.M.A
County Medical Society
Ann
Drexel University
Philadelphia
Babe
Paducah
P.O
Elgin
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