Carefree cheating at academy
UPI reports Rep. Thomas Downey warning that West Point's honor code has broken down with widespread cheating possibly affecting up to 400 of the 823 members of the class of 1977. Downey urged reform while Naval Academy leaders defend a flexible honor concept that favors personal integrity over rigid reporting rules.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
U.S. Military Academy
Senate Military Manpower Subcommittee
West Point
Downey
Academy
Adm
Kinnaird R. McKee
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
McKee
Joliet Market Cattle Slump Amid Light Receipts
Joliet Illinois cattle sales fail to establish market as hogs hold steady to lower. Reported price ranges include No 1-2 200-230 lb hogs at 52.50 to 53.00 and No 1-3 240-260 lb at 51.00 to 52.00 with Wednesday receipts around 3,500 cattle and 700 hogs.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Grain prices rise on Chicago Board of Trade
At noon on the Chicago Board of Trade wheat led gains with corn and soybeans posting sharp increases. Wheat rose about 3.71 percent for September and 3.81 percent for December, corn showed mixed advances, and soybeans climbed strongly across July August and September contracts.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Stolen 18-Foot Boat From Westwind Building
An 18 foot boat and trailer valued over 1600 dollars were reported stolen from Westwind Boats on Tabler Road after a break in by entering through an attic shaft and damaging attic doors. The boat was being repaired and belonged to Tarts TV and Marine in Rantoul.
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Westwind Boats
Tabler
Bruce Murray
Grundy County Sheriff’s Department
Westwind
Grundy County Sheriff’s
Ray Odom
Odom
Tarts TV and Marine
Rantoul
Mount Carmel
Grundy County
Ken Shannon
William Collins
Deerfield Dr
Coal City
Collins
Carl Luck
Luck
Truck Driver Killed in I-57 Rear-End Crash
A Arkansas trucker, Billy Bender, 45, Blytheville, died when his semi crashed into the rear of a second semi driven by David Bayne, 32, Springfield, Ohio, on Interstate 57 near Illinois 149. Bayne was uninjured as his rig pulled onto the shoulder with engine trouble.
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West Frankfort
UPI
Arkansas
Illinois 149
Billy Bender
Blytheville
Ark
David Bayne
Springfield
Ohio
Bayne
Prairie expert notes discovery in prairie flora and fauna
Kocal explains his zoology and botany studies reveal new organisms and plants in the prairie. He emphasizes the prairie’s uniqueness and his ongoing learning from observing its wildlife and vegetation.
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Kocal
Stuck Cat Triggers Fire Alarm On South Side
Firefighters responded to a reported blaze in a Chicago South Side mail box but found a kitten stuck inside the slot. Capt. Ray Godbout noted the slot was too small for removal and said postal authorities would decide the cat’s fate.
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Chicago
UPI
Ray Godbout
Godbout
Fire Department
Postal Service
Boone Receives Kiwanis Decency Award at Convention
Kiwanis International presented its decency award to singer Pat Boone at its annual convention. Boone, noted for religiously oriented work, was praised by Kiwanis President Ted Osborn for his many years of motion picture television and personal appearance work shaping decent programming for the entertainment industry.
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Boone Decent
San Diego
UPI
Kiwanis International
Pat Boone
Boone
Kiwanis
Ted Osborn
Fine youth 500 on marijuana charge in Grundy case
Larry Enger a 17 year old from 840 E Jefferson was placed on six months probation and fined 500 plus 10 costs after pleading guilty to possession of LSD in Grundy County Circuit Court. If probation is completed without incident the charge will be dismissed.
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Larry Enger
E. Jefferson Sr
Grundy County
Enger
Morris
Spruce St
George Black
William’s
Wilder
Williams
James Bostelman
Rte
Reed Rd
Ronald Londo
Abandoned House Fire West of Seneca Damages Property
Fire crews from Seneca and Marseilles fought a fire Monday afternoon at an abandoned U.S. 6 house about 2.5 miles west of Seneca. Fireman Jack Belden said vandals were suspected and several people were seen fleeing before flames were halted. The structure owned by Commonwealth Edison was reported a total loss after about two hours with 15 to 18 firefighters on scene.
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Seneca
Marseilles
U.S. 6
Jack Belden
Belden
Commonwealth Edison
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Hayes
Bostelman
Londo
Clarice Wren
Liberty St
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E. Benton St
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