Double murder shocks Duluth mansion estate
Elisabeth Congdon aged 83 and her nurse Velma Pietila 65 were found dead at the Congdon estate in Duluth Minnesota. Police say robbery likely motive as an empty jewelry box was found. Investigation includes fingerprinting and airport car linkage.
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Duluth
Minn
UPI
Hollywood
Elisabeth Congdon
Congdon
Miss Congdon
Velma Pietila
Pietila
Chester Congdon
Minnesota
U. S
Lake Superior
Dorothy Congdon
Elisabeth
Police ticket in Morris for motorcycle crash
Morris Police Chief Jack Kopezick ticketed Jack Countryman 32 1092 Cedar St Monday in connection with an accident May 7. Countryman posted his license as bond on driving a motorcycle with faulty equipment. He was injured about 2 20 p m May 7 when his motorcycle collided with a pickup driven by Aaron Aldridge 53 Old Pine Bluff Rd at Liberty and Benton. Countryman was to appear in court July 14.
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Morris
Jack Kopezick
Jack Countryman
Cedar St
Countryman
Bond
Liberty and
Benton, Sts
Aaron Aldridge
Old
Pine Bluff Rd
Herbert Milton
Rte. 1
Terry Hensley
Illinois
Milton
James Nolan
E. Jefferson Sr
James Matteson
Illinois 47
Interstate
David Flores
Mazon
James Watson
Waverly Sts
Timothy Pierce
Heritage Dr
Minooka
Dennis Holbrook
E. Jefferson St
Kent Nelson
Meadows Circle
Douglas Francois
James Howe III
Seneca
Herschel Goken
U.S. 6
Minooka Rd
Stratton Park
Richard Morganegg
Park St
Yorkville
Brent White
Ralph Rosenstein
Rte. 2
Newark
Joliet Men Arrested in $60 Iowa Gas Station Robbery
Mike Collins 15 of Romeoville and Darrell Plumley 23 of Joliet were held by Cedar County authorities after a $60 robbery at Brown's Standard service station near the I 80 interchange. They allegedly entered the station, grabbed pliers, and demanded cash while the attendant was struck on the head. The attendant suffered no serious injuries. The suspects were later captured in an Iowa City intersection by local and state officers.
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Tipton
Iowa
UPI
Mike Collins
Romeoville
Ill
Darrell Plumley
Joliet
Cedar County
West Branch
Collins
Plumley
Iowa City
Johnson County
Thompson studies bill banning welfare funded abortions
Gov. James R. Thompson weighing whether to sign a bill approved by the General Assembly to ban welfare funded abortions. The measure passed 41-11 in the Senate amid disputed points on therapeutic abortions and costs to public aid programs.
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Thompson
Springfield
Ill
UPI
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
Senate
Harry Leinenneber
Joliet
U.S. Supreme Court
Jerry Joyce
Essex
Grundy County
Philip Rock
Chicago
Mark Rhoads
Western Springs
LeRoy Lemke
Dchicago
Lemke
Howard Carroll
Vivian Hickey
Dockford
Donald Wooten
D-Rock Island
Rucker Seifullah Sentenced for Armed Robbery in Ottawa
Milton C. Rucker also known as Saluki Aadil Seifullah, 30, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and battery in LaSalle County. He received 4 to 8 years for armed robbery and 364 days for battery, with all sentences concurrent, tied to earlier charges in DuPage and Joliet area cases. Prosecution by James Leo Keely. defense by Steven J. West.
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Milton C. Rucker
Saluki Aadil Seifullah
Chicago
LaSalle County
Ottawa
William P. Denny
Illinois Department of Corrections
Seifullah
Brian Trimble
Interstate 80
Marseilles
LaSalle County Criminal Justice Center
Denny
DuPage County
James Leo Keely
Generic drug bill moves to Governor Thompson for Illinois
A bill H1650 would require generic substitutions meet brand name purity standards with a committee of doctors pharmacists to decide replaceable drugs. The measure aims to lower costs for seniors while preserving quality and liability questions remain unresolved.
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Senate
Robert Mitchler
R-oswego
John Davidson
Springfield
Chicago
Dawn Clark Netsch
Netsch
Department of Public Health
Philip Rock
Larry Leonard
Dwaukegan
Jack Schaffer
Crystal Lake
Thompson
Department of Transportation
Penn Central
Reagan snowstorm tale sparks tax and bureaucrat debate
Dr George W Crane recalls Ronald Reagan describing a Washington snowstorm to mock government waste. The piece argues private firms outperform bureaus, criticizes Post Office subsidies, and proposes staged 5 percent budget cuts over four years to shrink bureaucracy and lower taxes. Crane invites readers to request a booklet for 25 cents.
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Ronald Reagan
Washington
Uncle Sam
Washington, D.C
United Parcel Service
U.S. Post Office Dept
UPS
Post Office Dept
Reagan
Maryland
Ford
Kansas City
District of Columbia
Our Republic
Dear Ann Landers column on ironing and relationships
Advice column snippets discuss marital chores and quirks. A reader asks if a wife should iron her husband’s shorts after seven years. Ann says yes, it saves energy and may improve harmony. Additional letters cover honesty with a taxi-quarter, ex-husband memory, and a wife’s nickname issue with humor and blunt guidance.
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Ann
Sam
Bertha
Dear Ann Landers
Myrtle
Fred
Hank
Illinois highway contracts award notices summarize bids
The Illinois Department of Transportation awarded three contracts in Springfield. Charles O'Brien & Son Construction of Morris gets 361 234 to build a bridge over the East Fork Mazon River at East Brooklyn Grundy County. Crown Trygg Corp of Joliet receives 52689 to resurface 2.1 miles of U S 52 from east of Illinois 47 to near Kendall Will county line. Joliet Bridge and Construction Co of Joliet wins 219076 to replace a bridge deck on Illinois 59 over the DuPage River south of Plainfield with related repairs.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Springfield
Charles O’brien & Son Construction
Morris
Mazon River
Brooklyn
Grundy County
Crown-Trygg Corp
Joliet
U.S. 52
Illinois 47
Kendall- Will County
Kendall County
Joliet Bridge and Construction Co
Will County
Illinois 59
DuPage River
Plainfield
Elected National and State Officials Listings
A list of current officials including Sen Charles Percy Rep Edward McBroom Sen Adlai Stevenson Rep George Ryan Rep Tom Corcoran Rep Ray Christensen Sen Jerry Joyce with Washington D C and state offices, addresses, and contact telephone numbers.
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Tom Corcoran
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
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Golden, Colo
Charles Johnson
Racine, Wis
House
Ben Polk
R-Moline
Kacy Kimes
Virginia Macdonald
Burlington Heights
Donald Totten
Hoffman Estates
Senate Appropriations Committee
The
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Crane Hopkins
Mellett
Indiana
Ann Landers
Family Circle Magazine
Pocket
Flum
Mr. Great-Heart
P.O
Charles Percy
S. Dearborn Am
Edward McBroom
State Capitol
Main St. Kankakee
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
D.C
George Ryan
Meadowview Kankakee
Lake Aurora
Ray Christensen
Liberty St. Morris
Volkmann
Kankakee
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