Battery fight at Campo's Lounge leads to charges
A fight at Campo's Lounge in Diamond Tuesday night left a bartender battered and one man jailed on aggravated assault and disorderly conduct charges. Richard Watkins, 26, Plainfield, faced battery and disorderly conduct counts after being identified, while John Bollini, 22, Joliet, was charged with aggravated assault, obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct. The third man in the pickup was released. Watkins and Bellini posted $100 bonds and await Grundy County Circuit Court on Aug 3.
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Campo
Diamond
Grundy County
Michael Sather
S.J. Maloney
Coal City
Dennis Neary
Robert Barkley
Maloney
Barkley
Richard C. Watkins
Rte. 4
Plainfield
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Bellini
Watkins
Stop sign collision damages Morris yard on George Street
A vehicle ran the southeast corner of Black and George Streets at about 1 a.m. today, knocking down a stop sign and damaging Morris resident Nolan Kaldheim’s lawn. Police believe the car was eastbound on George Street and left front-end damage. A metal fragment with light blue paint was recovered for the investigation. total damage value was not yet determined.
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Morris
Black and George Sts
Nolan Kaldheim
Black St
George St
Kaldheim
Wilmington Youth Cited For Speeding Motorcycle Incident
Dennis L. Horn 18 of Wilmington was cited for driving a motorcycle too fast for conditions on Lacy Street near Carbon Hill Park at 9:35 p.m. Deputy Michael Sather observed the event from a parked squad car. Horn posted his license as bond on the citation dated July 13.
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Wilmington
Grundy County
Michael Sather
Dennis L. Horn
Lacy St
Carbon Hill Park
Sather
Horn
Railroad crossing gate damaged near U S 6 in Grundy
Damage to the Rock Island Railroad crossing gate at Tabler Road north of U S 6 was reported to the Grundy County Sheriff's Department at 12 18 a m. Mark Ferguson of Route 2 Tabler Road told deputies the gate arm was broken and Deputy Thomas Walker said it likely was struck by a vehicle.
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Rock Island
Grundy County
Flag thefts continue at local parks with ropes taken
The American flag and ropes were stolen overnight from the flag poles in Lighted Ball Park and Goodwill Park. Mayor Donald Davidson noted recurring vandalism since spring and recalled a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for the rope theft at Goold Park last week.
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Ball Park
Goodwill Park
Donald Davidson
Goold Park
Immunization Clinic July 7 Held in Morris
The Grundy County Health Department will hold a monthly immunization clinic on July 7 from 1 to 4 pm at the First United Methodist Church on Jackson Street in Morris.
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Grundy County
First United Methodist Church
Jackson St
Morris
Fire Destroys Storage Shed on Third Ave in Morris
Morris Fire Department responded to a 3:26 p.m. call Tuesday for a fire in a storage shed at 813 Third Ave home of Liberty Milton. Damage estimated at 700 plus dollars, shed 200 and contents about 500. Cause possibly children. Firefighters also washed away spilled gasoline on the Illinois River bridge at 9:17 a.m.
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Morris Fire Department
Third Ave
Liberty Milton
Robert Coleman
Coleman
Illinois River
Judgment awarded in condemned property case in Grundy
Wayne and Evelyn Trenter and First National Bank of Morris as trustee were awarded 16,000 dollars in Grundy County Circuit Court for land condemned for the Illinois 47 improvement. Judge Malmquist set just compensation at 12,500 dollars and added 3,500 dollars for damages to the remainder of the Trent ers property.
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Wayne
Evelyn Trenter
Wauponsee St
First National Bank of
Morris
Grundy County
Illinois Department of Transportation
Trenters
Illinois 47
Rock Island Depot
Robert Malmquist
Illinois 113 improvement gains amended DOT budget
Senator Jerome Joyce added an amendment to the DOT budget enabling a $750,000 appropriation to widen and resurface Illinois 113 from Braidwood to Custer Park. The nearly 3.5 mile project won Senate approval on Monday, while Governor Thompson’s road bill did not fund Illinois 113.
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Springfield
Jerome Joyce
Traffic Court Fines Set in Grundy County cases
Wilfred Johnson 22 of 1215 Price St was fined 100 dollars plus 25 court costs and placed on six months probation after a retail theft conviction. He forfeited a 100 dollar cash bond for failing to appear on a 29 cent sardines theft charge.
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Wilfred Johnson
Price St
Grundy County
Johnson
Aldi Discount Foods
Steve Kommer
Judith A. Manegold
Carbon Hill
Michael Sather
Manegold
Second
Perry Sts
Joel Galst
Union St
Patricia Greiff
Galst
Illinois 47
Morris
James I. Misener
Mazon
Southmor Rd
Carl Dummitt
Misener
Jeff Lowery
John W. Mathias
E. Pine Bluff Rd
David R. Carr
Mathias
Raymond E. Weatherford
Illinois Ave
Division St
Thomas Bednarik
Jerry L. Planeta
Coal City
Liberty
Jackson Sts
Dean Sager
Reno A. Vignocchi
Gardner
Main and Grundy Sts
Jeffrey Black
Ed H. Gillette
Alicia Dr
Wauponsee St
Harold Carlson
Cheryl D. Claypool
Rte. 5
DuPont Rd
Kurt Salems
Lisbon St
Baby Hospitalized After Infant Found Not Breathing
A one month old baby taken to Morris Hospital after the father, Robert Cameron, carried the child to the Morris police station at 10 26 p.m. The infant, not breathing, regained breath with the arrival of firemen and was transported to hospital by DesRochers Ambulance Service.
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Morris Hospital
Morris
Robert Cameron
Washington St
DesRochers Ambulance Service
Record sale tops all time for private art collection
London reports the Robert Von Hirsch collection fetched 35,089,770 dollars at Sotheby Parke Bernet, a sale landmark. Medieval works totaled 12,099,485 dollars in one session, while a Barbarossa gilded arm ornament sold for 2,090,000 dollars and a Mosan medallion 2,280,000 dollars. A Durer watercolor set an Old Master drawing record at 1,216,000 dollars, and Cezanne watercolor Nature Morte au Melon Vert brought 570,000 dollars. Meissen macaw porcelain achieved 199,500 dollars.
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London
UPI
Robert von Hirshh
Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction House
Peter Wilson
Sotheby's
Britain
Mentmore Towers
Frederick I Barbarossa
Staatliche Museum
Berlin
Albrecht Durer
New York
Cezanne
Mormon Relief Society opposes ERA despite support for equality
In Nauvoo Illinois the Relief Society president Barbara Smith said the church backs equal pay and equal protection under the law but rejects the Equal Rights Amendment as the path to broader opportunities. She warned that ERA and Title IX could harm families. The group spoke during ceremonies honoring women and a statue park dedication.
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Barbara Smith
Two-Party System Urged by Taft Institute Meeting
The Robert A Taft Institute for Government in Washington hosts about 1100 teachers journalists and leaders to discuss the two party system. The argument stresses competition debate and broad party membership as essential to democratic governance. Independence is questioned as a threat to checks and balances and effective government.
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Washington, D.C
Robert A. Taft
United States
America
Republican
Democratic
Robert A. Taft Institute For Government
Worry Clinic examines jealousy and boudoir antics in marriage
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes how jealousy grows when wives feign ardor to influence husbands. A 43 year old husband Howard D. recounts suspicions of infidelity after childbirth and the use of seductive behavior to gain gifts and status. The piece promotes a booklet Sex Problems in Marriage available from Hopkins Bidg Indiana with a stamped return envelope and 25 cents.
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Howard
Howard D
Dr. Crane
Crane
Hopkins
Mellett
Indiana
Dear Ann column tips on dealing with taunts and manners
A reader asks how to respond to gossip about hairpieces and suggests a confident silence. Ann Landers advises thickness of skin and an incredulous stare as a quiet rebuttal. The column also covers grandchildren taking items and the need for clear parental guidance to curb shoplifting.
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Ann
Futhermore
Waco
Ann Landers
Belive
Pearing
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