Streator Man Sentenced in Battery and Arson Cases
LaSalle County Atty. Frank X. Yackley announced guilty pleas and prison terms in Ottawa. Thomas W. Bell, 41, of Streator, received two years for aggravated battery and armed violence after shooting a woman in November 1977. James Leo Keely prosecuted. John E. Reneer, 21, of Manville, got 32 years for arson at the Streator YM-YWCA. Charles Ben Bolden, 29, of Champaign, pleaded guilty to forgery and got one to three years. Kenneth Powers, 26, of Arlington, was fined and given 32 years for forgery after stealing and cashing a forged check.
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Ottawa
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Streator
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Donald Haage
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Bolden
McLean County
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Babbitt rises as Arizona governor after Bolin's death
Bruce Babbitt 39 becomes Arizona's third chief executive after Gov Wesley Bolin, 68, died of a heart attack. Babbitt vows to pick up where Bolin left off and tackle floods while mourning Bolin with a 30 day period. Bolin, long serving official since 1938, leaves widow, five sons and six grandchildren.
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Phoenix
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UPI
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Arizona
Wesley Bolin
Ence
Wes
Bolin
Carter
Secretary of State
Controversial Utah judge Ritter dies after long tenure
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Willis W. Ritter, longtime and polarizing chief federal judge, died Saturday at 79 from a heart attack. Known for firm courtroom discipline, he faced calls for removal amid bias suits, while also being a civil rights and environmental cases magnet. Funeral plans remain private.
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U.S
Willis W. Ritter
Ritter
Truman
Justice Department
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Denver
David T. Lewis
State of
Rains Delay Plan to Capture Hippo Bubbles in Irvine
In Irvine California rain delays Lion Country Safari efforts to recapture Bubbles the two ton hippo who escaped February 19. Spokeswoman Jo Schetter notes rangers monitor the pond around the clock at a cost near 1200 dollars daily, while VP Jerry Kobrin says a plan to tranquilize and net the animal will be used once weather clears.
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UPI
Bubbles
Jo Schetter
Lion Country Safari
Hippo
Jerry Kobrin
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