Morris police investigate three thefts include dirt bike and camera gear
Morris police report three thefts on Tuesday. James Daggett says his 1975 Kawasaki KX-250 dirt bike valued at 900 disappeared from beside his shed overnight. A Holiday Inn guest reports camera gear valued at 450 missing from his room. Josias Peterson reports theft of left rear hubcaps from his 1978 Cadillac parked downtown or at home.
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Morris
James Daggett
Illinois Ave
Daggett
Morris Holiday Inn
Gore Rd
Peter K. Olsen
Santa Clara
Calif
Olsen
Josias L. Peterson
E. North St
Peterson
Deputy Responds to Alumax Picketer Disturbances
Deputy S J Maloney was called to Alumax twice during the night as guards complained of picketers. At 11 07 p m guards said picketers threw firecrackers and around 12 44 a m they threw rocks. The deputy ordered the picketers to leave the guards alone.
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Grundy County
S.J. Maloney
Alumax
Maloney
Traffic Court inmates and citations in Grundy County
Traffic Court records show Ralph Koerkunian 25 of Chicago jailed 10 days for tampering with a motor vehicle after a Feb 26 arrest by Grundy County officials for taking a 1975 Toyota Celica from Aurora Toyota. Also cited: Justo Vela 38 fined 40 and 10 costs for 83 mph in a 55 zone on I 55. Thelma Fahy 78 fined 25 and 10 for an improper turn. Eugene Zaccaria 28 fined 25 and 10 for no valid safety test. Michael Kiger 25 fined 25 and 10 for no valid safety test. Karen Drummond 34 fined 25 and 10 for 45 in a 25 zone.
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Ralph Koerkunian
Chicago
Grundy County
Evert Poyner
S.J. Maloney
Aurora Toyota
Justo Vela
Dwight
Charles Frame
Interstate
Illinois
Thelma Fahy
Fremont Ave
Morris
Alan Love
Eugene Zaccaria
N. Gun Club Rd
Secretary of State
James Creed
Armstrong St
Michael Kiger
Jackson St
Creed
Uss
Karen Drummond
Shabbana Dr
Minooka
Michael Hrechko
Wabena St
Police Briefs in Morris: Tickets and Disorderly Conduct
Three Morris residents were ticketed for traffic and parking offenses. Terry L. Cockream 16 received a speeding ticket for 50 in a 25 mph zone in the 500 block of West Ave and faces Grundy County Circuit Court on March 23. Brad Hexdall 21 was cited for parking in a no parking zone at Washington and Wauponsee Sts. Laverne Foote 1062 Benton St. was cited for lacking a 1978 city vehicle sticker. An 83-year-old man, Frank Shepherd, was charged with disorderly conduct after refusing to leave Romine's Standard Plaza truckers lounge. he was removed by officers and jailed on a $100 cash bond. A hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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Morris
Terry L. Cockream
W. Washington St
Robert Stansberry
Cockream
West Ave
Grundy County
Brad Hexdall
E. Chapin St
Harold Carlson
Washington and Wauponsee Sts
Laverne Foote
Benton St
Alan Love
Romine
Standard Plaza
Frank Shepherd
Plaza
M. Neil Romines
Shepherd
Romines
Carl Bremenkamp
Syd Reeve
Dennis Holbrook
Gabel Arrested on Forgery Warrants in DuPage County
Robert Gabel 22 of 1226 Wauponsee St was nabbed at home on a warrant from DuPage County for six forgery counts. Grundy County Detective Ron Fox took him into custody about 10 45 am. Gabel had posted 3000 cash bond last week on other charges and earlier faced bonds totaling 20000 in Grundy County Circuit Court for fugitive from justice from Douglas Wyoming and related offenses. The case ties a 40 check forged for Assistant Grundy County State's Attorney James Flood with a McGrath's Office Equipment cashing incident and a July 1977 bad checks case. Further bonding details followed his Tuesday arrest.
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Robert Gabel
Wauponsee St
DuPage County
Grundy County
Ron Fox
Gabel
James Flood
McGrath
Douglas
Wyoming
Truck Hits Side of Morris Store in Morris Illinois
A semi-trailer truck reportedly struck the side of Redfern's Appliance and Hardware at 214 Liberty St in Morris causing minor building damage. Owner Robert Redfern called police at 1 28 p m. The Roadway Express Inc truck driven by Raymond A Gibson 35 Joliet was not ticketed.
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Redfern
Liberty St
Robert L. Redfern
Morris
Roadway Express, Inc
Raymond A. Gibson
Joliet
Fire department responds to apartment stove smoke
Morris Fire Department was called to Gabel Apartments at 110 E Chapin St at 7 44 p m Tuesday after a resident left a pan burning on the stove Smoke was reported from the kitchen but no fire was present Fire Chief Sherman Hexdall said the resident’s name was not reported
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Morris Fire Department
Gabel Apartments
E. Chapin St
Sherman Hexdall
Joliet Junior College Performs in Concert Thursday
Joliet Junior College presents a joint concert by the Concert Choir Madrigal Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble on Thursday at 8 p.m. in A. A. Wills Gym, 1216 Houbolt Ave Joliet. Ranging from Distler to Porter the program features Renaissance works, percussion pieces, and the cantata The Creation. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students, with free admission for JJC staff and students.
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Joliet Junior College
Houbolt Ave
Joliet
A. A. Wills
Distler
Graun
Brahms
Bright
Patricia Rinkenberger
JJC
Scandello
Morley
Pitoni
and DiLasso
Jeffrey Dire
Myshe
Bobrowitz
Porter
Voice of the People on Metric System Referendum
Lonnie L. Burnside criticizes adopting the metric system arguing it burdens business and drivers. He urges a national referendum in 1980 to defeat the change and says the current system suits his family and fears confusion for children.
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Russia
Red China
Cuba
Lonnie L. Burnside
Washington St
Pizza Hut robbery suspect seeks new judge in case
Michael Witherington, 18, of Railroad St., charged in the Oct. 18 Morris Pizza Hut armed robbery, appeared in Grundy County Circuit Court and asked for a different judge. Judge Leonard Hoffman accepted the motion as routine and said he would step away from the case. Trial is set for March 20, with the state noting a new judge may hear motions and the trial to avoid delays. Witherington has been in Grundy County Jail since Oct. 19. James Watkins, 38, Peoria, pleaded not guilty to heroin possession and unlawful weapon use after a Feb. 21 stop on Illinois 47. He is held on $20,000 bail with Public Defender Michael Hayes.
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Michael Witherington
Railroad St
Grundy County
Rick Mason
Witherington
Leonard Hoffman
Hoffman
Charles Zalar
Mason
James Watkins
Peoria
Frank Schmitt
Watkins
Illinois 47
Sucker Rd
Schmitt
Coal City youth cited for speeding on Jugtown Rd
Dale Waldschmidt aged 19 of E Fourth Street Coal City was ticketed at 5 18 pm Tuesday by Grundy County Deputy Jeff Black for driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone on Jugtown Road He posted his license as bond and is to appear in court March 23.
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Dale Waldschmidt
Fourth St
Coal City
Grundy County
Jeff Black
Jugtown
Morris Library hosts second shape-up seminar at 7 30
The Morris Public Library will hold its second shape-up seminar at 7 30 in the multipurpose room. Ken Schultz MCHS coach and June Knight yoga instructor will speak on exercise and yoga. The program is free and open to all.
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Morris Public Library
Ken Schultz
MCHS
June Knight
Petitions Open for JJC Student Trustee Election
Nominating petitions are available at Joliet Junior College District 525 Learn ing Resource Center for a non voting student representative on the board of trustees. The full term runs July 1978 to April 14 1979. Eligible students must be enrolled in at least one college credit course and remain enrolled for two semesters. Filing starts 8:30 a.m. Friday with a 9 p.m. Friday March 17 deadline. Ballots go to current students March 23, with ballots due noon April 3. The winner will be announced after ballots are counted. The eight member board includes seven at large voting trustees and one non voting student rep. The district covers parts of Will Grundy Kendall Kane LaSalle Livingston and Cook counties. The board sets college policy.
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Board of Trustees of
Joliet Junior College
JJC Learning Resource Center
Spicer-Brown Hall
Joliet Junior College Board
Will, Grundy, Kendall, Kankakee
LaSalle, Livingston
Cook
West Germany Uses Coal Over Nuclear Power in Energy Push
West Germany relocates thousands to mine coal and enacts eminent domain to secure supplies, contrasting with U S delays on nuclear plants. Dieter Steinmann cites coal abundance and aims to curb Middle East oil reliance, while blasting environmentalists and EPA as obstacles.
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West Germany
America
Cologne
Helmut Schmidt
United States
Dieter Steinmann
Republic
Germany
Ralph Nader
The
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Wilderness Society
National Wildlife Federation
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Worry Clinic advice on devotion and boudoir cheesecake function
Dr Crane explains that a wife’s unique hold on her husband isn’t her body but the total bond of love and other factors. He cites biblical Jacob and social temptations, noting husbands are driven by ego, conquest, and context rather than mere anatomy. He promotes a booklet on marriage sex problems with a stamped envelope and 25 cents.
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Lorna J
Carter
Playboy
Rosalyn
Jacob
Rachel
Laban
France
Ann Landers Advice Column Fractured By Domestic Strife
Readers seek guidance on smoking at home and conflicts over chores, with letters about ashtray duties and a Virginia relocation grievance. An urgent plea for personal boundaries clashes with a spouse’s insistence on traditional housekeeping, followed by lifestyle and past relationship inquiries.
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Los Angeles
Nader
Robert A. Taft
Joe McCarthy
United Feature Syndicate
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Lorna
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Hopkins Bldg
Mellott
Indiana
Ann Landers
Phyx
Ann
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