Tragic car train crash claims three Ransom residents
A car was struck broadside by a Santa Fe freight train near Ransom in LaSalle County killing Jimmy C. Jones 34 Danny A Johnson 30 and Mark MacKeen 25 all three employed at LaSalle Nuclear Power Station site and living at 109 Garfield St Ransom. The crash occurred at a rural crossing as the car failed to see the westbound train and was dragged several hundred feet. An inquest will follow. Funeral services are noted for each victim with connections to Tennessee Seneca and Enfield Conn. through survivors and employers.
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Ransom
Santa Fe
LaSalle County
Marion Osborne
Jimmy C. Jones
Nashville, Tenn
Danny Johnson
Seneca
Mark MacKeen
Enfield, Conn
Commonwealth Edison
LaSalle
Garfield St
North 15Th Rd
Osborne
Streator
Hagi
U.S. Navy
Walsh Construction Co
Johnson
Marseilles
VFW
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Ottawa
Merlin
Shelia) Ripley
Sheridan
William R
Dale Johnson
Mark
Joseph Moyer
Elijah Johnson
Campbellsville
J. Trumbo
David and
Dick Stapleton
U.S. Bets $1.75 Billion on West German Marks
The United States agreed to borrow and buy about $1.75 billion worth of West German marks from the Central Bank to support the plummeting dollar. Finance Minister Matthäofer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal announced the plan in Bonn and Washington as the dollar briefly rose then fell on the news. The Frankfurt rate moved from 2.0585 to 2.0841 marks, then slipped to 2.065.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
United States
U.S
Germany
Hans Matthoefer
Frankfurt Currency Exchange
Zurich
Morris Daily Herald March 13 1978 front page note
Morris Illinois paper announces March 13 1978 edition of the Morris Daily Herald. The five-column front offers news briefs, local notices, sports odds and community items spanning the city of Morris and surrounding area.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris
Illinois
Pole fire cuts power across Grundy and LaSalle counties
A transmission pole fire near Nor man Township south of DuPont Road caused a substation lockout in Seneca and left about 2,000 Commonwealth Edison customers without electricity for roughly one hour. Edison was alerted at 6:47 p.m. and power was restored by 7:40 p.m.
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Grundy County
LaSalle County
Dan Demps
Commonwealth Edison
DuPont Rd
Norman Township
Demos
Seneca
Edison
Union rejects Alumax proposal in boilermakers strike
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 620 members rejected Alumax’s new contract 164 to 121 at the Eagles Lodge in Morris. Union official John Lockridge said negotiations will resume to end the strike, now ongoing since December 3, marking the second rejection after six votes favoring the offer in December.
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International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Afl-Cio
John Lockridge
Seneca
Lodge
Lockridge
Eagles Lodge
Morris
Morris City Council Agenda Sees Two Speakers Set
Mayor Donald Davidson announced two speakers for today’s Morris City Council meeting. Jack Knutches of the Community Recreation Committee will brief on a new recreational program coordinator, and Joseph Misener of the Morris Council of Churches will discuss an upcoming church project. The mayor will also report on the city’s request for a 911 emergency number.
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Morris City Council
Donald Davidson
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Wauponsee St
Jack Knutches
Community Recreation Committee
Joseph Misener
Morris Council of Churches
Davidson
Weather outlook and regional temperatures at Dresden Island Locks
Windy with occasional rain turning to snow tonight then all snow Tuesday with highs in the upper 30s. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Locks ranged from 41 on Saturday to 34 on Sunday with lows from 29 to 27. Early morning readings showed 30 degrees at 7 a.m. and 34 degrees at 10:40 a.m. in Morris.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Action Group Plans Demonstrations May 6 and 7
The Morris Action Group will demonstrate in Chicago on May 6 and in Morris on May 7 to protest storing spent nuclear fuel at the Morris Operation in Goose Lake Township. A DAARE release notes a 1 p.m. meeting in Chicago at 407 S. Dearborn St. and a May 7 hearing in Room 1818 at 160 N. LaSalle St. on HB 764 to study nuclear plants. a 11-member panel would advise on safety and policies and a five-year moratorium on new plants. Professor Bruce von Zellen of NIU will join the May 7 public hearing panel.
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Morris Action Group
Chicago
Morris
Goose Lake Township
Illinois
DAARE
Monroe Flinn
Camp Jackson Rd
Cahokia
Bruce von Zellen
Biology
Northern Illinois University
Plane crash near Beecher kills three in field
Three people die when a twin engine Cessna 310 crashes in a field about two miles south of Beecher Will County. Victims are James Templeton 38 Keith Templeton 7 and Myron Grossman 39. Sheriff's police and FAA investigate. Flight was believed en route to Springfield with unknown origin.
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Beecher, Ill
UPI
Beecher
Will County Sheriff's Police
James Templeton
Northbrook
Ill
Keith
Myron Grossman
Des Plaines
Sheriff's Police
Federal Aviation Administration
Sheriff’s Police
Grundy County adopts new sheriff radio and CRT system
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department will stage a new communications setup by week’s end funded by a 112000 grant from ILEC. The base radio enables cross patching with Morris and Gardner operations and handles multiple frequencies. The CRT linked to LEADS and NCIC speeds checks for wanted persons, missing persons, and stolen vehicles.
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Michael Farrell
Grundy County
William Button
Evert Poyner
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
Sheriff Button
Sachs and
Freeman
Poyner
Morris
Gardner
Lt. Poyner
Sheriff's Department
Morris Police
Coal City Man Injured In One Car Crash
Two people were injured in Illinois State Police investigated accidents Sunday. Darryl Whitmer a 30 year old Coal City resident in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet was southbound on Illinois 53 when his car left the road striking a pickup on the shoulder. The other driver Terry Quigley 29 of Gardner was treated and released after hitting a guard rail on Arsenal Road near I 55 Frontage Road. Also a petition was filed to run for Morris Community High School Board of Education by William Hammons Jr.
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Illinois
Darryl Whitmer
Burt Estates
Coal City
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Hot Rd
Joliet Arsenal
Whitmer
Gardner
Arsenal Rd
Terry Quigley
William H. Hammons Jr
Liberty St
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
National Sheriff’s Association
Illinois Sheriff's Association
Northern Illinois Sheriff's Association
Morris High School
Button
Carol Carlson
E. Benton St
Cynthia
William Jr
Tracy
Kenneth R. Shannon
Butler St
Grundy County
Morris Grade Board to award building contracts
The Morris Grade School Board will award contracts for a treasurer's bond remodeling and modification work at Center and Shabbona schools at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Franklin School Bids opened Friday on four building projects and the treasurer's bond An executive session will evaluate non tenure teachers a report by the professional negotiations committee A discussion is scheduled on a full time social worker and action on hiring Dolores Rehms as part time speech therapist at a prorated daily rate of 70 24 based on an annual salary of 12 995 The board may authorize the superintendent to prepare a tentative budget and vote on hiring Albert J Allen as auditor for 1978 79
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Center and Shabbona
Morris
Franklin School
Special Education
Dolores Rehms
Albert J. Allen
Five Grundy County offices have unopposed primary slate
Five candidates for Grundy County offices are unopposed in the March 21 primary. Incumbents Sheriff William Button County Clerk Lana Phillips and Treasurer Betty Olson are Democrats. Republicans Kenneth Shannon seeks sheriff and Mrs Edward Pack seeks county clerk. Button, since Feb 13 1973, has pushed a 24 hour patrol and won a prior 1974 primary, while Pack has been Morris Township clerk and Pack is active in GOP groups.
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Grundy County
William Button
Lana Phillips
Betty Olson
Kenneth Shannon
Edward
Josephine) Pack
Button
Marvin
Jake) Olson
William Hamilton
Kiersted St
Morris
Sheriff Olson
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Tennessee
Winterrowd Funeral Home
Danny A. Johnson
Osborne-Pfeffer
Rueben Earle
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Mt. Olivet
Lebanon
William Johnson
John
Inez) Moyer
Marseilles High School
BoDean
Liberty
Springfield, Ill
Law Enforcement Agencies
LEADS
National Crime Information Center
NCIC
CRT
Grundy
Morris Grade Board
Joliet Junior College
FBI
Shannon
U.S. Army
Alaska
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
the Loyal Order of the Moose
Knights of Columbus
Mary Cameron
Ricky
Kenneth
Randy
Channahon
Pack
Grant St
Immaculate Conception
Illinois Driver’s License Office
Elwood Ord
of Illinois Federation of Republican Women
Mrs. Pack
National Congressional Committee
Ladies Vfw
Josephine Pack
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