Driver Hurt in Sunday County Accident Report
One person was injured in Sunday accidents reported by the Grundy County Sheriff's Department. Ross Sparks, 38, of Dwight Road, was treated at Morris Hospital after his 1968 Ford pickup rolled onto its side on Dwight Road. Francis Rinke, 31, of Washington Street, was ticketed for driving with a revoked license and posted bond to appear in court in April.
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Grundy County
Francis Rinke
Washington St
James Hume
Jeff Wix
Sparks
Dwight Rd
Rinke
Hume
Morris Fire Department
Des Rochers
Morris Hospital
Two Skiers Missing After Avalanche In Switzerland
More than 300 rescuers searched all night for avalanche victims on a packed Col des Mosses slope in Switzerland. By Sunday night thirty people remained missing, with fears that as many as sixty could be buried under as much as 25 feet of snow.
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Col Des Mosses
Switzerland
UPI
Joliet Market Live Stock Report From Joliet Ill
Cattle sales at Joliet reach 3,400 with steers 75-1.25 higher and heifers up 50-1.00. Prime and choice steers trade at 49.00-50.00 while choice 48.00-50.00 and good 46.00-48.00. Cows not shown as canners or cutters. Hogs total 1,600 with 25-50 gains. No 1-2 210-245 lb hogs at 48.50-49.00 and No 1-3 200-250 lb at 47.75-48.50. 250-270 lb hogs at 47.00-48.00.
Grain Prices at Noon on Board of Trade
Chicago grain prices at noon show wheat mixed corn higher and soybeans substantially higher on the Board of Trade. Corn advance noted while beans surge and wheat fluctuates with market activity at 12 noon.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Lockport Driver Cited After City Street Accident
A Lockport man, Donald L. Briddick, 35, was ticketed Saturday at 3:54 p.m. by Morris police for failure to yield at a stop intersection after his eastbound vehicle slid on gravel and struck a southbound car on Division Street at High Street. Donna L. Bell, 38, of 120 W Southmor Rd., sustained possible injuries and was taken to Morris Hospital. her passenger Harold Bell, 49, was not hurt. Damage exceeded $100 to both cars and minor damage to a tree and lawn. Briddick posted $35 bond and faces Grundy County Circuit Court on April 6.
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Lockport
Morris
High Sts
Donald L. Briddick
Channahon
Kurt Salems
High St
Divsion St
Donna L. Bell
W. Southmor Rd
Kneller
Briddick
Grundy County
Unopposed in Grundy County races unpacks clerk and treasurer bids
Mrs. John Lana Phillips seeks her first four year term as Grundy County clerk after serving as chief deputy and interim clerk since 1974. She defeated James Williams in 1976 and lives on a farm in Wauponsee Township with husband and three children. Mrs. Olson seeks a second term as Grundy County treasurer with no announced Republican challenger. she notes tax collections rose from 12.33 million in 1974 to about 21 million in 1978 and explains office workload while highlighting four full time staff and two part time workers.
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National Alliance
Ladies of the Knights
Pack
Bernard
Virginia) Sandner
Joseph
MCHS
Michelle
Morris
John
Lana) Phillips
Grundy County
Phillips
Louis and
Ethel
Oswood) Gregoire
Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders
International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials
Metro Rubber Products
Morris Police
VFW
Olson
Sophie Thorson
Evelyn Baker
Cyndy Olson
Claire Taylor
Negotiations Resume in Quebec Jail Siege
In St Jerome Quebec negotiators resumed talks for the release of six hostages held by three convicts in a county jail north of Montreal. Police, led by Capt Michel Lavalle, say they will not storm the jail and will let negotiators handle the situation as they work to free the remaining captives and ensure the safety of all involved.
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Quebec
UPI
Montreal
Robert LaHaye
Claude Poirier
Michel Lavalle
Ronald Brunet
Lavalle
Brunet
Jury weighs drug charge in Jackson case
Grundy County Grand Jury met at the county courthouse this morning to consider evidence in the case of Gary Jackson 24 Joliet. State's Attorney Charles Zalar said he would seek indictments after Jackson was arrested in Minooka over the weekend for possession of a controlled substance.
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Grundy County
Gary Jackson
Joliet
Charles Zalar
Jackson
Minooka
Grundy County Board Sets 9:30 Meeting in Courthouse
The Grundy County Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Grundy County Courthouse. The agenda includes monthly and quarterly reports along with the annual report of the Grundy County Regional Planning Commission.
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Grundy County
Almanac Q and A card questions from period issue
This reads as a quiz section asking three multiple choice questions. 1. The republic of Colombia formed by Simon Bolivar. 2. Walt Disney World near Orlando Florida. 3. The only U.S. vice president tried for treason is Aaron Burr.
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Juan Valdez
Pancho Villa
Simon Bolivar
Walt Disney World
U.S. City
Los Angeles
Calif
Orlando
Fla
Pensacola
U.S
Andrew Johnson
Paren Burr
George Dalas
Miners Defy Taft Hartley Order Amid Strike Standstill
Thousands of United Mine Workers miners defied a Taft Hartley work order, with the Justice Department saying no showdown is expected while negotiations continue. Early reports indicate many will stay on strike into day 98, though officials anticipate many will return to work.
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Kenneth R. Clark
United Press International
Justice Department
United Mine Workers
Mark Sheehan
Sheehan
Two shoplifting cases filed at Hornsby’s Family Center
A Gardner woman and a Morris 12-year-old were charged in separate complaints for retail theft under 150 dollars at Hornsby’s Family Center on Waverly Street. Lisa Saltzman, 19, posted 100 dollars bond and awaits Grundy County Circuit Court on April 6. The Morris boy, 12, was released to his uncle after authorities could not reach parents. the case goes to juvenile probation for possible petition.
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Gardner
Morris
Hornsby’s Family Center
Waverly St
Marie Wolf
Lisa M. Saltzman
Chauncer St
Wolf
Hornsby
Dan Lights
Morris Boy
Hornsby’s
Grundy County
Deputies cite three drivers for traffic violations
Three people were ticketed for traffic violations Friday by Grundy County Sheriff's Deputies. Richard Wren, 21, Coal City, was cited for speeding for conditions after his vehicle fishtailed from the Diamond Gas Station. Charles Ashing, 61, Coal City, was ticketed for 71 in a 55 mph zone at Jugtown and White, posting his license as bond with a court date of April 6. Richard Merrill, 20, Braidwood, was cited for illegal transportation of liquor on County Line Road in Godley.
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Grundy County
Black
Jugtown
Richard Merrill
Division St
Braidwood
Jeff Wix
County Line Rd
Godley
Fire Crews Respond Twice To Morris Sunday Incidents
Morris Fire Department was dispatched twice on Sunday. First for a vehicle collision on Dwight Road near Southmor Road, injuring driver Ross Sparks, 38, who was taken to Morris Hospital by DesRochers Ambulance Service. Second for a minor car fire under the hood of a 1966 Oldsmobile at Illinois Avenue and Wauponsee Street, believed caused by a wiring short. no damage estimate given.
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Morris Fire Department
Dwight Rd
Illinois Ave
Southmor Rd
Ross Sparks
Morris Hospital
DesRochers
Patricia J. Cain
Wauponsee St
Sheriff’s counties in state install CRT system at jail
The sheriff counties plan to install a closed circuit television system and a recording setup. The new system records all telephone calls and radio transmissions with remote replay by operators. It timestamps received calls. Two jail cameras feed monitors for entrance views, following a recommendation by the Illinois Department of Corrections after a May jail inspection.
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Poyner
Illinois Department of Corrections
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