Joliet Junior College offers two plant and flower courses in April
Joliet Junior College presents two short courses on house plants and spring flowers in April. Houseplants covers selection care and propagation with indoor starting demonstrations potting pruning and diagnosis of ailing plants. Spring Flowers offers easy walks to Joliet area wooded sites for adults 65 plus tuition free for older adults. Contacts and regional numbers are provided for registration across Joliet Morris Bolingbrook and Lemont.
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Joliet Junior College
James Ethridge
Rosemary Heintz
Bolingbrook Center
Briarcliff
Bolingbrook
Betty Shaw
Joliet
Senior Services Center
N. Joliet St. Joliet
Morris
Lemont
Morris police issue traffic citation and two parking tickets
Police briefs report Raymond E Weatherford Jr 20 of Harmony Ave Mazon cited for driving too fast for conditions and squealing tires at First National Bank Morris. He posted license as bond and faces Grundy County Circuit Court on April 13. Nancy J Adcock issued non-traffic ticket for missing 1978 city vehicle sticker. Timothy Johnson cited for parking beyond 48 hours on W Jackson St. Two broken windows reported at Johnson Carton and Corrugated building but no entry. Minor injury in three car crash on Cemetery Rd involving Misener Heck Adams Whitis and Whitis car not involved. Deputy Luck warned picketers to stop firecrackers.
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Morris
Raymond E. Weatherford Jr
Harmony Ave
Mazon
First National Bank of Morris
Wauponsee St
Thomas Bednarik
Weatherford
Grundy County
Nancy J. Adcock
Briar Lane
Robert Stansberry
Lisbon
Pleasant Sts
Timothy Johnson
W. Jackson St
Stansberry
Jackson St
Corlew
Cemetery Rd
David Newland
Jefferson St
Joseph Misener
Jeff Wix
Darill Heck
Lisbon Rd
Wesley Adams
Washington St
Wix
Thomas Whitis
Rte
Ashley Rd
Misener
Heck
Adams
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Whitis
Palace Restaurant’s Third Anniversary Feasts at $500 A Person
In Manhattan the Palace Restaurant celebrated its third anniversary with a $500 per person nine course dinner. Critics like Craig Claiborne praised the meal, calling it the best in New York and a night of candlelight and diamonds. Jamie Gillis called the experience civilized and worth the expense.
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New York
UPI
Palace
Manhattan
Jamie Gillis
Michel Fitoussi
Craig Claiborne
New York Times
Claiborne
Pierre Ferney
Chez Denis
Paris
Queen Elizabeth 2 to dock in China amid world cruise
Cunard confirms QE2 will anchor at Dairen for the 1979 Around the World in 80 Days voyage. All 1,400 passengers will train 1,000 miles Dairen to Peking with a fixed five day China itinerary. Prices range 8,900 to 170,000 dollars for suites with extra fees for the China excursion. South Africans and Israelis may be refused entry.
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New York
UPI
Cunard Line
Cunard
Dairen
Hong Kong
Canton
William North
Peking
North
China
Woman Driver Killed In Mattoon Backing Accident
Debra Bell age 22 of Mattoon was killed when she fell from her car as she backed from a downtown parking place. Police said she was alone in the vehicle and fell under the car, witnesses reported. An investigation was under way as she died at a nearby hospital.
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Mattoon
Ill
UPI
Debra Bell
Miss Bell
Settlement Ends December Accident Suit In Grundy County
Melvin Hentze, Doris Hentze, and Janet Hentze filed a suit in Grundy County Circuit Court alleging injuries from a November 23 crash on U S 6 near Illinois 47. Defendant Glenn Wadsworth was accused of crossing the centerline in a southbound car collision. All issues settled and case dismissed.
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Melvin
Doris
Janet Hentze
Rte. 1
Grundy County
Glenn
Wadsworth
Illinois Ave
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Morris Fire Department Tackles U S 6 Grass Fire
Morris Fire Department responded to a rubbish and grass fire behind Murphy's Septic Service on U S 6 around 9 15 a m today. Fire crews reported the rubbish fire escaped containment and spread to the grass with no damage reported.
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Morris Fire Department
Murphy’s
U.S
Eviction Suit Filed Over Rent at Gardner Home
Victor Jachino filed an eviction suit in Grundy County Circuit Court against Paula Sue Hahn. The complaint seeks a court order requiring Hahn to vacate 408 East Washington Street in Gardner and pay $700 in rent for the period from November through March.
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Grundy County
Victor Jachino
Paula Sue Hahn
Miss Hahn
Washington St
Gardner
Rural house fire claims five near Hamilton Illinois
A rural two story home south of Hamilton was destroyed by fire killing three adults and two children. The victims are Sharon J. White 26 and her son James 8 Betty Sue Bettis 18 and her son Tommy 1 and Carl Haggerty of Springfield. Two other children escaped unharmed and Terry White husband of a deceased victim was hospitalized in Quincy with minor burns.
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Hamilton, Ill
UPI
Hamilton
Sharon J. White
James
Betty Sue Bettis
Tommy
Carl Haggerty
Springfield
Robert L. Hopping
Billie Jo
Hancock County
Mississippi River
Terry White
Keokuk
Iowa
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Minooka Announces Kindergarten Registration Dates
Minooka Grade School sets kindergarten registration for the 1978 79 year on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm at the elementary building office 400 Coady Dr Minooka The child must be 5 before Dec 1 1978 and have proof of a physical exam immunizations and dental exam Birthdays must fall between Dec 1 1972 and Nov 30 1973 Hospital certificates accepted for birth date proof.
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Minooka
Coady
Traffic Court Fines Set For Two Local Violations
Cindy Stuckey aged 23 of Old Stage Road received a $25 fine and $10 costs after driving 43 mph in a 25 mph zone. cited March 13 by Morris Policeman Kurt Salems in the 1200 block of Union Street. Joseph Michalowski aged 19 of 890 West Main Street Braidwood was fined $25 and $10 costs for driving while not in proper license classification. ticketed Friday by Secretary of State Investigator James Creed at Illinois Avenue and Fulton Street.
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Cindy Stuckey
Rte. 3
Old Stage Rd
Morris
Kurt Salems
Union St Joseph
Michalowski
Main St
Braidwood
Secretary of State
James Creed
Illinois Ave
Fulton St
Yorkville school board race features three for one-year term
Yorkville voters will elect two three-year seats and one unexpired two-year term in the April 8 school election. Incumbents JoAnne Matlock and Jon Balke seek full terms. Richard Speckman, Florence Neuport, and Donald Hahn run for the two-year post. Matlock is district secretary and longtime board member. Balke is a Woodridge principal. Speckman is a project engineer in Aurora. Neuport teaches at West Aurora High School. Hahn is an investment analyst in Chicago.
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Yorkville
Donald Hahn
Rte 2
Plano
Bristol Township
Kendall County Educational Service Region
Matlock
Gerald
Yorkville High School
Amy
Balke
Woodridge School
Downers Grove
North Central College
Naperville
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Speckman
Richard Seibel
Richard Wilcox Manufacturing Co
Aurora
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Andrea
Richard
Julie
Neuport
West Aurora High School
Hahn
Becker Securities of Chicago
Clarendon Hills
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
YHS
Fox Township
Carthage College
Christian
Newark High School
Four compete for 3 Newark High Board posts
Four candidates seek three seats on the Newark Community High School Board with an election set for April 8. Incumbents Russel Jorstad and Wesley Christian face challengers Harry Nichols and Charles Leslie Jorstad.
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Newark
Newark Community High School Board
Russel Jorstad
Wesley Christian
Harry Nichols
Charles Leslie Jorstad
Rte. 4
Morris
Jorstad
Nettle Creek
Grundy County
Shirley
Christine
NHS
Nichols
Coy Park
Drive
Western Electric Co
Montgomery
Newark Zoning Board of Appeals
Newark Fire Department
Illinois National Officials and State Representatives List
The document lists elected officials including Sen Charles Percy and Sen Adlai Stevenson with their Washington and district addresses, then Rep Edward McBroom Rep George Ryan Rep Tom Corcoran Rep Ray Christensen with their respective state and district offices and phone lines, providing contact routes and hours. It presents a snapshot of 43rd district and nearby offices in Illinois with multiple party labels and location details.
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Tom Corcoran
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Worry Clinic Letters Show Apathy To Omitting Features
The Worry Clinic columns by Dr. Crane and Joan J. face reader apathy when features are omitted. Across papers with 50,000 circulation the month prior to removal saw 187 letters while the feature was absent, then 168 letters after its return, with minimal protest. Editors now favor polls and running features to gauge readership.
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Joan J
Dr. Crane
Joan
Hopkins Syndicate
Eugene Pulliam
Indianapolis
Josephine Lowmans
STAR
Ann Landers
Charlotte Observer
Akron
Columbus
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Dear Ann Landers readers seek guidance on family living rules
The letter column features three questions about adult children hosting a widowed father and his partner in the same home, handling public perception and boundaries. another reader recalls a mortuary remark and suggests tactful condolences. a third laments youth behavior on public transit and asks for views on the future of America, with Ann Landers offering practical responses and noting the need for responsible action.
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Fod
Ann Landers
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Beth
Kurt
Barbara
Kenneth
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Cindy
Newark High Board
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Jean
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Broadway St
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Joann
Deborah
Diana
Charles
Charles Percy
Senate
S. Dearborn Am
Edward McBroom
State Capitol
Main St. Kankakee
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Adlai Stevenson
Washington
D.C
George Ryan
Volkmann
Kankakee
Lake Aurora
Ray Christensen
Liberty St. Morris
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the Worry Clinic
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Crane Hopkins
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