Man Climbs Sears Tower to Hang Three-Story Sign
A 25 year old Chicago man identified as Joe Healy climbed the Sears Tower in freezing wind to hang a three story banner urging whale protection. Healy reached the 19th floor before descending, was charged with disorderly conduct, and held on $350 bond. The stunt drew spectators as police and firefighters monitored the ascent.
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Sears Tower
Chicago
UPI
Sears
Joe Healy
Greenpeace
Healy
Charles Pierce
Pierce
Ernie Arms
George Willig
World Trade Center
New York City
Willig
Nixon memoir excerpts recount tapes shielding presidency
Nixon says taping protected him and he chose not to destroy recordings to avoid aides turning on him. Memoirs RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon cite Butterfield’s 1974 reveal and note Nixon discussed destroying tapes with Haldeman, who did not view it as an order.
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New York
UPI
Alexander Butterfield
Richard Nixon
Nixon
White House
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Grosset and Dunlap
Butterfield
Senate Watergate Committee
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
U S swaps Soviet spy for college student in Germany
The United States exchanged a Soviet spy for American college student Alan van Norman held in East Germany. The swap in West Berlin involved Wolf Gang Vogel and Shabtai Kalmanowitz guiding van Norman to the U S Mission. Thompson, a former Soviet intelligence officer, praised the exchange saying he would do it again.
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U.S
Germany
Berlin
UPI
United States
East Germany
Anatoly Shcharansky
Robert G. Thompson
Lewisburg
West Berlin
Wolfgang Vogel
Shabtai Kalmanowitz
Zehlendorf
Minnesota
Alan van Norman
van Norman
Windom
Minn
West Germany
Scott George
Vogel
Mildred
Mozambique
Miron Marcus
State Department
Lawrence Lunt
CIA
Cuba
Soviet Union
Thompson
Bearded Thompson
Northwestern University to pay Cook County taxes
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling forcing Northwestern University to pay county taxes on leased land, despite its charter declaring exemption. The decision may cost the university about 1 million dollars and affects Nabisco and PepsiCo leases in Harvey, Broadview, and Lake Township.
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Northwestern University
Cook County
Northwestern
Nabisco Inc
Harvey
Broadview
Pepsi- Cola
51St St
Lake Township
Channahon Driver Injured in Stop Sign Crash
Dorothy L. Musich of Route 1 Channahon was in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after a one car wreck on Ridge Road at 8:20 p.m. Saturday. Her 1977 Oldsmobile wagon, valued with $3,000 damage, ran a stop sign at McEvilly and Ridge, knocked down a warning sign and went into a ditch. She was taken by Minooka Ambulance, suffering possible broken ribs. Minooka Police Chief Michael Hrechko says the case remains under investigation.
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Tony Eliakis
Morrison Dellas Rd
Eliakis
Joliet
Morris
Charles Brehm
Airport Rd
Morris Fire Department
Armak
U.S. 6
Northern Petrochemical
Saratoga Towers
John Claypool
Morris Hospital
Dorothy L. Musich
Rte. 1
Channahon
St. Joseph Hospital
Ridge Rd
Musich
McEvilly
Ridge Rds
Minooka
Michael Hrechko
Justice Speaks at Grundy County Court House Addition
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Howard C. Ryan spoke at the Grundy County Court house dedication for a 2 million addition funded mainly by federal revenue sharing. He praised modernization and future planning while noting access to justice depends on facilities and staff.
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Howard C. Ryan
Grundy County
County Board
William Waters
Morris
John N. Rooks
Law Day
S. J. Holderman
John W. Hynds
Grundy County Bar Association
Herald
Ryan
Justice Ryan
LaSalle County
Robert W. Malmquist
Judge Malmquist
Malmquist
Illinois
Paul Engle
Chicago
Peru
Dresden
Eight arrested in Pontiac on drug charges after multiagency probe
Investigators from four agencies arrested seven men and one woman in Pontiac on drug possession and delivery charges following months of work. Bonds ranged from 15 000 to 25 000 with several suspects released and others held. A related arrest of Rocky Pulliam was made in Pekin on a Grundy County warrant.
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Pontiac
Department of Law Enforcement
Division of Investigation
Illinois State Police
Livingston County
Rocky Pulliam
Tazewell County
Pekin
Grundy County
Tough times coming for consumers
Timothy M. Hammonds of the Food Marketing Institute warned at its convention that higher beef and pork prices could hit Americans hard this year. He cited bad weather, rising energy costs and government programs as drivers of price increases, noting 18 percent of consumers would change buying plans if hamburger costs rose.
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Dallas
UPI
Timothy M. Hammonds
Food Marketing Institute
Hammonds
Washington Based Institute
Bloomington Firefighters Vote on Authorization to Strike
Bloomington Illinois firefighters planned to vote today on whether to grant union negotiators authority to call a strike. Ron Ratcliff said its bargainers have given a lot in contract talks. Local tensions mirror a related longer strike in Normal where half the time is spent in jail for disobeying a judge back to work order.
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Bloomington, Ill
UPI
Ron Ratcliff
Bloomington
Sister City
Normal
Dogcatcher Services Begin in Coal City and Diamond
Grundy County Animal Control Center starts dogcatcher patrols in Coal City and Diamond today. Animal Warden Mrs. Sharri Jordan, hired by the villages, already serves Morris since February 1976. She notes 11 stray dogs picked up in Morris in the last two weeks and that untagged dogs are not identified.
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Grundy County
Animal Control Center
Coal City
Diamond
Sharri Jordan
Morris
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Michael Ryan
Cindy Hinshaw
W. North St
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Morris Public Library Board
Donald Davidson
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