Attack on Montclair hotel in Rhodesia kills guests
Insurgents burst into the Montclair hotel at Juliasdale near Salisbury, killing two white women and wounding four, including the hotel assistant manager. Witnesses describe attackers using Kalashnikov rifles and rocket fire, with a second squad firing rockets from across the highway.
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Rhodesia
UPD
Montclair
Juliasdale
Inyanga
Betty Verram
Miles Hales
Hales
Priest Released From Jail Over Abortion Clinic Picketing
Rev. Edwin F. Arentsen, who served 11 days in jail for blocking an abortion clinic door, was freed Monday after rejecting probation terms to counsel inmates. He plans to sue for a judiciary review panel and will continue picketing at Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, stating he will not return to jail.
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Edwardsville, Ill
UPI
Edwin F. Arentsen
Hope Clinic For Women
Granite City
Arentsen
Springfield
Madison County Circuit
Thomas Gibbons
Victor Moseley
Mobile unit to visit Grundy County three towns Thursday
A representative of state lawmakers George Ryan and Edward McBroom will be at the Grundy County mobile unit visit Thursday. It stops at Morris City Hall from 10 a.m. to noon, Mazon Town Hall from 12 30 to 1 30 p.m., and Kinsman Town Hall from 2 to 3 p.m.
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George Ryan
Edward McBroom
Grundy County
Morris City Hall
Mazon Town Hall
Kinsman Town Hall
Police seek Freeport man for criminal damage to property
Grundy County sheriff seeks Joseph Detellem 35 for breaking a windshield on Nina McGuire 655 N Court Rd. Detellem, her former husband, allegedly shouted obscenities Monday and Tuesday night, bond set at 1000 dollars. Also: rifle and shells found in Morris van near Lion's Club Shelter. suspect Stanley Daigger questioned. Edward Harris charged for letting dog roam. court May 18.
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Grundy County
Detellem
Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
Ispern
Morris
Lion's Club
Gould Park
Alan Love
Dean Sager
Tom Bednarik
Stanley Daigger
Airport Rd
Daigger
Edward Harris
Liberty St
Kurt Salems
Salems
Harris
Four arrested for trespassing on Edison property near Dresden
Four people were arrested about 9 10 a m Monday for trespassing on Commonwealth Edison property near Dresden Rd Donald McCleary 23 of Crete Dale Westerhoff 20 of Crete Fred McCleary 34 of Matteson and Beverly Mc Cleary 20 of Matteson all posted 35 bond and were to appear in court May 25 Grundy County Sheriff Sgt Frank Schmitt and Deputy Carl Luck were called to the area by Edison shortly after 9 a m Monday Frank Schuller filed the complaints
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Dresden Rd
Donald McCleary
Rte. 1
Crete
Dale Westerhoff
Fred McCleary
Matteson
Beverly McCleary
Grundy County
Frank Schmitt
Carl Luck
Edison
Burglars Take Cash From Fulton Street House
A Fulton St. residence was burglarized between 7:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. More than 50 dollars was taken. Rick Ferri reported the burglary at 10:32 p.m. Monday. Entry was gained by tossing a stick through a north basement window. Three banks containing between 65 and 75 dollars were taken from his daughter's room.
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Fulton St
Rick Ferri
Morris
Dean Sager
Thomas Suddarth
Gerald Broderick
Ferri
City to aid 150 Kankakee Foundry workers
Kankakee officials moved to assist 150 laid off Kankakee Foundry workers after the plant was shut when the utility could not pay its bills to Commonwealth Edison. City leaders said they would await word from the foundry’s top management before making a formal aid offer.
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Kankakee, Ill
UPD
Kankakee
Commonwealth Edison
Boat thefts reported in Grundy County
William Briddick of Seneca reported a missing 12-foot boat valued at 150 dollars from Mazon Creek on the Barr property after last seeing it two weeks ago. Russell Girot, Coal City, reported a 17-foot Aluminum canoe stolen from Coal City Area Club. The thefts were logged by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department.
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Mazon Creek
Grundy County
Sheriff's Department
William Briddick
Seneca
Barr
Coal City
Russell Girot
Rte. 1
Kindergarten registration set for Nettle Creek district
Kindergarten registration for the Nettle Creek district will be held Friday from 12 30 to 1 30 p m at Brienna School Children must be five years old by December 1 Parents should bring a birth certificate
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Nettle Creek
Brienna School
Traffic Court Fines Involving Speeding and Registration Tickets
Ronald Winnicki, 18, Gardner, fined 40 dollars plus 10 costs for 81 mph in a 55 mph zone after an April 2 citation by Trooper Charles Frame on Interstate 55 south of Gardner. Robert Harrold, 51, Pontiac, fined 25 dollars plus 10 costs for invalid registration cited April 5 by Secretary of State Investigator James Creed on I-55 south of Gardner. Roberto Rodriguez, 22, Coal City, received seven days in jail suspended after pleading guilty to driving without a license and 71 mph in a 55 mph zone. bond forfeited earlier after a no-show, then again on Monday. Kathy Spier, 18, Coal City, fined 25 dollars plus 10 costs for 71 mph in a 55 mph zone cited April 6 by Trooper James Matteson on US 6 at McLindon Rd.
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Ronald Winnicki
Rte. 1
Scully Rd
Gardner
Charles Frame
Interstate
Robert Harrold
Pontiac
Secretary of State
James Creed
Roberto Rodriguez
Coal City
Rodriguez
Thomas Lamb
Illinois
Kathy Spier
First Ave
James Matteson
U.S. 6
McLindon Rd
Florida air crash kills 3 persons
A National Airlines 727 carrying 61 aboard crashed and sank in foggy Escambia Bay near Pensacola. Three dead. 58 survivors rescued by nearby boats. Crew members helped passengers evacuate while NTSB opened an inquiry. The jet was en route from Miami to New Orleans and hit the water during a radar approach.
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Pensacola
Fla
UPI
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Escambia Bay
Virinia Wilkes
Virginia Beach
Paul D. Wilkes
Debbie Verplank
West Florida Hospital
Tom Holmes
National Transportation Safety Board
National
Miami
New Orleans
Garcon Point
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Jack Barker
Atlanta
Identification project at D C Saturday in Grundy County
Grundy County REACT with the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce and local law enforcement will run another Project ID session Saturday at Coal City Village Hall from 9 am to 2 pm. The program aims to curb thefts of small items by engraving and assigning coded numbers identifying state county and owner for LEADS integration.
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Grundy
Law Enforcement Agencies
An Evening With Abraham Lincoln at I M Canal banquet
The Illinois Michigan Canal Foundation and Illinois Canal Society host a May 20 banquet at the Manor Inn near Channahon. U S Rep Tom Corcoran and a National Park Service rep will discuss adding the I M Canal to the Illinois Trail under the National Trails Systems Act. Tickets from the foundation. reservations limited to 200.
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Manor Inn
Interstate 80
U.S. 6
Channahon
Illinois-Michigan Canal Foundation
The
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U.S
Tom Corcoran
15Th District
National Park Service
I-M Canal
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Liberty St
Morris
Th Foundation
Tornadoes and floods lash the South injuring many
United Press International reports a Georgia Capitol area tornado near Atlanta injuring at least 18 and causing major damage to a shopping center and two apartments, with early losses around 3 million dollars. Other injuries occurred in DeKalb County industrial area. Flash floods and monsoon-like rains swept the region, with the Tombigbee River cresting in Tupelo and Columbus, Mississippi, and more flooding expected along the Warrior River in Alabama. Traffic deaths and widespread flood effects across Louisiana and Arkansas are noted, along with snow in the Rocky Mountains and frost in higher elevations.
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United Press International
Georgia
Atlanta
Forest Park
Clayton County Hospital
Alabama
Louisiana
Harrisonburg
Six Blood Pressure Clinics In Grundy County
The Grundy County Health Department plans six blood pressure screening clinics this month for National High Blood Pressure Month. May events include Morris May 16 3 to 5 p.m. VFW Hall McKinley St and Minooka May 16 2 to 4 p.m. village hall Gardner May 18 1 to 4 p.m. American Legion Hall Mazon May 23 3 to 4:30 p.m. Verona-Mazon Methodist Church 409 N Seventh St Coal City May 24 3 to 4:30 p.m. Assumption School north building and a final May 25 1 to 4 p.m. Senior Citizens building 621
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Verona-Mazon Methodist Church
N. Seventh St
Assumption School
Coal City
Senior Citizens
Liberty St
Elected Officials Contact Directory Snapshot
A display of regional and national officials with offices and phone numbers. Senators Percy Stevenson and Rep McBroom Ryan Corcoran along with other state lawmakers in Illinois list district addresses and contact lines for public outreach and legislative matters.
Worry Clinic tale of a Packard deal and arm in arm sales tricks
Dr George W Crane recalls a student case and a Northampton Massachusetts Packard bargain bought for 400 dollars with 18000 miles on the odometer. He describes using the arm in arm technique to persuade a salesman and notes the car’s 12 cylinders and 8 miles per gallon while contrasting its value with newer cheaper models. He invites readers to request his booklet The Psychology of Advertising and Selling.
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Packard
Hal B
George Washington University
Crane
Northwestern University
Evanston
Smith College
Corticelli Silk Mills
Ann Landers Advice on Marriage and Sex Then and Now
Readers ask Ann Landers about marital intimacy, gender equality, and parenting. The column dismisses a Guinness record satire while urging open dialogue, counseling with medical group approval, and noting group therapy warning. The惟 column defends her stance on adoption and parental rights and promotes her Marriage booklet.
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Ann Landers
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