Inventor William Lear Dies at 75 in Reno Nevada
William P. Lear, a prolific inventor whose career spanned the automotive and aviation fields, died Sunday after a long battle with leukemia. Born in 1902, he created the car radio, eight track player, Lear jet, and hundreds of patents. His firms advanced aerospace tech, autopilot systems, and jet design, earning international acclaim and major awards. He remained active into old age, pursuing ventures from low-pollution power systems to a planned $7,760 home community at Stead, Nev. He is survived by his wife Moya Marie, six children, and seven grandchildren.
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Lewis
Lear
Hannibal
Motorola Corp
Lear Developments
Lear Inc
California
Ohio
West Germany
Frank M. Hawks
Harry Truman
Paris
Lear Jet Industries
San Francisco
Stead
Nev
Moya Marie
Elderly minister and sister beaten in break in on South Side
In Chicago a 76 year old blind Presbyterian minister and his 82 year old blind sister were attacked by intruders who kicked punched and slashed them and stole nothing. Suspects Terry Davis 19 Alvin Patterson 23 charged with aggravated battery attempted robbery and burglary. A 15 year old neighbor faced delinquency charges. Lalan released after treatment Heilbuth in good condition. They refused to leave the all black neighborhood they served.
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Hubert L. Lalan
South Side
Lalan
Harriet Heilbuth
Terry Davis
Alvin Patterson
Arsonist admits other fires in Spring Valley case
Ronald Fusinatto 20 of Spring Valley has admitted setting five additional fires in Spring Valley over 30 years. Investigators say the unsolved fires included a 1968 Buick, a 1966 Dodge, a 1967 International pickup, a garage and automobile, and a 1975 Buick Century, all linked to Spring Valley residents. He remains jailed after a three year LaSalle County sentence and will transfer to Joliet Penitentiary.
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Ronald Fusinatto
Spring Valley
Hank and
Gene
LaSalle
John R. Narczewski
Thomas Cassiday
Cleveland St
Bruno Bernabei
Narczewski
Fusinatto
Always room at the top in executive searches
New York report highlights how executive search firms charge about 30 percent of the first year’s income when successful. Weatherby Associates notes fees in unsuccessful searches can rise, and emphasizes the need for speed, fit, and industry independence to secure the right candidate.
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New York
UPI
Ron Kelly
Weatherby Associates
Stamford
Kelly
Weatherby
Coast Guard ends lake search for two missing men
The Coast Guard recalled its boats and shifted to a shoreline search in Michigan for the bodies of Paul Rigden of South Bend and Paul Tlemmons, 21, Pekin, Ill. Both men were aboard a power boat that overturned in Lake Michigan on Saturday.
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Michigan City
Ind
UPI
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Paul Rigden
South Bend
Paul Tlemmons
Pekin
Ill
Indictments Filed In Seven Cases In LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Grand Jury returned seven indictments led by Cherry Whittington of Oglesby on two murder counts and one voluntary manslaughter charge for a May shooting that killed her husband. Others indicted include James Cehoda of Mendota for arson at Hart Carter Plant, Craig Meitzler of Peru for multiple burglaries and cannabis possession, Randy Kreier of Streator for property damage, Ronald Thomson of Ottawa for three burglaries and thefts, Darrell Pratt of McNabb for possession of explosives and theft, with James Keely presenting the case before Circuit Judge William P. Denny.
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LaSalle County
Grand Jury
Frank X. Yackley
Cherry Whittington
Oglesby
James P. Cehoda
Mendota
Hart Carter
Cehoda
Craig Meitzler
Peru
Meitzler
Randy Kreier
Streator
Kreier
Ronald Dean Thomson
Ottawa
Thomson
Darrell Pratt
McNabb
Ristokrat Clay Products, Inc
Lowell
Pratt
James Lee Keely
William P. Denny
Evacuation After Tank Car Explosions Near Nacogdoches
Three derailed tank cars in Nacogdoches, Texas, exploded, sparking fires and a blue haze over the town. Residents, including nursing home occupants, were evacuated as flames shot 400 feet high. No injuries were reported. The cars reportedly carried ethyl acrylate, propylene oxide and butadiene.
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Nacogdoches
C.E. Duffin
Duffin
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Lear Motors
Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
W. Main ST
Continental
Albuquerque
Colorado Springs
Denver
EL Paso
Peoria
Kansas City
San Diego
Anna Moffo
Moffo
New Orleans
Lima
Atlanta
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cancels Lake
State Farm
Aubrey Shenefies
Liberty
State Farm Insurance Companies
Home O'lies
Bloomington iWinors
Staley
ARM & Hammer
RYD Deodorant
Waverly
Morris
Cea
E. Jackson
TIME
I Was Village Museum
Mendota, Ill
Tina
Rte. 47
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