Defense calls witnesses in Pizza Hut armed robbery trial
In Grundy County Court the defense for Michael Witherington presented witnesses after a denied motion for a directed verdict following the Oct. 17 Morris Pizza Hut robbery. Defense attorney Rick Mason argued no evidence placed Witherington at the scene beyond a ride, while prosecutor Charles Zalar wrapped the state's case with two witnesses including Kenneth Brown who owned the used revolver and verified its serial numbers.
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Michael Witherington
Morris Pizza Hut
Grundy
Witherington
Rick Mason
C. Howard Wampler
Atty. Mason
Mason
Grundy County
Charles Zalar
Kenneth Brown
Woodland Rd
Brown
Atty. Zalar
Morris
Robert Lynes
Timmy
Alan Love
Love
Thomas Suddarth
Railroad St
Withington
Wampler
Sgt. Love
Jodi Foster
Minooka
Jane Walker
Seneca
Atty
Miss Foster
Pizza Hut
Trial details on Morris Pizza Hut robbery case unfold
Evidence linked gun serials to Brown and a blue jacket to the robber as witnesses describe the confrontation. Police testimony and chain of custody disputes surround the gun and coat, while two young Pizza Hut employees testify about the robber’s appearance and weapon position.
Four-year sentence for Arambasich in Chicago court
John Arambasich, 57, of Wilmington, was sentenced in U S District Court Chicago to four years in prison after his April 14 conviction on extortion and conspiracy charges. He took more than 53000 dollars in payoffs from nine builders between 1971 and 1976 to avoid union trouble while with Joliet Iron Workers Union. He remains free on a recognizance bond and may appeal, says U S Attorney Thomas Johnson.
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John Arambasich
Mallard Lane
Wilmington
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Arambasich
Joliet Iron Worker’s Union
U.S
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Woman Run Over By Her Own Car In Morris County
Mrs. Winnifred Neville, 38, of Rte. 5, was in fair condition at Morris Hospital after being run over by her own car on Southmor Road near Susan Lane at about 12:45 a.m. She had stopped to check the back of the vehicle, stepped behind it, and the car appeared to reverse and run over her. Neville’s husband Donald Neville witnessed the incident and found her on the road with the car in a yard to the north.
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Morris Hospital
Winnifred Neville
Rte. 5
Grundy County Ambulance
Southmor Rd
Susan Lane
Grundy County
Carl Luck
Neville
Luck
Belgium and Allied Troops Begin Evacuating Whites in Zaire
Belgian airborne units and French Foreign Legion paratroops joined an international rescue effort with U S cooperation to evacuate whites trapped in Kolwezi Zaire amid street fighting. Belgium prepared a rescue operation as diplomats warned of danger to 3000 whites in the mining town.
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United Press International
French Foreign Legion
Africa
U.S
Zaire
Kolwezi
Brussels
Leo Tindemans
Belgium
Shaba
United States
Britain
France
Tindemaas
Tindemans
Paris
Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Zambia
Morrison-Knudsen
Kinshasa
Heavy snows hit Montana as storms roll across regions
A mountain storm system swelled over eastern Colorado plains with tornadoes hail and floods while heavy spring turbulence battered the Northeast and the South. In Buffalo New York thunderstorms caused street and basement flooding with a flash flood watch. Deer Creek near Glenrock Wyoming flooded streets forcing 300 from homes. two rescued from a pickup truck. Montana east of the Divide faced heavy snow warnings. In the South severe storms produced hail 60 mph winds and heavy rain with no injuries reported.
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United Press International
Colorado Plains
Buffalo
N.Y
New York
National Weather Service
Depew
Lancaster
Plains
Rockies
Deer Creek
Glenrock
Wyo
Montana
Divide
Louisiana
Mississippi
Autopsy Fails to Show Cause of Prisoner Death
Martin Morrow 16 of Juliet died after collapsing in Grundy County Juvenile Detention Center. Autopsy at Range Funeral Home Joliet did not reveal a cause. toxicology to be run in Chicago, with up to 1000 tests possible. Funeral set for Mt. Mariah Baptist Church with burial at Elmhurst Cemetery. survivors include parents Curtis and Willie Mae Travis and a large extended family.
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Martin Morrow
Juliet
Morrow
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Manesh Ahluwalia
Range Funeral Home
Joliet
James Reeves
James Olson
Ron Fox
Det
Olson
Chicago
Leo Reeves
Reeves
Delvin Rollins
Mt. Mariah Baptist Church
Elmhurst Cemetery
Young Missouri youth sentenced to death in Oklahoma
Monte Lee Eddings, 17, becomes the youngest on Oklahoma's death row after District Judge Charles Woodson sentences him to die by lethal injection for the murder of a highway patrolman. The automatic appeal is required. execution set for July 20.
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Drumright
Okla
UPI
Missouri
Oklahoma
Charles Woodson
Monte Lee
Ugandan coffee embargo by top U S roasters
The four leading American coffee roasters General Foods Nestle Proctor and Gamble Folger Hills Bros suspend Ugandan coffee purchases in protest of President Amin human rights records. House International Relations Committee backed a non binding embargo resolution led by Rep. Pease. The move follows earlier suspensions and growing congressional pressure. A Joliet man, Charles W Mooney Jr., 21, was hospitalized after a crash involving a semi on Illinois 47.
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United Press International
Uganda
Idi Amin
General Foods Corp
Nestle Co
Carter
Proctor & Gamble
Folger Coffee Co
San Francisco
Hills Bros
House International Relations Committee
Donald Pease
D-Ohio
General Foods
White Plains
N.Y
Maxwell House
Food Service Products
Pease
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Field Museum
Lakeshore
Sue Mattes
Rock Island
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Jane
Jean Walker
Miss Walker
Circuit Court
Yorkville
James Young
Martha
Hure
toAnne Gretenoord Real Estate
Melsbroek
Kolwezi Airield
Mobutu Sese Seko
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Move County Building Office
Eugene Sorensen
Sorensen
Narvick Bros
Robert Ness
Bruce Southcombe
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Herald
Curtis
Willie Mae Travis
Austin
David
Duane
Brian
Theresa
Rosemary
Debra
Cynthia
Latonya
Lasonya
Mary Chandler
Charles W. Mooney Jr
Lincoln St
Silver Cross Hospital
Mooney
Illinois 47
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