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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1978
Page
5
Visitation is today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home for Ben Bernstein. Graveside services follow Friday at 11 a.m. at Jewish Cemetery in Bloomington. Remembrances may be made to John B. Roth Sr. Intensive Unit at Morris Hospital.
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott was to appear before a federal grand jury probing his campaign finances when the session was postponed indefinitely. Judge James B. Parsons delayed ruling on a motion to enforce the subpoena while considering an out of court settlement and leaks accusations.
A young Dwight woman was treated and released for stab wounds after a Wednesday attack at Creek Ridge Trailer Court. Pedro White, 25, Chicago, faces aggravated battery charges after allegedly forcing the victim into a trailer bedroom and stabbing her when she tried to lock herself in the bathroom. The victim’s name is being withheld.
Joliet Illinois live stock update notes insufficient cattle sales to set a market. Hogs 1,200 head, under 240 pounds 1.00 to 1.50 lower, heavier hogs steady to 50 lower. No 1-2 210-240 lb 50.00-50.60, some 51.00. No 1-3 200-250 lb 49.00-50.00. No 2-3 250-270 lb 48.00-49.00. No 2-4 270-290 lb 46.50-48.00.
Chicago markets show mixed trades as wheat corn and oats move on the Board of Trade at noon. Corn futures for May fall to 2.6154, July 2.5644 and September 2.5544 while soybeans rise with May at 7.192, July 7.112 and August 6.98.
Leslie County officials invite former President Nixon to dedicate the Richard M. Nixon recreation center in Hyden Kentucky on July 2. Nixon has accepted in his first featured appearance since resigning in August 1974. local officials cite federal revenue sharing funds and Nixon’s popularity as reasons for the invitation.
A junior high student shot and killed Murchison Junior High language arts teacher Wilbur Rodney Gray in an accelerated English class in Austin. Police questioned John Daniel Christian, son of former presidential press secretary George Christian, about the death as investigations continued.
In Wolverhampton England two boys aged 4 and 6 who killed 84 year old widow Kate Willits will be moved to opposite sides of town with their parents within a week. Since Britain sets 10 as the age of criminal responsibility they cannot be prosecuted. They confessed to battering her with a brick after she gave one of them 10 pence. Autopsy says death due to fright. The children faced taunts from neighbors as they played in the street once more.
In a Morris court Mrs. Young testified that Morris Pizza Hut is owned by Joliet Pizza Hut Inc, noting the stolen cash belonged to the corporation. Det. Lynes described two police interviews with Witherington and the lengthy written statement he signed. The account details the duo’s movements from a strip mine to the Pizza Hut, a bow ling alley, and Ottawa Bend Apartments, with about $300 in cash distributed among them. Jurors and an alternate were selected from surrounding towns to hear the case.
A local kitchen mishap leaves minestrone unladled yesterday as the soup du jour, drawing notice for a forgotten ladleable pot. Culinary staff blamed timing and heat, while diners await a remedy.
Witnesses dispute Rhodesia’s account of the casaulty, saying government troops fired on civilians during a patrol near a political meeting. They claim only one armed guerrilla was present and the toll, mainly schoolchildren aged 12 to 15, reached about 90 to 94. Gunfire and grenades sparked panic as the incident lasted 10 to 15 minutes.
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