Morris man treated after fight injuries. eight attackers unnamed
Police said John Gilbertson 22 of 1349 Hi-Park Blvd was treated for shoulder and leg cuts after a fight with about eight men at Division and E Washington streets. He refused to sign a battery complaint, and the suspects departed. Earlier, a disorderly conduct case at Schroeders Standard and a theft report in Grundy County were documented, with multiple arrests and bonds.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
John Gilbertson
Hi-Park Blvd
Division
E. Washington Sts
Kurt Salems
Gilbertson
Salems
Schroeders Standard
Gardner
Leadell Taylor
Offutt Air Force Base
Bellevue
Neb
Harry Warner
Taylor
Illinois
Jack O'Hagan
Channahan
Grundy County
U.S. 6
Interstate 55
Stork arrival and juvenile runaway in Grundy County
Two vandalism cases and a sequence of incidents as Grundy County deputies respond to a newborn birth on Liberty Street Morris officers report the baby girl placed in isolation nursery and mother in hospital in good condition. A runaway juvenile girl tied to a May 26 missing report is returned to Ottawa. Three trespass arrests announced. Two vandalism complaints add to weekend incidents with damages estimated or unspecified.
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Stansberry
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Morris Police Department
Liberty St
Rock Island
Robert Stansberry
Kurt Salems
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Grundy County
Fight at Gardner High Involves Braceville Boys
The incident involved two Gardner-South Wilmington High School students in a residential Gardner area during school hours not on school grounds. Earlier reports misidentified the location as Gardner Grade School. Deputies say the juveniles created a disturbance over a personal argument and the case is being handled by the Grundy County Juvenile Probation office.
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Braceville
Gardner
Grundy County Sheriff’s Department
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Grundy County Juvenile Probation Office
Weekend tickets issued by Illinois officer at Stratton Park
Illinois Conservation Officer Dan Hill cited Robert Schutt age 30 of Franklin for allowing a youth to swim in a restricted Stratton Park area and Diane Stoeke age 34 of Sugar Grove for swimming in a restricted area. Both posted $35 bonds after 2:45 p.m. Monday and June 21 court date. Frank Jankowsky age 36 of Bolingbrook was cited on the Illinois River for lacking an approved fire extinguisher, posted $35 bond, and was to appear in court June 21.
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Joliet
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
David Wheeler
Ronald Byrd
Russell Bennett
Frank Schuler
Coal City Area
Richard Alderson
Steven McGurk
Anthony Serena
Illinois Conservation
Dan Hill
Robert Schutt
Franklin
Stratton Park
Diane Stoeke
Sugar Grove
Frank Jankowsky
Bolingbrook
Illinois River
Parking Offense Citations Issued In Morris City
Morris police issued non-traffic tickets to two drivers for parking offenses and city ordinance violations. Ginnie L. Turner of 215 E Jackson St was cited at 12 55 a m for no valid 1978 city sticker in her 1968 Pontiac parked at Spruce Street and Illinois Avenue. Carson H Turner of Laurel Fork Virginia was ticketed at 9 08 a m for parking his Chevrolet facing the wrong way at Maple Garden Apartments.
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Morris
Ginnie L. Turner
E. Jackson St
Spruce St
Illinois Ave
D.W. Henderson
Carson H. Turner
Laurel Fork
Robert Stansberry
Maple Garden Apartments
Out-of-area youths cited for liquor
Two youths were cited for illegal transportation of liquor after their car was found parked across Carper Rd near Coal City Rd at 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Michael Hawkes, 18, Brookfield, and James Jellissen, 17, Oak Park, posted licenses as bond and face court June 15.
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Carper Rd
Coal City Rd
Grundy County
Michael Sather
Michael Hawkes
Brookfield
James Jellissen
Oak Park
Sather
John Ties
Crest Hill
Richard Getson
Joliet
Illinois
Diamond
Christine McKinney
Rte. 3
Lockport
U.S. 6
Dresden Dr
Bond
Bicycle stolen from behind Illini Hotel in Morris
Morris police were alerted at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday after Jesus Aguirre reported his white 26 inch bicycle stolen from behind the Illini Hotel at 807 Liberty Street. A chain lock on the rear wheel was cut and wire cutters were left nearby. the value was not determined.
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Morris
Illini Hotel
Liberty St
Jesus Aguirre
Stolen Lawn Mowers and Bicycles Reported Across Several Towns
James Grant reports two push mowers stolen from a garage on Friday night valued at 150 each. Braceville’s Steven Decker loses an eight horsepower riding mower valued at 375 near Illinois 129. Gardner residents lose two bicycles, one blue Schwinn worth 163 and a red Huffy worth 65 from residences or public racks. A tackle box and fishing gear worth 300 are reported stolen from a Joliet campsite.
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James Grant
Rte. 1
Scully Rd
Grant
Carl Dummitt
Steven Decker
Braceville
Decker
Michael Perino
Illinois
Leo Horrie
Jackson St
Gardner
Craig Williamson
Todd Horrie
South Wilmington
Tracy Horrie
Center St
Clifford Erwin
Joliet
Sheriff's Department
Erwin
Jeff Wix
Goose Lake
Plano firm donates passenger depot to historical society
James Henning of Plano Moulding announced the firm will donate the original Plano passenger depot to the Kendall County Historical Society. The depot, known as the Plano freight depot, was the winning bid at the May 20 auction. The society plans to move the building to Illinois 71 north of Yorkville as part of a new 19th century restoration village, with a campaign led by Mrs. Dorothy Davis and Laurence Henning Jr. A 12 000 to 15 000 dollar moving cost is estimated, with pledges sought by early summer to place the depot before 1978 ends.
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Yorkville
James Henning
Plano Moulding
Plano
Kendall County Historical Society
Plano Freight
Dorothy Davis
Davis Construction Co
Laurence Henning Jr
Yorkville National Bank
Cochairman
Illinois 71
Society
Burlington Railroad
Cited Youths Face Circuit Court After Daily Citations
Lockport driver Michael N. McCanna 22 cited for improper lane usage on Liberty Street. He posted his license as bond and faces Grundy County Circuit Court on June 8. Philip W. Steffes 17 cited for illegal transport of open liquor at Jefferson and Spruce Streets. He posted his license as bond and also faces June 8 circuit court.
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Michael N. McCanna
Lockport
Liberty St
Chapin
Benton Sts
Morris
Dennis Holbrook
Grundy County
Philip W. Steffes
N. Ashley Rd
D.W. Henderson
Jefferson and
Spruce Sts
Steffest
Fiat's troubles mirror Italy's
A portrait of Fiat as Italy's largest private employer, with 200,000 workers in Turin, facing strikes led by the Italian Communist Party. The piece links Fiat's woes to broader Italian instability, government paralysis, and shifting Western influence, noting Soviet engagement and Turin’s broader economic strain.
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Turin
Fiat
Italy
Sicily
Sardenia
Japan
Giovanni Agnelli
Reds
Lenin
Agnelli
Italian Communist Party
Partito Communista Italiano
PCT
U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Togliatti
Communist Party
Volga River
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Why Women Are Better Psychologists Than Men
Dr George W Crane argues that women are superior as psychologists due to language skills empathy and patience. He cites childhood behavior maternal kisses and family diplomacy as proof of women’s greater emotional insight and mediating role. He addresses Indianapolis Ladies Luncheon and notes prior talks to large female audiences.
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Suzanne
Armory
Akron
Ohio
Women's Institute
St Paul
Minn
Papa
Dear Ann Landers Letter on Husband Stealing From Employer
A wife writes of decades of her husband secretly stealing office furniture, tools, clothing, and equipment. Ann Landers cautions the husband that stealing is criminal, warns of eventual capture, and urges responsibility, family harm, and loss of job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
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