Underground houses attract 120 at Armington talk
Andy Davis of Armington described his three bedroom underground home built in 1976. He detailed construction, insulation, landscaping and humidity control, noting low winter heating costs and insurance considerations. Local officials questioned zoning and exits while Illinois researchers advised against underground designs.
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Andy Davis
Armington
Louis Joliet
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Minooka American Legion Post
Davis
Peoria
Arkansas
Weather outlook cools with frost risk and Saturday warmth
The forecast calls for cooler temperatures and a frost risk tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s and Saturday highs in the upper 50s. Skies remain partly cloudy through Monday with a chance of showers around Monday. Dresden Locks weather shows 7 am 45 degrees, Wednesday high 61 and low 45. Precipitation recorded at 13 inches. Morris downtown reads 53 degrees at 10 56 am.
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Dresden Locks and Dam
Morris
ERA Extended: Senate Approves Three Year ERA Ratification Window
The Senate voted 60 to 36 to extend the ERA ratification period by 39 months to June 30, 1982. President Carter supports the move, while Phyllis Schlafly opposes, predicting court challenges. The House has passed the measure and it now goes to the White House for signing.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Walter Mondale
House
White House
Carter
Mondale
Phyllis Schlafly
Jake Garn
Utah
Garn
Illinois Supreme Court settles tax fund timing dispute
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Department of Revenue withheld about 3 million dollars too much from municipalities due to a misdated law. The decision says the 1974 tax bill became effective when the second house overrode Gov. Walker’s veto, in December 1974.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois Supreme Court
Department of Revenue
Chicago
Robert Allphin
City of
Illinois Municipal League
Daniel Walker
Second House
Walker
Identity of victim unknown in Kendall County mystery
Kendall County detectives seek the woman found dead in a cornfield along Illinois 47 near Walker Road. A ring and watch are being traced, with speculation she may be from Aurora. Coroner William Dunn notes a 5 foot 4 inch white woman, fully clothed, likely dead at least three weeks. Joliet crime lab aiding. Dale Henricksen found the body about 11 a.m. Wednesday. Minooka Board to meet Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Illinois 47
Walker Rd
Aurora
William Dunn
Joliet Crime Laboratory
Dale Henricksen
Near SALT II deal with Soviets targets December signing
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance nears a new strategic arms pact with the Soviet Union and plans a December signing at a summit on U.S. soil, possibly Hawaii or Alaska, with President Carter and Leonid Brezhnev. Talks include Warnke’s possible resignation and ongoing debates over Backfire bomber counting.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Soviet Union
Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Hawaii
Alaska
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Europe
Pentagon
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Environmentalists warn cracked pipes could close Edison plants
Environmental group Citizens for a Better Environment warns five Commonwealth Edison reactors may shut down over pipe cracking unless fixed. NRC disputes need for plant closures while noting pipe cracking is gradual and caused by design dead space allowing water stagnation and corrosion in GE built reactors at Dresden and Quad Cities sites.
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Chicago
UPI
Commonwealth Edison
CBE
David D. Comey
Comey
General Electric Co
One-Car Crash Claims Life Of Lonny Langford Near Macomb
Lonny Langford of Roseville, 31, died Thursday night in a one car accident on a McDonough County road east of Macomb. His vehicle left the road and rolled over about five miles east of U.S. 67 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Macomb, Ill
UPI
Lonny Langford
Roseville
McDonough
Langford
U.S. 67
Macomb
Samantha Thompson's baby hospitalized after pneumonia
Governor James R. Thompson says his two month old daughter Samantha remains febrile with high white blood cell counts despite antibiotics and IV therapy for bacterial pneumonia. She underwent meningitis and kidney tests. meningitis negative, kidney results pending. She will remain hospitalized for at least a week or two as doctors monitor possible secondary infections while the family cancels public appearances. In Peoria, Illinois, Illinois State Lottery draws report Big Pay Day and Tic Tac Dough winners including Millenzi and Kreciach.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Samantha
James R. Thompson
Memorial Medical Center
Ann. M. Pearson
Thompson
Jayne
Earth
Dave O'Neal
Chicago Sun-Times
Peoria
Cleveland
Anthony B. Millenzi
River Forest
Millonzi
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Morris Daily Herald Friday Review
Grundy
Eugene Sorensen
Sorensen
Goose Lake Village
Small Homes Council-Building Research Cencil
Fine and Applied Arts Department
University of Illinois, Champaign
Morris Daily Herald
Small Homes Council-Building Research Council
U.S
Kingery
Ralph Yedinak
Spring River Times
Hardy
Ark
Yedinak
Revenue Department
Galliry
Conley Realty
Minooka
Soviets
Washington Post
Paul Warnke
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Arms Control Agency
Warnke
Congress
Moscow
Morris Community High School
Herald
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Citizens For A Better
Dresden
Quad Cities
Moline
NRC
Jan Strasma
Utility Company
Strasma
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