Illinois Senate veteran Arrington returns after stroke
W Russell Arrington, 65, captain of the Illinois Senate Republican minority, returned to the Senate floor on a cane after a massive stroke. He greeted colleagues, spoke minimally, and indicated plans to attend all sessions as Republicans hold a paper majority. He has regained speech and much right-side movement with therapy.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Senate
Evanston
Cecil A. Partee
Chicago
Arrington
Esther Saperstein
Sen
William Lyons
D-Gillespie
Illinois House
Paul Simon
Simon
Cit Driver Charged With Leaving Scene of Accident
A 23 year old Lockport man, Ronald G Homerding, was cited for leaving the scene of an accident in the 1000 block of Liberty St after his 1969 Corvette struck a parked 1968 El Camino owned by Richard Stump. The El Camino was pushed 10 feet, with damage to the taillight rear bumper and door. Homerding posted his license as bond for a 1 p.m. Nov court appearance.
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Lockport
Jack Kopezick
Ronald G. Homerding
Liberty St
Hamerding
Richard Stump
Stump
Chicago Grain Elevator Explosion Kills Four
Fire officials blame combustible grain dust for a blast at a General Mills elevator complex on Chicago's South Side. Four men died as damage neared $100,000 and grain valued at $1 million were at stake. The explosion struck the top floor of an eight story building where five workers sorted grain.
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Chicago
General Mills Inc
Man Arrested for Television Thefts in Newark Case
The FBI arrested Patrick V. Reo 26 of East Paterson on theft charges for stealing a trailer load of television sets moving from Harvard Illinois to Moonachie New Jersey. Dominick J. Esposito of Jersey City had been arrested earlier. Both men are held by the U.S. marshal in $10 000 bond each.
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Newark
N.J
FBI
East Paterson
Harvard, Ill
Moonachie
Patrick V. Reo
Dominick J. Esposito
Jersey City
U.S
Plan new Joliet facility in Illinois correction plan
Illinois Corrections Director Peter Bensinger announced a $30 million plan to build six new centers near major metro areas. Four community based centers would hold 500 inmates each, with two existing projects already funded for Joliet and Chicago. Construction would begin in 1972 funded by general obligation bonds.
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Chicago
Peter B. Bensinger
Illinois Department of Corrections
Bensinger
Richard B. Ogilvie
General Assembly
Stateville
Joliet
Qor
Champaign County Records Soybean Harvest Lead Nation
Champaign County in Illinois reports a record soybean crop with about 65 percent of 216000 acres harvested and average yields around 40 bushels per acre or higher. Many fields reach 50 bushels, surpassing the 1969 county record of 39. Champaign County has consistently led the statewide and national harvest.
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Champaign, Ill
Champaign County
Earl Bantz
Bantz
Illinois
Milton Pope Board Reviews Audit and Announces LEASE Room
Milton Pope Board of Education met in regular session at the school business office. Superintendent Jesse R. James discussed the annual report and recognition application. A remedial reading program enrolls 28 students in grades 2 to 5. The district visits a new Resource Room developed with LEASE for students struggling socially and academically. Preschool hearing and vision screenings for 3 and up will be held Tuesday Nov 9 at the school.
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Seneca
Curtis Jorstad
Milton Pope Board of Education
Board of District 210
Jesse R. James
James
LaSalle County Alliance For Special Education
LEASE
Milton Pope Community Club
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