Pittsburgh World Series riot ends chaotic celebration
After the Pirates 2-1 win over the Orioles in Baltimore, a downtown Pittsburgh celebration devolved into a riot with looting, arrests, and reports of assaults and public nudity. Police detained about 90 for intoxication and 300 total arrests. hundreds injured and property damaged as crowds dispersed after riot police moved in. John E. Demko Jr. of Cleveland described attackers attempting to overturn his car with his family trapped inside.
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Ficer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
John E. Demko Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Demko
Four youths jailed on marijuana charges in stolen car case
State police detained James Birchfield 17 Ernest Langston 16 Raymond Patch 25 and Thomas O Neal 25 after a Saturday arrest on Illinois 53 and Interstate 55. A small bag of marijuana was found and sent to Joliet for testing. Langston and Birchfield faced license and trespass counts.
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James L. Birchfield
St. Louis
Ernest Langston
Raymond J. Patch
San Francisco
Calif
Thomas O'Neal
Maywood
Illinois
Interstate 55
State Crime Laboratory
Joliet
Birchfield
Langston
Harold Johnson
Will County
Heavy Brown guarded at Roosevelt Hospital after shootout
H. Rap Brown 28, once SNCC chair, was treated for wounds from a3 to 5a shootout with police during an attempted robbery at the Red Carpet Bar on West 85th Street. Detectives and officers guarded him as three accomplices were captured with Brown fleeing to a rooftop before capture. Patrolman Gary Hunt was wounded. Brown faced charges of attempted homicide robbery and possession of dangerous weapons with bond set at 150000 each.
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New York
H. Rap Brown
Roosevelt Hospital
Brown
West 85Th Street
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Nixon converts Ft. Detrick center to cancer research hub
President Nixon announced converting the Ft. Detrick biological warfare center into a government cancer research hub operated by the National Cancer Institute under private sector contract. He said the site shows how idle defense plants can meet domestic needs and announced a national plan meeting for October 25-29 with 40 scientists in Washington.
Weather Outlook and Temperatures at Dresden Island Locks
Partly sunny and warm today with highs 78 to 83 and humidity high. Tonight partly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms, low 59 to 65. Tuesday expect showers and thunderstorms, cooler with highs 76 to 82. Weekend temps at Dresden Island Locks: Saturday high 76, low 51. Sunday high 77, low 53. 7 am reading 54 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Youth struck by hit and run on Union Street
A Morris youth escaped serious injury after a hit and run on Union Street at 2 10 a m Sunday. Tom Bednarik, 1103 Union, reported he was struck while walking home from a date and knocked into a ditch. He was taken to hospital for examination and later released. police could not identify the vehicle. separate notes report a missing 14 year old Aurora boy found near Nelson Road and a LEADS bulletin about John Ososky missing from Gebhard Woods State Park. In Lincoln Street, three Mustang tires were slashed at the Saratoga Inn rear lot during late Saturday night hours. Police are investigating.
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Union St
Tom Bednarik
Narvick
Narvick Ave
Aurora
Grundy County
Sheriff's Office
Howard Kukman
Nettle Creek Township
Nelson Road
Pioneer Road
John Ososky
Gebhard Woods State Park
Indian Ave
Jack Kopezick
Syd Reeve
Fire Department
Illinois River
Georgia Jones
Lincoln St
Babcock
Carlson
Saratoga Inn
Delinquent Tax Sale Set for October 26
The sale of delinquent real estate taxes is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 26, according to Grundy County treasurer Mrs Pauline Coleman. Under Illinois law purchasers pay taxes interest and costs to the county and the delinquent taxpayer must redeem by paying the investment plus at most 12 percent interest within two years. If payment is not made within six months the interest rate doubles.
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Pauline Coleman
Grundy County
Illinois
Murder case hearing delayed in Grundy County
The Grundy County Grand Jury did not convene for an indictment against Charles Robert Turner 34 for the murder of Mrs Emma C Miles his wife's great grandmother on Oct 7. Defense attorney August Black sought a preliminary hearing and motions to suppress a confession and evidence.
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Grundy County
Turner
Sheriff's Department
Richard Wilder
Clydesdale
Linois Supreme Court
Atty
Wilder
Button
Illinois
Atty. Wilder
Black
Miles
Joliet
Gram
Joliet St
Doctor McCabe Improves to Fair Condition at Joliet Hospital
Dr. George McCabe of 306 West Main Street is improved to fair condition this morning at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. He remains in the intensive care unit and was admitted Friday for a respiratory ailment.
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W. Main St
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
McCabe
Carlson seeks Congress post in Illinois 15th district
Clifford D. Carlson of Geneva announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to fill the unexpired term of Charlotte Reid in Illinois 15th district. He will seek the nomination and election and has the unanimous endorsement of five district Republican chairmen. Carlson supports Rep. Leslie Arends in the March 21 1972 primary and has held multiple party and business roles, including chairing the Illinois Commission for Fox River development and leading Carlson Tool and Machine Company. He resides in Geneva with wife Betty Lisette McLallen and two children.
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Geneva
Congress
15Th
Charlotte T. Reid
Federal Communications Commission
Carlson
Kane
Kendall
DeKalb
Grundy
LaSalle
Leslie C. Arends
William Wake
Glen D. Palmer
John H. Chesnutt
S. J. Holderman
J. Frederick Baker
LaSalle Carlson
Republican State Central
Illinois
Illinois United Republican
Carlson Tool and Machine Company
Carlson Trading Corp
Fisher Brush Machinery Corp
Baltimore
Maryland
Dixon
Lee County
South
Batavia Ave
Betty Lisette McLallen
John
Carol
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