Prisoner in serious condition from head injuries in Chicago incident
Louis Gilbert, 38, of 4061 Liberty St, is in serious condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago after a car crash rescue. Undersheriff Gary Phillips said doctors found blood clots in his head and could not determine if they were new or preexisting or what caused them. No skull fracture or other head injury suspected. Gilbert was arrested in Morris on aggravated assault and reckless conduct after firing a shot over a safe head of Virginia Means. He was wanted in Chicago for tree cutting in Lincoln Park and traffic violations. Bond set at $1,000. he ran from Chicago police into the Morris jail cellblock after posting bond, later hospitalized.
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Louis Gilbert
Liberty St
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Gilbert
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Gary Phillips
Phillips
Morris
Virginia Means
Lincoln Park
U.S.A
China
Japan
Sweden
Northwestern U
National Research Council
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Pig makes debut on Broadway star Wilbur the pig at Sardi's
Wilbur a 100 pound pig in the new musical King of Hearts debuts on Broadway, riding in a limousine to the theater district as reporters and photographers swarm. He co stars with Don Scardino Pamela Blair and Millicent Martin in previews, with the pig drawing far more attention than the human cast.
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New York
UPI
Wilbur
Broadway
Don Scardino
Pamela Blair
Millicent Martin
Theater District
Jimmy Molinski
Americas in Crisis Warns of Carter Policies
A 1978 United Feature Syndicate critique segments the United States into ten Americas, accusing President Carter of anti business bias and costly land and foreign policy missteps. It argues for thrift, free enterprise, and strong leadership to counter inflation, stagnation, and growing central planning. It cites figures like Eisenhower and MacArthur to urge honesty and decisive action.
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Carter
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Americas
America
You
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Soviet Union
Patrick Henry
Payroll check theft tied to Chicago firm raid
Morris police investigate after a payroll check stolen from Market Research Corp. Chicago is used to pay a room and restaurant bill at Morris Holiday Inn. The check drawn on First State Bank of Chicago was for 215 dollars. A Chicago woman named Geneva James registered in room 253 with a Chicago address and used the check along with a man present. Police traced a possible connection to a courier robbed while carrying payroll checks and noted several cashed checks in the Chicago area and Joliet motel. Separately a Morris youth was ticketed for failing to yield at Jefferson and Division, with a minor accident causing over 250 dollars in damage.
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Morris Holiday Inn
Morris Police
Ramona Wiest
Chicago
Miss Wiest
Market Research Corp
First State Bank of Chicago
Geneva James
Holiday Inn
G. James
Maywood
Joliet
Reicheneker
Harwood Heights
Morris
Jefferson and
Division Sts
Jeff D. Borgstrom
Lisbon St
Kurt Salems
Grundy County
Borgstrom
Jefferson St
GMC
McGrath Office Equipment
Liberty St
Richard L. White
W. Southmor Rd
White
Division St
Tools stolen from Airco Industrial Gases plant
Tools valued at 1000 dollars were stolen from Airco Industrial Gases on U.S. 6. Plant superintendent T A DeSanty told Deputy William Sklut the loss occurred Monday night or Tuesday morning. Taken were socket wrenches, screwdrivers, box and open end wrenches, 12 adjustable wrenches. A separate report notes four hubcaps stolen from Mabel Boren's 1975 Ford at Goose Lake Club Saturday night, valued at 80 dollars.
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Airco Industrial Gases
U.S
T. A. DeSanty
Grundy County
William Sklut
Phillips
Mabel Boren
Braidwood
Sheriff’s Department
Sklut
Woman arrested after refusing to leave Morris apartment
Miss Sandra Darnstaedt, 31, was arrested at about 7 am after she refused to leave the residence at 621 Liberty St at the renter John Spudens request and police arrival. She faced a disorderly conduct charge, posted a $35 cash bond, and is to appear in Grundy County Circuit Court on Nov. 20 at 10 am.
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Morris
Sandra Darnstaedt
Liberty St
John Spudens
Darnstaedt
Robert Stansberry
Grundy County
Unrefrigerated milk could reach U.S. shelves in three years
Purdue University scientist James V. Chambers says UHT milk with up to 18 months shelf life may be available in about three years. He notes market acceptance in the United States will hinge on raw milk supply, distribution, home refrigeration, and price compared to regular milk. UHT has sold in Europe and Canada for years and could suit travel and emergencies.
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West Lafayette
Ind
UPI
Purdue University
Europe
Canada
U.S
James V. Chambers
Purdue Extension Animal Scientist
Park facilities to close October 29 for winter storage
Picnic grounds and tennis courts at Community Park and the tennis court at Channahon IL will close October 29. Tennis nets and picnic tables will be removed and stored for the winter by the park district.
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Community Park
Channahon Il
Park District
Juvenile girl suffers black eye in park fight
A juvenile girl reportedly received a black eye Tuesday around 3:30 pm after a fight at Gould Park. Morris police were alerted at 3:40 pm by a motorist. The school nurse from Shabbona Middle School said one girl was injured and would be checked at school in the morning.
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Gould Park
Morris
Union St
Shabbona Middle School
Local girl cited for running stop sign in Morris
Miss Julie A. Welch a 16 year old resident of 414 Armstrong Street was cited by Morris police Tuesday at 6 15 p m for disobeying a stop sign at Price and Benton Streets She posted her driver license as bond with a court date set for November 9.
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Morris
Price and
Benton Sts
Julie A. Welch
Armstrong St
Fair skies set stage for fall colors
United Press International reports fair skies across most of the nation enable clear views of fall colors. Quiet weather graces the Southern Great Plains and Mississippi Valley, with Gulf, Atlantic coasts, and Pacific Northwest enjoying clear conditions. Light showers and a few thunderstorms occur in the Northern Rockies and eastern Wyoming and Colorado.
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United Press International
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Gulf and Atlantic
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Wyoming
Colorado
Car hits parked car on I 80 and flees in fog
Illinois state police said Marjorie Millar a 23 year old from Streator struck a car parked in the passing lane on Interstate 80 three miles east of Illinois 47 in heavy fog. The white and blue two door Buick fled the scene after impact leaving about $1,000 damage to the Toyota and no injuries. Police could not locate the other vehicle.
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Illinois
Interstate 80
District 5
Joliet
Marjorie Millar
Miss Millar
Communists accused of murder in Paris case
Exiled Croatian writer Bruno Busic, shot dead in Paris, is described by emigre publisher Vlado Pavlinic as a likely victim of Communist agents. Pavlinic cites prior police warnings and links to other alleged umbrella poisonings including Georgi Markov in London and Vladimir Simeonov found dead at home.
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Paris
UPI
Bruno Busic
Vlado Pavlinic
London
Busic
Pavlinic
Georgi Markov
Vladimir Simeonov
Markov
BBC
Gardner woman cited for improper backing in town accident
Theresa Cremeens, 24, of Gardner, backed from an east side driveway on Canterbury Drive and struck Gary Bates's parked 1976 Chevrolet, causing $350 damage to the left side while Cremeens's 1974 Chevrolet sustained $50 damage to the rear. Deputy Craig Williamson filed the ticket. Cremeens posted bond and was to appear in court November 2.
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Gardner
Canterbury Dr
Bookwalter Woods
Theresa Cremeens
Grundy County
Craig Williamson
Williamson
Gary Bates
Waynesville
Bates
Chevrolet
Joliet Man Cited In Minooka For No Safe Sticker On Vehicles
John Worthman, 51, was cited by Minooka Police Officer Lloyd Unland on Ridge Road and Mondamon Street for lacking safety stickers on a six wheel dump truck and a trailer on Tuesday.
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Joliet
Minooka
John Worthman
Lloyd Unland
Ridge Rd
Mondamon St
Traffic Court records multiple Morris police cases a year
A list of local traffic court outcomes shows Gary Kuntz fined 200 plus 25 costs for driving while intoxicated with a year of supervision. an improper left turn charge dismissed. Other defendants, including Ted Kalamatianos and George Platenos of Chicago, were fined for unlawfully discharging weapons but found not guilty of illegal hunting. Additional rulings include fines for speeding, invalid safety stickers, and illegal transportation of liquor, with various arrests by Morris police and one trooper citation on I-80.
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Gary Kuntz
Cemetery Rd
Morris
Thomas Bednarik
Liberty and
Benton Sts
Ted Kalamatianos
George Platenos
Chicago
Roger Miller
Gary Spiezio
Lantern Lane
Robert Stansberry
Wauponsee St
Ronald Rockowski
Robinson Dr
Union St
Clarissa Siron
Fifth Ave
Coal City
Division St
Boren
Worry Clinic disputed by jealous critics and rivals
Dr George W Crane faces a local critic who accuses his Worry Clinic of sweeping generalizations about gender. The piece notes Crane's credentials, published readership surveys, and calls for readers to request his booklet by sending $0.25 and a stamped envelope to Hopkins Building Indiana.
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Martin
Bishop Sheen
Peale
Martin E
Crane
Hopkins
Mellett
Indiana
Ann Landers readers advise on morals and dating
A reader questions a sister living with an unmarried partner in Kentucky and whether to visit. Ann Landers recommends staying in a motel, says the sister’s arrangement is immoral but personal choice. Other letters cover a wife's plan to trap a husband and dating advice for a teen girl in a bad neighborhood.
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Ann Landers
Kentucky
Ann
Refrigerated Potatoes Develop Sweet Taste After Warm Storage
Potatoes kept in refrigeration for a week can gain a sweet flavor as starches convert to sugar. To improve taste, store them at a higher temperature for one or two weeks before using.
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Institution of Higher Learning
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Cherchez LA Femme
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