Two Sheridan escapees rob Ottawa motel
Two fugitives from Sheridan Correctional Center robbed the Sands Motel in downtown Ottawa and fled with an undetermined amount of money. William Asbury of Champaign and Mark Benner of Rockford were identified by employees from police photos. Police and state authorities hunted the area with planes and dogs, noting the robbers had likely stolen handguns in a prior burglary.
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United Press International
Sheridan Correctional Center
Ottawa
Sands
William Asbury
Champaign
Mark Benner
Rockford
LaSalle County Sheriff's Department
Utica
Grundy Kendall Regional Offices to Merge in 1979
Illinois will merge Grundy and Kendall regional school offices on August 6 1979 creating the Grundy Kendall Multi County Regional Office with one regional superintendent. The winner of the November 7 1978 election will lead the new region starting Aug 6 1979. Administrative offices will be Morris and Yorkville with costs pro rated by property valuation.
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Illinois
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Grundy-Kendall
Richard Krase
Richard Witters
South Wilmington
Morris
Yorkville
Grundy
Kendall
E. Jefferson St
Morris Savings & Loan
Herald
Northern Illinois University
Krase
Lowes Park
Harvard
Irving Shears
Kendall Family and Youth Service Board
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Kendall County Educational Service Region
Shah-protest strike shuts down Iran oil industry
Iran faced a general strike that halted the $20 billion annual oil sector, shutting down major wells in southern fields and the Abadan refinery. Petrochemical complexes at Bandar Shahpour and Eid Boland were blocked, cutting natural gas exports to the Soviet Union. Iran exports about 5 million barrels daily via Bandar Mahshahr and Kharg Island.
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Iolied
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Kharg Island
Persian Gulf
Holiday Inn employee sought in theft warrant
A felony theft warrant was issued for Paul Clark Jr., 38, former Diamond resident and Holiday Inn employee, suspected of stealing deposits totaling 7939.01 cash and 6752.97 in checks. Clark fled with an Oldsmobile Cutlass, last seen near a gas station after leaving the inn to make a bank deposit. He used alias names, faced Cook County probation violation warrants, and bond was set at 20000 dollars.
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Hawthorne
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Clark
Grundy County
Weist
Kopezick
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California
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Morris
Dean Sager
Kurt Salems
Sager
Ron Fox
Coal City
Dennis Neary
Harry Pickus
Agnes Offerdahl
Burt Estates
Miss Offerdahl
Reilly
Paul Stewart
Thomas Lanerick
Cook County
Lumppland Apartments
Mount Greenwood
Ed Chisler
North States Oil Co
N. Division St
Bedford Rd
Miner wins record $1.75 million in coal mine injury case
Dennis Summers, 35, a former coal miner near West Frankfort, and his wife Patricia, 32, received $1.75 million for brain damage after a mine accident Feb 23, 1973. He was struck by a broken 6 foot drill bit, declared legally incompetent, and institutionalized. The out of court settlement with Manson Machine Co and Kennemetal Co was approved by Cook County Circuit Judge P A Sorrentino, with trial set for Nov 8. William Maddux led the couple’s case, described as the largest coal miner personal injury award to date.
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UPI
West Frankfort
Dennis Summers
Patricia
Cook County
P.A. Sorrentino
Manson Machine Co
Kennemetal Co
Weather Forecast and Temperatures Across Local Sites
Tonight’s forecast calls for fair skies with mostly sunny conditions on Wednesday. Expect a low in the mid to upper 30s and a high in the upper 50s to low 60s. At Dresden Lock and Dam Monday peaked at 60 with a 40 low and 7 am reading of 42, while downtown Morris hit 55 at 10 01 a.m.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Kendall and Grundy candidates for regional school superintendent
Two men from Grundy and Kendall counties compete for the newly created Grundy Kendall Educational Service Region superintendent post. Republican Richard Krase of Oswego leads Kendall County ES region while Democrat Richard Witters of South Wilmington School District 74 seeks the regional job.
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Krase Krase
Illinois State University
Tootsie Roll drive to aid workshop in Morris
Knights of Columbus announce its eighth annual Tootsie Roll drive in Morris on Friday and Saturday. All funds support the Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop. Morris campaign coordinator is Carl Rath with co chairs Frank Schuler and Peter Kopezick reachable at 942-2370. KC volunteers will wear yellow aprons and carry cannisters.
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Illinois Valley
Morris du Pontains Council
Carl Rath
Cochairman
Frank Schuler
Peter Kopezick
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