Traffic Court convict list shows multiple fines and supervision
A stream of traffic court records details Kenneth Brisbin and others, with Brisbin placed on a year of supervision and fined 1350 dollars plus costs for three traffic counts and a marijuana possession charge. Others faced fines for reckless driving, speeding, driving after license suspension, and related charges, with several cases dismissed or reduced by various officers and judges.
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Kenneth Brisbin
Bruce Sr
Thomas Lamb
Coal City
Terry Bitner
Division
Virginia St
Peter Odo
Virginia Sts
Grand County
James Hume
Illinois
Grundy County Republicans Host Annual Family Picnic
The Grundy County Republican Central Committee and the Women’s Republican Club sponsor a family picnic on September 17 at the Coal City Area Club starting at 2 p.m. A rib and beef dinner, ballgames, horseshoes, and prizes are planned with a local band providing entertainment. Reservations due by September 12. call Margaret Campo or Bernard Barta with contact numbers.
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Grundy County
Coal City
Republican Central Committee
Women’s Republican Clu
Margaret Campo
Bernard Barta
Bank error funds spark grand theft case in Los Angeles
Arne Ristol an accountant who profited from nearly a million dollar bank error surfaced in Los Angeles facing grand theft charges. His arraignment was delayed to allow defense review. Prosecutors say he returned from a long planned Europe trip just before charges were filed and tried to conceal the money.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Arne Ristol
Ristol
Eugen Andres
Andres
Risto
Europe
Health survey on immunization to run week of September 1823
Local representatives of the Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey in this area during the week of September 1823 to determine immunization coverage for measles influenza polio diphtheria whooping cough tetanus rubella and mumps. The effort supports health program administration and ties to nationwide unemployment data collection by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Bureau of the Census
U.S
Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
Battery Charge Filed After Minooka Legion Altercation
Grundy County sheriff's Sgt. Frank Schmitt said Jim Coop reported an attack by James Hammon of Minooka during a fight in front of the Minooka American Legion around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday. Minooka police officer Lloyd Unland took the battery complaint. Hammon had not been located by morning.
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Minooka American Legion
Grundy County
Frank Schmitt
Jim Coop
James Hammon
Minooka
Lloyd Unland
Hammond
Scribbling Party at Mazon Verona Kinsman High
The Mazon Verona Kinsman Yearbook hosts a Scribbling Party Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Students should bring their yearbook stubs.
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Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Low Bidder Named for Grundy County Squad Cars
Jim Smith Chevrolet of Coal City submitted the lowest bid of 9933.68 for two 1979 Chevrolet Malibu squad cars to Grundy County Sheriff. Bids opened by the county board on August 31 showed Greenway Pontiac of Morris at 10800 and Glenn Wise Ford of Gardner at 11700. The offer includes trade in of two 1977 squad cars by Sheriff William Button.
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Jim Smith Chevrolet
Coal City
Grundy County
Voice of the People on Gogol and nuclear power
A reader defends nuclear energy against Gogol's anti nuke rhetoric. He argues waste terms misused, cites safety records, supports alternatives but opposes shutting industry. Criticizes Bailly Alliance trespass at GE dump and urges lawful, logical arguments with fines paid. Signed John P Swezy Morris Illinois.
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Mr. Gogol
Morris
Dresden
OPEC
Bailly Alliance
Women Bosses and Workers Clash in Ad Industry
In a New York profile, Jo Foxworth, a veteran ad agency head, explains the dynamics of female bosses and female secretaries. She cites traits of harrying bosses, hiring tests, six week trials, and two six month raises, while noting the need for clear boundaries and mutual honesty.
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New York
Nea
Jo Foxworth
South
T.Y. Crowell
Plumbers Strike Seeks Settlement in Centralia Area
Federal mediator asked to help end a strike by about 100 members of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 653 based in Centralia. Members in Vandalia Centralia Flora and Salem walked off last week over wages and benefits, with Salem workers returning to jobs for any negotiated package. Union wages cited range from 13.00 to 14.06 per hour plus fringe benefits.
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Centralia, Il
UPI
Vandalia
Centralia
Flora
Salem
Mount Vernon
Demo of new punch card voting system sought
Grundy County Clerk Lana Phillips invites groups to a demonstration of the punch card voting system to be used in the November election. Contact 942-0335 for details and scheduling.
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Grundy County
Lana Phillips
Worry Clinic Advice on Opposites and Dominant Partners
Polly asks Dr. George W. Crane about balancing opposite traits with SMF matching. He argues normal women want a strong, protective, dominant mate who still seeks her advice, dismissing equal rights claims as malarky and promoting his tests for husbands and wives to reduce divorce.
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Polly
Polly P
SMF
Dage
Family Supreme Court
Ann Landers letters on wedding notes and manners
Dear Ann Landers answers readers on thank you notes for grooms, tactful refusals to tend bars at family events, a correction on a furniture saying, and a mother’s no fuss approach. The column closes with how to request social edits from Ann and a mailing address for her booklet Teen Age Sex Ten Ways to Cool It.
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Ann Landers
Bat
Ann
Furnitain Consultants
Sioux City
P.O. Box
Chicago
Illinois
Eviction and Personal Injury Suits Dismissed in Grundy County
In Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday an eviction suit by Jerry and Joanne Helland of Verona against Greg and Pam DeMoss on Marseilles Rd was dismissed on plaintiffs motion. A July 1976 personal injury suit by Laura Valdez of Bloomington against Terry Powell over a Grand Ridge Rd crash near Mazon on Sept 22, 1974 was dismissed by agreement. Valdez sought 75000 dollars.
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Grundy County
Laura Valdez
Terry Powell
Bloomington
Miss Valdez
Grand Ridge Rd
Mazon
Powell
Jerry
Joanne Helland
Verona
Greg
Pam DeMoss
Marseilles Rd
Celebrities Shrug at Inquiring News Get Tired
Public interest in famous figures remains high as reporters trail celebrities, yet some stars resist scrutiny. Journalists pursue stories while aiming to balance privacy and accountability in a relentless media cycle.
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Lamb
Bitner
E.hligschlager
Illinois 53
Peck St
Gardner
Gary Toler
Steven Connor
Lincoln St
Dann
Connor
Union St
Alan Love
Kurt Salems
U.S. 6
Ashton Rd
J. Johnson
Salems
Roger Miller
Nettle St
John Florey
Carbon Hill
William Klegman
North St
Charle Ingram
N. Broadway St
McArdle Rd
Klegman
Ingram
Alphonso Spells
Dixmoor
Senten
J.C. Parkinson
Morris Oe
Norm's
S. Broadway St
Robert West
Rte. 2
Marseilles
Douglas Francois
Liberty
Jefferson Sts
Thomas Brady
Dwight
Dan Raymond
Rice Rd
Storm Rd
Alan Siron
Black St
J.R. Watson
Lisbon St
Todd Lund
W. Wauponsie St
Charles Frame
Channahon
Ron Wood
Wabena
Heritage
Health Survey
Voice of
The
People
John P. Swezy
Glenwood Morris
By Ellie Grossman
Ms. Foxworth
Bronx
Medea
Mother Hubbard
Mr. Arnold
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Crane
Hopkins
Mellett
Indiana
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