Organized crime theory in Kennedy assassination raised
Washington based hearing reveals G. Robert Blakey cites organized crime as a possible motive behind Kennedy’s murder and links Oswald Ruby and others to Mafia figures. The committee will discuss findings and issue a final report after December hearings, with witnesses subpoenaed or testifying by deposition.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
G. Robert Blakey
House
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Earl
Detroit
Lewis McWillie
Las Vegas
McWillie
Havana
Cuba
Warren Commission
Assassinations Committee
Kennedy
Blakey
Irwin Weiner
Memo Charges Griffin Tried to Demote GSA Investigator
Washington based memo from GSA special counsel Vincent Alto accuses former Deputy Administrator Robert Griffin of seeking to demote and transfer the chief investigator in a probe into agency scandals. It also says Griffin aimed to fire the personnel officer Albert Petrillo for resisting the change and notes Petrillo was removed from duties and later forced to resign. The document alleges Griffin proposed covert investigations and improper actions during his 1976 tenure.
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Griffin
GSA
Washington
UPI
General Services Administration
Robert Griffin
White House
Vincent Alto
Albert Petrillo
Alto
Petrillo
Weather Outlook Marks Cooler Tonight and Pleasant Thursday
Forecast calls for clear skies and a cooler night with lows in the low 40s. Thursday should be mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the low 70s. Tuesday reached 78 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a low of 47. At 7 am today the temperature was 49 degrees and at 10:30 am Morris reported 68 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Stolen Tools From Dresden Lock and Dam Site
Grundy County deputies investigated theft of about 3000 dollars of tools from the Dresden Lock and Dam construction site. Robert Daniels of J and M Foster notified authorities after discovering a gas welding machine valued at 2932 dollars and two magnetic drills missing. The welding unit had been rented from Hobart Welders Sales and Engineering, Merrisville, Indiana.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Grundy County
Robert Daniels
Foster, Inc
Gary
Ind
Hobart Welders Sales and Engineering
Merrisville
Daniels
Conditions deteriorate at Stateville and Pontiac prisons
Testimony at a federal hearing before Judge John Powers Crowley details worsening conditions since July deadlocks at Stateville and Pontiac. Prisoners remain locked in cells with restricted visitor privileges after the Pontiac riot that killed three guards.
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Chicago
UPI
Stateville
Pontiac
Jeanette Musengo
Illinois Prisons and Jails Project
U.S
John Powers Crowley
Inamtes
Ms. Musengo
Halloween hours set for Minooka
Minooka village board set Trickn Treat hours for Halloween from 4 to 6 pm on Tuesday Oct 31. They purchased a village truck from Tally Chevrolet in Morris with four to six weeks delivery. They gave 200 to Thom Smith for a historical slide presentation. They authorized patching the street at Wabena and Mondamonts. They reported on the Illinois Municipal League conference in Chicago. Next meeting is Monday Oct 9 at 7:30 pm.
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Minooka
Minooka Village Board
Tally Chevrolet
Morris
Thom Smith
Aux Sable Township
Wabena
Mondamonts
Clyde
Braceville Home Burglarized Twice in One Day
A Braceville residence on Lennox Street was entered two times Tuesday with no items reported missing. The intrusions occurred through an unlocked rear window, with drawers rifled and medicine and jewelry disturbed. A prior Friday burglary was reported, and deputies investigate leads from resident Eugene Thomas and newspaper carrier Dwayne Watrous.
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Braceville
Grundy County
Thomas
Dwayne E. Watrous
VanHorn St
Watrous
Grundy County planners table subdivision plats and rezoning
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission tabled preliminary plats for Deerfield Estates, Waupecan Valley Park, and Creekside Acres, along with a rezoning request, due to insufficient information. A special meeting was set for Oct. 10 to discuss rules for residential development in agricultural zones.
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Grundy County
Illinois 47
Creekside Acres
Pioneer Rd
Alden Thompson
N. Lisbon Rd
Lisbon and
Gore
Thompson
Deerfield Estates
Joseph Testa
Chicago
Reimer
Seneca
LaSalle County
William Phillips
Phillips
Speck declines parole hearing again in Illinois
Richard Speck, convicted of eight nurse murders in 1966, again refuses to appear before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board at Stateville Penitentiary. Board chair Jim Irving says the recommendation will be denied. Speck’s letter cites media attention. A new law may push reviews to three year intervals, delaying further hearings until 1981.
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Irving
Speck
John Wilkening
Joseph Matusek
South Side
West Side
Cook County Hospital
Hell
Braidwood Cyclist Injured In Gardner Crash
A Braidwood man, 28 year old Danny W. Hundley of English Street, sustained minor leg and ankle injuries when his motorcycle skidded on loose gravel at Washington and Center Streets in Gardner at 4 am Tuesday. He did not require emergency medical care. Deputies said the bike went out of control east of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad tracks, which were under track reconstruction. Damage to the 1974 Honda was about 200 dollars.
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Braidwood
Washington and Center Sts
Gardner
Danny W. Hundley
English St
Grundy County
Grundy County Parade Call-Ins Urged for Sunday Civic Show
Grundy County Corn Festival Parade Chairman Norm Jenkins urged residents and organizations with entries for the 2 p.m. Sunday parade to call the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce office immediately. The tentative lineup will be finalized Friday at noon, and entrants must sign in at the Morris Savings and Loan corner between noon and 1:30 p.m. Sunday to receive lineup locations while avoiding Chamber calls.
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Grundy County
Norm Jenkins
Chamber
The
Morris Savings and Loan
Crash kills six in Puerto Rico suburb wreck
A twin-engine Beech aircraft plowed through high-tension wires and plunged into a crowded San Juan suburb. All six aboard died and two people in a car were killed. Six others were reported injured.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
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Ken Sandeno
Charles O'Brien and Son Construction Co
Herald
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James Hoffa
Santos Trafficante
Sam Giancana
Senate Intelligence Committee
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Trafficante
Castro
KGB
William Clinkscales Jr
Wests Cafe
Todd Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Health Department
Commission
Perry Brooks
Milford Jorstad
Bernie Sandner
Jorstad
Trayser
Eugene Sorensen
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
MCHS
Morris Community High School
Cindy Button
William Button
E. Benton Sr
Belinda Davis
Dave Myers
E. Fairview
Sandy Reynders
Gordon Reynders
Jaquelyn
Sue Schweickert
Richard Schweickert
Brentwood
Center School
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