One Dead Four Wounded In Pinball Parlor Shooting
Police report a deadly shooting at Just Games Inc in Mount Prospect with 1 killed and 4 wounded. A 16 year old, James Barker Jr., was arrested at the scene after firing at least 50 rounds from a .22 pistol. Victim Otto Meisenheimer, 21, died. others aged 14 to 21 were treated for non fatal injuries. Barker faces murder and aggravated assault petitions as investigators probe motive and possible identity mix up or kicks.
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Mount Prospect
N. AP
James Barker Jr
Just Games, Inc
Chicago
Barker
James E. Barker
Otto Meisenheimer
Southern Illinois University
Mike Tomlin
Tomlin
Tom Sergey
Victor Maja
Betty Dean
Self-taught locksmith suspect nabbed on burglary charges
Chicago police arrested 27 year old Jesus Moya after a stakeout nabbed him as he allegedly picked a lock at an office. A hotel room search found locksmithing manuals, a stethoscope, keys and disassembled locks. He faced burglary tools and attempted burglary charges. One book titled No Place To Hide was recovered.
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Chicago
Jesus Moya
Moya
Trust Fund For Sick Boy Hazel Crest
A trust fund was created for 12 year old Scott Crull of Calumet City after he learned of his bone cancer on a nationwide Chicago Cubs Pirates telecast. Cubs hero Bobby Murcer had hit two homers and a Cubs publicist said Murcer phoned Scott to offer cheer. ABC apologized for the broadcast mistake. William Caputo of the Crossroads Citizens Band of Hazel Crest announced the fund with parental consent, to be held at First State Bank of Harvey.
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Hazel Crest
Scott Crull
Calumet City
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott
Cubs
Bobby Murcer
Pittsburgh
American Broadcasting Co
Murcer
Dwight Crull
ABC
William Caputo
Crossroads Citizens Band of
Caputo
First State Bank of
Harvey
Lottery Birthday Party for Illinois Triplets
Springfield Illinois triplets born between August 1 1974 and July 30 1975 are invited to a September party celebrating the Illinois State Lottery. The triplets will receive T shirts and parents get one free 50 cent lottery ticket weekly for a year. write to Richard W Carlson by August 31.
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Springfield
Illinois
Richard W. Carlson
Carlson
P.O
Beulah Easton Trespass Conviction Upheld
The Illinois Appeals Court upheld the trespass conviction of Beulah Easton 55 Normal for handing out copies of the Declaration of Independence at a Bloomington shopping center on Independence Day 1975. The court rejected her First Amendment free speech claim.
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Springfield
Bloomington
Illinois
Beulah Easton
Normal
Governors May Talk To Carter Energy Conference Plan
ALON Okla ABS reports Governor David Boren will press for a White House energy production conference with Carter and all governors early next month. The move follows the 16th Midwestern Governors Conference where leaders criticized Carter’s energy plan for lacking gas and oil exploration incentives and formed a three governor panel to lobby for a more production oriented package.
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Alon
Okla
ABS
Oklahoma
David Boren
Carter
Boren
Congress
Indiana
Otis Ray Bowen
Nebraska
James Exon
White House
Mt Vernon and Chicago Markets Reported Prices Today
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10 am show soybeans 5.80 wheat 1.87 corn 1.61. Chicago wheat No 2 hard red winter 2.19 and No 2 soft red 2.11. corn No 2 yellow 1.82. St Louis eggs and poultry quotes. butter steady. National stockyards cattle and hogs show varied gains. Tuesday advance forecasts for hogs and cattle. New York stocks rise on wholesale price index drop. Dow up, NYSE gainers lead, volume around 18.3 million.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
N Chopper
New York
Sears Roebuck
Sita
Johnson & Johnson
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Queen Elizabeth II visits Ulster campus after IRA warning
The Queen arrived by helicopter at the New University of Ulster Coleraine amid IRA threats claiming they breached security and planted a bomb. She urged reconciliation and forgiveness as troops swept the 300 acre campus with no bombs found by midafternoon.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth
University of Ulster
Coleraine
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Energy plan could cost consumers sixty billion dollars
Washington AP energy hearings reveal estimates from Edison Electric Institute that the Carter plan might raise consumer costs by about 60 billion dollars. The tally covers coal equipment, taxes on oil and gas use, and new metering. Utilities oppose, while automakers urge realistic fuel standards. A separate panel hears that a California-Texas pipeline could move Alaskan oil cheaply to the Midwest.
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John Lengel
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Edison Electric Institute
Intitute
Senate
Motors
Ford
Chrysler
John F. O'Leary
Midwest
Public installation in Masonic Hall slated for Aug 14
Public installation of officers for St. Alban's Chapter Order of DeMolay set for Sunday August 14 at 2 p m in the Mason ic Hall. All members families and friends invited. Scott Mandrell M C Elect Bud Tate Advisor Brad Piper Publicity
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St. Alban’s Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Hall
Scott Mandrell
M. C
Bud Tate
Brad Piper
Mt Vernon Weather Report Highlights Sky and Temps
Weather snapshot for Mt Vernon shows Wednesday high 82 and low 72 with 7 am reading 71. Historical notes compare today to past years including highs and lows. Friday sunrise 6 10 a m and sunset 7 54 p m DST. Bend Lake main dam water level 405 49 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Deaths Ernestine Bell 76 Bluford Ky
Ernestine Bell 76 of South Avenue Bluford died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Born July 29 1901 in Lyon County Ky daughter of John and Maude Gregory Married Perry E Bell May 27 1918 in Clarksville Tenn He is surviving She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church and Young In Heart class Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p m burial East Hickory Hill Cemetery Friends may call Bluford Funeral Home after 5 p m Friday Survivors include four sons four daughters 13 grandchildren five great grandchildren a brother and several nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
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Ernestine Bell
South Avenue
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bell
Lyon County
John and Maude (Jenkins) Gregory
Clarksville
Tenn
Perry E. Bell
Robert D. Bell
Yuma
Aziz
William P. Bell
Paducah
John
Zelma) Kovach
Howard
Rosamary) Chapman
Vernon
Charles
Elizabeth) Cook
San Jose
Calif
Ronald
Carolyn) Stonecipher
Carl F. Kubicki of Franklin Park dies at 64
Carl F. Kubicki, 64, of Franklin Park and former Washington County resident, died Wednesday at Northwest Hospital. Funeral Mass set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St Michael's Catholic Church Radom with Fr. John Terepka officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley open after 6 p.m. Friday. Rosary at 8 p.m. Friday.
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Carl F. Kubicki
Franklin Park
Washington County
Northwest Hospital
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
John Terepka
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Funeral
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