Dr. LaSalle Named Dean of Instruction at Bend Lake College
Dr. Kenneth J. LaSalle is the new Dean of Instruction at Bend Lake College. A 34 year old New Englander, he emphasizes high quality education, praises the KLC baccalaureate and vocational programs, and aims to support faculty excellence rather than overhaul. He believes graduates prove the college’s success and plans to live in Mt. Vernon with his wife Lynn and three children.
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Kenneth J. LaSalle
Bend Lake College
LaSalle
Register News
Dr. LaSalle
Travis Martin
Martin
Holyoke College
Holyoke
Mass
Lynn
Mt. Vernon
Arrests in undercover fencing sweep focus on gun crimes
An ATF led undercover operation in Madison nets 14 arrests by Venice and Madison police with charges spanning federal gun violations and state offenses like car theft burglary and sale of stolen property. The probe began in March 1976 with Ed's Swap Shop and six months of sting purchases totaling about 50 thousand dollars in guns cars and electronics.
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Venice
Ch Tap
Madison
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Madison County
Ilinois State Police
Ilinois Bureau of Investiption
ATF
Mt Vernon Weather Data Snapshot and Lake Bend Levels
Mt Vernon weather notes show Thursday high 2y low 34 with 700 dam and today precipitation. Historical comparisons include one year ago high 27 low 2 below zero and five years ago high 45 low 24. Ten years ago high 9b with daturday sunrise 7 14 and sunset ab2 CST. Bend Lake main dam water level at 403 45 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Mt Vernon grain and Chicago stock market roundup
Mt Vernon grain prices quoted at 10:00 AM show Soybeans at 6. Wheat 2.55. Corn 2.34. Chicago quotes list Wheat No 2 solt red Winter 2.76, No 2 hard red 2.67, Corn No 2 yellow 2.57, soybeans No 1 yellow 7, oats No 2 heavy 1.85. Butter wholesale prices steady, hogs and cattle reported. New York stock market mixed after early gains. Dow up about one point as Carter fiscal plans weigh with reported reorganizational steps at GE.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
New York
Jimay Carter
At&t
Ato
Bacteria Linked to Legionnaires Disease Found in Animals
Government researchers report antibodies against chlamydiae in blood sera of Legionnaires patients and a pathologist, suggesting a possible link to bacteria known to cause ornithosis in turkeys and psittacosis in parrots, though findings are not conclusive and require more study.
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William L. Everline
Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
Philadelphia
Leslie Page
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Page
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Center
Peoria
Ill
American Legion
Philip O'Berry
Turkeys
Suit Filed Here Against Hospital
Roberta Ingram, as administratrix of Walter Ingram’s estate, sues Sisters of St. Francis doing business as Good Samaritan Hospital in circuit court claiming negligent treatment led to Walter Ingram’s death around February 12 or 13. The suit cites the January 7, 1975 procedure including a bilateral carotid arteriogram and seeks compensation for loss and funeral expenses. Dr. Vijay Kumar and Dr. Donald Burr are referenced, with Burr named as Respondent-in-Discovery. The plaintiff seeks a jury trial.
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Roberta Ingram
Walter Ingram
Sisters of St. Francis
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vijay Kumar
Donald Burr
M.D
Dr. Burr
Thelaintiff
Snake Loose In Garden Of Eden In Melrose Park
A four foot boa constrictor is loose in Amling's Flowerland in Melrose Park Illinois. It escaped from a glass enclosure last Wednesday and may be in the flower display area. The spokesman notes the snake sells for 69.99 and can go four months without eating. It could scare someone bent over a flower display.
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Melrose Park
Garden of Eden
Amling
Early Start On 1040 Tax Form Changes For 1977
Taxpayers begin testing the new 1040 forms as Congress aimed to simplify filing. Some receive forms during Christmas week though most won't arrive until mid January. The redesign, signed Oct 4, shifts to table-based figures, requiring individuals to compute taxable income by totaling income and subtracting standard or itemized deductions plus 750 per personal exemption.
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Edmund Pinto
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
Benton Firm Sues Airport Authority Over Terminal Work
A Benton subcontractor for sheet metal and flashing on Mt. Vernon Outland Airport's new terminal building filed suit in circuit court Thursday against the Airport Authority and general contractor Pace Incorporated Engineers and Constructors. The claim seeks 7,4447.48 for labor and materials, plus interest and court orders to pay, with a lien on funds due or to become due to the Airport Authority.
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Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
Airport Authority
Pace Incorporated
Reed Heating and Air Conditioning, Incorporated
Benton
Pace
Walnut Hill woman jailed on DUI license revoked warrants
A 48 year old Walnut Hill resident Helen Poggenmueller was jailed in Jefferson County on a 5000 dollar bond after deputies arrested her on warrants from Clinton County alleging driving with a revoked license driving while intoxicated and illegal transportation of alcohol. In circuit court three warrants charging James M Mangis with deceptive practice were returned after his Jefferson County arrest. Mangis 30 Route 2 was held in county jail on combined 10000 dollar bond.
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Walnut Hill
Jefferson County
Sheriff's Deputies
Clinton County
Helen Poggenmueller
Route 1
James M. Mangis
Route 2
Mangis
Rosen
Sharps’ Fine Foods
Featherston Appliance
Pettit
Magnavox T.V. Service
Jefferson
Seek More Space At Nuclear Dump Near Princeton
California engineering firm Nuclear Engineering Co. sues to triple the Bureau County nuclear waste dump near Princeton. It asks the Circuit Court to overturn a Dec. 13 Bureau County Board vote denying expansion after five months of zoning hearings. The company says the denial was unconstitutionally applied and unsupported by evidence.
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California
Bureau County
Nuclear Engineering Co
Circuit Court
Nuclear Engineering
Gas Bills Will Be Higher This Winter
The Associated Press reports Illinois gas customers face 4 to 50 percent higher bills due to colder weather and emergency gas purchases. Northern Illinois Gas Co. cites 45 to 50 percent increases. Central Illinois Light Co. expects about 4 percent rise for natural gas customers as it buys synthetic gas. Typical home heating bills may reach around 130 dollars in January, up from about 90 last year. The surge comes from a historically cold end to 1976 and rate paid for emergency gas at 3.78 per thousand cubic feet, tripling long term contract costs.
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Associated Press
Mlinois Gas
Northern Ilinois Gas Co
Chicago
Peoria
Central Tats Light Co
Northern Illinois Gas
Ilinois
Central
Ilinois Light
CILCO
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Deaths: Paul A. McCord 52 Minooka
Paul A. McCord, 52, former Wayne County resident, died Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Minooka after a heart attack. He worked at Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Joliet and is survived by his wife Lois, son Connie, three daughters Phyllis Connie and Debbie, ten grandchildren, a sister Mary Burney, and three brothers Marvin Billy and Ralph. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Shorewood.
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Wayne County
Minooka
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Joliet
McCord
J. W
Stella McCord
Keenes
Shorewood
Lois
Connie
Phyllis
Gardner
Debbie
Mary Burney
Fairfield
Marvin
Wayne City
Billy
Juliet
Ralph
Plainfield
Sinatra's Mother Reported Missing After Jet Flight
LAS VEGAS AP. Singer Frank Sinatra's mother Natalie Dolly Sinatra was aboard a Lear jet that disappeared en route from Palm Springs to Las Vegas. Authorities feared a crash in rugged San Bernardino Mountains as two search helicopters prepared for air rescue. Sinatra performed at Caesars Palace before news of the suspected crash reached him.
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Frank Sinatra
Palm Springs
Calif
Natalie Dolly" Sinatra
Caesars Palace
Sinatra
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San Bernardino Mountains
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