Iowa professor killed in Chicago church shooting
Ronald Nelson, 90, an Iowa history professor from Orange City, was fatally shot after being robbed by a gunman outside a Roseland church where he and his family attended services. The assailant demanded more money and fired once, later vanishing with the victims' valuables. Nelson died at Roseland Community Hospital. Roger Nelson, studying in Michigan, led a seminary program, while Northwestern College officials mourned his loss. Another man was robbed of his car and cash nearby while changing a tire.
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Chicago
Iowa
Ronald Nelson
Nelson
Marion
South Side
Roger
Roseland
Mel Maznaritz
Tony van Zanten
Nelsons
van Zanten
Roger Nelson
Roseland Community Hospital
Northwestern College
Orange City
Michigan
Jerry Sittser
Richard Hulbert
Ypsilanti
Mich
Los Angeles
Detroit
Peter Melone
Melone
Wilson memorial drive calls for handgun ban on Ben Wilson birthday
CHICAGO AP Students at Simeon High observe Ben Wilson birthday with a silent testimonial and petitions to ban handgun possession. About 1,800 signatories urged Mayor Washington and the City Council to act. The Ben Wilson Foundation fundraiser drew 400 attendees to support anti gang programs with sport camps scholarships.
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Chicago
Ben Wilson
Wilson
Simeon Vocational High School
Simeon
Harold Washington
Mary
Ben Wilson Foundation
Masini Faces Image Problems Amid Criminal Record Run for Village Trustee
Libertyville AP David Masini a limousine driver running for village trustee has a 90 day sentence for child abduction and a prior three year term for statutory rape plus a stolen property conviction. He says the past will not define him though prosecutors say he cannot hold office or vote while imprisoned.
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Libertyville
David Masini
Law and Order
Masini
Chicago
Lake County
Michael Fritz
Starved Rock Park killings remembered
Riverside residents recall the Starved Rock Park triple murder of Lillian Oetting Mildred Lindquist and Frances Murphy in 1960. Bodies found in St Louis Canyon were bound and bludgeoned. Chester Weger, 21, was jailed for life at Stateville.
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Riverside
Starved Rock State Park
Chicago
Roger Kunkel
Riverside Presbyterian Church
Lillian Oetting
Mildred Lindquist
Frances Murphy
Ottawa
Starved Rock
St. Louis Canyon
Chester O. Weger
Stateville Correctional Center
White House intruders studied for mental health insights
A psychiatrist analyzed 328 people who attempted entry to the White House from 1971 to 1974. He found most were driven by delusions rather than political motives, seeking rewards or to aid imagined causes, with threats limited to verbal, not violent, acts.
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Chicago
White House
David Shore
National Institute of Mental Health
Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Microscope Can Taste Write and Store More Data
Chicago scientist Riccardo Levi-Setti unveils a scanning ion microscope SIM 50 times more powerful than current units. It can analyze materials at a tenthousandth of an inch, map chemical elements, and imprint patterns equivalent to a 100000 page book on a pinhead. The device may aid studies from the Shroud of Turin to cosmic dust and dramatically boost data storage on chips.
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Chicago
Turin
Riccardo Levi-Setti
University of Chicago
Levi-Setti
Albert Crewe
Sim
National Science Foundation
U.S. Air Force
Office of Scientific Research
Christ
Jerusalem
Classified Index Item List From Historical Page
Classified index entries numbered 28 30 45 55 65 75 76 78 80 95 125 130 135 appear in this segment. The short list outlines ad numbers or category references typical of a late era newspaper classifieds section.
Makanda Township to hold public budget hearing for road purposes
Makanda Township will hold a public hearing on the Tentative Budget and Appropriation for Road Purposes on Tuesday March 26 1985 at 7 00 p m at Makanda Township Fire Station. Mildred Weatherford Township Clerk. Cobden Municipal Water Works reports MAC violation in February sample. resample approved and in compliance with EPA regulations. C-03999 March 18 19 20.
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Makanda Township
Mildred Weatherford
Cobden Municipal
EPA
Cobden Municipal Water Works
H.G. Ross
Shawnee Development Council, Inc
Whislers and Whitlers Nutrition
Route 146
Vienna
Illinois
Alexander, Johnson, Massac
Pulaskind Union
Happy Ad Offer for Special Business Rate
A low cost three line Happy Ad promotes birthday wishes promotions and happy notes with prices shown and a total cap of 75. The offer excludes animal sales and other commercial ads and invites readers to call for details.
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American Motors
Chrysler Motors
Ford Motors
General Motors
Arket Farm
Notice to small minority and women's businesses for sewer project
Birk & Associates seeks qualified small minority and women firms for subcontracting in material supply electrical landscaping painting and masonry for the Norris City Sanitary District Illinois sewer project. Written contact to Jack L. Troy with negotiations due before the April 3 1985 bid opening. Also includes public foreclosure sale notice in Jackson County Illinois for Home Federal Savings & Loan Association.
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B.W. Birk & Associates, Inc
P.O. Box
Cape Girardeau
Norris City
White County
Illinois
Jack L. Troy
Housing Authority
County of
Jackson
Carbondale
Local Housing Authority
LHA
North Seventh Street
P.O
Murphysboro
The
Fischer-Stein Associates, Inc
Route 51 South
F.W. Dodge Corp
St. Louis
Southern N. Builders Assn
Belleville & Marion
N. Western KY
U.S
Housing Authority of the
Jackson, Illinois
James L. Seed
Circuit Court OF the First Judicial Circuit
Jackson County
Home Federal Savings & Loan Association
State of
Frederick G. Nixon
Charlene H. Nixon
Charlene L. Nixon
Betty Smith
William H. South
American car listings from Marion and Carbon Dale
Lincoln Continental in 1984 two tone blue with full options. Mercury Marquis Boug ham 1979 two door navy with 43k miles. Oldsmobile Toronado 1973 in Carbon Dale listed for 250 dollars. Call 549-0497 or 993 2674 for Abbser Motors.
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Lincoln Continental
Marion
Absher Motors
Olds Toronado
Carbondale
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Wisconsin
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Wolf Lake
Herrin
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Beverly Smothers
Eckankar
Orso’s
St. Herrin
Ralph Dunn
Main
Oreek Water Treatment Systems
Alvis & Son Kennel & Hunting Preserve
Wolf Creek Road
Jackson Country Club
Heritage Hills
Ehappy
Business Services Directory
Illino
Circuit Court of
Marquis Ceon Lewis
Mark Lee Lewis
Circuit Court
Murphybsoro
James R. Kerley
Elizabeth Berg Streeter
Southern Illinois University
United States Cement of Transportation
Tment of Transportation
Lie
Ind
Carnak
Div. of Public Transportation
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
North State Street
Panam
Charles Dickson
Jawnee Development Council, Inc
Williamson County
Joe Taitt
Edwin G. Merriam
Western Coal & Mining Company
Hurst Building & Loan Association
Edwing. Merriam
First Judicial Circuit
Western Coal Company
Hurst
Marie Basler
Don E. Kramer
E. DeYoung St
Feirich, Schoen, Mager, Green
Reese Hitch
Johnston City
Chrysler
Newport
Mustang
Energy
Call
Steve Needham
Vogler Ford
Ford Ltd
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Desoto
Landau
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Ranchero
Brougham
Zephyr
Skidmore Auto
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Benton
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