Man who kidnapped lawyer seeks readers’ sympathy
Jim Russell, 42, once front-page news in Chicago for kidnapping a prominent downstate attorney and driving him 338 miles to Chicago, speaks in detail about his grievances with lawyers. He says he was cheated out of a tennis club deal, pursued legal action, and felt trapped by escalating fees and broken promises, leading to his dramatic act and ongoing fallout.
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Jim Russell
Chicago
Illinois
Russell
Carbondale
Man Declares Citizen Arrest Against Lawyer in Chicago Trip
Mike Royko recounts a bizarre tale of arresting Russell for alleged theft of $6,000 in legal fees. After handcuffing him, Royko drove to Daley Plaza, where police arrested Royko instead. Russell faced multiple felonies in Carbondale and was later released on bond.
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Russell
Chicago
Carbondale
Mindoro Island Relaxes Veterans After Pacific End
VJ Day recollections describe a B-24 group retreat to Mindoro after failed Okinawa operations. Maintenance crews delayed, beer rations, and a USO Oklahoma! performance provided rare respite. An actor announced the war’s end on radio as the crowd cheered in disbelief.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Fifth Bomber Command
Mindoro Island
Europe
Mindoro
Jungle Boonies
Mindoro Surrender Night Echoes War’s Irony
Veteran recounts a night of high revelry on Mindoro as a false armistice claim surfaces, while Okinawa awaits actual surrender. He notes ack ack fire, mass celebrations, and heavy casualties from flak, with a lingering sense that the true end comes at Mindoro rather than Okinawa.
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America
Grant Cannon
Geneva
Okinawa
Ie Shima
Bataan
Mindoro
Old battleships a bargain
The Wisconsin will be operational in 1989 and based in Corpus Christi Texas. It joins the Missouri and New Jersey in a program that repurposes mothballed battleships at about 400 million dollars each. Lehman praises the planned ships as formidable, state of the art platforms for sustained bombardment with heavy armor and missiles.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Corpus Christi
Texas
Navy
John Lehman
Galveston
Brownsville
Lehman
New Jersey
Long Beach
Calif
Towa
Norfolk
Missouri
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
Gulf
Battleships versus bombers shape mid-century lessons
The piece contrasts Kwajalein 1944 bombardment results with Falklands air campaigns, notes the relative limits of aircraft firepower, cites Castro County economic boosts and Wisconsin port plans, and highlights Texas and Corpus Christi funding as key to a major naval homeport decision.
55 mph limit saves lives money editor's note
A letter from Matlack Inc. president argues to keep a nationwide 55 mph speed limit on interstate highways outside major cities. He cites safety and fuel savings, noting truck-related fatalities declined since 1974 and that higher speeds would raise accident severity and costs for trucking. He urges uniform enforcement of 55 mph and warns higher limits could eliminate the limit.
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Senate
House
America
Transportation Research Board
American Trucking Association
ATA
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
U.S. Department of Transportation
Bureau
Niagara Mohawk unveils Power Control Center in Syracuse
Niagara Mohawk introduces a modern Energy Management System centered in Syracuse to oversee electricity supply for over half of New York State. Three additional centers in Albany Buffalo and Watertown enhance monitoring with data updated every six seconds. The system aims to cut interruptions and improve response to energy changes while keeping rates among the lowest for major utilities in New York.
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Niagara Mohawk
Syracuse
New York State
Niagara
Albany
Buffalo
Watertown
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Daley Plaza
Agi
Jim Fain
Cox News Service
Beirut
Truk
James J. Kilpatrick
Kwajalein
Samuel Eliot Morison
U.S
Matlack Inc
Lansdowne, Pa
Gerard J. Trippitelli
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