Herald-News (Joliet, IL) back issues from Wednesday, March 24:
WORLD
Mar 24, 1999 ... Vice President Assassinated: Assailants in camouflage gear killed Paraguay's vice president on a downtown Asuncion street Tuesday.Three men opened fire with automatic weapons on a vehicle carrying Luis Maria Argana to his office in the capital. President Raul Cubas ordered the South ...
WHAT IN THE WORLD
Mar 24, 1999 ... Good Ol' What's Its Name U.: Who says that students who go to big colleges get treated impersonally, like they're just numbers? Truman Bradley, of Boulder, Colo., for one.The parents of Bradley, a prospective Arizona State University student, recently got a letter from the school that began: ...
SPICE UP CHICKEN AND KEEP FAT LOW
Mar 24, 1999 ... The color photographs in Low Fat for Life Cookbook (DK Publishing, $24.95) present great-looking food with tempting lusciousness.Happily, as the title promises, the text by Sue Kreitzman proposes intelligent principles and sensible recipes so that when you indulge, in moderation, your diet ...
PEOPLE
Mar 24, 1999 ... Dolls in Dispute: The Teletubbies have a problem with the Bubbly Chubbies. The makers of the popular British television series Teletubbies sued Wal-Mart Stores recently, alleging the retail chain is copying their trademark on the characters.Ragdoll Productions Limited and The Itsy Bitsy ...
NATION
Mar 24, 1999 ... Faulty Rudder Blamed: Government investigators argued Tuesday that unexpected reversals in the rudders on three Boeing 737s caused a pair of airline crashes and nearly caused a third.The findings were presented during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the September 1994 ...
CHELI'S 11TH-HOUR DEPARTURE RATES LOW ON LOSSES LIST
Mar 24, 1999 ... Bob Murray, smiling painfully, looked out from the TV set into Cheli's Chili Bar."Today," the Blackhawks general manager said Tuesday, sighing heavily, "we traded Chris Chelios to the Detroit Red Wings." Murray, who since Sept. 1 has pulled off 16 trades -- awesome in number but not in ...
SENIOR CENTER'S SERVICES INCREASE 26% DURING 1998
Mar 24, 1999 ... The Senior Services Center of Will County, a United Way Agency, experienced a 26 percent increase in the demand for services in 1998. For the year, the center reached 33,259 different seniors and provided 439,858 units of service.The program that experienced the largest increase was the Case ...
DAD'S BUDDIES ARE GONE, BUT THE MEMORIES STILL LIVE
Mar 24, 1999 ... Life is truly amazing.There are no absolutes, no guarantees. From the moment we are conceived, we age. We are born, grow into our childhood, mature to adulthood, enter midlife and if we are lucky, we reach old age. In the last several months my father has experienced ...
HOT TOPICS IN PARENTING
Mar 24, 1999 ... Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet, offers free, Hot Topics in Parenting, a special series on raising children in the '90s. They are as follows:"Sleeping Through the Night," 7-9 p.m. April 1, tips that will help your child, and you, get some rest; "Infant and ...
HEALTH CALENDAR
Mar 24, 1999 ... Thursday Weight control: 9:30-10:30 a.m. every Thursday, Theodore Street Lutheran Church, Prairie Avenue, Joliet, (815) 725-8928 or (815) 729-2387.Community CPR: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 27 for adults, Joliet Park District Multi-Purpose Center, 3000 W. Jefferson St., $35/$25 (rdc), deadline to ...
GOTTA DO IT
Mar 24, 1999 ... Today Spring salad buffet: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, at St. Paul the Apostle's, 130 N. Woodlawn Ave., Joliet, A Taste of Texas, tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling Anna Broderick at (815) 729-9135 or Denise Beutel at (815) 729-9521, cost is $6 adults, $5 seniors, and $3 for ...
ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR WAY TO FITNESS
Mar 24, 1999 ... I always thought it'd be cool to be the person on the rowing team who just sits there and yells at everyone else to row faster.You don't have to get all sweaty, it's a nice day out on the water, and you get a speedy boat ride for your effort. Trouble is, hollering at your team to row ...
CUBS' BECK BACK IN FORM
Mar 24, 1999 ... MESA, Ariz. -- Rod Beck came to the clubhouse and went through his workouts like every other spring.When it came time for the game, though, he headed for home while his teammates went out to the field. A protruding disc in his back was making his left foot numb, but the real pain came ...
DIETITIAN TELLS HOW TO SNEAK NUTRIENTS INTO YOUR DIET
Mar 24, 1999 ... Evelyn Tribole believes there are invisible, effortless and delicious ways to regularly sneak healthy foods (those we otherwise might avoid) into our diets.That's the premise of her book, Stealth Health: How to Sneak Nutrition Painlessly Into Your Diet (Viking). Tribole, a registered ...
FACTORY CARD OUTLET FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY
Mar 24, 1999 ... Ailing discount party and greeting card retailer Factory Card Outlet Corp. filed a petition Tuesday to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.The Naperville-based company also said it has received a commitment from lenders led by Foothill Capital Corp. for up to $50 ...
BUY, SELL, HOLD?
Mar 24, 1999 ... Inhale Therapeutic Systems -- "The Everen Securities equity research group rates Inhale Therapeutic Systems (INHL/Nasdaq) a `market underperformer' over the next six months. This means Everen expects the company's common stock to provide a total return that ...
`ELEGANT APPETIZERS'
Mar 24, 1999 ... (By Betty Evans, Gulf Publishing, $15.95) A marble counter for rolling out bread dough and a wall featuring hanging kitchen utensils beat a plain old entry hall.Those are decisions Betty Evans made 20 years ago when remodeling her Hermosa Beach, Calif., home. Hundreds of homemade ...
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 1999 ... ComEd Sells Plants: The parent of Commonwealth Edison is selling seven non-nuclear power plants and nine other units to Edison International Co. of California for $4.8 billion.Unicom Corp. Chairman John Rowe on Tuesday called the sale an "earthshaking event in our little utility ...
JUSTICE DEPT. GIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO SBC-AMERITECH MERGER
Mar 24, 1999 ... The Justice Department gave conditional approval Tuesday to SBC Communications' planned takeover of Ameritech in a merger that would create the nation's largest local telephone company.The merger would combine two Baby Bells into a local telephone colossus that would control 57 million phone ...
NOVARTIS BESTS MERCK AS WORLD'S LEADING DRUG SELLER
Mar 24, 1999 ... Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis was the world's leading seller of prescription drugs last year, edging out Merck & Co., according to a report released Tuesday by market data firm IMS health.Novartis, which makes the top-selling organ rejection drug cyclosporine, had $10.639 billion in ...
THE ROAD TO BACK PAIN RECOVERY A MAP THAT HELPS YOU TREAT ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST COMMON MALADIES
Mar 24, 1999 ... You lift a heavy object, and a shooting pain comes from your lower back. You sit for many hours, and are stiff when you rise.You begin to feel a slight numbness in one of your legs. And if your pain persists, welcome to the world of back pain. Back pain ranks second as the most ...
READ BETWEEN THE LINES OF SCRAP LETTERS
Mar 24, 1999 ... Dear Abby: Why in the world does "Sick of Scraps" care what kind of paper her friend uses to correspond with her? Does she share her mail and is somehow embarrassed? I don't get it.In this age of faxes, cell phones and e-mail, "Sick of Scraps" should be tickled pink she's receiving ...
FOREST DISTRICT BACKS OFF LAND DEAL WESLEY TOWNSHIP: HOMEOWNERS APPEAR SAFE ... FOR NOW
Mar 24, 1999 ... JOLIET -- After hearing public comment by homeowners who were concerned about losing their homes for the proposed Wauponsee Glacial Trail, the Forest Preserve District of Will County withdrew its grant application to buy the Wesley Township property Tuesday.Marcy DeMauro, superintendent of ...
GUN LAW CLEARS SENATE
Mar 24, 1999 ... The Illinois Senate passed a bill Tuesday requiring gun owners to keep their weapons away from children younger than 14, a day after the House passed a slightly different bill with the same aim.Both versions would make a violation a Class C misdemeanor, although the bills have key ...
OSBORNE POWERS PEOTONE PAST WILMINGTON
Mar 24, 1999 ... PEOTONE -- Hannah Osborne's hitting and pitching powered Peotone High School to a 17-1 softball victory over Wilmington in the season opener for both teams Tuesday.Osborne (1-0) had two hits, one a three-run homer, and struck out nine. Michelle Robbins added a triple and three ...
MEMORIES OF `FARMER GLASSCOCK'
Mar 24, 1999 ... This community has lost another one of its grand old gentlemen.Bill Glasscock. Better known as Farmer Glasscock, the sweet corn man. I first met Glasscock in the summer of '71, just a few weeks after I became a rookie reporter here. I was working the Saturday police ...
SHOREWOOD'S CHARTRAND RETURNS TO RING
Mar 24, 1999 ... Female boxer Jimi Chartrand of Shorewood is slated to fight her second professional bout April 9 in the Virgin Islands.Chartrand, 1-0 as a pro after an 18-4 amateur career with six knockouts, will face Lisa Foster in a 10-round bantam weight (119 pound) battle. Chartrand is fighting ...
STATE ALLOTS $19 MILLION FOR ROAD REPAIRS IN AREA
Mar 24, 1999 ... The state will spend almost $19 million this year to fix area roads damaged by winter weather.Instead of patching, the roads will be resurfaced. The work will be done in Will, Grundy, Kankakee and Livingston counties. Some of it will improve Interstates 55 and ...
ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE
Mar 24, 1999 ... Name: Kathy KirbyCompany: Kirby's Korner Bakery. Locations at 165 S. State St. in Manhattan and 330 W. Maple St. in New Lenox. Opened in Manhattan in 1989. New Lenox bakery opened four years ago. Sells bakery goods -- including doughnuts, pastry and fresh bread -- and ...
PROVIDENCE POINTS TO PIGNATIELLO THIS LITTLE `PIGGY' PLANS TO TAKE CELTICS TO MARKET
Mar 24, 1999 ... NEW LENOX -- During the regional championship game a year ago, Providence Catholic High School's Carmen Pignatiello discovered there is more than one way to be like Mike.In the seventh inning of a 6-1 loss to Tinley Park Andrew, Pignatiello was tagged for a three-run home run by the ...
WEATHER
Mar 24, 1999 ... Yesterday's high: 55 Yesterday's low: 28 Yesterday's ...
RECENT DEATHS
Mar 24, 1999 ... Brawdy, Elsa E., 100 Lockport March 22 Goodale Memorial Chapel (815) 838-1533Didier, Sister Mary Therese, 63 Mauston, WI March 22 Fred C. Dames West Chapel (815) 741-5500 Dietzel, Russell M., 75 Romeoville March 23 Anderson Memorial Chapel (815) 886-2323 Flatt, Irene, ...
KILLING SHOCKS QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORS: SAY COUPLE WAS QUIET, TENDED TO THEIR RUSTIC HOME
Mar 24, 1999 ... BOLINGBROOK -- Neighbors said Karen and Gregory Kurnick seemed like nice people who kept to themselves and quietly tended their rustic two-story home.Tuesday, however, neighbors began to realize something must have been very wrong at 880 Tam O'Shanter Circle. Whatever it was ended ...
MARRIAGES
Mar 24, 1999 ... Will County Hernandez/Calderon Alfredo and Lizet, Joliet, March 8.Jelley/Feltz Glenn A. Jr. and Diane L., Lockport, March 8. Otto/Lowrance Patrick McNamara and ...
LEAF AND BRUSH PICKUP
Mar 24, 1999 ... Mokena A free spring leaf and brush pickup will be provided by the village on April 8 and 22.Residents must place leaves and twigs in paper or plastic bags at the curbside. All branches must be ...
ENTRANCE ENHANCEMENT PROPOSED
Mar 24, 1999 ... Mokena The village has entered into a developmental agreement with A-OK Campgrounds to enhance one of the main entrances into town at LaGrange and LaPorte roads.The village annexed the 8.9 acre campground at the southwest intersection corner in 1998. Alan Zordan, community development ...
OPEN SPACE SUPPORT
Mar 24, 1999 ... The Conservation Foundation, a private not-for-profit land conservation organization working to preserve open space and protect our environment in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties, and its more than 1,400 members, urge you to support the Will County Forest Preserve District's open space ...
GUILLAIN-BARRE AWARENESS
Mar 24, 1999 ... I am writing to commend your writers David Hass and John Whiteside for their continued concern and compassion for persons stricken with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.In 1982, Mr. Whiteside came to my home and interviewed me while I was recovering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome and wrote a great ...
SUBDIVISION RESIDENTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT MOKENA
Mar 24, 1999 ... NEW LENOX -- A proposed boundary agreement between New Lenox and Mokena has many residents of the Riivendell subdivision pleading to be left unincorporated.Presenting a petition with more than 60 homeowners' names to the New Lenox Village Board on Tuesday, the residents said they'd prefer ...
RULE CHANGE GOES AROUND THE HORN AND BACK
Mar 24, 1999 ... A controversial rule change in high school baseball this year wound up lasting about as long as it takes to throw the ball around the infield.The Illinois High School Association board of directors last week voted to adopt the "After Putouts" requirement of the National Federation Speed-Up ...
NO MORE CHEAP GAS
Mar 24, 1999 ... Gas prices, which lately have been at the lowest levels in history, are due to scoot up by as much as 10 cents a gallon soon, and it's not because the game is being played according to Hoyle.Rather, it's because the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, subverting free-market ...
TRAIN CRASH CAUSE REMAINS IN DOUBT
Mar 24, 1999 ... The Issue: An Amtrak accident last week caused 11 deaths near Bourbonnais. We Say: Many questions remain, but there is a possibility that a truck driver drove around crossing gates and caused the train crash.The horrible thought that human error caused a deadly train crash last week in ...
EARLIER DAYS
Mar 24, 1999 ... 50 Years Ago March 24, 1949: After meeting with a delegation from Joliet, Gov. Adlai Stevenson told them he fully supports a flood control and sanitary improvements for Hickory Creek. [] The assessed valuation for Will County will remain at 19 percent of valuation for both personal and real ...
EIGHT HURT IN COLLISION AT HARLEM & ST. FRANCIS
Mar 24, 1999 ... FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP -- Eight people were hurt Tuesday morning in a three-car crash at Harlem Avenue and St. Francis Road.Police said Marianna Poplawski, 45, of Justice was driving a sport-utility vehicle south on Harlem Avenue at 9:10 a.m. through the intersection. Her vehicle collided ...
KELLOGG'S TAKES RAISIN BRAN TO NEW LEVEL BY ADDING `CRUNCH'
Mar 24, 1999 ... Kellogg's has taken its Raisin Bran, added some oat and honey granola clusters and come up with Raisin Bran Crunch.The result is designed to appeal to Raisin Bran lovers and even to those who aren't. The conclusion: Reviewers found this to be a tasty addition to their breakfast ...
FORMER NOTRE DAME, RAIDERS STAR CASPER TO SPEAK AT APRIL 15 SHINDIG
Mar 24, 1999 ... The best tight end in NFL history?With due respect to Mike Ditka, John Mackey, Russ Francis, Kellen Winslow, Ozzie Newsome, Todd Christensen, Mark Bavaro, Shannon Sharpe and anyone else you would care to nominate, none was better than former Oakland Raiders standout Dave Casper. And ...
ABSENTEE VOTING
Mar 24, 1999 ... Bolingbrook It is no longer necessary to travel to the county offices in Joliet or Wheaton to vote absentee.In-person voting can be done 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday through April 10 at Village Hall, 375 W. Briarcliff Road, in the village clerk's office. There will be extended hours ...
JJC REGIONAL JOB FAIR
Mar 24, 1999 ... Joliet More than 100 employers will participate in the Joliet Junior College Regional Job Fair 2-7 p.m. April 7 at the college's City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet.Companies scheduled to attend include: Toys R Us, Walgreens, Blockbuster Music, Empress Casino, Harrah's Joliet ...
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Mar 24, 1999 ... The following disciplinary actions were taken in January by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation: [] Bonnie Ferguson of Morris had her practical nurse license placed on probation for two years after being convicted ...
EASTER SEALS EXCEEDS GOAL
Mar 24, 1999 ... Joliet Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center of Will-Grundy Counties beat its goal Saturday night in its fourth annual telethon from the Empress Grand Ballroom.Goal was $250,000; the tote at midnight was $253,071. The telethon will be presented again in two areas where it was not shown; ...
BOOTS & BOUQUETS
Mar 24, 1999 ... Bouquets To Joliet's number one "Neighborhood Oriented Policing Team," Officers Pat Blatti and Kevin LaBolle, "Zone 22." Shirley Carlson JolietTo three angels, Dee Morgan, who came with her snow blower, and Pat Hyde and Sandy Gregorash, who came with their shovels. These are good ...
WASIELEWSKI'S GOALS, DEFENSE SPARK STEELMEN
Mar 24, 1999 ... JOLIET -- Over the next four years, Joliet Township High School freshman Jamie Wasielewski could develop into one of those coveted, high-scoring strikers.But this was only the beginning. And `Was' did just fine in her varsity debut from the middle -- as well as finding the back of the ...
OUR TOWN
Mar 24, 1999 ... AREA SCHEDULE TODAY COLLEGE BASEBALL: JJC at Moraine Valley, 2:30 p.m.; St. Xavier at Lewis, 3. GIRLS SOCCER: Andrew at Lemont, 4:30 p.m. BOYS TRACK: Minooka at Glenbard South Invitational, 4:30 p.m. BADMINTON: Naperville Central at Lockport, 4:30 p.m. THURSDAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL: USF at ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Mar 24, 1999 ... TodayDinner/Meeting: Jeff Rudolph, president of Intelligent Computer Solutions LLC, will discuss "Electronic Commerce," The Fox River Valley Chapter, Institute of Management Accounts, at Lincoln Inn, U.S. 31, Batavia. Networking begins at 5:30, dinner at 6:30 and the presentation at 7:30 p.m ....
BIRTHS
Mar 24, 1999 ... Silver Cross Hospital Malone Kasandra, Joliet, twin girls, Alliyah Carter and Ailliyah Carter, March 13.Solomon Dori, Romeoville, boy, Donald John Fairbanks Jr., March 13. Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Chignoli Gregory and Mary (Ensenberger), Joliet, girl, Abigail Suzanne, ...
JJC'S `KID K' BLANKS MORAINE
Mar 24, 1999 ... JOLIET -- Call him the new "Kid K."Joliet Junior College freshman pitcher Eric Blaeser, making his second start of the season, struck out 11 in eight innings during the Wolves' 5-0 win over Moraine Valley Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Blaeser, a right-handed pitcher/first ...
AN ENLIGHTENING HOSPITAL VISIT
Mar 24, 1999 ... Have you been inside a nursing home lately?Or walked the halls of a school? Or visited a hospital? They are good places to visit. They are eye-opening experiences. They provide an understanding, appreciation and perspective that you can't imagine when just ...
THREE-VEHICLE CRASH
Mar 24, 1999 ... Caption Only. Rebecca Hoekstra, 2, still buckled in her car seat, is fitted with a neck brace outside her family's minivan after it was involved in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and St ....
FRANKFORT AIRFIELD FACES FORECLOSURE
Mar 24, 1999 ... FRANKFORT -- Frankfort Airport will be sold next week unless the current owner raises enough money to keep the airfield.Owner Anderson Ward said he expects to head off an April 1 sale being forced by a bank foreclosure. Even if he does raise the $500,000-plus Ward said he needs, the ...
FITNESS CALENDAR
Mar 24, 1999 ... Thursday Cardio-kickboxing: 5-6 p.m. beginning March 25, seven-week sessions, The Grace Episcopal Church, Pine and Hickory streets, New Lenox, $22 fee, to register call (815) 478-5298.Tuesday Tai Chi: Exercise the major muscle groups in a slow, balanced and fluid fashion, Provena Saint ...