Rock Falls Council Sets Public Hearing on Avenue A and Enlarges Police Fire Unit
The Rock Falls city council sets a June 15 1971 7 30 p m public hearing on Avenue A improvements. It votes to enlarge the police fire force from 15 to 17 and to bid a new squad car and desk expansion for computer equipment. A Bennett Drive fence dispute with Bevilacqua Trailer Court prompts a planned meeting with residents and their attorney.
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Rock Falls
Avenue A
Bennett Drive
Bevilacqua Trailer Court
Blodgett
James Baker
Carl Sommers
Sommers
Police - Fire Commission
Police-Fire Department
Baker
Glenn Kuhlemier
Police-Fire Office
Harry Duuck
Don Jacobs
Joseph Padilla
Padilla
Terry Brooks
Sterling
Council
Brooks
Mrs Hubbard Recovers After Spine Operation in Spartanburg
Hospital notes say Mrs Clair L Hubbard underwent major spinal surgery May 31 in Spartanburg South Carolina. She is recovering and would welcome cards. Her address after discharge is Route 11 Fox Drive Spartanburg SC 29302.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair L. Hubbard
Rock Falls
Spartanburg
S. C
Spartanburg General Hospital
Fox Drive
South Carolina
City Council Halts Carnivals in Rock Falls Districts
Rock Falls city council on Monday night moved to bar carnivals and circuses in residential and business zones. Residents from Grace Ave and 12th Ave pressed for limits amid traffic and sanitation concerns. The council approved a permit system with a two week public notice to control future shows.
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Rock Falls
Vertus Yonk
Yonk
Grace Ave
12Th Ave
Ernest Conley
Conley
Glenn Kuhlemier
Henry Bright
Optimist Club
Bright
James Baker
Orville Thome
Thome
Carl Sommers
Sommers
Pipe Lines by Ron The Best Buy
Occupancy at Community General Hospital is down and the board explores causes while the $3 million expansion near completion adds 64 beds and a combined cardiac and post op ICU. The piece also highlights Rock Falls Babe Ruth League fund drive via $1 bumper stickers for the 1971 state tournament at Dillon Park.
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Community General Hospital Board
Wayne Andreas
Ted Kruse
CGH
Community General Hospital
Rock Falls
Dillon Park
NI Gas announces poster contest honorable mentions
Northern Illinois Gas Company releases honorees from its School Safety Poster Contest. Dennis Feltes of 606 11th Ave Rock Falls attends St. Andrew's Catholic School and is among local winners. The event targeted elementary grades 1 to 4 with judges from the National Safety Council and Walt Disney. nearly 5,000 posters were entered.
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Northern Illinois Gas Company
Dennis Feltes
11Th Ave
Rock Falls
St. Andrew’s Catholic
National Safety Council
Walt Disney Organization
Inquest Placed Into Death Of Wayne Bruder
An inquest is scheduled into the death of Wayne Bruder 43 of 1010 8th Ave Sterling after he was found under his boat at the Inland Boat Harbor Davenport while painting it and pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital Davenport at noon Monday.
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Wayne Bruder
8Th Ave
Sterling
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Iowa
Bruder
Birth of son Michael Edward Berentes in Kirksville area
Mr and Mrs Michael Berentes welcomed their son Michael Edward born May 31 in Kirksville Missouri. The family has moved to Rock Falls and resides at 600 Avenue A while Berentes prepares to teach in Harlem School District Lowes Park starting August. He recently earned a BS in Education from Missouri State University.
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Michael Edward
Michael Berentes
Kirksville
Rock Falls
600 Ave. A
Berentes
Harlem
Lowes Park
Missouri State
Brown-Daughter Born to Elgin Couple Cindy Ann
Mr and Mrs David Brown of 971 Meadow Lane Century Oaks Elgin announce the birth of daughter Cindy Ann born June 7. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cain RR 2 Rock Falls and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Oscar Brown Mason City.
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David Brown
Meadow Lane
Century Oaks
Elgin
Cindy Ann
Lawrence Cain
RR 2
Rock Falls
Oscar Brown
Mason City
Lobster female lays eggs infrequently in large batches
A female lobster typically spawns every two years and can release between five thousand and one hundred thousand or more eggs in a single clutch, highlighting the species prolific reproductive strategy.
Illinois House debates drug laws and welfare reform
The Illinois House and Senate advanced several measures. A bill by Clarke would adopt the federal drug classification system with stiffer penalties for illicit sellers and more discretion for authorities on first-offense cases. The House also approved four welfare bills backing Ogilvie’s work oriented reform shifting programs from Cook County to the Labor Department, drawing criticism over public aid control. Also, rock festival bans passed the House. the Senate approved a measure requiring landlords in Cook County with 25 units or more to pay tenants 4 percent interest on security deposits. A pay raise for magistrates was blocked in the Senate, while a related salary increase had previously passed.
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Knox
First Avenue
Thome
Earl Forehand
D. E. Sunmark
Dixon
1St Ave
Illinois Rt
Rock Falls
Dog Control Board
Jensen
Harry Duuck
Planning Commission
General Fund
Department of Urban Renewal
Clarke
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Crime Commission
House
Ogilvie
Illinois
Cook County Department of Public Aid
Illinois Labor Department
Shea
Hyde
Heyworth
Senate
Cook County
Laos War Spending Ceiling Debate in Senate
Senator Symington urged a $200 million per year cap on Laos operations, except U.S. air operations near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while Fulbright cited staff estimates of over $500 million annually for air raids excluding recent B52 disclosures, arguing for tighter authority and oversight.
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Laos
Congress
Symington
U.S
Ho Chi’ Minh Trail
Fulbright
Meeting on FISH Friday June 11 at St John’s Lutheran
The Sterling Rock Falls Council of Churches announces the FISH program with a public information planning meeting Friday June 11 at 7 30 p m at St John’s Lutheran Church Sterling FISH offers volunteer emergency aid across America and beyond originated in Oxford England in 1961 New American FISH units began in West Springfield Massachusetts and expansion continues across states and several foreign countries FISH serves all without regard to race creed or status and charges are never made for services Denominations in the council include Baptist Catholic Christian Episcopal Lutheran Presbyterian Reformed Church of Christ and United Methodist.
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Sterling Rock
FISH
West Springfield
Mass
New Fish
U. S
Sterling Rock Falls
Church of Christ
United Methodist
Senate bill would raise magistrates pay to 21500
Legislation already approved by the Senate would lift magistrates annual pay from 18500 to 21500, adding 3500. The measure drew opposition from several leaders on both sides who argued the first bill already provided a sufficient raise.
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Senate
Supreme Court splits on libel standard in Rosenbloom case
Monday Supreme hoods forge a four vote standard while White withholds agreement unless a public issue is discussed. Justices Marshall Stewart and Harlan dissent in favor of damages for reputational harm. Douglas’s known objection aided the shift, Ramsey Clark’s involvement noted, Brennan’s long opinion opposes strict lines between private and public figures. White provided the crucial fifth vote against Rosenbloom though not embracing Brennan’s full ruling.
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Douglas
House
Rifkind
White
Rosenbloom
Brennan
Burning Of Any Refuse Without Permit Now legal In Illinois
Morrison reports a misparsed state update that fire rules require permits. The article notes Illinois still enforces a blanket refusal on burning refuse with variances granted only by EPA in Springfield or the Air Pollution Control Board in Chicago. It cites penalties of 100 dollars per day for violations and questions the validity of a 1968 EPA order allowing burning diseased trees without variance.
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EPA
Divorce Granted in Circuit Court for Donna Grater
Judge John L. Poole granted Donna Grater a divorce from Delbert Grater on grounds of mental cruelty. The court approved a custody agreement covering the couple’s three children.
Public matters of concern area highlighted
A brief discussion outlines the area of matters of public or general concern. The text emphasizes the community's interest and the need for attentive reporting on issues affecting residents, governance, and civic life. The exact scope remains unclear due to fragmentary OCR.
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Avenue
Police Fire Department
Jacobs
Youth Center Committee
Urban Martenson
Stanley George
Martenson
Mike Bryant
Vic Erickson
Gardenview Subdivision
Keith Edens
Ben Jokerst
Heard
John Atilano
Don Cousins
Milton Ward
Bolen International
Industrial Park
13Th Avenue
W. 14Th Street
Public Property Committee
Albert Jensen
Flock Avenue
Suzanne Street
11Th Avenue
Wayne Hummer & Co
City Electric Department
Allan Howe
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
George Knox
Howe
General Cartage Co
W. J. Lowles
Prophetstown Road
U. S. Rt. 30
Alderman Baker
Veteran's Memorial Park
Alderman Jensen
Rock Falls Nazarene Church
Belscot
First Ave
Dale Carnegie
1812 Ave
Claude Bowman & Associates
Jack Perhach
Mgr
City Council
Ron
Allen Puels
City of
Puels
Rubins
West
2Nd St
Arrie Sorensen
Stone Insurance Agency
Bill Klocke
2Nd Ave
Sterlin
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