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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
2
Springfield Republicans and Democrats revived a dispute over extending Ohio districts into suburbs. Democrats argued against a Chicago wall while Republican Speaker W Robert Blair from Park Forest criticized representing Chicago at suburban expense.
An 18 month old calico named Miss Texas, a contender in the All-American Glamour Kitty Contest, delivered five kittens on Wednesday. Mrs Roy Arnold of Pasadena Texas said the birth would not affect her chances at the crown.
Los Angeles AP reports Jeff Kravitz of Long Beach California won a 500 scholarship in an essay contest sponsored by the Republican Associates. The UCLA Young Democrats vice president won for his essay What's Wrong with Politics a study of President Nixon's dealings with the Democratic Congress.
In Las Vegas, Russell Train, chairman of the President's Council of Environmental Quality, says the consumer will ultimately pay for environmental cleanup. He explains the original costs lie with polluters but the public bears the final expense as a beneficiary of cleanup.
Officials at Research Medical Center in Kansas City report Mrs. Harry S. Truman remains in good condition after Monday admission for a routine checkup.
Al Jordan, VP of an anti pornography group in Tulsa, paid for a show but was barred by the manager who labeled him a protest witness in a failed court fight to halt the screening. He received a refund and said he wanted to view it to speak intelligently on pornography.
Paris AP report says Xuan Thuy, Hanoi’s lead negotiator at the Paris peace talks, declares Nixon directly implicated in the American war in Vietnam. He cites the Pentagon papers as evidence and says the Times and others published only part of the truth about Nixon’s role from the war’s start.
Springfield Illinois. The Illinois Supreme Court today rejected a complaint that the state income tax is a tax on a tax since the federal income tax cannot be claimed as an exemption. The court approved refunding 19 million dollars in unconstitutional sales tax on services and upheld a Cook County circuit court dismissal of Alan Kawitt's double taxation claim.
William Gaul 33 of Lowell Park Road a Dixon High School teacher died from injuries after a roof fall. Visitation is from 7 to 9 this evening at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with funeral Friday at Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church. Burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial to Bethel Church. He was born March 22, 1938 and married Mary Bain August 16, 1958. Surviving: widow, two children Deborah Sue and Gerald William, parents, three brothers, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements by Schmitt Chapel Tampico.
Jason Douglas VanDeVelde infant son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Patty Jo VanDe Velde of Rock Falls died Wednesday in St Francis Hospital Peoria. Born June 22 at Morrison Community Hospital. Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in St Marys Cemetery Tampico.
Ellsworth G. Shirk Morrison, 53, a General Electric buyer, died Wednesday after a three day illness at Morrison Community Hospital. Funeral services at Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 pm with a Masonic service Thursday evening. Burial at Grove Hill. Survived by widow Tabalaine two daughters Betty Monnett Cynthia Connelly Jo Anne Shirk and William son of Morrison mother Myrtle Shirk and an aunt Blanche Thomas. Preceded in death by brother Raymond.
Infant son of Robert E and Ardith Norman Zuidema died shortly after birth in Morrison Community Hospital. Private graveside services were held at Fulton Cemetery with Bosma Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include the parents two brothers Robert Jr and Jacob and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Zuidema and maternal grandmother Leota Zuidema.
John J. Dempsey of Rural Dixon died after arrival at Dixon Public Hospital. Visitation starts 2 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home with rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral rites Friday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home and 2:30 p.m. at St. Flannen's Church Harmon. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery Harmon. He was born August 16 1913 in Marion Township and farmed locally. Surviving are his wife Marcella and six children, plus two brothers and several sisters. He had 14 grandchildren.
Mrs. Jessie Warner 76 died Thursday morning at Riverview Center Prophetstown where she had lived four years. A longtime librarian at Henry C Adams Memorial Library she retired after 12 years. Survivors include sons Robert K. Warner and Stewart Warner daughters Ann Higley and Jean Warner ten grandchildren. Her husband Keith Warner and parents preceded her. Funeral at Gardners Chapel with burial Riverside Cemetery.
Theodore Moore 61 died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at Community General Hospital. Funeral set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home with Rev Henry Moore officiating, burial in Rockton Cemetery. Visitation Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. He was born September 16 1909 in Oneco and married Doris Chester on April 3 1937 in Beloit. He was a longtime Sterling area plumber, survived by his wife and three sons plus siblings and in laws.
A guide on choosing fences that are evenly appealing from both sides emphasizes wood construction and balanced styling to ensure homelike appeal and neighborly harmony.
Stocks drifted without a clear pattern in sluggish trading. Dow Jones 30 industrials at 878.21, down 1.24. NYSE shows slight advances. Bond and commodity notes include soybeans dipping then rallying, wheat down, oats down, and hog and cattle quotes from Chicago markets. Japan-related and regional tickers omitted.
The April Sterling Township vote set a 16 cents per 100 dollars assessed valuation permanent road tax, not 1.6 cents as misstated. The tax was 0 cents higher than the 6-cent rate in place last year, and defeat means no tax money next year though the township will receive funds this year.
The Daily Gazette announces a July 1 deadline to retrieve engagement, wedding, and anniversary photos published since January. Call the news department to claim the pictures. unclaimed photos will be discarded after the deadline.
A study argues homes are as sound an investment as diamonds or rare stamps and more useful. It projects 75 million new living units needed over the next 30 years, 15 million more than current U S housing.
The fragment notes varied grade distributions with percentages for whites and mixed quality items. Specifics are unclear due to unreadable text, but imply a study or report comparing white groups and other categories with partial figures.
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