Tipsy convictions in Grundy County show few DWIs
The Morris Daily Herald notes limited DWI convictions despite Illinois implied consent tests. Cases show breathalyzer results and plea deals, with Brown and Allison cases illustrating reductions to reckless driving and fines. Police and prosecutors discuss test timing, revoked licenses, and impact on driving privileges.
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Grundy County
Ross Sparks
Liberty St
Max Babcock
DWI
Sparks
George Black
Earl L. Brown
E. Jackson St
Herschel Goken
Washington St
Illinois
Morris
Robert Malmquist
Edward Rashid
Streator
Brown
Atty
John Hanson
Rashid
Hanson
James Fleming
Robert Wren
Sydney Reeve
Wren
Atty. Hanson
Terry Allison
E. North St
Gardner
Roy Gardner
Allison
Corvette
Depot St
Allison Auto
Joliet
James D. Walker
E. Main St
Coal City
John Price
Walker
Robert Wood
District 5
Wood
Florence Smith
Nixon withdraws Gray amid FBI director rumors
A Justice Department source says several names including John Ingersoll and former Illinois governor Richard Ogilvie are among possible FBI directors. President Nixon withdrew Gray after Senate rejection seemed likely, citing uncertainty of confirmation.
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Washington
Justice Department
Illinois
Los Angeles
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Nixon
Senate
Gray
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
Richard G. Kleidienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ilinois
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Able. Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean III
Prairie strip mine reclamation near Goose Lake Prairie
The 50 acre strip mine reclamation project near Goose Lake Prairie State Park will start as weather improves. Kenneth Johnson says seed will be planted and options explored to neutralize acid in local water ponds. Contractors Charles O'Brien & Son Construction and James E. McElwain Co. of Morris won the bid at 223000 dollars under Illinois control plan.
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Goose Lake Prairie State Park
Kenneth Johnson
Institute For Environmental Quality
Illinois
Grundy County
Charles O’brien & Son Construction
James E. McElwain Co
Morris
Drowning in Rain Filled Ditch Claims Local Youth
Jonathan Craig Dorheim, 24, of Newark Route 1, drowned in a rain filled shallow excavation ditch used for burying trash while playing in his yard. Coroner James Reeves ruled accidental drowning and declined an inquest. Funeral services set for West Lisbon Lutheran Church with burial at its cemetery.
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Jonathan
Craig
Dorheim
Donald Dorheim
Rte. 1
Newark
Morris
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
James Reeves
Reeves
Jonathan “‘Craig’’ Dorheim
Fort Riley
Kaw
Lisbon
Julius Masted
Kenneth Anderson
Messiah Lutheran Church of
National Library Week Plans At Morris Public Library
Morris Public Library schedules National Library Week activities beginning Monday with a used book sale at 15 cents. The sale includes withdrawn and duplicate titles across genres. Special programs run Tuesday through Thursday featuring a big doll collection, new books discussion, rock and mineral talk, and daily film showings for children.
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Morris Public Library
National Library Week
Gordon Gregg
Doris Heine
Maurine Glossop
Paul Zeigenfuss Jr
National Library
Weather report at Dresden Island and Morris
Partly sunny and warmer today with a high in the lower temperatures. Partly cloudy tonight and cooler Saturday with a chance of rain by night. Thursday's peak reached 58 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and a low of 4. At 7 a.m. today the temperature was 46 degrees and by 11 a.m. in Morris it was 4 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
SEMCO to discuss operations at Grundy County board meeting
SEMCO representatives will attend the Grundy County Board meeting on Tuesday April 10 at 10 a.m. in the courthouse to discuss future sludge disposal plans. An appellate ruling Feb 15 reversed an injunction against spreading digested sludge on farms, while prior July 1971 injunction remains on appeal. Other items include county sheriff squad car and radio system purchases, planning commission report, zoning variance for Shultz property, and bonds sale opinions.
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Soil Enrichment Materials Corp
SEMCO
Grundy County
Jay Alloy
Alloy
Thomas Clydsdale
Grundy
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Floods stabilize as Mississippi crest nears record
Mississippi River floods near St. Louis stabilize with crest projected at 40.3 feet, still above warning levels. Corps estimates damage at $41 million for Hannibal to Cairo area as 1.2 million acres flood and 4,000 residents evacuate. five dead in Illinois and Missouri. Coast Guard reserves activated in peacetime for flood control. hundreds of National Guardsmen deployed.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Here
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
Hannibal
Cairo
Corps of Engineers
Illinois
Missouri
Coast Guard
Nixon
Missouri National Guards
Kaskaskia Island
Chouteau Island
Winfield
Richard Nieman
Corps
Crystal City-Festus
St. Charles County
Des Peres
Corona
Dwayne Laird
Wyatt
West Alton
Missouri River
Bud Hischke
Civil Defense
Old Monroe
Darrell Wade
Canvass Set For Aux Sable Supervisor Tie Result
Canvass of Aux Sable Township tally sheets for Tuesday’s supervisor race will start 10 30 a m Saturday at the Minooka Fire Station. Clerk Clarence Tabler will lead with Ernest Thorsen and incumbent Leonard Bols assisting. Unofficial tallies show Bols and James McEvilly tied at 339 votes. If tied, finalists may choose methods such as drawing lots or cards.
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Aux Sable Township
Minooka
Clarence Tabler
Ssor
Ernest Thorsen
Leonard Bols
Bols
James McEvilly
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Morris Daily Herald
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Ogilvie
Henry Petersen
Jerry V. Wilson
District of Columbia
Petersen
Wilson
Washington Post Today
James O. Eastland
Robert Byrd
Petersen and
Ingersoll
Eran Nae
MMA
Pham Aa Ee
Finland
Jonathan Dorheim
Donald and
Janice Dorheim
William House
John Dorheim Sr
Edward W. Cooy
Joseph Beil
Arnold
Tabler
Richard Wilder
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