Sioux Falls Dike Break Triggers Mass Evacuation and Flood
Floodfighters abandoned a 100 foot dike breach in Sioux Falls South Dakota after eight hours of futile repairs. The surge forced evacuation of 18 square blocks including a meat packing plant stockyards and about 50 homes. Crested flooding threatened cities along the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers prompting widespread evacuations and road closures.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
S.D
Big Sioux
Riverside
Joe Vanderloo
Minnehaha County Civil Defense
Vanderloo
Sioux City
Iowa
Cherokee
Little Iowa
Akron
Albert Streeter
S. D
Red Cross
Delay on Cookies Notches Fifth Court Postponement
Fred Jackson, 27, jailed since March 18, 1968, for burglary and theft of five boxes of cookies, had his appearance postponed for the fifth time as he demanded a jury trial. The Monday trial was set in Recorder's Court amid overcrowded dockets and staffing shortages.
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Detroit
Fred Jackson
Morris Airman Cited for Viet Heroism
Airman Donald W. McCollough of Morris, seriously injured in Vietnam, is improving at Great Lakes Naval Hospital after two months. As supervisor of a rescue team at Cam Ranh Bay, he bravely attempted to save pilots from a burning F-4 Phantom, suffering extensive injuries including the loss of his right arm.
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Air Force
Donald W. McCollough
Morris
Vietnam
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
McCollough
12Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Cam Ranh Bay Air Base
Sgt. McCullough
Grundy County Hears Goose Lake Zoning Plan
Grundy County Zoning Commission discussed a tentative plan for Goose Lake Township zoning, leaning toward M II and M II E heavy manufacturing. The panel may favor a Section 16 R IV residential area while state park demands seek Sections 33 34 and nearby tracts for a prairie preserve. A final proposal aims for May with county board approval possible in June or July.
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Goose Lake Township
Grundy County Zoning Commission
Morris Herald
John Hauschild
Goose Lake Prairie
Hauschild
Illinois Department of Conservation
Goose Lake
Grundy County
Cheapest Bond Issue Aims to Fund Sewage Plant
The city seeks a 275000 bond to partly finance a secondary sewage plant to meet Illinois River water standards. Without a yes vote, state orders and penalties loom, cost rising by 20000 to 30000 more in construction and interest. Total project about 860000 with further revenue bonds and 300000 federal aid.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Area Sheriffs To Meet on Federal Aid
Sheriffs from Grundy LaSalle and Kankakee Counties will meet at the Grundy County Courthouse Monday night to hear federal aid options for police modernization. Sheriff Richard E. Pierce said experts will explain possible help, with no guarantee of attendance by city chiefs. He hopes to learn how Uncle Sam's programs could aid jail, training, equipment, and new department construction. He also sought a $731 portable disaster radio, but the county board urged awaiting federal aid details.
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Grundy
LaSalle
Kankakee
Grundy County
Richard E. Pierce
Washington
Pierce
Uncle Sam
County Seeks Public Input on New County Road Names
Grundy County building enforcement officer Gene Sorensen invites residents and groups to suggest road names as the county plans to assign names and address numbers. A proposed system would use Illinois 47 and 113 as starting points for directions, with names kept where possible across county and city transitions.
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Gene Sorensen
Grundy County
Illinois 47
113
Ilinois 47
Tllinois 47
Linois 113
Illinois
Tllinois
Sorensen
Johnson
Main
Weather outlook: fair, cooler tonight then sunny days
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair skies and cooler temperatures tonight with a mid 30s low. Friday will be mostly sunny near 60, Saturday warmer and sunny. Collins Weather Station records Wednesday high 71 and low 45, 9 am today 47 at the station, 11 am 49 downtown.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Joliet Area Bus Fare Increase Authorized
The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized Joliet City Lines to raise fares temporarily within Joliet Rockdale and Lockport. Adults and students rise from 25 to 30 cents and elementary fares stay at 15 cents. The hike takes effect after three days notice and continues pending an IPC investigation of service complaints.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Commerce Commission
Joliet City Lines, Inc
Joliet
Rockdale
Lockport
First Lady Pat Nixon Rejects Pants Suits
Mrs. Nixon, attending her first fashion show as First Lady, says pants suits are not for her. She picked a long floating gown with a V-neck and small sleeves, though observers noted it resembled a layered tricot negligee.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
Bid delays loom as middle school contracts top estimate
Bids opened at Franklin School show 51 responses for Morris District 54 project. One general bid from C Iber and Sons of Peoria at 904000 prompts officials to review scope while labor shortages drive higher costs and possible bid redraw.
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Morris
Franklin School
John Hendrickson
Kenneth Hammer
C. Iber and Sons of
Peoria
Richard
Contests Sparse in Grundy County Village Elections
Village incumbents largely run unopposed in Grundy County races with several villages naming a few contested posts. Mazon lists a three candidate bid for village president and four for a five seat board, while Kinsman and several other towns plan nonpartisan races with write ins and unopposed incumbents.
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Grundy County
Mazon
Lyle Reader
James Braghini
Don R. Platt
Board of Trustees
William Walker
Harold Paulson
Richard Dransfeldt
Ronald Hanson
Robert Warning
Donald
Robert Barkley
Francis Cushing
Leonard Cagliardo
Independent
Carbon Hill
Robert King
Ampheon DeGrush
Doty V. Smith
Virgil Dryer
Smith
Minooka
Independent Party
Clyde R. Heap
John J. McEvilly
Oliver Brinkerhoff
Raymond E. Offerman
J. Melvin Phillips
Lee Jay Thompson
Verona
People’s Party
Russell Finch
Robert Ragan
Charles
Smolik
Domagola
East
Brooklyn
Peter Cinotti
Estele Sorensen
John Hakey
Joseph Jirus
David Lardi
Lisbon
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Harry Falls Jr
Dallas
Tex
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U.S
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James Peterson
Burton Roeth
Brendan O'Mara
M. E. Electrical Companies, Inc
Tri-City Electric
VanDuyne Brothers
Wilmington
Ideal Heating Co
Chicago
Marseilles
Franklin-Lee Co
Chicago Heights
Mackin Sales
Momenco
I. P. Reiger Co
Oakbrook
Frank Martin
Aurora
I. P. Reiger
Larson
Franklin- Lee Co
J. S. Latta & Son
Cedar Falls
M. J. Fisher Co
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Mackin
Mack
J. McCormick
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Floyd Calcaterra
Diamond
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Bruce Legg
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Herbert Toll
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