FPC Chief Warns of Power Shortages in 1970s
Federal Power Commission chairman Richard L. Dunham warned at the American Power Conference that a trend toward abandoning or delaying power plant construction could cause outright electricity shortages in the late 1970s. He cited financial problems and high capital needs threatening the industry’s ability to meet demand as some regions show only temporary surplus. The report notes about 60 percent of new capacity planned for operation was at risk amid cancellations and curtailment.
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Chicago
UPS
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Richard L. Dunham
Weather outlook and energy concerns at Morris and Dresden Island
Tonight will bring showers and thunderstorms with cooler air rolling in. Wednesday is likely to see more showers with a high in the mid 60s. Monday’s high reached 72 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a low of 48. At 7am today it was 48 in Morris and 52 at 10:45am. The Morris Weather Station reported a 77 high and 46 low for Monday, with .10 inches of precipitation. Barometer stood at 30.03 and falling. humidity at 100 percent.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Supreme Court Allows Suburban Housing Orders to Alleviate Segregation
The court ruled 8 to 0 that federal funds can back low income housing in suburbs to counter inner city segregation. It found HUD liable for intentional discrimination and upheld broader relief beyond city limits if needed, reversing a Detroit school busing precedent concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago
Detroit
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Grungry County trial probes school funds and Noonan
Jurors in the Grundy County Circuit Court theft case against County Clerk Mary Jane Noonan were excused for the day as legal arguments proceeded. The defense sought to show Barr did not misuse funds while the authorities investigated district finances and IMRF and insurance payments.
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Mary Jane Noonan
Grundy County
Roger Longtin
Thomas Flood
H. Dale Barr
Morris Grade
James Fleming
Barr
District 54
Donald Warner
Shabbona School
Stephen Benz
Noonan
Leitchie Werden
IMRF
Elward Harris
Repair NPC flare at Morris complex ethylene plant
Over the weekend the Morris complex ethylene plant of Northern Petrochemical Co faced a forced shutdown. Flare venting occurred as hydrocarbons burned at higher temperatures with steam added to reduce black smoke. Repairs planned to complete today with startup and continued flare use through Wednesday to reach full production.
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Morris
Northern Petrochemical Co
Missing One Year-Old Found Asleep In Garage
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department was alerted at 6 49 p m Monday that a one year old, Robbie Travis of Sandridge Road, Dresden Acres Subdivision, was missing. Minooka firefighters located him asleep in his parents garage under a lawn mower, covered with a blanket after a half hour search by deputies, firefighters and neighbors. The incident prompted a local search and careful checks around the area.
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Grundy County
Scott Sues Trucking Firm Over Dwight Bromine Leak
Illinois Attorney General John William Scott sues Consolidated Freightways Corp seeking 10000 fine and a cease and desist order after a bromine leak from a truck near Dwight Illinois prompted evacuations. The suit cites improper storage and handling under the environmental act and calls for a board investigation to set tighter safety rules.
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Scott
Dwight
Chicago
UPI
Illinois
William Scott
Dwight, Til
Consolidated Freightways Corp
Menlo Park
Calif
Consolidated Freightways
ESDA aiding NWS in Grundy County precipitation network
Grundy County ESDA partners with the Chicago office of the National Weather Service to install 12 or more precipitation gauges across Grundy County. Volunteers will read gauges daily and relay data to Morris. forecasts aim to improve flood predictions using county wide rainfall data. A May start is planned with local ESDA coordinator Joe Temple and observer Jim Lutz seeking volunteers.
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Grundy County
ESDA
Morris
Chicago
Jim Lutz
Rumsfeld Flies New B1 Bomber in Test Flight
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sat at the controls as a B1 bomber descended for a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base. He said he would have landed it if it were operational, but handed control to the test pilot for research purposes.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPI
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Three youths escape from Illinois Youth Center
Police search for three youths Michael DeWitt Mario Perez and Tom Serger who fled the Illinois Youth Center Channahon at 10 15 a m heading west along the towpath. In a separate item Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld piloted the prototype bomber at Edwards Air Force Base reaching Mach 1 3 and 25 000 feet amid a debate over the B 1B bomber program totals and costs.
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Illinois Youth Center
Channahon
Morris
Michael DeWitt
Mario Perez
Tom Serger
Brothers injured in Yorkville car crash
Two Yorkville brothers aged 19 and 15 were slightly hurt when their 1974 Ford Pinto left Illinois 71 near Millington Millbrook Road, overturned, and dumped into a ditch. They were treated and released from Sandwich Community Hospital after Newark ambulance transported them.
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Yorkville
Illinois 71
Millington- Millbrook Rd
Jon Ingels
Greg Ingels
Rte. 2
Sandwich Community Hospital
Jon
Ingels
Greg
Newark
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U.S
Tim Hall
15Th Congressional District
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C.J. Schlosser and Co
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Ellis Redford
Joseph Baudino
New Orleans
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Marth
Joseph
Bud) Baudino
Ellis
Hap) Redford
Schlosser
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois Pollution Control Board
State Pollution) Board
National Weather Service
Kank.xee
Ill
John E. Gallagher
Joliet
Kankakee River State Park
Gallaher
Rock Creek
Gallagher
St. Mary’s Hospital
The
Weather Service
Mazon River
Joe Temple
Defense Chief
Rumsfeld
Edwards Air Force Base
Mojave Desert
Charles C. Bock Jr
Rockwell International
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Rariz
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