Visiting Indian Rotarians By KEN REMEJES
A six man group study exchange team from India visited Grundy County and Morris hosts during a tour of Rotary Districts 326 and 644. The team members Tushar Kabi Bharat Desai Anand Singh Anil Verma Anil Kapoor and Benny Fernandez are professionals in India and stayed with Morris Rotarians led by Dr. Terry Danek.
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Anand Singh
Benny Fernandez
Gharat Desai
Thulah Kabi
Anil Kapoor
Anil Verma
Grundy County
Morris
India
Herald
Rotary
Northern
Illinois
Tushar Kabi
Bharat Desai
William Limbach
Robert Breisch
Robert Macdonald
Fred Schaefer
Harry Hyatt
Terry Danek
Danek
Dr. Sandberg of
Homewood
District 644
Petro Chemical
Chicago-Joliet Stockyards
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
Indian Exchange
Chicago
Argonne Laboratory
Downers Grove
O'Hare
Illinois flood damage estimated at 50 million dollars
Gov. Daniel Walker said flood losses across Illinois from spring rains total about 50 million dollars, with 25 to 30 million in current flooding. The Mississippi crest nears 29.5 feet, threatening Quincy area levees while McHenry County and Algonquin face rising floodwaters and evacuations. Rock River recedes as 200 to 250 dwellings were flooded at peak, with Black Hawk Island still submerged and 30 families affected.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Civil Defense
Quincy
Fox River
Mississippi
McHenry County
McHenry
Algonquin
Rockford
Rock River
Black Hawk Island
Weather update for Morris and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy and cool today with a high in the 50s. Tonight remains cool with a low near 40. Thursday forecast also calls for cool, with a high near 50. Tuesday’s high reached 60 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, low 42. At 7 am Morris registered 48 degrees and downtown at 10 am 59 degrees.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Indian dies from Wounded Knee gunfire aftermath
Frank Clearwater aged 47 died in Rapid City hospital from a head wound received last Tuesday during a heavy exchange between federal officers and AIM followers at Wounded Knee. Eleven people, including two federal marshals, have been wounded since the occupation began 58 days ago. His widow Morning Star, three months pregnant, said she hopes for burial at Wounded Knee and confirmed the couple were not AIM members.
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Rapid City
S.D
Wounded Knee
Frank Clearwater
Clearwater
Morning Star
Pine Ridge Reservation
Morris Post Office Plans Open House For Postal Week
Morris Post Office announces events for Postal Week with an open house on Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. plus evening hours. Ten new Postal People Stamps will be issued Monday with limited cacheted envelopes and hand postmarked first day covers bearing zip 60450.
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Morris Post Office
Postal
Postal People
William V. Martin
Enter jumping frogs in Calaveras Jubilee
Governors from 14 states enter frogs in the International Jumping Frog Jubilee in Calaveras County California. Ronald Reagan backs Jelly Bean VII for the May event while others enter Little George and Big Mike asking for top prize of 1200 dollars.
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Angels Camp
Calif
Calavaras County
California
Ronald Reagan
Bob Maxwell
Reagan
George Wallace
Alabama
Little George
Maxwell
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Big Mike
Seneca Rat Run Creek improvement approved by state leaders
The Rat Run Creek project in Seneca received authorization after passage in both houses and Governor Walker's approval. IDOT says bids for maintenance and improvement will be opened May 1. Construction runs from Main Street area to the Illinois River to allow the council to upgrade sewage disposal to EPA standards. Easements have been secured from adjacent property owners.
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Seneca
Daniel Walker
Illinois Department of Transportation
Joseph Fennessey
Ottawa
Main St
Illinois River
Seneca Village
Environmental Protection Agency
Rat Run
Blood Drive Reaches 125 Pint Target At VFW Hall
The Red Cross bloodmobile collected 125 pints on Tuesday at 309 McKinley St in Morris within 10 pints of the goal. Donors included 18 first timers with a regional breakdown from Morris Coal City Minooka Seneca Mazon Dwight Gardner Braidwood and Verona. Notable pins awarded to Morris residents and a list of volunteers supported the drive.
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Red Cross
VFW Hall
McKinley St
Morris
Coal City
Minooka
Seneca
Mazon
Dwight, Gardner and Braidwood
Verona
Thomas
Nancy) Henderson
Earl
Jeanette) Ryder
James
Patricia) Lawrence
William Shoudis Jr
Open House May 6 for Teachers in South Wilmington
A public open house will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday May 6 at South Wilmington Grade School honoring Mrs Angela Gould and Mr and Mrs Phoebe Joseph Lardi who are retiring at the end of the school year.
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South Wilmington
Angela Gould
Phoebe
Joseph Lardi
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By Ken Remejes
Bhagalpur
Patna University
Pembroke College
Cambridge
U.K
Raipur Medical College
Dhanbad
Bank of India
Calcutta University
Indian Institute of Bankers
Bombay
Jamshedpur
Morris Daily Herald
Wests Cafe
Liberty
H. B. Price Co. Inc
Usse
Verimqliett Denl B. Leh
Nss
Chi
Victor KR. Rockoski
Russell M. Jorstad
Harold M. Collins
Howard R Whitehead
Peoria
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