Planners OK final plats approve two subdivisions
The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission approved final plats for Northbrook Estates at U.S. 66 and Illinois 47 and Prairie Estates in Goose Lake Township. The panel recommended rezoning five acres for a project on Illinois 47 and denied a request to rezone to B II, then endorsed B III for the Clover property.
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Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen
Dwight
Northbrook
Sorensen
Commission
Prairie Estates
Cleveland Shain
Pine Bluff Rd
Jugtown Rd
Fay Clover
The
Tri Oil Co
U.S. 66
Illinois 47
Planning Commission
Clover
Todd Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Trayser
J. LeRoy Brown
John Anderson
John Steele
Brown
Theodore Bohlen
James Hutchings
William Clennon
Perry Brooks
Tri Oil
Zoning Board of Appeals
William Limbach
Rte. 5
DuPont and Lynn’ Rds
Limbach
Ottawa
Humphrey weighs Democratic presidential bid
Sen. Mondale reports Hubert Humphrey is very seriously considering running for the Democratic nomination. A Capitol Hill meeting with advisers followed by a pending decision before noon today and a New Jersey primary filing deadline looming for June 8.
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Mondale
Capitol Hill
Minnesota Senate
Humphrey
CBS Morning News
New Jersey
Weather Report With Cool Night and Mild Friday Outlook
Forecast calls for a cool night with a low in the mid 30s. Friday expected to turn cloudy with a high in the 60s as regional readings show today in the high 50s to 60s, with station specifics at Dresden Island Locks and Morris.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Percy urges Ford to pardon Kerner as health worsens
Sen. Charles Percy says former Illinois Gov Otto Kerner has months to live due to lung cancer. He asks President Ford for a pardon, noting Kerner’s 1973 racetrack stock conviction and recent health decline after a cancerous lung tumor was removed. Sen Adlai Stevenson adds urging full pardon.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Charles Percy
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Percy
Ford
Adlai Stevenon
Stevenson
Dick Ogilvie
Bicentennial wagon train arrives in Morris on Washington to Pennsylvania route
A three wagon train pulled by mules and Shetland ponies arrived in Morris this morning on a Washington to Pennsylvania journey for the Fourth of July. Six travelers joined the group as it planned a stop at Gould Park for the night and a Friday departure toward Dwight.
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Morris
MCHS Appoints Darlington Head Basketball Coach
James Daniel Darlington, 26, a Morris native and former Illinois varsity athlete, is named head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Morris Community High School. He will teach driver education, join the attendance program, and start at 1101 Main St Granville with a salary of 11025 dollars. He previously coached at Hall Township High School and holds a 1968 MCHS diploma and a 1972 Illinois degree in physical education.
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Morris Community High School
James Daniel Darlington
MCHS
Darlington
University of Illinois
April Valley
Zola Darlington
E. Washington St
Ervin Darlington
Clayton
E. Douglas St
Hall Township
Spring Valley
U. of I
Main St
Granville
W. R. Ferguson
John Mackinson
Ted Morgan
Veronica Slovick
Morris
Heart of Mary
Chicago Area
St. Angela Academy
Quincy College
DePaul
Northeastern
Bernard Hayton Jr
Busby
Mont
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Illinois State University
Indiana University
New Trier East High School
Winnetka
Niles North High School
Skokie
Rich Central High School
Olympia Field
Mark Kuster
U. of 1
Grundy Area
Max Kuster
JJC
Harold Sutter
Miss Penny Rule
Lanphier High
Porta Harris High
Petersburg
Western Illinois University
Supt
Sutter
Kristin Ehteshami Afshar
Sue Bivens
Pete Williams
Morris IllinoisApril 29 1976 Twelve Page Edition
Morris Illinois newspaper dated April 29 1976 spans twelve pages and costs twenty cents. Local events and notices are expected in this weekly edition.
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Morris
Illinois
Morris MCHS to authorize bids for lab and home economics expansion
After a lengthy budget session Morris Community High School board approved hiring Unteed and Associates to draft bid specs for chemistry lab improvements and home economics expansion. The vote reflected shifts in funding and potential city partnership discussions while Supt. Sutter outlined a tentative $2,224,378 expenditure plan with $1,928,890 expected revenue.
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Morris Community High School
Firem
Unteed and Associates of
Champaign
Jack Kutches
Tim Connor
William Stangland
John
Barbara) Lovell
Stangland
Connor and
Kutches
Supt
Sutter
Truck overturns on Tri State Tollway spilling molten aluminum
A semi carrying molten aluminum from Gary Indiana to Milwaukee veered at an overpass near U.S. 41 and the tollway, spilling hot metal that burned to death the 50 year old driver Younger Barnes of Gary. Newport Township firefighters freed the body after three hours as northbound lanes remained closed for six hours. The truck likely lost control after a tire blowout and struck the right guardrail before overturning and igniting.
Teachers dissolve Morris High School Education Association
Morris Community High School teachers who belong to MEA IEA and NEA voted to dissolve the Morris High School Education Association after a district 101 suit seeking exclusive negotiating rights. MEA IEA NEA will represent the district in the suit, with an answer due by May 10.
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Morris Community High School
Morris Education Association
MEA
Illinois Education Association
IEA
National Education Association
NEA
Morris High School Education Association
Morris Holiday Inn
Morris Community High School Board District 101
Grundy County
MCHS
Ilgen
IFA
Tom Talarico
MEA- Iea - Nea
Stan Cade
MEA - Iea - Nea
Cade
MEA - Iea Nea
District 101
Ieanea
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Mazon Bank
Mazon Centennial Arts and Crafts Committee
Ervin Miller
Mazon
James
Kathy) Miller
William
Darleen) Strum
Herald
Richard Brokis
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Washington In the Mall
McHs Board
Wilbur Dolezal
James Garling
Morris Daily Herald
Little Seven
Morgan
Ramond Miller
Newport Township Fire Department
Illinois Highway Department
U.S
Gary
Schlosser
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