Pilgrim Ancestry Highlighted by Local Family Ties
Carrie Ann Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Taylor Jr., traces her lineage to Mayflower passenger John Alden. The account covers Alden's role, the Pilgrim voyage, and a long genealogical line ending with Carrie Ann, plus a note on the Perseid meteor shower observed from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Ann Taylor
Barney Taylor Jr
E. Washington St
U.S
John Alden
Carrie
Alden
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Miles Standish
Priscilla
John
Southhampton
Plymouth Rock
Mass
Plymouth Colony
Americana
England
Leyden
Holland
Virginia Company
Virginia
Molines) Mullin
Robert Duket
Lynwood Drive
Claire
Elizabeth
William Pabodie
Peabody
Lydia
Daniel Grenell
Pabodie
Pabodie Grenell
Ruth Nettleton
Lydia Grenell
Joseph Spencer I
Joseph
Joseph Spencer III
Elizabeth Clarke
Abigail
Abigail Spencer
Beaumont Clark
Joseph Clarke
Almeda Bartlett
Amanda
Amanda Clarke
James Weir
Hannah
Anna
Anna Weir
George P. Wright
Fred
Fred Wright
Hily Bond
LaVeta
LaVeta Wright
Elton R. Duket
Janet Birdener
Claire Duket
Carrie Ann
Longfellow
Standish
Plymouth
Florence Smith
Barney
Claire Duket) Taylor Jr
Herald
Stevenson tours Morris area nuclear plants in energy safety talk
Sen Adlai Stevenson visited Morris area nuclear facilities for several hours and left concerned about the second half of the fuel cycle including waste transport storage and disposal. He argued against rushing into a nuclear era without solving safety issues and urged a unified long range energy program with conservation and alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Sutter
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Morris Area
Stevenson
Congress
Senate
Morris
Hellbent
Canada
U.S
General Electric
Eugene Voiland
Herald
Stevenson Tours Morris Operation Plant In Fact Finding Mission
Senator Stevenson toured the Morris Operation plant with plant managers and officials in a fact finding visit. He examined storage and transport systems for spent nuclear fuel and met with Eugene Voiland Bertram Wolfe Don Knowlton and Herb Strickler while aides and reporters observed. The visit touched on reprocessing history future storage capacity and questions about waste disposal and regulatory decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Midwest Fuel Recovery
Morris
Eugene Voiland
Bertram Wolfe
G.E
San Jose
Calif
Don Knowlton
Herb Strickler
Casey Bukro
The
Chicago Tribune
Peter Nolan
Channel 2 Television News
Wolfe
Wote
U.S
New York
United States
Sen. Stevenson
Cyclist injured in rollover on U S 6 near Morris
Rockie Mann 27 of Marseilles was listed in critical condition at Morris Hospital after his Harley Davidson rolled over several times on U S 6 about 0.5 mile east of Johnson Road. Witness Johnny Hill said the bike traveled 42 feet before stopping and Mann was transported by Morris Ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
U.S. 6
Johnson Rd
Morris
Rockie Mann
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
Tim Neary
Johnny Hill
Mann
Sgt. Neary
Morris Ambulance
Peoria
Illinois 47
Larry Petini
Judge Dismisses MCHS Board Negotiations Suit
Grundy County Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist dismissed the April 12 suit by Morris Community High School District 101 against the Morris HSEA and MEA. He ruled the contract termination on June 1 mooted the case, since no party exists to negotiate with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Robert Malmouist
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Morris High School Education Association
HSEA
Morris Education Association
MEA
Morris Community High School
Malmquist
Ralph Lowenstein
Springfield
Morris
John Hynds
Doris Funk
MCHS
Trustees approve two school boundary changes
Grundy County regional board grants two petitions to move land between districts. The Boyds seek to detach three acres from Mazon Verona Kinsman to Coal City district. the Lincheskis seek to detach about 175 acres from Coal City district to the district 2. Hearings were at 7 30 p m in the Grundy County Courthouse with witnesses including the petitioners and district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Boyds
M-V-K
William Lynch
Boyd
Robert
Virginia Lincheski
Coal City
Woman named to high post in Air Force
Nita Ashcraft of San Francisco was sworn in as assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs. The former California Employment Board chair oversees personnel programs for over a million Air Force personnel. President Ford nominated her for the 39 900 dollar post last month and the Senate confirmed last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Ford
Senate
Provisional approval conditional on land use cuts for airport
Governor Daniel Walker says he will approve the $9.4 million LaSalle-Peru-Ottawa airport project if the General Assembly trims the farm land used from nine to two square miles. He requires environmental hearings before any land is acquired and allows willing landowners to stay. The plan is tied to H3310, sponsored by Reps. Anderson and Mantino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
UPI
Daniel Walker
LaSalle-Peru
Ottawa
General Assembly
Walker
Donald Anderson
Peru
Richard Mantino
Spring Valley
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Morris Daily Herald
Adler Planetarium
Earth
Planetarium
ESDA
Dresden Locks and Dam
Illinois
Wes Goldman
Dresden
Unit No. 2
Liberty
Roger Warland
Hill
Petini
Marvin Jay
Jay
Ernest Hall
Cambridge
Kneller
Speros Peters
Carl Luck
Peters
Pine Bluff
Harry Humbert
Rte. 1
Zabel Rd
Dwight
Goose Lake Rd
Goose Lake
Humbert
Cadillac
Olson
Sunoco
Chrysler
Geraldine Hauge
Tom Talarico
Talarico
Mazon - Verona - Kinsman
Higgins Rd
Wauponsee Township
Lindieski
Scott Johnson
Ronald Hanson
Randall Highsmith
Coal City District 1
Frank Anselmo
A.W. Perkins
Gardner
Earl Hunt
Kenneth Wilkinson
James Baum
Harvey Gantzert
Gerald Knudson
Mingoka
George Errietta
Wilkinson
Hanson
LeRoy Brandt
High Post
LaSalle
Illinois Valley Regional Port District
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