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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
1
Morris Community High School schedules first day events for September 3 with 1 30 p m start for all students orientation in the gymnasium and fee payment. Freshman orientation is August 30 with tours and schedules. Buses begin runs at 1230 p m September 3. freshmen do not ride August 30.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts tonight showers or thundershowers with a low in the lower 70s. Friday brings mainly sunny and warmer conditions with high near 88. Saturday stays warm and humid with a shower chance as Collins Weather Station logged 83/56 record and Morris reports 67 at 9 am and 71 at 11 am downtown.
Catherine Roberts and Frederic Offerman wed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Minooka. A 1900 carriage with a black surrey and a 3 year old horse named Rebel carried the couple on a 30 minute town spin. The event was organized by Ralph Hibler of Minooka Food Mart. The couple plans a Colorado Springs honeymoon.
Comedienne Carol Burnett delivered a baby girl in Santa Monica on Wednesday night marking her third child. The birth adds to Burnett and her husband’s family, with details noting the healthy infant and expected family time at home.
The Morris Planning Commission studies a 6.7 acre 146 unit apartment project south of George Street for a zoning change from R I to R III. Five two story buildings would be built with 34 or 26 units per structure near Illinois 47. Public hearings and zoning board actions follow recommendations.
Mrs. Bernice Heggen reports Leland D. Chapple of Reddick and Michael B. Finn of South Wilmington were sent to Chicago today for induction. The September Grundy County draft call is twelve men for physical examinations and four for induction.
Eugene Hairston 24, head of the Blackstone Rangers, receives three concurrent 5 to 15 year terms for solicitation of murder. He was convicted May 29 for paying six teens to shoot three men in a Sept 12 1967 incident that killed Leo McClure and injured two others.
Compton California reports a Los Angeles Airway helicopter crash near Disneyland killed 21 passengers and crew. The craft from Los Angeles International Airport crashed in a playground area as witnesses described a tail rotor loss and a loud impact. Names include Clarence Belvin's grandson and Denver businessmen. FBI involvement considered. May crash remains under mystery.
Sept Rose presented a tentative $924,050 expenditures plan for 1968 69 at Morris Community High School with $902,450 in revenue and a $74 407 97 end of year balance. Local tax levy proposed at $1 3792 per 100 assessed. tax rate would drop from last year. Board votes on mower bid and approves joining South Metropolitan Association for Low Incidence Handicapped Children and WCSJ tape recording rights.
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford announced that the U S will not reduce bombing of North Vietnam until a protective agreement for American servicemen near enemy territory is arranged. He cited the March 31 bombing restriction and said a clear Hanoi response to Johnson’s cutback is still awaited.
Grundy County sheriff's office reports vandals toppled five tombstones in Sample Cemetery east of Sis's Drive-Inn. Edwin Phillips of Wauponsee Township reported the incident at 12 30 p m. Four stones remain intact and can be reset. fingerprint checks yielded no results.
A. E. Ted Conley resigns from the Morris Planning Commission due to a conflict of interest with his business. Acting Mayor Donald Davidson says an appointment to replace him will be announced at the August 26 City Council meeting. Conley has served since May 1965 and chaired since May 11 1967. he was elected vice chairman on July 7 1965.
Acting Mayor Donald Davidson reports two or three women were knocked down by cyclists on Liberty Street between Jackson Street and Illinois Avenue in the past week. Police will confiscate bikes of violators as riding on streets and sidewalks is illegal.
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