Ground Breaking Monday for GE Plant Near Morris
Ground breaking for General Electric Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant east of Morris set for 10 a.m. Monday at a site south of Dreeston Nuclear Power Station. The $15 million facility aims to reprocess fuel from commercial plants, create about 100 jobs, and include multiple buildings on a 1300 acre site near GE’s BWR Training Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Midwest
Morris
Dreéston
E. V. Schubert
GE Nuclear Energy Division
Paul Reinker
Stance Smolen
U.S
Charlotte Reid
Morris Country Club
BWR
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Grundy County
County Office of Building and Zoning
Weather Forecast and Reading From Collins Station
Weatherman warns of tonight thunder showers and cooler temperatures by morning with low 60s. Saturday will be partly sunny and cooler with a lower 70s high and less humidity. Sunday looks fair and unseasonably cool. Thursday high 85 and low 71 with .06 inches of rain. At 9 am 79 at Collins station and 11 am downtown Morris reads 1 degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Morris
Four Die In Illinois Coal Mine Blast At Freeman Orient No 5
Robert Bovette and three other miners were killed or seriously injured when an unexplained explosion tore through the Freeman Coal Co. shaft near Benton Illinois. Victims included David Walker James Nealon and Charles Collins. Bovette survived with superficial burns as his wife and family gathered at the hospital. Collins was identified as a Freeman supervisor helping with maintenance and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Ill
Robert Bovette
Bovette
West Frankfort
Freeman Coal Co
Orient Mine No. 5
Benton
Boyette
David A. Walker
Royalton
James Nealon
Charles Collins
Crystal Lake
Harry A. Treadwell
Freeman
Collins
General Kenmatics Corp
Barrington
Nealon
Treadwell
Walker
Franklin
Virginia
Vietnam
Ft. Carson
Colo
Center School Band Plans Summer Rehearsals
Center School announces daily morning summer band rehearsals starting Monday for 6th to 8th graders and graduating 8th graders invited. Cost is 3 dollars per student per week, with sessions from 8 to 9 15 for 6th grade, 9 15 to 10 30 for junior high, and marching drills 10 30 to 11 45, led by Charles Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hammond
Chicago Cab Strike Nears Midnight Over Fair Wages
Chicago taxi drivers from Yellow and Checker Cab threaten a midnight strike amid stalled wage talks as the Democratic National Convention nears. Drivers seek 50 percent of fares, vs companies' offer around 47 to 42 percent, with safety shields also on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Checker
Democratic Union Organizing Committee
Afl-Cio Seafarers International Union
Kirk Beck
Poseidon Missile Maiden Flight Ends in Successful Launch
The Navy announced the Poseidon launched from Cape Kennedy at 6 30 a m carried a dummy warhead and flew in a 1 000 mile test pattern before vanishing from sight Two missiles were launched that day Poseidon and Minute Man 3 as part of testing amid arms control debates between the United States and the Soviet Union and calls to delay testing for talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Poseidon
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
United States
Soviet Union
Seven Marines Face Murder Charges in Da Nang Killings
A reviewing officer upheld murder charges and ordered general court martial for seven Marines over deaths of five Vietnamese civilians last May. The proceedings involve 21 murder counts with trials set to begin next month. defendants include Denzil Allen, Martin Alvarez, Anthony Licciardo Jr., John Belknap, James Manshart, Manuel Cornejo, and Robert Vickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Carl A. Youngdale
1St Marine Division
Lance
Denzil R. Allen
Lebanon
Ind
Martin R. Alvarez
Detroit
Mich
Anthony Licciardo, Jr
Lowell
Mass
Grundy County Backs 20000 Sq Ft Subdivision Lots Plan
The Grundy County Planning Commission accepted revised zoning sections and a 20000 square foot subdivision lot option with 100 foot width under a 30 minute per inch soil percolation test and municipal water. They also considered mining rezones for Lloyd Farm Aux Sable and materials service sites Erienna Norman and Waupon townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Abel
William Norton
Lloyd
Brienna
Planning Commission
David Root
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Aux Sable Township
Grundy-Will County
Materials Service, Inc
Erienna
Norman
Wauponsee
Marchi
Marchi, Inc
Evergreen Subdivision
Ridgecrest Subdivision
John Marchi II
Sullivans Prepare Missionary Move to Ecuador
The Sullivan family of Morris plans missionary work in Cuenca Ecuador with the World Mission Prayer League. They will train in Edinburg Texas then teach in a bilingual school in Cuenca. Bethlehem Lutheran Church Morris sponsors them and a fundraising fund is expected to support their mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Cuenca
Ecuador
David Sullivan
World Mission Player League
Minneapolis
Bethlehem Lutheran Church of
Sullivan
David
Lester Sullivan
Illinois Ave
Alice
John Cameron
Wauponsee Township
Sullivans
Edinburg
Tex
Rio Grande Bible Institute
Nettle Creek
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Paul Lindell
World Mission Prayer
L. G. Hinderaker
Julie
Amy
Daniel
Jane
Mary
Mark
Texas
Best Balance Of Payments In Two Years
The U S balance of payments position in the second quarter was the best in two years though aided by special factors. The dollar drain slowed to about 150 million. Two quarter deficit totaled 810 million, signaling potential 1968 improvement over 1967's 3.57 billion adverse balance. Foreign official investments reached 800 million. Canada bought 500 million in U S securities. a securities sale to Germany offset U S military costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Canada
Germany
Interstate 180 six mile section opens near Princeton
A six mile section of Interstate 180 from Interstate 80 east of Princeton to Illinois 26 will open today. It is the first section on the route that will eventually connect to Illinois 71 at Hennepin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ill
Princeton
Hennepin
Pentagon to Shutter 33 Nike-Hercules Units in 12 States
The Pentagon announced the Army will deactivate 23 missile batteries and seven headquarters installations in 12 states to cut costs. The move saves 18.8 million this year and 54 million in later years, reducing active Army strength by 4,200. National Guard units in Missouri and Texas will be inactivated with personnel reassigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Army
Plon
Congress
Johnson
National Guard
Continental
United States
van Nuys
Newhall
Calif
Lemont
Olathe
Kan
Duncanville
Tex
Missouri
Texas
Warington
Ft. Tilden
N.Y
Maryland
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Illinois
FBI Probe for Cable Sabotage Near Nike Site
FBI agents probed apparent sabotage of telephone cables serving a Nike missile site and Glenview Naval Air Station northwest of Chicago. At least 20 bullets cut above ground wires. Bell Telephone said alternate circuits were used and no threat to ongoing communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
FBI
Glenview Naval Air Station
Linvis Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Nike
Ft. Sheridan
Sth Army
Embargo Lifted on Mail to Canada by Post Office
The Post Office Department lifted today the partial embargo on mail to Canada and said all items for Canadian points will be handled again. Mail between the United States and Canada had been halted by a strike of Canadian postal workers that began last month, but first class mail began going through last week after the strike ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Canada
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Koerner Const. Co., Inc
Coal City
Hornsby Family Center
Waverly
Division
Liberty St
Tracy McDermott
Bob Thom
Gardner
Len Swanson
Charles Steele
Ken Chandler
Cullom
Charles
Fla
America
Red China
Donald Hopson
Hong Kong
Arthur Maddocks
Hennepin Spur
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!