Long Shot Could Uncover Diven Tale in Morris History
John H. Moore of Washington seeks records on Thomas J. Diven who lived near the Des Plaines and Kankakee forks in Will or Grundy counties. Diven wrote works on Aztecs and Mayas and on Australian and New Zealand diseases, with Moore considering editing his 1911 book for publication.
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Morris
John H. Moore
Washington, D. C
Thomas J. Diven
Will Or Grundy
DesPlaines
Kankakee
Diven
Australia
New Zealand
Moore
Alvin Claire
E. North St
Antiquarian Co
Dearborn St
Chicago
Claire
Illinois
South America
Mexico
Earth
Kankakee River
Desplaines River
Great St. Lawrence
Mississippi
United States
Europe
Italy
Schliemann
Berlin
Africa
Washington, D.C
Des Plaines
Herald
Magruder pleads guilty in Watergate conspiracy case
Jeb Stuart Magruder, once a key witness, pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy charge in U S District Court. He agreed to cooperate in future Watergate trials, joining Frederick C. LaRue as a cooperating former aide. The charge carries up to five years and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Washington
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
Federal Prosecutors
Magruder
U.S. District Court
Grand Jury
Special Prosecutor’s Office
United States
Frederick C. LaRue
Nixon Reelection Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Morris Police to Crack Down on Disobedient Bicyclists
Morris police will ticket bicyclists and parents when minors break traffic rules. Acting Chief Sager cites Illinois Rules of the Road and an ordinance banning bikes on Liberty Street and sidewalks from Washington to Jackson. He aims to post no bike signs in the business district before next summer and stresses shared responsibility for rider safety.
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Franklin and
Main Sts
Dean Sager
Herald
Morris
Illinois
Sager
Liberty St
Washington
Jackson Sts
Nixon will not expand on Watergate statements
Washington AP reports President Nixon will not elaborate on his Watergate statements to avoid prolonging Senate hearings. White House aides say he has answered the questions and will not rebut specific witnesses, despite calls to address all contentions.
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Nixon
Washington
Senate Investigating Committee
White House
Dent
Senate Committee
Man escapes as train pockets truck on crossing
A Morris man, John T. Valerio, 20, escaped as a Rock Island freight train struck his stalled pickup on the Ashley Road crossing. Valerio ran clear before impact, the cab was crushed, and the truck dragged about 42 feet. Train speed at impact was about 20 mph. safety devices on cars were damaged.
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Rock Island
Morris
Ashley Rd
John T. Valerio
Ashley St
Valerio
Paul Ehrman
R.W. Haave
Haave
Syd Reeve
Tom Suddarth
Grundy County
Curt Leach
Ehrman
Public hearing on Grundy County school site dedication ordinance
The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday at 7 30 p m in room 16 at the Grundy County Courthouse to discuss the proposed school site dedication ordinance.
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Grundy County Regional
Weather Summary at Dresden Island Locks and Morris
Partly sunny warm and humid today with a high in the mid eighties. Tonight remains fair and warm with a upper sixties low. Saturday stays partly sunny and warm with highs near the upper eighties. Thursday reached 80 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 63 low. at 7 a.m. readings were 4 degrees and downtown Morris 79 degrees by 10 40 a.m.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Three Hurt as Truck and Trailer overturns injuring trio
Three persons were injured and a show horse killed when a truck and trailer overturned on a Thursday morning on In- road.
Mayoral Candidacy Limits Set and Election Dates Noted
City clerk reports no additional mayoral petitions. deadline noon Saturday. Two Republicans filed: Donald Davidson Sr. and John Hedrickson, with withdrawals due Thursday. Primary and general elections set for October 16 and December 4 respectively. Interstate 55 crash injures three Bristol residents. one horse killed. horses displaced and treated. family en route to Oklahoma horse show.
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Donald Davidson Sr
E. North St
John Hedrickson
Gardner
Oklahoma
Joe Talbert
Braceville
Davis
Wisconsin
Special Education Budget Revised for 1973-74
The Grundy County Special Education Cooperative executive committee at Franklin School approved a revised tentative budget showing a $2,000 increase. Total expenditures tally $241,440 with Education Fund receipts of $294,440.34 and building plus IMRS funds. The panel discussed hiring an interim psychologist, homebound services, private school costs, and staffing for a learning disabilities class.
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Daniel Havel
Grundy County
Rodney Hickox
Havel
Interm
Hickox
Deborah Greenwell
Carol Wash
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Morris Daily Herald
Ed Horton
Russell Horton
Rte. 2
Dwight
Horton
Illinois State University
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Greece
Corfu
Naxos
Austria
West Germany
Sweden
Harvard Press
Von
Ing
Herbert L. Porter
Campaign Committee
Porter
EW Conloyyg
IS Associates
Liberty
E. Jackson St
Davidson
Hedrickson
Terstate
Gardner Road
Scott C. Davis
Doris Davis
Barbara Davis
Bristol
Wis
Morris Hospital
Wise
Margaret Beuchler
June Bollen
James Lipman
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
James Peterson
Art Juan
Franklin School
Juan
Randall Highsmith
Coal City
Arthur Meades
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