Minooka School Board Approves Multiple Equipment Purchases
The Minooka Grade School Board awarded a six door installation contract to Phillips Hardware of Minooka for 2560 dollars and approved mower purchases, a steam kettle bid from Larson McGinnis at 2500 dollars, and floor mats from Short Paper Co. and Fay Miller. They also bought a Reynolds French Horn and other band instruments from low bidders and set extracurricular staff assignments including coaches and club sponsors.
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Minooka
Larson McGinnis
Short Paper Co
Aurora
Fay Miller
Channahon
Reynolds
Karnes Music Co
Keck’s Music Co
Coal City Vegas Reach State Softball Tournament Berth
The Coal City Vegas secured second in the Kankakee District Tournament earning a state berth. They won five of seven games, lost the final 3-2 to Clifton after a 7-2 previous win, with Dick Parker the winning pitcher and home runs from Dutch Smith Dick Parker and Russ Battersby.
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Coal City Vegas
Kankakee
The
Vegas
Clifton
Champs
Dutch Smith
Dick Parker
Russ Battersby
Rockford Reds
Aurora Sealmasters
Hammond
Ind
Genoa
Wis
Bloomington
GMC Truckers
Bloomington Beer Nuts
East Chicago
Illinois signs all volunteer blood donor program into law
Governor Ogilvie signs a bill creating an all volunteer donor system for Illinois blood. Effective Oct 1 labeled origin of blood as purchased or donated, and starting July 1 1973 purchased blood requires physician orders with why noted in medical records. The governor notes one fourth of blood is purchased now and highlights risks from purchases.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Traffic Court Sentences Griner for No Valid License
Elwood Griner, 49, of Route 5, was sentenced to three days in county jail on a no valid driver's license charge. A separate ticket for not having the license on his person was dismissed. He was cited by Police Sgt. Jack Koperick in the 500 block of Division Street Tuesday.
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Elwood Griner
Rte. 5
Jack Koperick
Division St
Morris youth pleads not guilty in sexual delinquency case
John Wren, 18, of 948 E Washington St, was charged in Will County with contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. He entered a not guilty plea Thursday and asked for a jury pretrial hearing set for Oct 5. Wren was arrested July 31 by Morris police at Joliet police request over a Joliet girl who had reportedly been staying with him for 19 days.
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Morris
Will County
John Wren
Washington St
Joliet
Wren
Vandalism Reported at House Under Construction in Kinsella Subdivision
Grundy County deputies investigated vandalism at a Tabler Road home in Kinsella Subdivision reported by Dean Reed. Rock salt blocked floors and basement. nails driven into walls. heating ducts displaced during the Thursday incident.
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Kinsella
Tabler Road
Grundy County
Miami Beach prepares for large protests at Republican convention
Protest organizers plan marches sit ins and mass arrests to greet the GOP convention in Miami Beach while police expect about 3 500 protesters and deploy 1 150 officers plus 2 500 troops 3 000 National Guardsmen and 2 000 federal agents to keep events nonviolent.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Party
Marty Feinwider
Miami Conventions Coalition
Richard Nixon
GOP
Army
Marine
National
Secret Service
FBI
Findman Lying On Road Near Mazon River
Donald R Olson 26 of 360 Lincoln St Marseilles was found lying on the shoulder of Illinois 113 near the Mazon River about 11 15 p m Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Simpson. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital Joliet with no serious injuries reported. Olson said he was going home when his arms and legs became weak and he passed out after stopping his car.
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Donald R. Olson
Lincoln St. Marseilles
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Illinois
Harlan Simpson
Grundy County
Olson
Illinois 113
Mazon River
Coal City
Joliet Hospital
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Minooka Doors
Jack Satorius
Don Peterson
Rueben Agney
Terry Maxwell
Robert Ballentine
Frederick Lestina
Clark Schiefen
Donna Doudna
Margaret Northern
Marsha Gravely
Mary Flatness
Sandra Minard
Tom Las
Joan Olson
Linda McCormick
Dorothy
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Qu Waar
Hideaway Dress Shoppe
Liberty
Morks
F.H.A
Devcon Corporation
HI Park Morris Westfield
Jerry
CITGO
Krogers
Findman
Hometown News
Morris Daily Herald
Morris, Ill
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