Rezoning Favor Hornsby Apartment Plan Approved
Morris Planning Commission unanimously recommends changing land from R-1 to R-3 for an Art and Arthur Hornsby apartment complex north of Bedford Road west of Illinois 47. Design must prevent in front of single family homes parking and include landscaping. Board of Appeals to consider tonight.
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Arthur Hornsby
Bedford Road
Illinois 47
Zoning Board of Appeals
Carl Gardner and Associates
Joseph Abel
Abel
Hornsby’s
Planning Commission
Art Hornsby
James Baum
Barry Seng
Angie Patti
Zoning Hearings Planned for 11 Grundy Villages
Public hearings on proposed zoning ordinances for 11 Grundy County towns and villages are to be completed in September. Gardner and South Wilmington have already adopted zoning ordinances while East Brooklyn Braceville Godley Diamond Carbon Hill Verona Kinsman and Mazon hearings are set within 30 days. Residents may testify in writing or orally and the county funds the planning costs.
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Grundy County
Joseph Abel
Gardner
Wilmington
Eileen
East Brooklyn
Braceville
Godley
Diamond
Carbon Hill
Verona
Kinsman
Mazon
Sticky heat continues as Illinois awaits cooler air
Morris endures a sixth hot humid day as Weather Bureau notes cooler air to the north but relief in Illinois remains days away. High at Collins Weather Station reached 83 with an overnight 70. 9 am Morris reading showed 84 degrees with Friday forecast for more sun and humidity.
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Morris
Weather Bureau
Plains
Illinois
Collins
Seneca Pool Dedication Set for Saturday at 12 30
The $80,000 Ray W. Clark Memorial pool in Seneca will open with a public dedication Saturday at 12 30 p.m. The project began three years ago, funded by a $60,000 bequest from the late Ray W. Clark with a $20,000 public donation goal. The ceremony includes presentation of keys to Charles Gorham and John Nolan, with the Rev. Roy Wilson giving the invocation. The pool, on Seneca High School District 160 property, will be managed by Carl Kaufman and hours vary from 1 to 9 p.m. weekend to weekdays posted.
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Seneca
James S. Thompson
Seneca Civic Association
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Thompson
Seneca High School Dist
E. Scott St
Clark
Galesburg
del Clark
Paul Jenkins
Dave
Rick
Carl Kaufman
Seneca Township High School
Kaufman
Special Meeting of Joliet Junior College Board Held
A special meeting of the Joliet Junior College District 525 Board was held at 8 p.m. in Room 243, Joliet Junior College, 201 E. Jefferson St., to accept resignations, make appointments, approve insurance policies, and consider other business. Chairman Dr. Cecil Ingmire presided.
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Joliet Junior College
E. Jefferson Sr
Morris Elementary Budget Faces 1968 69 Shortfall Rise in Salaries and Safety Costs
Morris Elementary School District 54 board reviews a tentative budget projecting expenditures of 846 050 22 with income 813 597 10 plus 33 561 42 from working cash to meet 847 158 52 total costs for July 1 1968 to June 30 1969. A 31 361 67 building fund deficit looms under safety survey costs.
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Morris Elementary
Board of Education
Postpone Sirhan Sirhan Trial Until After Election
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn calls for delaying the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder trial until after the November presidential election. Hahn sent a letter to a Superior Court judge urging postponement, noting heightened emotions during the election. Judge Richard Schauer, unavailable for comment, is expected to assign a presiding judge by October 4.
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Kenneth Hahn
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
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Hahn
Superior Court
Sirhan Sirhan
Richard Schauer
Zoning Map Approved By Grundy County Planning Commission
The Grundy County Planning Commission unanimously approved a revised district zoning map crafted by Joseph Abel. The plan adds M IV mineral extraction zones for Materials Service Co., Morris Development Co., Peabody Coal Co., and Lloyd Farm land, plus a south of US 6 area rezoned to agriculture. A 182 by 27 percent inch two color map purchase was approved not to exceed 400 dollars.
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Joseph Abel
Grundy County
David Root
Abel
Phillip Collins
Joseph Berta
County Voter Cards Mailed In Grundy County
Grundy County voters will receive buff colored voter registration cards next week as 13 400 cards go to Morris Post Office. Cards must not be forwarded and 750 to 1 000 may be returned if address changes were not reported. Re registration required after name changes by marriage or other means. Save card and bring to polling place on election day.
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Grundy County
Nels P. Nelson
Morris
Nelson
Gates Resigns From Grade School Board
Peter Gates of 533 Johnson Ave resigns from the Morris Grade School Board of Education at Franklin School. He moves to Pittsburgh to take a new job and will be replaced within 30 days as the board plans a temporary successor until the April election.
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Peter Gates
Johnson Ave
Morris Grade School Board of
Franklin School
Pittsburgh
Gates
John Hendrickson
James Peterson
Ogilvie to Visit Grundy County Fair Wednesday
Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard G. Ogilvie will arrive at Morris Airport at 1 p.m. and parade by motorcade to the Mazon fair grounds for a meet and greet with the public, with no speeches planned. The motorcade will depart from the Grundy County courthouse at 12:30 p.m. for pickup.
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Richard G. Ogilvie
Mazon
Grundy County
Richard Wilder
Ogilvie
Morris
Mazon Fair Grounds
Wilder
Reduced clearance on Fulton St viaduct warning to truckers
Acting Mayor Donald Davidson announced the Fulton Street viaduct underpass clearance has been cut to nine feet from the former nine feet five inches due to street improvements. New signs will be posted and an improved I-11 blacktop surface applied to smooth the street and aid drainage under the railroad overpass.
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Donald Davidson
Fulton St. Viaduct
Davidson
Demonstrations in Prague Demand Dubcek’s Release
Thousands in Prague massed at Vaclav Havel Square protesting the Soviet led occupation and calling for Alexander Dubcek’s release amid clashes with Soviet troops. Soviet tanks sealed bridges as 200 000 Soviet and satellite troops occupy Czechoslovakia and a liberal party congress shifts to pressure for troop withdrawal.
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Vaclavske Namesti
Alexander Dubcek
Prague Radio
Dubcek
Presidium
Central Committee
Eisenhower Shows Increased Heart Irritability
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower again exhibited greater heart irritability while doctors at Walter Reed say his overall condition remains unchanged and critical. Officials note he rests comfortably, remains cheerful, and receives brief family visits daily as lidocaine treatment shows signs of helping control spasms.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Food and Drug Administration
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