One demonstrator pleads guilty at Grundy trespass case
One of 15 demonstrators arrested for trespassing at General Electric nuclear storage facility pleaded guilty in Grundy County Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Thirteen sought jury trials, one bench trial. Ann Williamson of Chicago, 30, the only defendant to plead guilty, was fined 50 dollars and 25 dollars costs after saying she had not spoken with a lawyer.
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General Electric
Grundy County
Ann Williamson
Chicago
Charles Zalar
Miss Williamson
Robert Wren
Zalar
Wren
Michael Koplow
Koplow
Nadine Vesel
Marian Neudell
Wesel
Carolyn Berland
Bridget Rorem
Essex
Weather and court notes mix on fair skies and trespass case
Forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a 60s low and very warm Wednesday highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. In court, judge Wren imposed standard trespass fines, set trials by circuit clerk, and granted self representation to Nadine Vesel while noting maximum penalties of 30 days and $500.
Morris District 101 Board to tour school facilities
Morris Community High School District 101 board meets Wednesday for a pre fall facilities tour. The event reviews summer improvements, covering both old sections and the new physical education addition under construction. Students parents and residents are invited to join at 5 p.m. from the north side of the school by the art annex.
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Morris Community High School District 101 Board of Education
Jackie Onassis buys 375 acres on Martha's Vineyard
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis owns 375 acres of land at Gay Head Martha's Vineyard purchase announced by her attorney. The land runs from Squibnocket Pond to the ocean with no current structures and plans for only one building in the foreseeable future.
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Gay Head
Mass
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Martha’s Vineyard
Atlantic Island
Cape Cod
Alexander D. Forger
Forger
Hornblower
Hornblower and Weeks-Hemphill Noyes Stock Brokerage Firm
Squibnocket Pond
Richard Perkins
Perkins
First tax installment due Friday in Grundy County
The first Grundy County property tax installment for 1977 payable in 1978 is due Friday. Treasurer Betty Olson said payments are generally on schedule but final tallies won’t be known until Friday. many large industries pay at the last moment. The second installment is due Sept 25.
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Grundy County
Betty Olson
Morris official Wilfred Dix listed in fair condition
Wilfred Bill Dix, 55, Morris Public Works director and zoning officer, was reported in fair condition at Morris Hospital after being taken there Monday morning when he became short of breath on his way to work. His wife said he was in good spirits and the mayor noted he seemed to be feeling good while tests continue.
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Wilfred
Bill
Dix
Morris Public Works Department
Morris Hospital
Liberty St
Te Hospital
Donald Davidson
First Grade Registration Set For Thursday in District 54
Morris Grade School District 54 will register first graders Thursday morning at Center and Garfield schools. Principal Max Lindsay notes a separate registration this year and says letters were mailed Friday. Unknown newcomers to the community could not be included. parents with questions should call the administrative office at 942-0047.
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Morris
Center and
Garfield
Max Lindsay
Lindsay
Two lanes open on river bridge in Morris Illinois
The Illinois River bridge now has two lanes open to traffic from 6 a.m. with one lane traffic ended. A two week extension to the completion date may occur as guard rails are upgraded and final paving is finished. DOT officials have not received updated contractor plans and will decide on future hours after Sept 1.
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Illinois River
Morris Police Department
Robert Blasius
Illinois Department of Transportation
DOT
Ottawa
Thomas Madden Construction Co
Chicago
Blasius
Cardinals deny campaign to discredit papal candidates
Vatican cardinals prepared for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Paul VI as reports of a smear campaign circulated. Dossiers against leading papabili such as Cardinal Baggio and Cardinal Pignedoli were described in Italian papers, while traditionalists pressed for a conservative pope amid reform debates.
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UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
Papabili
Sebastiano Baggio
Sergio Pignedoli
Messaggero
Baggio
Pignedoli
Ecumenical Council
Pontiff
St. Peter’s Square
Cardinals
Housing authority awards new contract for heating system
Grundy County Housing Authority reversed a prior bid award at a special meeting and approved Streator firm Meyer Heating and Air Conditioning for 32 700, citing past good service and little bid difference. HUD disqualified the lower Peoria bid, John Patton Plumbing and Heating, for Saratoga Towers. The award remains subject to HUD approval amid ongoing heating concerns and communication issues with the Streator office.
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Peoria
Illinois Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Peoria Company
John Patton Plumbing and Heating Co
Streator
Saratoga Towers
Housing Authority
Meyer
June Bollen
Meyer Co
Grundy County Housing Authority
John Patton Co
Pontiac Prison Quiet After Deadlock Rioting
About 2,000 inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center remain under 24 hour lockup a month after a riot that killed three guards and caused millions in damage. The investigation by state and county authorities continues as interviews of prisoners proceed. Warden Pinkney says mood fluctuates with weather and small events, while most guards maintain professional conduct amid the ongoing closure.
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Pontiac, Ill
UPI
Pontiac Correctional Center
Thaddeus E. Pinkney
State Department of Law Enforcement
Livingston County States Attorney’s Office
Pinkney
David G. Sandahl
Sandahl
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