Voyageurs reenact 1673 Illinois expedition return next week
The Morris Daily Herald notes a stop over by eight men in two canoes reenacting the Joliet Marquette voyage set to arrive in Morris after a three day trip from Sept 17 1957 with authentic costumes. A separate item reports a Battery A 123rd Field Artillery reunion in Galesburg Sept 14-15 with annual gatherings ongoing since 1967.
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Voyageurs
Loyola University
Morris Boat Club
Chicago
Holy Family Church
W. Roosevelt St
Michigan Ave. Bridge
Richard Daley
Don Gallagher
John Ryan
Medical School
Stan Szydlik
Morris Airport
Boat Club
Illinois
Des Plaines
Illinois Waterway
Father Marquette
Louis Jolliet
123Rd Field Artillery
Galesburg
John A. Brookens
Rte. 1
Owaneco
Maine
California
Lord Willing
Brookens
Conquering Heights by Olson and a Morris family tale
A Scottsdale rider Bill Olson, from Morris, joined 55 horsemen for a five day Mt Baldy ascent in the White Mountain Range. The expedition marked the 21st annual White Mountain Range Ride with races fishing and trail rides and a camp near the White Mountain Apache Reservation. Also noted is Grundy County heritage with Morris Daily Herald preparing a Corn Festival souvenir issue for Sept 27. A tragedy story from Morris recounts a California family road accident where a four year old died after bystanders refused help, leaving a grieving father to tell of the incident.
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California
White Mountain
Mt. Baldy
White Mountains
White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation
Olson
Morris
Scottsdale
Franklin and Jefferson Sts
Johnson Motors
Joanna Miller
Morris Daily Herald
Grundy County
Reid
Hayward
Calif
UPI
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison
Edward Wood
Louise Boyer
Green River
Wyo
U.S
Wood
Council passes resolution against dumping sludge
Will-Grundy Council of Municipalities adopts a resolution opposing sludge dumping in Will and Grundy Counties by the Chicago Sanitary District during a Thursday meeting at the Minooka Legion Hall. Over 100 attend as committees are named and officials discuss transportation financing and a mobile home tax proposal.
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Minooka
Will-Grundy
Lockport
Joliet
Crete
Cresthill
Manhattan
Plainfield
Romeoville
Frankfort
New Lenox
Mokena
Channahon
Morris
Rockdale
Clyde Heap
George Borgstrom
Pentagon OKs 670000 Spent on VIP Jet Refurbishment
The Pentagon defends spending 670000 public funds to convert a Boeing C15A into a luxury VIP aircraft with two foldable divans and bathrooms. GAO figures cited by Sen. Proxmire list a four thousand nine hundred eighty six dollar sink and cabinet and three bathrooms totaling 2460 dollars. Col A G Lynn says full report pending. The modification seen as normal for VIP use and under review at Wright Patterson AFB.
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Washington
Pentagon
Air Force
Catton
A.G. Lynn
Logistics Command
GAO
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Warning sign missing at fatal single-vehicle crash
Grundy County deputies investigated a one car accident at 11 20 p m Thursday noting no warning signs at the T intersection of Gun Club and Bungalow Roads. Driver Robert A Goodlet 22 of Gun Club Road escaped injury when his 1964 Oldsmobile veered into a cornfield 162 feet before rolling onto its roof after missing the turn.
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Gun Club
Bungalow Roads
Grundy County
Robert A. Goodlet
Gun Club Road
Ron Fox
Curt Leach
Weather briefing and incident report from Morris area
A morning weather update notes highs in the 70s and 80s with cooler nights and scattered sun. An overturned vehicle scene near Morris ended with Goodlet found safe. no injuries or tickets reported. A Chicago District Corps wastewater study final phase prompts public info meeting September 6 at Minooka High School for Kendall Grundy and Will Counties residents.
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Morris’ Fire Department
Reeves
Goodlet
Chicago
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Lake Michigan
Kendall, Grundy
Will Counties
Minooka High School
Richardson orders investigation into Justice Department leaks
Acting Atty. Gen. Elliott Richardson orders an inquiry into leaks from the Justice Department about kickback probes of Vice President Spiro Agnew. He asks FBI Director Clarence Kelley to provide personnel as needed and designates Glen E. Pommerening to lead the probe.
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Washington
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Justice Department
Spiro T. Agnew Richardson
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Agnew
News Mhedia
Maryland
Richardson
Glen E. Pommerening
Department of Justice
White House
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Kissinger vows open foreign policy if confirmed secretary
Kissinger pledges open governance of U S foreign policy with Nixon as president, saying he will testify to Congress and keep executive privilege limited to personal conversations. He would remain NSA and indicates a Peking trip will wait for Senate confirmation.
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San Clemente
Calif
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Rogers
White House
Department
Peking
Senate
No candidates withdraw from mayoral race
City Clerk Marjorie Warren reports no Republican mayoral candidates withdrew petitions by the deadline. The four contenders listed are Donald Davidson Sr., Acting Mayor Robert Gilbertson, former mayor John Hendrickson, and First Ward Alderman Del Linn. Absentee ballot applications begin September 1 ahead of the December general election.
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Marjorie Warren
Donald Davidson Sr
E. North St
Robert Gilbertson
Hi-Park Blvd
John E. Hendrickson
E. Jackson St
First Ward
del Linn
W. Washington St
GAVC Faculty Insurance Change Stalls After Motions Fail
Administrative Advisory Council discussion over changing group health coverage for Grundy Area Vocational Center faculty stalled after three motions failed. Center would have paid $13.75 per individual under current plan, with $4 toward family coverage, instead of joining a larger GMMI Prudential group. Chairman Lynch noted Mazon teachers could not vote, preserving current benefits. The council also approved hosting the District FIA Public Speaking Contest in April.
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Grundy Area
Donald Kaufman
GAVC
GSP
Prudential
Gmmi Prudential Group
MCHS
Minooka
al Mattingly
Coal City
Randall Highsmith
Harold Sutter
Sutter
Mattingly
William Lynch
Mazon
FIA
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Earl Murphy
Gordon McCluskey
Don Fitzgerald
George Potters
Robert Sullivan
Channahan
James Kaminskas
Carol Benson
Romeo
Pentagon Ok
Air Force Jet
William Proxmire
D-Wis
General Accounting Office
Proxmire
Jack Catton
Air Force Logistics Command
Congressional
Dresden Island
ECW
U.S. 6
Rock Island
P. J. Faletto
District 3
Highway Division
Department of Transportation
James E. McElwain
Charles O'Brien
Kaufman
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