Morris City approves 721140 tax levy for 1977 budget
Morris City Council approves a 721140 levy to fund a 1977 budget of 7154628, up from 604367.50 last year. The report details specific levies for departments and funds including library, garbage, retirement, police pension, school crossing guards, civil defense, and bonds with a 7-1 vote.
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Morris
Finance and Administration Department
Garbage Fund
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Police Department
Fourth Ward
Floyd Siron
Burglaries Hit Gardner Texaco Station Early
About $250 in cash was stolen from Neil Tjelle's Texaco Service Station in Gardner after a break in. The burglary was spotted at 1 a.m. by Deputy S J Maloney. Detectives Fox and Olson continue the investigation as officers from Dwight and Coal City aided. The desk file cabinet and freezer were opened and money from the office and vending areas was taken. An unnamed man sleeping at Hen House Restaurant heard glass break around 12 20 a.m. and the escape appears from the rear door.
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Neil Tjelle
Texaco
Interstate 55
Gardner
Grundy County
Maloney
Charles Marketti
Dwight
Coal City
Fox and
Olson
Fox
Water main break hits Morris area near Wauponsee and Adam
Morris police report a four inch water main broke about 8 p.m. Monday at Wauponsee and Adam Streets. Fire crews checked a hydrant as public works shut water off, affecting residents within a couple blocks while Morris Hospital remained unaffected.
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Wauponsee
Adam Sts
Morris
Morris Fire Department
Broke
Public Works
Wilfred Dix
Dix
Morris Hospital
Weather Summary From Dresden Island to Morris
Forecast calls for tonight fair with a low in the 60s and a warm trend continuing into Wednesday with sunny skies and highs from 85 to 93. Monday’s high was 85 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 61 low. 7 am 64 in Morris and 11:30 am 79 elsewhere. ESDA recorded Morris yesterday at 89 high and 65 low. barometric pressure 30.17 inches and steady. peak wind 7 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Car plunges into I M Canal after Oak Stage accident
Miss Cheryl Lynes 19 of Robinson Drive and Miss Debra Maskel 18 of Benton Street escaped injury when their 1971 Buick left Saratoga Road at Old Stage Road and plunged 75 feet into the Illinois Michigan Canal. The wreck occurred at 12 17 this morning, damage listed at 400 dollars and Olson's Towing removed the vehicle.
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Morris
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Old Stage
Saratoge
Grundy County
Curt Leach
Cheryl Lynes
Robinson
Saratoga Rd
Old Stage Rd
Leach
Lynes
I & M Canal
Debra Maskel
Benton St
Olson
Cook County schools receive 46.5 million in August aid
The state disbursed 46.5 million dollars to 144 Cook County districts on orders of Judge Arthur L. Dunne after a ruling that state Comptroller Lindberg could not withhold funds. Over 30 million went to the Chicago Board of Education to cover August aid amid a $53.3 million penalty dispute over early school closings. Cronin said the penalty could be paid over three years.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County
Chicago Board of Education
Arthur L. Dunne
Dunne
George W. Lindberg
Lindberg
Joseph M. Cronin
Vandalism incidents reported by Morris police
Five vandalism cases were logged by Morris Police from Monday into today. Incidents include a BB shot at Ray Osmanson’s home at 1015 Union Street, window damage at Don Bright’s Morris Chrysler AMC, a Baum building office window breakage, siding damage at Margaret Tomano’s home, and eggs littering Bradley Thompson’s Plymouth in an alley near Douglas and Benton Streets.
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Morris
Ray Osmanson
Union St
Alan Love
Don Bright
Morris Chrysler Amc
Liberty St
Paul Ehrman
Ehrman
Baum
Love
National Adjustment Service
Margaret Tomano
E. North St
Bradley Thompson
Douglas St
Thompson
Douglas and
Benton Sts
Pfaff Landfill Receipts Spurs Council Debate on Costs
Morris aldermen defended Albert Pfaff Willmington chair of health and sanitation reports $2 006 50 gate receipts in first 50 days of city take over Pfaff faced dispute over paying O'Brien Chamlin costs totaling 19 555 75 to bring landfill to EPA standards City Atty Black says no damages proven and several aldermen urge accountability while others defend Pfaff as not responsible for prior work and delays Follow up notes will cover street one way ordinance and off street parking ideas
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Third Ward
Arthur Willmington
Health and Sanitation Committee
Morris
Willmington
Pfaff
Charles O’brien
O’brien
Chamlin
First Ward
del Linn
Donald Barkley
Donald Davidson
Davidson
Second Ward
Charles Roseland
Frank Black
Black
Roseland
Linn
EPA
Fourth Ward
Floyd Siron
Barkley
Main
Chapin Sts
Division St
North St
John Maunder
Dwight
Judge John Massieon 61 dies in Summit Lake Wisconsin
Judge John S Massieon 61 of Peru dies of a heart attack at 3 am Monday at his summer home Summit Lake Wis Courts in the 13th Judicial Circuit Grundy County will close Thursday morning to 1 pm in his honor Visitation is 4 to 9 pm Wednesday at Mueller Funeral Home Burial at Peru City Cemetery Private funeral 11 am Thursday His wife Verla Stisser of Ottawa and daughter Nan accompany his draft of a supplement to his three volume opinions He retired December 26 after 17 years on the bench and planned continued legal research and work with the Illinois Judges Association
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Grundy County
John S. Massieon
Peru
Summit Lake
Wis
Mueller Funeral Home
Pike St
Peru City
Massieon
Nan
Illinois
Verla D. Stisser
Ottawa
Main St
United States
Illinois Judges Association
LaSalle County
13Th Judicial
Egyptian commandos in Luxor hijacking rescue with Kung Fu aid
Six Egyptian army commandos disguised as airline mechanics used Kung Fu to overpower three Palestinian hijackers and free 86 hostages at Luxor airport. Premier Salem blamed Libyan leader Khadafy for the hijacking and said all three hijackers were Palestinians.
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Cairo
UPI
Luxor
Mamdouh Salem
Muammar Khadafy
al Akhbar
Khadafy
Anwar Sadat
Salem
Libya
Cairo Radio
Entebbe, Uganda
Israel
Newark Man Surrenders on DWI and Eluding Charges
Newark resident David Thompson, 22, surrendered to the Kendall County Sheriff's Department and posted a $200 bond. He faces charges of fleeing and eluding police and driving while intoxicated. a reckless driving charge was dismissed for form issues. Police had attempted arrest Sunday evening at Thompson's Newark residence. a warrant followed after he was not found.
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David Thompson
Newark
Kendall County Sheriff's Department
Thompson
Freshmen Orientation at Morris Community High School
Freshmen and new students will attend orientation Thursday from 1 to 2 30 p m in the Morris Community High School auditorium. Harold Sutter superintendent Ted Morgan principal Bob Cioti assistant principal Joe Corsello Kris Spangler Student Council leaders will welcome students and help them pick up schedules and try mock classes.
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Morris Community High School
Harold Sutter
Ted Morgan
Bob Cioti
Joe Corsello
Kris Spangler
House votes to ban PCB chemicals within years
The U S House approved by 219 to 45 a bill to ban PCB within two and a half years and give EPA authority to regulate or ban toxic substances. The measure would start Oct 1 1977 with 46 million dollars for three fiscal years and covers existing and new chemicals.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Tranquilizers linked to teen deaths in Illinois burglary
Stolen animal tranquilizers are tentatively connected to the deaths of two teens, Timothy Ogden and Mark Martin, and left Daniel Hanlon comatose after a burglary at Heger Animal Hospital in St. Charles Kane County. Hanlon remained in critical condition at Central DuPage Hospital. authorities cited atropine and butorphan morphine sulfate among stolen drugs.
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ST. Charles, Ill
UPI
St. Charles
Timothy Ogden
Geneva
Mark Martin
Daniel Hanlon
Heger Animal Hospital
Kane County Sheriff's
Ogden
Martin
Hanlon
Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield
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Morris Daily Herald
John Massieon
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Egypt
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