Morris City approves annexation and water sewer extension north
Morris City Council votes 6-1 to annex 45 to 50 acres north of town along Illinois 47 to Saratoga Grade School and to extend water and sewer mains. A tap-in fee of 32500 for the school is set with a projected project cost near 40000, supported by city officials and disputed by Alderman Floyd Siron.
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Floyd Siron
Morris City
Illinois 47
Saratoga
Saratoga School
Richard Schweickert
Council
Walter Hundt
Water and Sewer Committee
Everett Granville
William Spellisy
Raymond Varland
Robert Wren
Siron
Hundt
Standard Oil
Schweikert
Herald
Davidson Com
Chicago Protesters Routed By Police In Park Clash
More than 3,000 demonstrators protesting the Vietnam war and draft were driven from Lincoln Park by tear gas. Twenty-nine demonstrators and two reporters hospitalized, 67 arrested, 14 journalists assaulted. Demonstrators moved toward downtown Democratic National Convention security perimeter.
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Chicago
North Side
Peace Movement
Yippies
Youth International Party
Democratic
Lincoln Park
Lakefront
Old Town
Con
Delinquent Parking Meter Fines Raised by City Council
Morris City Council raised delinquent parking meter fines to five dollars effective October 1 for tickets unpaid after 48 hours. John Nelson cited rising collection costs and the need for nightly City Hall effort to enforce notices. City Clerk Donald Caisley reported seven and a half months of July and August collections totaling 367.50.
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Morris
John Nelson
Floyd Siron
Nelson
Cryer Bryant
Donald Caisley
Bus Drivers Refuse to Return Amid Citywide Transit Strike
In Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, about 1,000 CTA buses ran from a normal 2,400 as dissident drivers from the Amalgamated Transit Workers Local 241 ignore a court order. The strike coincides with taxi cab walkouts halting 80 percent of city cabs. The dissidents allege racialized representation issues within the union and protest voting rules favoring retired white drivers.
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Chicago
Francis Knautz
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Amalgamated Transit Workers
Morris Community High Plans Friday Orientation For Freshmen
The student council at Morris Community High School will sponsor a two hour orientation from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday for incoming freshmen and new students at the school auditorium.
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Morris Community High School
Record Low Set in Aug 26 Weather at Collins Station
After a hot humid week, temperatures plunged to a record minimum of 45 degrees at Collins Weather Station for August 26, signaling a sharp drop in nightly readings and a notable weather shift.
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Collins Weather Station
Quiet Warmth Lingers as Temperatures Reach Only 70s
Collins Weather Station reports a 72 degree high yesterday with an overnight low of 45. Tonight remains fair and cool with a low near 50. Wednesday looks pleasant with upper 70s. Thursday expected warmer and fair. 9 am at the station 63 and 11 am downtown Morris 64.
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Collins
Morris
Duchess of Kent Dies In London
Princess Marina dowager Duchess of Kent dies in London at 61 after weeks with an inoperable brain tumor. Her three children were at Kensington Palace. she was famed for beauty and charm and had supported royal duties through later years.
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London
Marina
Duchess
Kent
Kensington Palace
Alexandra
Prince Michael
Nicholas
Greece
Denmark
George V
Royal Air Force
Elizabeth II
Britain
Zoning Officer Plan Discussed by City Council
Acting Mayor Donald Davis on Monday night appointed a three member council committee to contact Grundy County Board about a joint zoning officer plan. The committee includes James Stine John Nelson and Walter Hundt. They aim to explore a full time zoning officer and report back soon.
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Mented
Siron
Davidson
Lester Johnson
Hundt
James Stine
Charles Roseland
John Nelson
Tracy Adcock
Donald Davidson
Grundy County
Nelson
Clyde Baker
Morris Planning Commission
Illinois Highway Department
Illinois 47
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Armstrong St
Division St
Appeals Board
M. P. Schneller & Associates, Inc
Aurora
Byron Jackson
City
Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
U.S. 6
Liberty St
Sharp’s Tastee Freez
Water and Sewer Committee
Chamlin & Associates
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Lester Jolson
Two Injured In Accident Near Morris
Two persons were injured and listed in fair condition at Morris Hospital after an eastbound International semi-trailer veered across the median into westbound lanes on Interstate 80 five miles west of Morris. The truck collided with a 1967 Corvair driven by Elva May Taylor of Billings Montana. The occupants were Elva May Taylor and Harold Smith of Sioux Falls South Dakota with the truck passenger. The collision occurred about 8 05 a m. Trooper D A Wills reported the truck driven by William Warner of Sioux Falls was passing another truck when it veered across the median and struck the Corvair.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Elva May Taylor
Billings
Mont
Harold Smith
Sioux Falls
S. D
D. A. Wills
Herald
The
Miss Taylor
S.D
William Warner
Indiana Delegation Supports Humphrey Seat at Convention
Indiana delegates split action on seating Texas regulars at the Democratic National Convention with 34 for, 10 against, and 19 abstaining as Humphrey led after hearing all four presidential candidates. Indiana holds 68 votes in the roll call.
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Chicago
Indiana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Texas
HHS
McCarthy
John Connally
Humphrey
McGovern
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Grundy County Fair Daily Programs at Mazon
Daily schedules list free admission days and events at the Grundy County Fair in Mazon. Highlights include judging for swine and dairy classes, tractor pulls with $4,000 in premiums, stock car races, and teen record hops featuring acts from Dwight Marseilles Streator Peru and Morris.
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Grundy County
Mazon
Coal City
Ilinois
Dwight
Northern Illinois
Illinois
Golden Knights
Marseilles
Young Lions
Streator
UARA
Peru
Svoboda pledges continuation of liberal Czechoslovak path
President Ludvik Svoboda declared the liberal course would continue after the January ouster of Antonin Novotny. He said Warsaw Pact troops would be gradually withdrawn and that Czechoslovakia would pursue a socialist order with a democratic, humanistic character. He noted basic agreement with the Soviet Union on troop withdrawals as Moscow said talks set conditions for pullback.
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Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Antonin Novotny
Moscow
Communist Party
Svoboda
National Front
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Movement for Sen Kennedy Collapses in Chicago Democratic turmoil
Vice President Hubert Humphrey strengthens his grip on the Democratic nomination as Kennedy draft collapses and Southern resistance erodes. The Platform Committee advances a Vietnam plank aligned with Humphrey opposing unconditional bombing halt, signaling possible Johnson convention appearance.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
North Vietnam
Ike Remains In Critical Condition
Washington AP reports that Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors say he spent a restful night and has no major disturbances since Saturday while maintaining cautious optimism about his outlook.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Medical Care Charges Rise in July CPI Jump
Washington reports a 0.5 percent rise in July living costs matching June with the steepest two month gain in 11 years. Housing mortgage rates and medical care costs drove the increase while food costs rose less than typical for July. The CPI stood at 121.5, up 4.3 percent from a year earlier, costing $12.15 for a family budget package of $10 in 1957 to 1959 terms. Officials expect a possible taper in August and slower inflation through the year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Ruddy Elected to Post at Chamber
James L. Ruddy assistant vice president of First National Bank was elected second vice president of the Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce at a special morning meeting. He succeeds David Sutton who moved on June first. Ruddy’s term ends March 31. The board adopted a fair share dues formula effective with new memberships as a drive to recruit new members.
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James L. Ruddy
First National Bank
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
David Sutton
Morris
Ruddy
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Stephens Oil
Cities Service
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Morris Library Board of Trustees
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U.S
White House Associates
Platform Committee
Vietnam
George S. McGovern
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