Trustees assign DuPont land to Seneca Grade School
Grundy County board votes 7 to 0 to assign the DuPont plant territory in Norman Township, worth 4 092 670, to Seneca Grade School District No. 170 after five hearings. Final arguments cited attendance patterns and statutory annexation guidelines while defenders stressed MVK district needs and Seneca facilities.
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DuPont
Seneca Grade
Grundy County
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Maine Township
Gardner
LeRoy Brandt
Richard Wilder
MVE
Morris
Eugene Hayes
Atty
N.E. Hutson
Monticello
Ben Goodin
Aurora
Seneca
Goodin
County Board of School Trustees
Atty. Hayes
Boun
Daries
Hayes
DuPont Land
Atty Hayes
MVK
Hutson
Grundy Area
Ford visits China as Teng accuses Soviet detente of risking war
Chinese leader Teng Hsiao-ping hailed Ford's arrival but blasted U S Soviet detente, warning that Moscow seeks world hegemony and could spark a new war. Kissinger treated the speech calmly as Ford pledged frank talks and mutual interests with China.
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Peking
UPI
China
Ford
Soviet Union
Teng Hsiao-ping
Henry A. Kissinger
Teng
White House
Tong
People’s Liberation Army
United States
Nixon
Mao Tse-tung
Moscow
Accident injures seven on I-55 near Reed Rd Grundy County
Seven people were injured when a van slid on a slick spot on Interstate 55 three miles south of Reed Road, went off the road, struck a guard rail, rolled twice, and stopped. The driver Roger Cuthbertson 23 Minonk and five passengers were treated and released at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. Damage was estimated at 3500 dollars.
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Reed Rd
Grundy County
Jeanette Buckerfield
Minonk
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Roger Cuthbertson
Lee Arvin
Bloomington
Corrie Buckerfield
Cindy Cuthbertson
Rene Buckerfield
Brian Buckerfield
Minoak
Cuthbertson
Coal City
Wise Ford
Gardner
Weather Overview with Mild Cold Snap and Records
Tonight will grow more cloudy and not as cold with a low in the 20s. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and a high in the lower 30s. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Locks and Dam show a Saturday high of 59 and a low of 32, Sunday 42/14, morning readings 14 in Morris and 21 downtown. Precipitation totals stand at 0.81 inches, with last month’s high 73 on November 3 and low 18 on November 23, and 2.17 inches of total precipitation for the period.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Chicago Man Reports Car Stolen From Morris Lot
Carl Haff notified Morris Police at 6 50 am Sunday that his 1966 green Chevrolet four door station wagon with a chrome luggage rack and three tool boxes inside had been stolen from the Mr Quick lot on Illinois 47 after leaving it there Wednesday night. The doors were locked and the keys were not left in the vehicle.
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Chicago
Morris
Illinois 47
Carl Haff
Paul Ehrman
Haff
United Fund exceeds eighty five percent of 1975 goal
James Crupi announced the United Fund drive surpassed 63 500 dollars, reaching 85 percent of the 74 500 dollar goal. The funds support Boy Scouts Girl Scouts 4 H Catholic Charities Pleasant View Luther Home Salvation Army USO Red Cross Senior Citizens Illinois Valley Workshop YMCA and AIDS programs.
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James Crupi
United Fund Drive
Boy Scouts
Catholic Charities
Pleasant View Luther Home
Salvation Army
USO
Red Cross
Senior Citizens
Illinois Valley Workshop
YMCA
AIDS
Barr seeks Grundy County circuit clerk post
David M. Barr a Grundy County Board member from District 1 and self employed farmer announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination for Grundy County circuit clerk. Barr emphasized efficiency and courteous service and said his son recently returned from service in Germany will help on the farm. He is vice president of the Mazon Farmers Elevator Co and has Navy service experience. Barr, 54, and his wife Venita have six children and multiple addresses in Illinois.
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David M. Barr
Grundy County
Washington St
Barr
Jeffrey
U.S. Army
Germany
Mazon Farmers Elevator Co
Mazon
Verona
Coal City
Gardner
U.S. Navy
Venita Harty
William
Bettendorf
Iowa
Michael
Wausau
Wis
Brenda
Alumax
Steven
Morris Community High School
Mazon High
University of Wyoming
Monmouth College
County Affects Three In Weekend Auto Crashes Injure Three
Three county residents were injured in weekend accidents. Miss Michelle Colbert 16 of Dwight was hospitalized after a 1965 Ford hit a bridge on Old Mazon Rd. Mrs Alice Hunt 38 of Gardner area and Harold Gonis Jr. were involved in a three car crash on Illinois River Bridge. Gregory Gill 19 of Mazon had defective brakes and faces court after rear ending Hunts car. Leo Chaplin 50 of Diamond was hurt in a single car crash at Braceville Rd and Mitchell St.
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Michelle Colbert
South St
Dwight
Morris Hospital
Old Mazon Rd
Grand Ridge Rd
Grundy County
James Hume
Paul Smith
Olson
Morris
Alice Hunt
Rte. 5
Illinois River Bridge
Illinois
Sheriff's Department
Braceville Rd
Mitchell St
Tim Neary
Chaplin
Braceville Ambulance
Chevrolet
Wise Ford
Gardner
Burglars Take Guns Radio TV From Grundy County Home
A residence on Old Pine Bluff Rd was burglarized during Thanksgiving weekend. Items stolen include a 17 inch television set two guns liquor and related items valued at 700 dollars. Entry was made through a rear window and the burglars left by the south door. The Lambs discovered the loss on Saturday evening after returning from Wednesday.
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Pine Bluff Rd
Grundy County
Lambs
Trapeze clown dies after 20 foot fall at Illinois park
John Jimmy Troy a 56 year old trapeze clown known as Jimmy Troy the Comedy King of the Air fell from a trapeze 20 feet above the crowd at Old Chicago Amusement Park in Bolingbrook Illinois He died instantly from a broken neck witnesses described a stunned silence as performers rushed to help These events lead park officials to cancel aerial acts and refocus shows on clowns and chimps
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Bolingbrook
Ill
UPI
John Jimmy" Troy
Troy
Chicago
George Condon
Condon
Countryside
Jimmy Troy
Road Sinking Reported Near County Line and East Brooklyn
Jim Meredith notified Department Saturday at 3 20 p m about a road near County Line Rd and East Brooklyn sinking. Deputy Thomas Walker inspected and found a sink of about eight to ten inches. Flares were placed to warn drivers.
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Grundy County
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Ray Cryder
Earl Hunt
Norman Township
Illinois River
Morris Community
George Errietta
Dale Hoge
Vienna Township
A. W. Perkins
Frank Roeder
Hunt
Dr. Hoge
Kenneth Wilkinson
Air Force One
Peking Airport
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Fettle
Susan
Kissinger
Europe
Morris Fire Department
Liberty St
Santa
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
South Pole
Peter and
Penny Penguin
Crupi
Commonwealth Edison
Nor
Thern Petrochemical Co
United Fund
Northern Petrochemical
Thomas Walker
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