Illinois Junior College Act discussed at Grundy County meeting
A joint Grundy County high schools gathering at Morris Community High School heard Illinois Junior College Board executive secretary Gerald Smith outline the 1961 1964 master plan and 1965 act changes for public junior colleges. He explained steps for forming districts including petitions and state capital funding up to 75 percent with future tax implications.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Gerald Smith
Illinois Junior College Board
Arthur V
Kendall County
Joliet
French
Elmer W. Rowley
Joliet Junior College
Kenneth Timm
Larry Boodry
Joliet Herald News
L. Everett Belote
Black Hawk College
Moline
Junior College Board
Smith
Pople
General Assembly
Board of Higher Education
Otto Kerner
Higher Education Board
Lake County
la Salle County
Bureau
la Salle - Peru - Ogersby
Tri-County
Morris
Marseilles
Seneca
Atty
William Clark
Weather outlook and past temperatures at Collins Station
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible showers in the afternoon. Lows in the 30s and highs near 50. Saturday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Wednesday's high 47 and low 34. 9 am reading 40. November highs and lows varied 73 and 14 with 1.45 inches of rain.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Local Man Sues United Airlines In Million Dollar Wrongful Death Suit
Jesse A. Johnson of Wauponsee Township files a $1 million wrongful death claim in Cook County Circuit Court against United Air Lines after a Lake Michigan jetliner crash on August 16 killed his wife Verle Johnson. Four children survive, with a Chicago firm and attorney Peter Fitzpatrick representing the estate. The suit cites aircraft maintenance and operation negligence. a jury is demanded amid a five year Cook County trial backlog.
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Cook County
Jesse A. Johnson
Wauponsee Township
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Verle
Root and Wilder
Chicago
Atty
Peter Fitzpatrick
Johnson
Jesse L
United
West Haverstraw
N. Y
Patricia
Thomas Lewis
Burglars Loot Illini Homes Office in Ridgecrest
Burglars entered the Illini Homes office on U S 6 near Morris by cutting a back window. They stole a check writing machine a book of checks and a typewriter but left cash. Deputy Sheriff George Hendrickson investigated the break in discovered at 9:30 am.
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Illini Homes
Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest Corporation
Tri-County
Minooka
Charles Fisher
Fisher
Morris
Janet Cox
George Hendrickson
To Buy Building At Stratton Park
Funds of 3 500 dollars released by the Illinois Department of Conservation to purchase a two story frame house on E. Griggs Drive in Stratton State park. The house will serve the concessionaire and police protection of the area. The money comes from the State Boating Act Fund. Park Ranger Gordon McElintosh noted plans are not detailed.
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Illinois Department of Conservation
Daniel Warren
Laverne Kindelspire
Morris
Revoked and suspended licenses reported by Secretary of State
The Morris driver Harold D. Brown had a license revoked for driving while intoxicated. Benjamin D. Chism of Minooka faced three suspensions. Walter G. Gray of Braceville had a suspension for causing or contributing to an accident with injury or death.
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Morris
Minookah
Braceville
Paul Powell
Harold D. Brown
E. Washington St
Benjamin D. Chism
Rte. 2
Minooka
Walter G. Gray
Johnson predicts record U S prosperity with no inflation
President Johnson told business leaders he expects record prosperity in 1966 with no inflation. He urged wage and price restraint and cooperative decisions by industry, labor, and government to keep costs in line with federal guideposts. He cited sacrifices in Viet Nam and reiterated his offer of unconditional talks to end the conflict.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Business Council
Washington
Viet Nam
Wisconsin Artist Aaron Bohrod Indicted on Tax Evasion
Aaron Bohrod the nationally known artist in residence at the University of Wisconsin has been indicted by a federal grand jury for evading taxes totaling 33,083 dollars for the years 1958 through 1961.
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Madison, Wis
Aaron Bohrod
University of Wisconsin
Top Entries at Show Are Solid Top Entries at Show Are Solid
The grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer Some day sold for 1040 pounds at $10 a pound, bringing $10,400 to 17 year old Congerville rider John Reel. The sale set under the record by 1957’s $30 a pound Hereford. Keystone buyers Stock Yards Packing Co and Central National Bank Chicago arranged the deal. The show also featured a grand champion Hampshire Yorkshire cross barrow Glendale's Pride selling for $4,125 and a grand champion carlot of hogs earning $1,708. Humphrey toured the exhibit as 8000 head of livestock competed for over $130,000 in prizes.
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Chicago
John Reel
Congerville
Ill
Reel
Stock Yards Packing Co
Central National Bank of Chicago
Sue Secondine
West Terre Haute
Ind
Angus
Charger
Janet Perring
LeRoy
Young Reel
Merle
Leslie
Danvers High School
Hampshire
Glendale
Roy Keppy
Davenport
Iowa
Keppy
Yorkshire
Ralph
Eldridge
Jewel Food Stores
Lincoln Park Zoo
Oscar Mayer and Co
Chambrie Farms
Rockford
Romandale Farms Ltd
Unionville
Ont
Hubert H. Humphrey
Tornado Paths Traced by Weather Bureau Across Grundy County
Field surveys by the U S Weather Bureau in Chicago detail two Grundy County tornadoes on Friday November 12. The first formed near Wenona and tracked 35 miles northeast toward Mazon, at 50 mph, with a narrow 30 to 50 foot width. The second, wider 250 to 300 feet, moved northeast of Morris toward the Palos Heights Tinley Park area, lasting about 36 miles with occasional lifting. Additional tornadoes were recorded near Villa Park and through Highland Black Oak Gary, and a Lake Michigan water spout near Ogden Dunes may be linked to the Lake County event.
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Grundy County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Joe R. Fulks
Morris
Wenona
Inl
Mazon
Streator
Coal City
Preston Heights
Tinley Park
Bureau
Villa Park
Roosevelt Road
Munster
Ind
Highland
Black Oak
Gary
Enterprise F4B downed in Viet Nam air battles
Communist gunners downed three U.S. jets including an Enterprise F4B on first day of combat in the South China Sea. Two Enterprise pilots were rescued with one injured, while the other downed planes’ pilots were missing or presumed killed. U.S. forces reported heavy anti aircraft fire and 75 tons of bombs dropped on North Vietnamese targets. Senate leaders Mansfield and four others arrived in Saigon after a Bangkok tour with no comment.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Enterprise
South China Sea
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Go Cong City
Binh Chanh
Mekong
North
Red River
Navy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Bangkok
Tan Son Nhut
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MCHS
Meadors
Dr. French
7Th Fleet
John J. Hyland
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Hyland
Washington, D.C
Paul J. Blackburn
James McEvilly
Democratic Central
Democratic Women’s Organization
Loretta Meyers
Sheridan
15Th
McEvilly
State Central Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Louis Piano
Herald
Stratton Park
Weather Bureau
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