Fire destroys Old Hume School near Morris Illinois
A fire early Sunday destroyed the Old Hume School and an adjacent 1969 Rambler. Arson is suspected as Morris and Coal City firefighters fought the four hour blaze starting at 5 17 a m. The building belonged to Robert Shelton and Glen Shelton occupied it. Deputy state fire marshal Art Weber attended. The three building complex included the Hume School 1922 the Thum School moved in 1958 and a 1959 cinder block addition. Firemen were called back Sunday evening due to renewed smoke.
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Morris
Grundy County
Hume
Illinois 47
DuPont Rd
Coal City
Robert Shelton
E. Division St
Glen Shelton
Art Weber
Joliet
Thum
Higgins Rd
Hume School
Supreme Court rejects Boyle appeal in UMW case
The Supreme Court denied W A Boyle an appeal on his five year prison term for illegally diverting union funds to a candidate. The court also let stand rulings on tuition residency for out of state students, health care payments for state hospital patients, and other actions.
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Joseph A
Jock’’ Yablonski
Boyle
John L. Lewis
Washington
GM to lay off 137000 workers in December across US and Canada
General Motors says widespread December layoffs will affect 137000 hourly workers in the United States and Canada due to weak big car sales. About 135000 will be idle for one to five days, mainly before Christmas, at 16 assembly plants. 82000 idled at plants and 55000 at supporting facilities. Canadian workers total 11000. Chrysler and Ford have announced additional cuts.
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United States
Canada
Chrysler
Ford
Weather Summary Despite Cloudy Night and Warm Weekend
Cloudy tonight with a chance of rain and cooler air. Tuesday likely to rain with a high in the 40s. Weekend at Dresden Island Locks and Dam saw a high of 49 and a low of 31 on Saturday, and a Sunday high of 65 with a 34 low. Downtown Morris readings reached 54 by 10 30 AM. November highs 66 on the 15th and a 15 degree low on the 10th. Monthly precipitation totaled 1.7 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Crash kills Wilmington man on Interstate 55 in fatal collision
Frederick D. Van Duyne 23 of 313 North St Wilmington died at 10 55 p m Friday when his southbound car struck the rear of a semi trailer on I 55 one mile south of US 6 District 5 State Police said James Cox 27 of Elsberry Mo drove the semi Van Duyne employed by Van Duyne Brothers In corporated Wilmington survived by wife Lee Alison parents Claude Marge Van Duyne two brothers James Gregory and two sisters Claudia Holman and Eilene Grandmother Mrs James Farley Funeral services set for Tuesday at Reeves Funeral Home Wilmington Mass of Resurrection at St Rose Church Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery Visitation today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home Two hunters injured when their car ran off Brisbin Rd south of US 6 struck a cement culvert Dennis Migut 30 of Palos Hills one passenger Dennis Dechantel 29 Whitting Ind were taken to Morris Hospital Dechantel listed in fair condition with a fractured leg and possible internal injuries Migut received 15 stitches and was released Car destroyed. tow company called.
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Frederick D. van Duyne
North St
Wilmington
US. 6
District 5
van Duyne
James Cox
Elsberry
Cox
Reeves Funeral Home
St. Rose Catholic Church
George Kuzma
Mt. Olivet
Brisbin Rd
U.S. 6
Grundy County
James Olson
Dennis Migut
Palos Hills
Brown
Lambrecht Construction Co
Dennis Dechantel
Whitting, Ind
Migut
Olson
Dechantel
Morris Hospital
Kneller
Shell
Whitting
Ind
Slingsby Announces Run for Congress in Illinois
Emmett J. Slingsby of Ottawa declares candidacy for the U S House seat being vacated by Les Arends in Illinois 15th District covering Grundy County He serves as assistant state superintendent of public instruction and education relations Slingsby is a former Democratic National Convention delegate 1968 and 1972 Educated at ISU University of Iowa Harvard taught at DeKalb High Aurora College NIU Married to Janet Kinscherf He will file his primary petition with the state election board next Monday.
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Emmett J. Slingsby
Rte. 2
Ottawa
United States House of Representatives
Les Arends
Grundy County
Slingsby
Illinois State University
University of Iowa
Harvard University
DeKalb High School
Aurora College
Northern Illinois University
Janet Kinscherf
Pittsfield
St. Patrick’s
St. Columba
Marquette High School
State Election Board
Treasury orders banks to turn over U S money to Fed
The Treasury Department directs all banks with government tax and loan accounts to transfer funds to the Federal Reserve system. This emergency move follows Congress failing to set a debt ceiling, as the government suspends sales of Savings Bonds and Treasury bills to ease a looming money squeeze.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve System
Congress
U.S. Savings
Treasury
Sirica to Review Nixon Watergate Tapes in Private
UPI report says Judge John J. Sirica will listen privately to exact copies of Nixon tapes with only his law clerk present. Prosecution seeks more tapes. Haig and Bennett to be questioned. The hearings focus on the 1972 and 1973 conversations crucial to the Watergate cover up.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Nixon
Sirica
White House
U.S. Court of Appeals
Watergate Grand Jury
Todd Christofferson
Alexander M. Haig
John C. Bennett
Watergate
US District Court
Bennett
John W. Dean III
Dean
Ford to be sworn in as 40th vice president Thursday
Gerald R. Ford, after 25 years in the House and nine as Republican leader, will become the 40th vice president of the United States this Thursday. The House plans a 10 am session with six hours of debate before a vote, followed by a joint meeting for the oath administered by Chief Justice Warren Burger. Ford expects limited opposition. some predict more resistance. He says he will not seek elective office in 1976 and dismisses talk of an earlier ascent to replace Nixon.
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Washington
UPI
Gerald R. Ford
Grand Rapids
Mich
House of Representatives
Ford
United States
House
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Carl Albert
Warren Burger
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Joint Chiefs
Jerome Waldie
D-Calif
White House
Capitol Hill
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Division St
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Coachlite Manor
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Ann Arbor
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Adeline) Farley
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