Grundy to get 50 elderly housing units approved
Grundy County Housing Authority discussed a state reservation for 50 elderly housing units to be allocated within two to three weeks. The panel, noting HUD funding hurdles, planned to accept 50 now and pursue 50 more later, while a public meeting was deemed unnecessary. Attendees included Tracy Adcock and Jerry Sternstein. absent were Atty. Zerboglio and Vernon DeGrush.
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Grundy County
Adcock
Grundy
Housin Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago
Washington Hud
Housing Authority
Adcock and Sternstein
Tracy Adcock
Wallace M. Burroughs
James Stine
al Pilch
John Zerboglio
Vernon DeGrush
Weather Toll: Two Hospitals After Sleet Snow Clashes
A spate of late Monday accidents amid sleet and snow left two people hospitalized. State police logged about 20 crashes from 3 p.m. to midnight as icy roads prompted cautious driving.
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Dresden Dam
U. S
Weather Bureau
Joliet
Ridge Road
Minooka
Wanda J. Good
Nicholson St
Pat
Pine Bluff Road
Dresden Road
Grand Ridge Road
Dwight Rd
Morris
Hornsby’s Family Center
Apollo 17 Prepares for Night Launch at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt climb into the Saturn V for a 9 53 p m EST night liftoff toward the moon. Weather looks favorable for a July flight with 500 000 expected spectators in the Cape Kennedy area and around 500 miles viewing range.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison M. Schmitt
Florida
Cernan
Earth
Pacific
Moon shot crowds loom as Cocoa Beach braces for Apollo 17
Police across five counties brace for crowds converging on Apollo 17 viewing near Cape Canaveral. Officials deploy floodlights and extra patrols along U S Route 1 while Coast Guard stations vessels to block small boats at Banana River. Civil Defense Red Cross and volunteers coordinate crowd control pulses as authorities anticipate heavy foot and vehicle traffic.
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U.S. Highway 1
Len Brady
Florida Highway Patrol
Cocoa Beach
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Salvation Army
People Control
U.S. Coast Guard
Charles Point
Banana River
Brevard County
Court orders delay in airbags safety standard rollout
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati halted the NHTSA plan to require passive airbags in cars after August 15, 1975. The 6th Circuit 2-1 ruling directs refinement of testing standards and a delay until new specifications are issued, in petitions from Chrysler Ford American Motors Jeep and others.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
American Motors Corp
Jeep Corp
Automobile Importers of America
Minooka Board Grants Zoning Change With Water Fix
The Minooka Village Board approved Dennis Martin's request to rezone St. Mary St from single family to multiple dwelling pending a surface water solution. Engineer Gerald Thompson attended. Martin will cover repair costs. The zoning change follows a Nov. 16 recommendation by the Zoning Board of Appeals contingent on the water problem being solved.
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Minooka
Dennis Martin
St. Mary St
Gerald Thompson
Martin
Zoning Board of Appeals
D. Koerner and Sons
Clyde Heap
Tom Murphy
Heritage Drive
Planning Commission
Roy Wright
Thompson
William Clennon
HUD
Liquor Commission
Mortgage Inn
American Legion
Morris Public Library approves non-resident fee change
Morris Public Library Board approved policy changes shifting non-resident fees effective immediately. Anyone 18 or over with a current Morris property tax receipt will receive a library card at no charge. The board noted a slight overrun in the finance report due to personnel costs.
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Morris Public Library Board
City of
Morris
Robert MacDonald
Frank Condon
MacDonald
Children’s Department
Morris Woman’s Club
Pearl Tesdal
Lucille Thorson
Children’s Library
Gregg
Supreme Court Allows Bars With Nude Dancing to Be Shut Down
The Supreme Court ruled 6 3 states may revoke liquor licenses for venues featuring nude dancing and contrived sexual acts. Justice Rehnquist stated First Amendment protection does not extend to gross sexuality in public and cited broad state control under the 21st Amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
California
Rehnquist
Department of Alchoholic Beverage Control
Los Angeles
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Potter Stewart
Byron White
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
Nixon names Lynn HUD chief as Morton remains Interior
President Nixon tapped Undersecretary of Commerce James T. Lynn to lead Housing and Urban Development replacing George Romney. Rogers C. Morton will stay as Interior secretary, with Peterson to leave Commerce for a new international economics council in his second term cabinet plan.
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Washington
Nixon
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
Rogers C. B. Morton
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
U.S
Lynn
George Romney
HUD
Agency collects toys and goods for Christmas drive
The Grundy County Inter-Agency Council will collect toys canned goods clothing and cash to buy food for the needy at Christmas. This is the third year of the program with last year reported successful. Mrs Carol Griffin volunteers and coordinates with the agency. Information line Griffin (436) 3117 contact.
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Grundy County
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Morris Daily Herald
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