Soviet Mars 3 Capsule Becomes First Safe Landing on Mars
Tass reported a Soviet uncrewed capsule made the first safe Martian landing after a parachute drop from Mars 3. The descent craft landed in the southern hemisphere near Electris and Phaetonis regions, carrying a pennant bearing the hammer and sickle.
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Moscow
Mars
Tass
Earth
Soviet Union
United States
Mars 3
Electris
Phaetonis
Blood Drive Collects 121 Pints Despite Delay
Grundy County Red Cross reports a late start due to a bloodmobile engine trouble but still collected 121 pints from 141 registrants at First Baptist Church. Donor distribution spanned Morris, Mazon, Coal City and other towns with notable long-time contributors earning gallon pins. The event featured extensive church canteen support, volunteer nurses, and student groups aiding operations. The next Bloodmobile is scheduled for February 7.
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Alan Spangler
Grundy County
Morris
Mazon
Coal City
Gardner
Wilmington
Kinsman
Verona
Dwight
Newark
Seneca
Joliet
Kankakee
Harold Crumb
Douglas St
Minooka Board Advances Zoning Change and Hires New Officer
Minooka Village Board approves a zoning amendment turning property owned by Wilbert and Bernice Bennett from residential to business with revert option if rented or sold. William Henson is hired as part time village policeman at $3 an hour with a 90 day probation. The meeting covers Lions Club park plans, building vacate issues, new zoning board members, bond reductions, sewer by pass bid date, anti trust suit exclusion, and liquor license adjustments tied to population thresholds.
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Minooka
Wilbert
Bernice Bennett
Bennett
William Henson
Dale Hoge
Mondamon and
St. Mary's Sts
Don Schuck
Minooka Lions Club
Lions Club
Lions
Clyde Heap
Zoning Board of Appeals
Earl Shearer
Ernest Thorsen
Eugene Winterbottom
Jack Hoyland
Aux Sable Acres
James Bretsch
Mondamon St
Illini Drive
Pipe and Fittings Company
Illinois
Morris Library Board approves federal funds resolution and cost-saving copy rate
The Morris Library Board passed a resolution assuring compliance for federal funds under Title II of the Library Services and Construction Act. The action followed on a vote with all present. illness prevented James Beasley from attending. The board also approved a temporary 10 cent copy rate for 10 or more copies, with future House committee review.
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Illinois State Library
Library Services and Construction Act
Morris Library Board of Trustees
James Beasley
Robert Macdonald
House Committee
Hugo Avalos
Conrad Weitz
Bleak Illinois Weather Brings Mild Thermometer Readings
A cloudy and cool pattern persists across Illinois with unseasonably mild daytime highs. Forecast calls for more cloudiness and possible rain as temperatures dip into the mid 30s tonight and into the low 40s by Wednesday.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Mazon Applies for Federal Sewer Aid
The Mazon village board on Monday voted to apply for a federal grant and loan from the Farmers Home Administration to finance a sewer system. A second grant request will go to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for funds from the state anti pollution bond issue program.
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Mazon
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Agriculture
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Morrisman runs for state post
William J. J. Boese of Grundy County announces he will file petitions to become a Democratic candidate for state representative in the 43rd District. The 48 year old switchman for E J E Railway Co Joliet for 26 years lives with his wife and two daughters at Route 2 He is a Marine Corps veteran who served 34 months in the southwest Pacific in World War II and is a member of American Legion Post 1188 at Minooka.
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William J. J. Boese
Grundy County
Boese
E. J. & E. Railway Co
Joliet
Rte. 2
Marine Corps
Southwest Pacific
American Legion
Minooka
Bomb threat evacuates Morris High School students
Morris police and fire units responded to Morris Community High School at 10 50 a m after a bomb threat was reported. Students were evacuated for about one hour while investigators searched the premises with state police assisting. No other details were available at press time.
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Morris
Morris Community High School
Supt. Rose
Burglars Take 259 From Morris High Candy Sale
Morris Community High School faced a burglary Sunday with $259 taken from the Spanish Club candy sale after a window was broken. The money was stored in a file cabinet in Felix Maldonado’s room. no forced entry was found and police contact was unclear. The Grundy County Health Board announced a 4 p.m. Friday meeting in Grundy County Health Department offices.
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Morris Community High School
Claude Rose
Felix Maldonado
Supt
Rose
Grundy County
Michigan places new limits on snowmobiles state wide
Gov Mil liken signed a broad revision of snowmobile rules raising fees and imposing bans. The law authorizes local ordinances, funds trail development, and sets insurance and identification requirements. It restricts young riders, requires safety courses, and tightens use on roads lakes and cemeteries with regional exceptions.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
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