City adopts BOCA housing code amid council vote
The Morris City Council approved a BOCA based housing code 5 to 3. It becomes effective 10 days after notice. Debate focused on enforcement hardships, inspector qualifications, and use of city resources for repairs. Aldermen Davidson Gilbertson Hornsby opposed. Stine Adcock supported adoption to access federal funds.
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Building Officials Conference of America
BOCA
Donald Davidson
Robert Gilbertson
Arthur Hornsby Jr
James Stine
Tracy Adcock
Gilbertson
Davidson
Hornsby
Stine
Adcock
Donald Gilchrist
Council of Morris Planning Commission
Donald Caisley Alws
Ucock
Caisley
Richard DePung
Walter Hundt
Water and Swer
Roseland
J. H. Wachs Co
Chicago
Hundt
Arrest in Illinois Kidnapping of Bride
Chicago Heights authorities say 27-year-old Douglas Hedger of Steger was arrested on charges of kidnapping a 19-year-old bride and later attempting to strangle her. The victim Diane Reed reported being forced at gunpoint to drive to Fairfield, then escaped. Her husband John Reed found her unconscious at the trailer.
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Chicago Heights
Douglas Hedger
Steger
Diane Reed
Fairfield
Illinois
Cook County
90 Killed as Olympic DC6 Crashes Near Athens
An Olympic Airways DC6 crashed into a mountain near Athens airport in heavy winds and rain killing all 90 aboard. Most victims were Greeks with one believed to be German. The flight was a 65 minute leg from Crete ending near Kertea, about 25 miles southeast of the city.
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Athens
Olympic Airways
Crete
Greece
Keratea
Winter Weather Outlook and Temperatures
The forecast calls for a low in the mid-20s under cloudy skies with occasional snow likely on Wednesday. Collins Weather station reports a Monday high of 34 and low of 20, with 9 am at 32 and downtown Morris at 11 am registering 36.
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Collins
Morris
Nixon Signals New Vietnam Troop Withdrawals At Christmas
President Nixon said he will announce further U S troop withdrawals around Christmas as part of a plan aimed at ending the Vietnam War regardless of negotiated peace efforts. He told reporters at the White House a final decision on the next round remains undecided pending new infiltration data and could lead to a post–Christmas deadline for the public address.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
White House
South Vietnam
Vietnam
My Lai
Senate
Congress
Post Office Extends Saturday Hours for Christmas Rush
The Morris Post Office will stay open until 4 p.m. Saturday at the stamp and parcel post windows with the money order window closing at noon. Acting Postmaster Robert Granger says parcel post peak was reached Monday and letter volume should peak next Monday. Four truckloads of parcels left Monday and letters and cards rose then. He notes this is two days earlier than last year and urges residents to mail early using ZIP codes.
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Morris Post Office
Robert Granger
Granger
Special Safety Classes Offered 16Hour Radioactive Material Course
Representing the Grundy County Civil Defense office Mrs Aage Hansen told the City Council a 16 hour state course on safety measures for radioactive materials will be offered. Joe Temple of Serena will teach three hour sessions starting December 18 at the First National Bank of Morris. The Radef program trains police and firefighters to use instruments to gauge danger after a radioactive material accident at no cost to locals.
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Grundy
Snicker A Day Proves Smoking A Leading Cause
The fragment asserts smoking is a leading cause of statistics, claiming the proof is beyond doubt. It appears as a satirical note rather than a factual report, with unclear sourcing and context.
Coal City High School plans approved by board
Final plans for Coal City High School construction received a four to two vote with one abstention. Concerns centered on sewer easement manholes and access, with architect Watson Healy to verify needs. The board also approved a 7:30 p.m. Jan 16 bid-opening date and a hospitalization insurance plan with Aetna, plus a remedial reading program for grades 1–4 aided by federal funds.
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Coal City High School
Board of Education of
Coal City Community Unit No. 1
John J. Tuiner
Leslie Ross
Joseph Skubie
Elvin Wills
Alfred J. Dearth
Josephine Tira
Robert Pogliano
Pogliano
Dearth
Healy
Thomas Dunn
Eugene Hayes
Aetna Insurance Co
Earl Anderson
Coal City Insurance Association
Skubic
Louis Bottino
Doty
Decision Due On Kopechne Exhumation
Luzerne County judge to rule on exhuming Mary Jo Kopechne for an autopsy in the Chappaquiddick case. District attorney seeks the autopsy for the inquest into the 28 year old Washington secretary’s death. Mass officials await the ruling as press access is restricted.
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Wilkes-Barre
Bernard Brominski
Luzerne
Ten File Petitions For County Posts In Grundy County
Ten more persons filed petitions with the Grundy County clerk for the March 17 primary. Filing runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 15. Dr. Dale H. Hoge enters the school trustees race as a nonpartisan candidate. New contenders for precinct committeeman include Wilfred Hardy, Kenneth Brockman, Robert Coleman, James Yatumi Sr, Alvin Hansen, Treasure Pickles, Forrest Gray, James Fleming, Norman R. Brown and others across Garfield, Greenfield, Braceville, Goose Lake and Main townships.
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Grundy County
Dale H. Hoge
Board of School Trustees
Wilfred Hardy
Highland Township
Kenneth Brockman
Wauponsee
Robert Coleman
Morris J
James Yatuni Sr
Garfield I
Alvin M. Hansen
Greenfield II
Treasure Pickles
Main
Forrest Gray
Braceville I
James Flemming
Felix I
Norman R. Brown
Gooselake
Fire destroys dealership tied to land sale to Black Muslims
In Pell City Alabama state investigators joined the probe into a blaze that destroyed white businessman Ray Wyatt's car dealership. Wyatt had reportedly sold 1 000 acres in St Clair County to Black Muslims. Fire officials found no broken windows or doors suggesting arson, though investigators did not rule out foul play.
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Pell City
Ala
Ray Wyatt
St. Clair County
Here
Cecil Guthrie
Heavens Appointed to Coal City Village Board
The Coal City Village Board voted unanimously Monday to appoint Gerald Heavens to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Thomas Parks. Heavens finished fifth in April 1967’s general election, seen by some as the people’s choice. The meeting also discussed board and zoning positions, development plans on Carbon Hill Road, and a Tuscany Terrace project delay due to tight money.
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Coal City Village
Buzz
Livsey
Village
Alex Edgar
Marguerite St
Chestnut St
John Marchi
Marchi
Marchi & Marchi
Carbon Hill Road
Tuscany Terrace
Division St
Coal City Library Board
Wayne Roseland
Coal City
Armstrong Apollo 11 crew win Guzman gold medals
Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 teammates Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. receive the 1889 Guzman Prize gold medals for the first to find a means of communicating with a heavenly body Mars excluded. The award was established by Mrs. Anna Emile Guzman and honors the US Embassy scientific attaché Edgar Pirst.
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Paris
Neil A. Armstrong
Mars
Pierre Guzman
U.S
Edgar Pirst
Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Anna Emile Guzman
Alarm Over Cook County Control In Illinois Constitutional Convention
SPRINGFIELD Illinois AP The Illinois Constitutional Convention opened with concerns that Cook County could dominate the 116 delegate body as 60 representatives hail from the Chicago area Dwight Friedrich warned against concentrated power amid calls for flexible Revenue Article reform and broader home rule Governor Ogilvie urged tax reform to abolish the personal property tax and reduce the sales tax while facing criticism from Chicago leaders over pre judgment and the convention’s balance of power. Samuel Witwer was elected convention president as Daley and others watched delegates sworn in. Rules committee plans will shape how the president shares authority with committees.
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Samuel W. Witwer
Kenilworth
Downstate
Cook County
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard M. Daley
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Young Daley
Ogilvie
Illlinois
Price
Daley
Witwer
150 Pints of Blood Needed Here
A Red Cross blood drive in Grundy County aims for 150 pints at the V F W Hall 309 McKinley Morris on Dee 23 from 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Donors who gave Oct 20 may donate again. Morris Hospital used 273 pints in the first 11 months of 1969. Appointments call 942 1046 or 942 2932.
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Grundy County
American Red Cross
Morris Dee
Alan Spangler
Morris Hospital
Red Cross
Santa on Phone set for December 15 in Grundy County
Morris Jaycees and Grundy County Chamber of Commerce sponsor Tell-A-Santa service. Chairman Tom E. Dauryak says Santa will answer calls from 7 to 9 p.m. December 15 at the number 942-0113.
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City Council
Charles Roseland
John Hendrickson
Glenn Johnson
Police Commission
North States
Rte
C.C
Heavens
D.C. Board
Cook County Control
Springfield
Dee
Santa
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