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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1978
Page
1
A Peoria driven group seeks to amend the Illinois Constitution to allow recalling General Assembly members after anger over an $8000 pay raise. They plan a Peoria meeting to organize petitions, volunteers, and finance for a statewide campaign. Critics accuse lawmakers of a self serving pay hike.
Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania were lashed as a storm dumped more than four feet of snow in parts of upstate New York. At least two died in weather related crashes. Kentucky river levels rose then began to recede while evacuations continued in Frankfort and New Richmond Ohio. Forecast called for clouds and warmth with light snow, while temperatures dipped below zero at Dresden Lock and Dam.
The Supreme Court refused Illinois Attorney General William Scott's bid to block subpoenas for state documents tied to a federal grand jury probe of his taxes. Lower courts upheld the subpoenas despite Illinois Public Records Act access. A grand jury reportedly investigates possible income tax violations. police report a 70-year-old Indiana man hospitalized after a Sunday crash on US 6 near Morris. Orville G. Reed, Walkerton, suffered head injuries in the single-vehicle wreck, with $250 plus damage, driver alone. Morris City Council to meet at 7:30 p.m. with no special items on the agenda.
In Tehran hundreds of thousands joined a second mass anti shah demonstration amid large crowds in Mashhad where rioters stormed the Hyatt Hotel. Protesters carried portraits of Ayatollah Khomaini and banners attacking the shah and Western power while calling for an Islamic government.
NASA researchers at Ames Research Center report unexpected Venus probe results that challenge prevailing formation theories. Initial data from five descent probes show Venus may have formed from different materials or by a different process than Earth or Mars, with argon-36 abundance far higher than on Earth or Mars. The Pioneer Venus mission, costing 225 million dollars, aims to map Venus’ topography and atmosphere.
Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin said he believes a peace agreement with Egypt will be signed, even if the December 17 Camp David deadline passes. Sadat delayed talks, while both leaders renewed peace commitments at Nobel ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm. Begin faces settlement timing questions as Cairo seeks a Palestinian self rule timetable and Egypt objects to a war ban provision.
Government records show at least 29 senators and 59 congressmen visited foreign countries during the post election lull. The Soviet Union and Japan were among the most popular destinations for this travel funded by taxpayers.
A Morris woman, Marian C. Darlington, 35, complained of pain after her 1968 Oldsmobile was struck in the rear by a 1977 Ford pickup driven by Robert L. Hunter Jr., 35. The collision occurred at 7:45 a.m. on Benton and Price Streets as Darlington attempted a right turn. icy pavement caused the loss of traction and no tickets were issued. Darlington was not hospitalized.
The eleventh resident to file a petition for next year’s aldermanic election in Morris was Jack Kutches of 618 E Washington St seeking a First Ward seat. An incorrect address for Alderman Charles Roseland was reported in Friday’s edition.
Morris Community High School board schedules a 7 p.m. Wednesday meeting in the annex to dedicate the new addition. Agenda includes a tax levy, a farm management course proposal by Principal Robert Ciota, and a policy on swimming suits. Roseland, second ward resident at 719 Fremont Ave, appears in the aldermanic elections coverage.
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