Morris Council weighs parking rules near high school
Morris Aldermen debated parking around Mor ris Community High School after residents complained cars block mailboxes and clutter streets. City officials considered two hour limits and school jurisdiction while awaiting school action and possible signage.
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Morris Community High School
Union St
Morris City
Lester Johnson
Judiciary Committee
George Franks
Franks
Aage Hansen
Hansen
Johnson
Center School
Walter Hundt
Donald Caisley
Robert Adcock
Dave Sklut
Three Morris residents charged after street fracas
Disorderly conduct charges filed against Gary Kuntz and Ralph Harney after a late night fight outside Spivey’s Barber Shop on W. Washington St. Miss Martha Gordon, 17, cited for curfew violation. All to appear in magistrate court Friday at 4 p.m. No bonds posted. Authorities say the altercation began over Kuntz’s relationship with Gordon. reports of inside-shop fighting unconfirmed.
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Morris
Spivey
W. Washington St
Morris City
Gary Kuntz
Douglas St
Ralph B. Harney
Rte. 1
Martha J. Gordon
Wauponsee St
Harney
Kuntz
Gordon
Ginger
Miss Gordon
U.S. Strike Kills Two Civilians in Vietnam Village
A U S warplane dropped a bomb short of its target near Thon Phu Gin, 30 miles southwest of Hue, killing two Vietnamese civilians and wounding one. The incident occurred amid broader air and ground actions across Vietnam as monsoon weather affected operations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Thon-Phu Gin
Hue
Mekong Delta
North Vietnam
All Weather Navy
Haiphong
Christmas Seal Campaign Report in Grundy County
Receipts in Grundy County Christmas Seal campaign total $6,234.70 as of Saturday, about $600 ahead of last year but $1,900 short of the 1966 goal of $8,122.36. Herb Weitz, president of the Health and Tuberculosis Association, notes 4,914 reminder cards were mailed last week and about 8,000 letters were sent at the campaign's start six weeks ago.
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Grundy County
Herb Weitz
County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Cold snap expected with chilly nights this week
The Weatherman forecasts partly cloudy skies with a low in the lower 20s tonight. Wednesday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the 30s. The Collins Weather Station logged a Monday high of 26 and a low of 21. At 9 am it was 23 and at 11 am downtown Morris reported 25.
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Collins
Morris
City Council postpones Morris Plan decision on consultants and engineer
The council delayed action on continuing consultant services and hiring an engineer for a sewer and water program with no federal funds. Planning chair James Baum said funds are not available for six to 18 months and the plan was tabled to the next meeting.
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Morris Planning Commission
James Baum
Planning Commission
Donald Caisley
Joseph Abel
Baum
Abel
State
Commission
Carl Gardner
Hundt
Floyd Siron
Siron
Lester Johnson
James Stine
George Franks
Franks
Finance Committee
Mansen
Ralph L. Black
Bensenville
Stratton State Park
Atty
Adcock
Black
Cities Vie for Medical School
Representatives from Peoria Rockford the East St Louis Edwardsville area and Champaign Urbana urged at a public hearing for a state supported medical school site. Dr James A Campbell of Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital Chicago led the session as planning director of health education for the Illinois board of Higher Education.
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Springfield
Ill
James A. Campbell
Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Peoria
Rockford
East St. Louis- Edwardsville
Champaign-Urbana
Village Sets Water Rates and Bids Delayed on Squad Car
COAL CITY Special reports the village board approves ordinances for water and sewer rates and regulations for the new project. Sealed bids for the 1965 squad car are due again December 26 after no bids were submitted Monday night. City Clerk Gerald Bitner reports fines due were $210 by Circuit Clerk Robert Williamson.
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Coal City
Gerald Bitner
Robert T. Williamson
Ruby's Cancer Incurable by Surgery Says Doctor
Dallas AP report says Jack Ruby's cancer is too advanced for surgical cure. Dr. Jack Barnett notes chemotherapy offers the only hope, with radiology ruled out due to widespread spread. A second tumor is found in the pleura, same cancer as in a neck lymph node.
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Dallas, Tex
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Jack Barnett
Barnett
Southwestern Medical School
Parkland Hospital
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Jay Sanford
Dallas News
Dallas Times Herald
Eisenhower Improves After Gallbladder Surgery
President Eisenhower has recovered enough to leave bed and sit in a chair for 25 minutes at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors report steady progress and say he is responding normally as he recovers from the gallbladder operation performed Monday, with gallstones removed.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philip W. Mallory
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Mallory
Walter Reed
Grundy County Board Considers 750000 County Home Bonds
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors discusses a resolution to issue 750 County Home Bonds in 1000 denominations totaling 750000 for building a facility for county dependent persons. Schedule shows gradual repayments through 1986 at up to 4.5 percent interest. The issue faces final approval after board debate during the December session.
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County Home Committee
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Youth Hurt Jumping in Bedford Plaza Parking Lot
Roger Long and his brother John Kein, youths from Morris, attempted to jump between yellow lines in the Bedford Plaza parking lot. Roger suffered a possible brain concussion after striking his head. he was treated at Morris Hospital and later moved to St. Joseph's Hospital in fair condition.
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Roger Long
E. High St
Roy L. Long
John Kein
Bedford Plaza
Roger
MCHS
Morris
Jim Gretencord
Morris Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Davis Ambulance
Echo Bowling Lanes
City Votes Hiring Of Meter Maid
The City Council unanimously approved adding one meter maid to the police department at $1.50 per hour for seven hours daily six days a week totaling $63 weekly. One uniform is provided the first year with yearly uniform allowances thereafter. Voting in favor were Franks Johnson Hundt Stine Sklut Siron. Davidson Nelson were absent.
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Hundt
Stine
Caisley
Cryer Bryant
Robert T. Williamson
McKinley Park
Gould Park
Siron
McKinley St
Division St
Robinson Drive
Franklin St
E. Main St
Johnson
Commonwealth Edison Co
Jackson and Nettle Sts
Nettle St
Gould Park Drive
Franks
Judiciary Committee
George Franks
Lester Johnson
Walter Hundt
James Stine
Dave Sklut
Floyd Siron
Donald Davidson
John Nelson
Morris Christmas Home Decorating Contest Deadline
Morris residents must mail an entry form by Friday to join the annual contest. Prizes include 100 for first, 50 for second, 25 for third and fourth, and a best new entry prize of 25. Open to homes within three miles of Morris with judging December 17 to 22. Exhibits lighted 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. December 17 through Christmas night.
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Morris
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Morris Herald
African Nations Press for Expanded British Rhodesia Sanctions
Three African Security Council members Mali Uganda and Nigeria urged a full oil embargo on Rhodesia and expanded sanctions to coal and manufactured goods as part of a British resolution. The measures aim to topple Ian Smith’s white minority regime with U S backing and a call against force.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Mali
Uganda
Nigeria
Britain
Portugal
South Africa
United States
Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Africa
Soviets Trim Nonmilitary Space Budget Amid Shifts
Western informants say the Soviet Union cut by one third its nonmilitary space research spending this year while boosting overall military outlays. They also claim two to three unmanned craft to Mars may launch next month, though details remain secret.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Mars
Electrical Power Shut Off in Morris Area
Commonwealth Edison crews will interrupt electrical service in the northwest Morris area for 15 to 30 minutes Wednesday morning from 7:30 to 8:30. The outage affects Morris Community High School, the cement plant, Morris Country Club, homes north on Lisbon Road, and several farms along US 6. The shutoff enables permanent equipment installation and safer faster service improvements.
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Morris
Commonwealth Edison Co
George Travers
Morris Community High School
Morris Country Club
Lisbon Road
US 6
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