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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1971
Page
2
Heaven for antique car fans centers on Brighton England where the world's famed classic car rally ends a 53 mile run from London. This year featured a 1903 De Dion Bouton with fringe on top a 1898 Stephens and a 1900 Milwaukee Steamer among the entries as veteran vehicles pass the test.
Kendall County Supervisors approved the 1971-72 county levy totaling 486,150 dollars, up from 392,250 dollars last year. The breakdown shows general county purposes with 70,000 dollars, tuberculosis 18,000, Civil Defense 2,000, and county bridge funding, noting shifting county office fees complicate exact year-to-year comparison.
Joliet Junior College board approves creating horticulture secretarial science and mechanical production technology advisory committees. Eighteen, sixteen, and twelve members named to each panel with staff coordinators assigned. A series of county and general fund budget figures are revised, and two polling places moved. A generator for courthouse power is reported as delivered and tested.
Evelyn Keyes enters the literary bestseller scene following other stars like Shirley MacLaine Tom Tryon and Hildegarde Knef. She discusses her year return to Hollywood after 12 years and her shift from glamor to writing.
In Illinois a Daley dynasty edge looms as Richard M. Daley enters the 23rd District race for his father’s Senate seat. No Republican or Democrat has filed against him yet ahead of the March 21 primary, while other Daley-linked battles and open seats ripple through Chicago and northern Illinois.
A Milwaukee Road tank car carrying more than 10 000 gallons of chlorine gas, knocked on its side in a Pleasant Prairie derailment, was cautiously righted near Kenosha with no leaks detected. Police and fire officials had warned residents of possible evacuation.
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