95 Students Named to MCHS Honor Roll for Second Six Weeks
Morris Community High School reports 95 students on the honor roll for the second six weeks. The list includes 34 seniors, 21 juniors, 23 sophomores and 17 freshmen with a separate A honor roll and B honor roll featuring named students across classes.
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MCHS
Morris Community High School
Supt
Claude Rose
Diana Avalos
Janet Gillum
Sigrid Pohl
Pamela Ziegler
Thomas Redmond
Mary Finnell
Kurt Salems
Robert Scott
Keith Stidley
Elmhurst Bank Seekers File to Organize State Bank
An application to organize a new Elmhurst state bank was filed with the Illinois commissioner of banks. Applicants include Emil Greco Robert J. Smith John T. Kennedy all of Elmhurst along with George J. Pae ton of Palos Park Edward Greco from Prospect and John Bartolomeo and Peter B. Atwood of Chicago.
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Springfield, Ill
Elmhurst
Banks and Trust Companies
Emil Greco
Robert J. Smith
John T. Kennedy
George J. Paeton
Palos Park
Edward Greco
Mr. Prospect
John Bartolomeo
Peter B. Atwood
Chicago
Bids Opened for Morris City Water Main and Sewer Extension
A small number of bids were opened Monday afternoon at Morris City Hall for extension work on the water main and sanitary sewer facilities northward past Interstate 80.
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Morris City Hall
Open Bids on City Projects for Sewer and Water Extensions
Four bidders submitted two separate contracts for Contract A and Contract B. Davis Construction Co. led with totals around 77 000 and 246 500 including deposits, while S S Viland and James E McElwain, and Charles O’Brien and Son joined with combined bids near 70 418 to 224 155 and 226 900. Frank Weber Excavating bid 73 520 plus deposits.
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Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Black St
Illinois
Davis Construction Co
Plano
S. S. Viland
James FE. McElwain Co
Morris
Charles O'Brien
Frank Weber Excavating Co
James E. McElwain
Charles O’brien and Son Construction Co
Morris Elementary Board meeting reviews building program phases
The Morris Elementary Board of Education discussed program phases at Franklin School Monday night. A referendum date is expected to be set at the January 10 regular meeting.
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YALE
Morris
Morris Elementary Board of Education
Franklin School
Man Punches Santa at Cipriani's Restaurant
In Chicago Heights Illinois a man dining at Cipriani's punched a five foot Santa Claus figure in the lobby. The figure toppled into a Christmas tree and both hit the floor before the man left saying I hate phony Christmases.
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Chicago Heights
Ill
Cipriani
Santa Claus
Santa
Four Killed as Jet Crashes Into Market
Four people died when a U S Air Force jet crashed into a Tucson supermarket rear, igniting flames and destroying two nearby homes. Initial tolls rose to six with nine missing before searches clarified the final count.
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Tucson
Ariz
U.S. Air Force
Meat Department
Jack R. Hamilton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gary L. Hughes
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Sherry Tilton
19 Bodies Found in Ohio River Dragging Search
A 14 mile dragging operation begins on the Ohio River to locate 19 bodies recovered since the Silver Bridge disaster. Officials estimate 42 remain missing as federal and state probes continue into the collapse and federal aid is pledged.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Civil Defense
Army
Silver Bridge
Gallipolis
Ohio
West Virginia
Johnson
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia Road Commission
Road Commission
St. Mary’s
Kanawha
Pomeroy
Ohio-Mason, W.va
Burglars Break Into Brown's Texaco Service Station
Burglars forced entry at Brown's Texaco on Illinois 47 and U S 6 and stole a G E portable AM FM radio a portable external power converter and an automobile battery. Entry gained through a south door glass panel and damage noted in the office and garage. Break in reported to Grundy County sheriff's office about 5 45 am with initial check at 3 am.
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Brown
Texaco
Illinois 47
Grundy County
Richard Pierce
Pierce
Heavy Snow Strikes Navajo Nation Amidst Rescue Efforts
Navajo officials urge federal and state aid as six days of snow grip the Window Rock area and beyond. Three known deaths on the reservation, including a newborn, with blizzards and 35 mph winds forecast. Air Force helicopters limited to search and rescue as crews assist stranded residents and ranchers dig out.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Raymond Nakai
Johnson
Navajo Nation
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Air Force
St. Michael’s
Tolani Lake
Flagstaff
Frank Chambers
Chambers
Pinon
Five Applications For Building Certificates In Morris City
Five applications for building certificates were filed at Morris City Hall since Nov. 21. The list includes Charles Garling for a residential improvement at 112 Grant St in R-2 zone. C C Roofing Co for a warehouse at 827 Liberty St in B-3 zone. Walter A Johnson for a house addition at 430 Maple Drive in R-2 zone. J T O'Brien of O'Brien and Son Construction Co for a fence along Towpath Road in M-2 zone. Stephens Lumber and Fuel Co for a residence on lot 25 in the 800 block of E North St in R-2 zone. Zoning officer Clyde Baker must pass on all applications before certification is granted.
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Morris City Hall
Charles ©. Garling
Grant St
C. C. Roofing Co
Liberty St
Walter A. Johnson
Maple Drive
J. T. O’brien
Towpath Road
Stephens Lumber and Fuel Co
E. North St
Clyde Baker
Weather outlook: mild days ahead with possible showers
Fair and mild conditions prevail today and tonight under sunny skies. Temperatures may reach the 50s with tonight partly cloudy and a low around mid 30s. Wednesday remains mild with increasing clouds and a chance of late showers near 50. Collins Weather Station logged 47 high yesterday and 24 low with .04 inch precipitation. Downtown Morris recorded 11 a.m. reading of 34 degrees. Thursday forecasts continue mild with a chance of rain.
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Mercury
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Washkansky in Serious Condition After Heart Transplant
Cape Town, South Africa AP doctors said Louis Washkansky remained in very serious condition following the heart transplant. A dramatic drop in his white blood count raised fears of rejection and a transfusion of normal white cells was planned. Four donors provided blood for the procedure as doctors considered the body attacking its own tissues rather than the graft.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
M.C. Botha
Washkansky
Botha
U.S
T. E. Starzl
Starzl
Veterans Administration Hospital
Denver
Colo
Spellman Leaves $30 000 Estate
New York AP reports Cardinal Francis Spellman left his entire estate, about $30,000, to his successor for the archdiocese. The 78 year old died December 2 from a stroke and the will dated April 30, 1960 was filed for probate in Manhattan Surrogate's Court. His successor had not yet been appointed.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Manhattan
Cardinal Spellman
Morris City Dog Tethering Rules Expanded
The Morris City Police Department announced that dogs must be tied up or tickets will be issued after numerous complaints of loose canines. Police noted this is a recurring yearly issue at the station.
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Morris City
Curtail Heavy Attacks on North Vietnam
Thick monsoon clouds limited strikes on North Vietnam as U S pilots damaged four major bridges, over 30 SAM sites, and more than 100 railroad cars and locomotives. Five U S planes were lost in six days amid heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Radio
Hanoi
Paul Doumer
Red China
Tonkin Gulf
North
U.S. Army
Navy
Hanoi-Haiphong
Haiphong
County Home resident killed crossing U S 66 near nursing home
Peter Farley 72 formerly of Dwight was struck by a southbound Burlington Truck Lines truck at 5 55 a m while walking across U S 66 about three miles south of Pontiac near Livingston County Nursing Home where he lived for two years He was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Vernon Van Qualen The driver Walter R Fritz 42 of Cicero said he did not see the pedestrian until he reached him The truck carried 18 000 pounds of freight Visibility was clear Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Church Campus with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery Visitation at Van Qualen Funeral Home Dwight Wednesday night
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Dwight
Peter Farley
U.S. 66
Pontiac
Livingston County
Farley
Vernon van Qualen
Walter R. Fritz
Cicero
Burlington Truck Lines
Berwyn
Mr. Farley
Campus
Michael and
Mary
Stark) Farley
Edward
Teresa) Cuddy
Sacred Heart Church
O. L. Munie
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Vern Babcock
Bernie Watland
Bernie Ravanaas
Robert K. Granger
Herald
Betty Anderson
Mike Barr
Terry Bien
Tom Benson
Susan Chouinard
Sharon Cotter
Patricia Dewey
Sharon Enrietta
Robert Frischkorn
Norval Galloway
William Graham
David Hartmann
Brad Hayes
Sydney Hieser
Cristine Hiney
Pamela Johnson
Melissa Kopezick
Keith Laughary
Richard Lois
Cheryl McClintock
Susan Morris
JoAnn Nolte
Gayle Ollerman
Jay Roth
Cyndy Sampson
Jane Schaible
Marcia Sengewald
Deborah Struck
Edward Tabler
Gloria Tascher
Andy Anderson
Lewis Anderson
Karen Anshutz
Kay Benson
Diane Finch
Gerald Fisher
Laura Ford
Robert Haldorson
Judy Laing
Virginia Pack
Richard Purdue
Keith Salems
Terry Sampson
Robert Sanches
Richard Scott
Leila Seidsma
Kristie Sjostrom
Susan Spencer
Sharon Sudley
John Warriner
Richard Wells
Karen Anderson
Karen Baker
Beth Bednarik
Jill Bergstrom
Linda Berkland
Peter Bohlander
Ellen Bossert
Jeff Brooks
Tom Chapple
Kenneth Coop
Frank Kahanec
Jane Kuntz
Janice Kuntz
Cheryl Larson
Richard Lynes
Gene McGill
Peter Malmquist
Kay Oakland
Anne Trucano
Daniel Wigtil
Marcia Wilson
Debora Bellm
Jud Brown
Debra DeAtley
Jane Harris
John Hopkins
James Hougas
Jeff
Glenn Bush
James O. Palmer
Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
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Denise Ann Darvall
Spellman
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