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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1975
Page
3
Santa arrives at 7 45 p m at the Carbon Hill Village Hall for Coal City residents. Cartoons show at 7 p m refreshments for kids and adults. Schools in Coal City Unit District dismiss 1 30 p m Tue Dec 23 and reopen Jan 5.
Governor Daniel Walker accuses Secretary of State Michael Howlett of dodging debates as the Democratic primary nears. He plans 52 debate stops but Howlett misses the first in Ottawa. Walker urges voters to “smoke him out” and says he would back the primary winner if defeated.
Rock Island voters rejected a 63 cent per $100 tax increase by 7 808 to 6 138, ending any chance to restore athletic programs for 1976 77. Six of seven precincts voted no. 14 159 people cast ballots, a city turnout record in Rock Island.
Pat Sanders of Front Street Mazon 19 was fined 10 dollars plus 5 costs for failing to yield while turning left. Cited November 25 by Morris Police Sergeant Harold Carlson at Division and Washington Streets.
Strike negotiations stalled as the Association of Flight Attendants and the Air Line Pilots Association sought to resolve ballot details. United continued operations with special approvals to fly San Francisco New York and Seattle routes, carrying about 2,000 passengers daily during the holiday period. Braniff received limited New York Miami and Washington Miami flights. Trans International, Denver New York. Evergreen, Omaha Chicago three round trips daily.
Moscow reports mark Leonid Brezhnev's 69th birthday with no official celebration. Western observers note aging leadership and lingering health rumors despite occasional public appearances and a brief stance from Kissinger denying a terminal illness.
MCHS and Wilmington High School posts show Monday and Tuesday menus with items like hamburgers pizza pork tenderloin and barbecue. Minooka High School and Grade School also outline meals including hot pork, poor boy steak, tomato soup and barbecued items with festive desserts and notes on Christmas vacation and PTO donations.
Former Howard Hughes aide Robert Maheu assisted the CIA in undermining a Saudi Arabia shipping contract intended for Aristotle Onassis. The Senate committee noted Maheu bought Onassis room and publicized contract terms to wreck the deal, with CIA funds and covert press involvement.
Morris Police were notified of a leaking fire hydrant in the 700 block of E Jackson St at 6 35 p m Thursday. Thomas Connor of the Morris Water Department was notified and said the water would freeze and must be thawed today. Morris Fire Department was notified the hydrant is not working.
Illinois Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett announced the Bicentennial collector plate will be sold over the counter at three Chicago facilities and two Springfield locations for 3 dollars. Mail orders go to the Centennial building Springfield 62756. The plate imitates the 1976 design with USA-200 and Collector marks. कॉल
Randolph Mantooth, star of Emergency!, was aided by Los Angeles County paramedics after a gas heater leaked propane and caused breathing trouble in his Topanga Canyon home. He was treated at Santa Monica Hospital and released. investigators found a furnace leak.
The writer argues that the Soviet Union is expanding military and political influence across black Africa including Benin, Burundi, CAR, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Upper Volta, Zambia, Angola, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire, Tanzania, and Mozambique. It warns of Soviet bases, naval activity, and subversion, asserting Kissinger pursues a two track strategy that has failed in Africa and threatens global oil supply and Western interests.
Subscriptions and billing matters are handled by Morris Publishing Company at 12224 East Washington Street Morris Illinois 60450. This notice informs readers of address and contact details for subscription services and interruptions.
The Worry Clinic feature highlights teachers like Robert Ivy and Kathleen Graves who use Dr. Crane’s Compliment Club to foster extroversion and happiness. It cites student notes, parental letters, and even hypnotic handgrip tests to illustrate how praise boosts social ease, friendships, and well being.
A reader vents about an affair and funeral seating for the “Other Woman” then critiques Ann Landers grammar and responses. A child writes of family strain, seeking help, while a promo for Ann Landers booklet “Straight Dope on Drugs” appears with ordering details.
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