Love Retires From Morris Post Office After 35 Years
Granville A. Love retires this Friday after 35 years with the Morris Post Office beginning in 1938. He served as city then rural carrier, noting rate changes and years of flood hardship on routes near the Illinois River. Love plans to move to Horseshoe Bend Arkansas in July with his wife Marjorie. they have two children and three grandchildren.
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Granville A. Love
Rte. 2
Morris
Love
Rte. 1
Herald
Morris Post Office
U.S. Navy
Illinois River
Rto. 1
Will County
Dresden
William V. Martin
Horseshoe Bend
Ark
Masons Cedar Lodge No
A.M
Morris Approves Park Referendum and Bond Plans
Morris voters will decide Feb 9 on purchasing the Borens property for a recreational park and approving a 240000 bond. The council also votes to buy two squad cars, install a police base radio, and fund downtown decorations with HUD funds and revenue sharing.
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Provancal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Morris
Anderson
Borens
Ray Christensen
Fourth Ward
James Gretencord
Robert Gilbertson
Judiciary Committee
Greenway
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Tesdal Motors
Wilson Chevrolet
Gretencord
del Linn
Orm Motorola Electronics Co
Elk Grove Village
Robert White
Radio Doctor Electronic Shop
Federal Revenue Sharing Fund
Grundy County
Second Ward
Donald Barkley
Douglas St
Morris Daily Herald Thursday Afternoon Edition
The Thursday afternoon Morris Daily Herald issue presents local news briefs, market notices, and community updates for Morris and surrounding areas. Readers find happenings in town, upcoming events, and notices of interest to residents.
Richardson announces candidacy for LaSalle County judge
State's Attorney Robert E. Richardson of Ottawa announced his filing for the Democratic nomination for Resident Circuit Judge of LaSalle County in the 13th Judicial Circuit and will run only in LaSalle County. He noted his long service as prosecutor and his multiple bar admissions and honors.
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Robert E. Richardson
Ottawa
LaSalle County
13Th Judicial Circuit
Springfield
Richardson
LaSalle
Starved Rock
St. Columba
Ottawa Township
LaSalle-Peru Oglesby Junior College
Illinois Valley Community College
University of Notre Dame
Illinois State’s Attorneys Association
National District Attorneys Association
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Morris Mayor questions legality of unpaid parking meter ordinance
Morris Illinois December 27 1973 The mayor seeks clarification on a disputed July 23 1973 parking meter ordinance. City Attorney James Peacock says the original measure may be illegal for charging extra for late fines and that a signed copy was never produced. The council postpones action to study the issue.
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Donald Davidson Sr
Davidson
James Peacock
Peacock
Morris Daily Herald
Weather Update for Dresden Island Locks and Dam Area
Partly cloudy tonight then increasing cloudiness Friday with mixed snow and rain. High in the 30s. Wednesday's high reached 37 and low 32 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam. Morning readings showed 32 degrees in Morris downtown and at 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. readings. Precipitation totaled .25 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Ray claims he conspired to kill King MLK Jr
Nashville sources report James Earl Ray says he helped plot the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and attached a writ naming money givers to a court filing. Officials say no recent documents have reached federal court. Ray seeks transfer from state prison to a federal max facility and may represent himself.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Nashville
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Wsm-Tv
Ray
King
U.S. District Court
Memphis
Washington
Bernard Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Mark Luttrell
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Federal Court Clerk
Government sets up standby gasoline rationing plan
Washington officials announce a standby system allowing an average 35 gallons per month per person under color coupon rationing. The plan could start by March 1 if fuel conservation fails, with coupons distributed to drivers 18 and older and exchangeable on a limited market to curb black markets.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Federal Energy Office
Federal Register
Energy
Watergate named top news story of 1973 by American editors
UPI reports editors ranked Watergate disclosures as the year’s top story with broad impact. The energy crisis, Vietnam withdrawal and POWs, and the Agnew resignation were also prominent in the annual poll. European and Asian editors noted the October Middle East war’s prominence.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Vietnam
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Continents
Lyndon B. Johnson
Houston
Tex
Wounded Knee S.D
Indochina
Agnew
China
Supreme Court
Gas dealers and IRS clash over gasoline prices
Gasoline station operators and the Internal Revenue Service move toward a confrontation over pump prices after reports of price gouging during the Christmas weekend. Massachusetts dealers push for higher markups while many stations threaten to close, prompting IRS monitors to be deployed for the New Year holiday.
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United Press International
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
American Automobile Association
Harold Murphy
Bay State Gasoline Retailers Association
Massachusetts
Murphy
Robert Jacobs
Illinois and
Indiana Gasoline Dealers Association
New York City
Break-in at Coast-to-Coast Store in Morris
Morris police respond to a tip about a burglary at the Coast-to-Coast store 301 Liberty Street at 5 36 am. Officers and owner Bob Brown find a broken west window and items missing including a 12 inch Motorola color TV and a stereo multiplex with AM FM radio and eight track tape valued at 440 dollars. Investigation continues.
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Morris
Liberty St
Bob Brown
Motorola
Morris Police
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Barkley
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Finance Committee
Bolens
Illinois
Marjorie Warren
L. Clare Morton
Morton
Watergate
Gerald Ford
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