Ogilvie orders special session for salary hikes
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie calls a January special session of the Illinois General Assembly limited to raising salaries for state officials and judges and increasing lawmakers expense allowances. The move comes as a new governor and Legislature prepare to take office, with salary details for various offices outlined and a potential 1977 effective date.
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Ogilvie
Springfield
Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois General Assembly
Posal
77Th General Assembly
George W. Lindberg
The
Linois Legislative Council
Illinois
Israeli Embassy Seizure in Bangkok by Black September
Four Arab attackers seized the Israeli embassy in Bangkok, holding six hostages including the Israeli ambassador to Cambodia. Thai police surrounded the building as the group demanded 36 Palestinian prisoners’ release and safe passage out of Thailand. The attackers identified themselves with Black September and proposed a 8 p.m. Bangkok time deadline for prisoner releases and transfer to Cairo.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Shimon Avimov
Cambodia
Pan American World Airways
Vajiralongkorn
Palestin
Pvt
Sunchai Pienkana
Sunchai
Sundai
Black September
Lod
Munich
Cairo
Area woman writes song Wish for Peace by Mrs Helen Harlow
Helen Harlow of Morris composed the words and music to Wish for Peace while traveling in 1971. The waltz becomes a convert-to-tune and debuted at Caterpillar Kiddies Party on December 17 with J L Harris performing. a recording will be available locally.
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Helen Harlow
James
Sand Ridge Rd
Morris
Lew Tobin
Boston
Harlow
Caterpillar
J. L
Nick) Harris
Robert Tummel
John Fowler
Coal City
William Weying
Chicago
Grundy County
Division and
Main Sts
Raymond
Helen) Rogers
E. Main St
Eber
Nettie Hume
Rogers
Charlie Watters
Merritt Watters
Charlie
Alice) Watters
E. Chapin
Tom
John Waksdal
Yvonne Pack
E. Jackson St
Grundy County National Building Corp
Richard Munch
Grundy County National Bank
Herald
Simple rites for Truman funeral at Truman Library
In Independence Missouri former President Harry S. Truman lay in state as crowds far exceeding 30,000 filed past the bier after a simple funeral service. Mrs Truman remained at home and participated in last-minute family decisions according to a spokesman.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman Library
Truman
Weather notes from Dresden Island and Morris observations
Partly sunny and mild today with a high near 40. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a low in the 30s. Friday looks cloudy and mild with likely rain and a high near 40. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a Wednesday high of 40 and a low of 22. Morris recorded 25 degrees at 7 am and 37 degrees downtown at 11 am.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Grundy County Planning Commission Advances School Site Ordinance
The Grundy County Planning Commission met Wednesday afternoon at the Grundy County Courthouse. Superintendent Robert Chord of Saratoga Grade School spoke to the commission about a proposed ordinance for the acquisition of school sites.
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Grundy County
Tendent
Saratoga
Commission
Gardner zoning approved for light manufacturing at former bowling site
The Zoning and Planning Commission approved a change from B II to M I for the Gardner Village bowling alley site. The Printed Circuit Co. of Downers Grove bought the property as the village tabled an ordinance on school land donations for new housing. HUD APO certification progress was reported with an updated Morris water and sewer plan needed.
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Gardner
Zoning and Planning Commission
Gardner Village Board
the Printed Circuit Co. of
Downers Grove
Zoning Board
Chord
Grundy County
Kinsman
Alan P. Trayser
Carl L. Gardner and Associates Inc
The
Commission
North Vietnam Denounces Bombing as Barbarous and Unprecedented
The North Vietnamese delegation at the Paris peace talks condemned the U S bombing as the most hysterical and barbarous campaign in history and said it would continue attacks on American aircraft until bombardments stop. They claimed many more U S planes were lost than acknowledged and urged resumed negotiations only after bombing ends.
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Paris
North Vietnam
North
U.S
Saigon
Two More Petitions Filed for City Posts on Republican Ticket
Two residents filed petitions at the city clerk’s office for positions on the Republican ticket for the February primary. Marjorie Warren of 424 Mooseheart Dr. sought city clerk and Gordon Winsor of 1025 Union St. sought alderman in the fourth ward. Salaries for the next term are Mayor 5500 dollars per year, city clerk 10500 dollars, treasurer 450 dollars per year and councilmen 35 dollars per meeting.
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Marjorie Warren
Mooseheart Dr
Gordon Winsor
Union St
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Daniel Walker
Supreme Court
Nitzhan Hadass
Area Woman
Nick Harris
Morris Daily Herald
VOL
Liberty
An. B. Price Co. Inc
Ent
Table School
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