Well drillers need six senses for deep water wells
Foreman Al Sizemore of Layne Western leads a two man crew drilling a new water well in Coal City at 600 feet. The process uses a massive 24 inch bit and two ton drill stem with risks from cable breaks and stuck tools, while crews rely on hard earned know how rather than books.
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Coal City
al Sizemore
Bud Saum
Layne-Western
Aurora
Sizemore
Herald
Tom Redmond
Layne- Western
Galesville
Weather notes at Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 5 to 15 degrees. Thursday will be partly sunny and warmer with a high of 25 to 33. Tuesday’s high reached 16 and a low 3 below zero at Dresden Island Locks and Dam. At 7 am today 12 degrees. Morris recorded 24 at 10:30 am with trace precipitation.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Arambasich brothers trial set for January 6
Edward Arambasich and his brother John Arambasich of Mallard Lane face extortion and related charges tied to May 1976 indictments. A prior conviction and sentences were upheld on appeal, with trial delayed pending appeals court ruling. In Peoria Illinois Frank Teague faces armed robbery and traffic charges after a Del Farm grocery hold up with over $1,000 taken and high speed pursuit.
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Edward Arambasich
John Arambasich
Mallard Lane
Chicago
Michael Nash
Arambasich Brothers
Thomas McMillen
Arambasich
Peoria, Ill
UPI
Frank Teague
Rock Island
Teague
Morris City approves new fire truck and lease for bridge site
The Morris City Council authorized buying a larger fire truck costing about 54 000 with a 1 560 discount on delivery lowering to 52 623 and will match rural district funds. Delivery is set for August, with the old truck to be sold by sealed bid. The council also approved a 550 monthly lease for a temporary firemen housing site south of the Illinois River during bridge redecking next spring.
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Morris
Sherman Hexdall
Hexdall
James McCarty
Yorkville
Marion Body Co
Marion
Wis
Kendall County
Shabbona and
Illinois River
Donald Davidson
Melvin L. Harseim
Southmor Rd
Illinois 47
Finance Committee
Mazon
Verona
Coal City
Seneca
Judiciary Committee
Floyd _ Siron
Morris Police Department
Siron
Armstrong St
Donald Barkley
Morris Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank of Morris
Grundy County National Bank
Davidson
Morris Planning Commission
Barkley
Commission
Frank Black
Richard Schweickert
Planning Commission
Lakewood Estates
U.S. 6
Park Blvd
Northcrest
Lisbon Rd
Billie Motry
Shel-Mar
Bedford Rd
Jackie Hansen
Douglas St
Morris Catv
Olson Electric
Greg Olson
Charles Roseland
del Linn
Arthur Willmington
Ray Younger
Joseph Brockman
Marjorie Warren
Wilfred Dix
John Enger
Robert Lynes
Housing Authority awards heating contract for Saratoga Tower
Grundy County Housing Authority unanimously approves a $15,000 contract with Meyer Heating and Air Conditioning of Peoria to add three boilers and furnaces at Saratoga Tower. HUD approval needed before work can start within three weeks, aiming for completion in three more weeks.
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Housing Authority
Saratoga Tower
Grundy County Housing Authority
Meyer Heating and Air Conditioning
Peoria
Meyer Heating
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Meyer
June Bollen
The
Authority
Bollen
Adcock
Richards
Universal Plumbing of
Herbert G. Weitz Dies In Florida After Long Morris Era
Herbert G. Weitz former Morris businessman dies early today in New Port Richey Florida. He owned Weitz Cafe at 213 Liberty St with his brother Conrad for 47 years before selling to H B Price Co Joliet in September 1971. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Herbert G. Weitz
Morris
New Port Richey
Fla
Weitz
Conrad
Weitz Cafe
Liberty St
H. B. Price Co., Inc
W. Jefferson St
Joliet
Pekin man shot to death. woman held by police
John Copeland, 34, was shot to death late Tuesday about half a mile south of Pekin. Tazewell County sheriff's police took into custody a 33 year old woman.
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Pekin, Ill
UPI
John Copeland
Pekin Tazewell County
Elect Thomas Flood Chief Circuit Judge in 13th Circuit
Judge Thomas R. Flood 52 of Streator was elected chief judge by the circuit judges of the 13th Judicial Circuit after a ballot count. He succeeds retiring Judge William P. Denny whose resignation takes effect December 31. Flood, a former private practitioner and now a judge, cannot hear cases involving his son Jim Flood due to statute and ethics concerns.
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13Th Judicial Circuit
Thomas R. Flood
Streator
William P. Denny
Flood
Denny
LaSalle
Bureau
Grundy Counties
Grundy County
Illinois Supreme Court
Judicial Circuit
Circuit
Theresa
Ridge Rd
Steator
Jim
Barabara
St. Francis Hospital, Peoria
Body found near Interstate 55 in Darien Illinois
The bullet-riddled body of 25 year old Melvin Austin of Chicago was found Tuesday near Clarendon Hills Road close to Interstate 55. Police report he was shot at least 11 times in the head and chest with multiple handgun calibers.
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Darien
Ill
UPI
Melvin Austin
Chicago
Robert Lamb
Department of Law Enforcement
Clarendon Hills Road
Austin
Snowstorm Drops Heavy Snow on Western New York
A squall poured new snow over western New York with accumulations well past two feet in some areas. New snow was expected to total as much as six inches around Buffalo while a travelers advisory remained in effect for shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario.
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United Press International
New York
Rockies
Buffalo
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Upper New York
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Seabert
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Vern DeGrush
John Zerboglio
al Pilch
Thomas Flood
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