Nixon Meets Mayors in Midwest Urban Affairs Session
President Nixon brings the Urban Affairs Council to Indianapolis for an afternoon meeting with nine mayors, mainly Republicans, then plans to Chicago to discuss environmental issues with governors. The session, first outside Washington, centers on model cities and anti crime, with Indianapolis touted as a metrowide government experiment under Mayor Richard Lugar.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nixon
White House
Urban Affairs Council
Washington
U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
Richard G. Lugar
Luger
Marion County
Uni-Gov
Deadline February 16 Set for Voter Registration
Grundy County residents must register by February 16 to vote in the March 17 primary. New residents or those changing names must register, with extra hours allowed February 13 and 14. Deputy clerks listed to assist include Dunn, Finch, Sereno, Mac Donald, Sorensen, Gray, Drnee, Steinberger, Testa, and Heap.
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Grundy County
Thomas Parks
Eleanor K. Dunn
Kinsman
Helen Finch
Verona
Phyllis Sereno
Maron
Charles MacDonald
Gardner
Esther Sorensen
South Wilmington
Bernice Gray
Braceville
Rose Drnee
Coal City
Betty Steinberger
Ann Testa
Carbon Hill
Clyde Heap
Minooka
Weather update from Grundy County and Morris area
Partly sunny and warmer in Grundy County with highs in the upper 30s. Tonight partly cloudy on track for a low near 20. Chicago bureau calls Friday mostly cloudy with mid to upper 30s and no precipitation. Collins station logs a Wednesday high of 31 and low 15, with 27 at 9 30 a m and 34 at 11 45 a m in downtown Morris.
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Grundy County
Chicago Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Morris Seeks Federal Grant for Secondary Sewage Plant
Morris to receive 258 924 in federal funds for a secondary sewage disposal plant, about 30 percent of an 860 000 estimated cost. Officials note costs rising, plans to bid once financing finalize, with a 275 000 bond issue and revenue bonds possible. Gov Ogilvie announced 42 287 100 in federal sewage treatment grants for Illinois.
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Morris
Springfield
Richard Schweickert
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Schweickert
John Hendrickson
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Clarence W. Klassen
The
Illinois Sanitary Water
Downstate
Klassen
Greater
Chicago
Bureau
Spring Valley
Champaign — Urbana- Champaign
Clinton
New Baden
Dupage
Addison
South
North Plant
DuPage County
Department of Public Works
Lisle
Jefferson
Mount Vernon
Kane
Sugar Grove
Kankakee
Momence
Lake — Gages Lake
North Shore
Clavey Road
Livingston — Forrest
Mcdonough
Macomb
Mchenry
Crystal Lake
Harvard
Ogle — Rochelle
Sangamon
Davis Receives Warm Welcome in Mississippi Statehouse
Corneal A. Davis, a Mississippi-born Illinois representative, was introduced to the Mississippi House by Robert Clark of Lexington. Davis said he expected hostility but met a cordial reception from lawmakers. Born in Vicksburg, he is in his 30th year in the Illinois House.
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Jackson
Miss
House of Representatives
Robert Clark
Lexington
Illinois
Corneal A. Davis
Davis
Mississippi
Vicksburg
William WL. Rutherford
Goose Lake Prairie
Dresden
Commonwealth Edison
Nixon
Peabody Coal
Essex
Drake
Northern Illinois Coal Co
Peabody Coal Co
Chicago
Three Firsts for First Lady Friday
The weatherman forecasts a mid 30s day for Mrs. Richard Nixon’s Grundy County visit. Plans adjust for milder weather with parking moved to the west side. Work continues on a spectator stand as the First Lady’s trip marks three notable firsts in Grundy County including a side trip from an official presidential party and a visit to a nuclear power facility.
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Richard Nixon
Grundy County
Robert Drake
Goose Lake
Goose Lake Club
Coal City
Morris Community High
Illinois Bell Telephone
Nixon
Nixon and His Party Including Mrs. Nixon
O'Hare
Richard Ogilvie
Field Museum
Yablonski Son Details Terror After Campaign Killings
Joseph A. Yablonski Jr testified before a Senate labor subcommittee about a reign of terror since his father’s 1969 campaign to unseat UMW officers. He cited federal and union rule violations, and said Justice and Labor Dept. responses were inadequate while threats spread through Appalachia.
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Washington
Joseph A. Yablonski
Senate
United Mine Workers Forces
Joseph A
Chip) Yablonski Jr
The
United Mine Workers
UMW
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Yablonski
Labor
Senate Government Operations Committee
Departments of Justice and Labor
Yablonskis
Clarksville
Boyle
Secretary of
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Appalachia
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Snicker Day Fails To Impress Government Spending
A wry column mocks rising government activity and spending. The author suggests the public would be worse off if government action matched the level of compensation critics claim.
Rutherford outlines Illinois park plans for Kendall County
Rutherford, Illinois environmental official from Springfield, spoke in Plano to about 120 residents on planned state park land in Fox and Little Rock Townships. He cited rapid land purchase, noting 14.5 million dollars allocated and fast action to secure a 1250 acre parcel along the Fox River.
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Plano
William L. Rutherford
Environmental Control
Springfield
Kendall County
Fox
Little Rock
American Legion
Kendall County Board of Supervisors
Yorkville
Robert Mitchler
Oswego
Dennis J. Collins
DeKalb
Russell Naden
Board of Supervisors
Richard Feeney
Nadem
Rutherford
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Feeney
Fox River
Lovell Plans to Quit After Apollo 13 Mission
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr announces he will retire after commanding Apollo 13 in April. Haise supports future flights while rookie Thomas Mattingly joins for the mission targeting a Fra Mauro highland landing with scientific aims to study ancient lunar rocks.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Fred W. Haise Jr
Haise
Navy
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Lunar
Fra Mauro
Moon
Resume Public Hearing Monday On Annexation to District 54
Grun dy County Board of School Trustees resumes the McCoy petition hearing at 8 p.m. Monday in the courthouse second floor courtroom. The proposed annexation would add 49 998 acres in Hatcher Woods to Morris Elementary District 54. detachment is included. Original annexation to Morris occurred July 5, 1966. Jean A. McCoy and sons, developers, plan lot sales and site work if approved.
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Grundy County
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated
Hatcher Woods
Morris
Jean A. McCoy
Morris man injured in Oglesby traffic crash
Lawrence A. White a 39 year old wire chief for Illinois Bell was injured in an automobile collision in Oglesby Tuesday evening. He was to undergo surgery for a dislocated hip and a broken rib at St Marys Hospital in La Salle. Kaszyski 57 of Peru was southbound and left turning and was treated at Peoples Hospital in Peru for lacerations.
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Morris
Oglesby
St. Mary's Hospital
la Salle
Lawrence A. White
Rte. 1
White
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
N. Columbia Ave
Arthur Kaszyski
Peru
Kaszyski
People’s Hospital
Illinois Bell
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Morris Daily Herald
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Dresden Station
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