County Board Back Long Range Planning Map Approval
Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved the planning commission’s long range physical plan with no opposition. The map designates future industrial, commercial, recreational, and residential zones for 20 to 30 years and sets the stage for a zoning ordinance and five year district map adoption.
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Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Grundy County Planning Commission
Arthur Bozue, Jr
Atty
David Root
Root
Joseph Abel
Abel
Grundy County
County Board
Planning Commission
Zoning Commission
Harry Henderson
Bozue
Carl Gardner and Associates
Nels Nelson
Morris Planning Commission debates Union St extension and zoning
The Morris Planning Commission held a lengthy Tuesday session on a northward Union Street extension, multiple family dwelling zones, and zoning limits in residential and commercial districts. They refined a comprehensive planning map for public display and scheduled a March 9 hearing, with discussion on railroad crossings, trailer parking, building height, and area boundaries amid mixed views on central business growth.
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County Planning Commission
Root
Daniel Beal
Verona
Gerald Thompson
Minooka
Harold Punke
Mazon
John Donahoe
Wauponsee Township
Phillip Collins
Saratoga Township
Ronald Bell
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Harry Roe
Howard Sutton
Gordon Bell
Albert Pilch
Grundy
Farm Bureau
Extension Information Program
Norman Kraus
University of Illinois
Pileh
Finance Committee
Morris Planning Commission
Union St
City Hall
Morris Community High School
James Baum
Joseph Abel
Floyd Siron
Lisbon Road
Showers and warm up forecast extend into Friday
The Weather Bureau expects continued showers and warming temperatures through Friday. Frost is thawing, driving conditions may be poor on some roads. Temperatures will be in the 50s tonight, low 60s tomorrow and Friday, with mild conditions overall. Collins Weather Station logged .22 inch of precipitation by 6 p.m. Tuesday. high 53, low 43, and 9 a.m. today at 46 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Committee to Consider Viet Nam War Emergency Fund
The Senate Armed Services Committee starts debate on an emergency fund of 4.8 billion dollars for Viet Nam military costs, paving the way for the 12.8 billion package. Sen. Vance Hartke predicts near unanimous support from his group opposing North Viet Nam bombing, while criticizing current Southeast Asia policies.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Johnson
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Suit Dismissed After Wildcat Strike Ends at Des Plaines Plant
Des Plaines Chemical Co. petition for an injunction against 16 workers was dismissed in circuit court after a wildcat strike at the Morris area plant ended. On Jan 25 a majority of 42 International Chemical Workers Union members walked out. by Friday morning all workers returned to duties. An agreement to reinstate was reported with no terms agreed, and a mediation session with Eloise Stewart of the federal panel had earlier produced a plan for return and future talks on working conditions.
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Des Plaines Chemical Co
Circuit Court
Morris
International Chemical Workers Union
Des Plaines
Donald Hacking
Leon Groves
Eloise Stewart
Chicago
Groves
Edward Vilt Enters Race for Sheriff
Edward J. Vilt 47 of 213 E North St announces as a Republican candidate for Grundy County sheriff in the June primary. Vilt, a former sheriff from 1958 to 1962, Coal City police chief and veteran World War II hero, cites decades of county police service and affirms commitment to lawfulness and courtesy.
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Edward J. Vilt
E. North St
Grundy County
Wilt
Coal City
Illinois Youth Commission
Channahon
Morris
Vilt
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
National Sheriffs’ Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Fifteen Congolese Officials Jailed for Embezzlement
A Leopoldville military court sentenced 15 minor government officials to prison terms from four to ten years after they allegedly embezzled two hundred thousand dollars over three months in the Bureau of Budget Control and Verification.
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Leopoldville
Bureau of Budget Control and Vertification
Johnson Returns From Honolulu Conference on Vietnam
President Johnson returns to Washington after three days of talks in Honolulu with South Vietnamese leaders and Vice President Humphrey. The leaders urged ongoing social and economic reforms while discussing military plans and closer U S coordination. Ky forecasts 1967 elections and a push to reduce Communist influence in South Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
Earle Wheeler
Orville L. Freeman
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Honolulu
Viet Nam
Los Angeles
Hubert H Humphrey
Saigon
Hawaii
Humphrey
Pacific
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
South Lawn
Haiphong
National Liberation Front
U. S
NLF
South
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Illinois
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Illinois River
Gardner
Kinsman
Kendall County
MCHS
Ottawa
New York
United States
Jed Waters
Joe Bien
Ed Waters
Carson Pirie Scott and Co
Herald
Division
Liberty Sts
Armstrong St
Fulton Sts
Benton St
Fulton Ave
Gebhard Woods State Park
Coachlite Terrace
Conley
Arthur Hornsby
Morris Central
Hornsby
Barry Seng
Baum
Tom West
Edward Vilt
Pacific Command
A. Alesis Johnson
Neary Cabot Ledge
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