District 54 to bid April 2 for new middle school
Morris elementary board hears architect schedule for District 54 middle school project with bids due April 2 and contracts to be awarded by April 9. Heat system options, cork vinyl gym floor visit, disposable cafeteria goods costs, and staff aides discussed. special meeting set for February 26.
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Burton Roeth
C. W. Phillips
Morris Elementary Board of Education
Roeth
Canton
Kenneth Hammer
Robert Chord
Rooth
Food Service
Western Illinois University
Macomb
TMH
Supt
Hammer
Correct Ward Information Clarifies Ray Baker Residency
In the Herald notice a misstate claimed Ray Baker resided in the fourth ward. It clarifies he has lived in the third ward since 1945.
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Herald
Ray Baker
Weather forecast and temperatures from Collins Weather Station
The forecast calls for a fair night with continued cold and a low around 15 to 20. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and a dip around the low 30s. Saturday remains cloudy with little change. Collins Weather Station logged a high of 26 and a low of 10 for Wednesday. At 9 am today the station showed 20 degrees and downtown Morris 22 degrees at 10:30 am.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Offer Teacher Contract Not Accepted By Sit-In Leaders
University of Chicago administration offered Mrs. Marlene Dixon a one year contract extension in a compromise move. She rejected it as student sit-in leaders held the Admin Building for two weeks. Leaders voted on leaving plans, both defeated, as talks continued.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Marlene Dixon
Siti
Towboat Delivers Tall Tower to Land Corp
The towboat Alfred Hagerty arrived beneath the Illinois River bridge carrying a 46 foot tower and 590 feet of barges and dredge for Material Service Corp The 1 5 million cargo required winder navigation as the bridge stood 50 4 feet above water Genera Dynamics owns the line boats and pilot Pete Peterson led the 12 hour downstream run from Lockport with a seven man crew including deckhands Thomas Cunniff and W D Dickens Peterson 21 years at sea calls the job his life
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Alfred Hagerty
Illinois River
Pete Peterson
Morris
Lockport
Hagerty
Material Service Corp
Peterson
Irving Crown
General Dynamics
Anita Marie
Wilmington
Kurt
Thomas Cunniff
Memphis, Tenn
W. D. Dickens
Blytheville, Ark
Morris High Board Backs $218,000 Library Bond
At its regular meeting the Morris Community High School Board of Education unanimously endorsed a proposed $218,000 bond for a new library building. Superintendent Claude Rose praised the plans and noted high school students would benefit most. The action followed a resident group pushing the Feb 25 city election bond vote.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Claude Rose
Morris
Morris Chamber to Host Open House at New Liberty Street Office
The Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce invites the public to an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at its new second floor offices at 302 Liberty St. Coffee and cookies will be served as visitors learn about available services after remodeling work.
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Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
Liberty St
Worker Killed at Lake Forest Construction Site
Frank Moniz age 33 of North Chicago died in a cave-in at a Lake Forest subdivision site. Thomas McNeal 30 of Chicago escaped as earth gave way in a 15 foot trench where both men worked for Kennedy Development Co. of Deerfield.
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Lake Forest, Ill
Frank Moniz
Chicago
Lake Forest
Moniz
Thomas McNeal
McNeal
Lake Forest Hospital
Kennedy Development Co
Deerfield
Morris Library bond approved by Morris elementary board
The Morris elementary board of education voted 5 to 0 on February 25 to support the Morris Public Library bond issue. President John Hendrickson introduced the matter at the start of the meeting.
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Morris Elementary Board of Education
Morris Public Library
John Hendrickson
Morris High Board Drops Ring Sales Plan
Morris Community High School Board votes to end selling class rings as local jewelers expand offerings. Supt Claude Rose reports four area high schools favor a shared area vocational center with Morris contributing about 250000 toward its share of costs, while Braidwood District already shows interest in joining Will County project. The district also approves merging junior senior prom and banquet to cut costs and plans a remedial reading lab after a state review.
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Claude Rose
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Morris
Minooka
Mazon
Coweal City
Supt
Rose
Braidwood
Will County
Supt. Rose
Sinois Department of Public Construction
Donald Kaufman
Kaufman
U S Warns North Vietnam on Violence at Peace Talks
In Paris at the enlarged Vietnam peace talks, U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge urged that a political settlement cannot occur amid violence and external interference. He pressed for mutual withdrawal of all foreign forces as North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demand US exit and South Vietnam’s people decide their fate.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Tran Buu Kiem
Southeast Asia
Lodge
Plans On Display For New Morris Library
Floor plans of the proposed Morris Library were exhibited today at the Grundy County National Bank, Morris Savings and Loan Association, and First National Bank of Morris.
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Morris
Grundy County National Bank
Morris Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank of Morris
Four-Way Race for Morris Fourth Ward Alderman Nomination
In Morris four candidates seek the fourth ward alderman seat in the February 25 primary. Incumbent Floyd Siron seeks a mayoral bid. Republicans Eugene Chamberlain Robert Gilbertson and former alderman David Sklut join challenger, with Democrat Buford Willis contesting. Chamberlain touts annexation and growth management to curb taxes. Willis pledges ward improvements and tax relief.
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Floyd Siron
Eugene C. Chamberlain
Lisbon Road
Morris
Morris Rotary
Morris Regional Chamber of Commerce
Grundy County
Mori
Minooka
Bertson
Jean
Robert
John
Paul
Gilbertson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Church
David B. Sklut
Division St
Sklut
Buford L. Willis
Grant St
Nashville, Tenn
Federal Paper Board
Willis
Louise Pope
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Leslie Tibbits
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James Peterson
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Illinois River Bridge
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China
Land Corp
By Terry Tripp
Cunniff
U. S
New City Library
Favors
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Sally
New Cumberland
W. Va
West Virginia University
U.S. Navy
A. P. Green Refractories Co
Illinois Clay Products
A. P. Green
Steve
Kathy
Suzy
Barbara
Tricia
Pueblo
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U. S. Army
U. S. Marine Corps
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Park Blvd
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