Seneca High approves athletics requisition and discusses Title programs
The Seneca High School Board approved an athletics requisition of 337 dollars for baseball and track. Title II and III discussions covered library books sound film strips and various classroom equipment. A state visitation will occur Feb 24 26 led by Philip Baird with focus on vocational education and Grundy Area Vocational Center use.
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Seneca
Seneca High School Board of Education
Jerry Brucker
John F. Nolan
Paula Freepartner
Nolan
Vincent Grober
Seneca High School
Philip Baird
Baird
Visitation
Grundy Area
Morris
Vocational Education Advisory Council
Bob Hogan
Bill Graves
Bob Maierhofer
Maynard Crouse
Bob Widman
Grober
Ford imposes secrecy rules on federal workers
President Ford ordered federal workers and contractors with access to classified material to sign pledges barring unauthorized disclosures. He also urged Congress to enact penalties of up to 5000 dollars and five years imprisonment for leaks. Congress and staff are exempt from the executive action.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Edward Levi
Weather Ends Warm Spree With Colder Night Forecast
Forecasters predict a clear but chilly night with lows near the 20s. Friday turns partly sunny and warmer with highs around 37, while Wednesday reached 52 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and 28 low. At 7 am the temperature was 31 in Morris and 38 downtown at 10:30 am with precipitation of .05 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Indictment Over Carton Cartel In Folding Cartons Case
A federal grand jury indicted 23 corporations and 50 current and former executives for conspiring to fix prices on folding cardboard cartons used by food processors and other industries. Named defendants include Container Corporation of America Federal Paper Board Co Inc and American Can Co. The scheme allegedly ran from 1960 to before December 1974 and involved agreements on pricing and list prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Edward
Levi
Washington
Container Corporation of America
Federal Paper Board Co. Inc
Montvale
N.J
American Can Co
Greenwich
Steel Industry
Justice Department
Thomas E. Kauper
Antitrust Division
Illinois River Flood Near Morris Forecast To Crest Today
The Illinois River at Morris stood 10 feet above normal at 8 am with a crest possible this afternoon, potentially adding up to 42 feet before subsiding, per Grundy County Civil Defense. Heavy rains in Iroquois County and snowmelt fed floods along the Kankakee, while the NWS warned no major rain expected in Illinois for the next two days.
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Illinois
Morris
National Weather Service
Grundy County
Dresden Locks
Marseilles Locks
Fraud charge for ads in nonexistent magazines
Cahokia Illinois man Clifford Potts, 40, faces a 5000 dollar bond on a federal charge for selling ads to businessmen for 18 non existent publications over five years. A fire at Barnett's Restaurant in Braidwood caused kitchen damage and heavy smoke. the fire department timed at 6 20 to 7 45 AM as part of a seven month FBI investigation.
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Braidwood
Barnett
George Boyd
Clifford Potts
FBI
Potts
Inspector’s News
Police Times
Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council
Kissinger Visit Protests Erupt Near U S Embassy in Lima
Demonstrators lobbed rocks at the U S Embassy in Lima during Henry Kissinger’s Latin American tour. Security fired in the air, police arrested several as eight plate glass windows were shattered. Kissinger praised Peru’s military leaders and moved on to Brazil for the next stop.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Brazil
United States
Miguel Angel de la Flor
Illinois EPA cites 191 unchlorinated water systems in state
The Illinois EPA names 191 unchlorinated public water supplies statewide, including three in Grundy County and seven in LaSalle County, despite a Dec 22 1975 deadline. EPA official Ira Markwood warns of health risks and says hearings may follow if local officials fail to add chlorination. Illinois mandates chlorination, joining 15 other states with rules.
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Grundy
Mary Jane Noonan
Grundy County
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Eileen
Heatherfield
Ridgecrest II
LaSalle County
Seneca
Tonica
Rutland
Oaklane Subdivision
Lands Water Association
Harding Community
Earlville
EPA
Ira Markwood
Division of Public Water Supplies
Illinois
Markwood
Pollution Control Board
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Ex-resident misses quake by few hours
A letter postmarked February 11 from British Honduras shows Terry McCammon formerly of Coal City left Guatemala City at 4 p.m. February 4 before the quake struck that night. He later hitchhiked to South America and returned to Guatemala City to help, then continued travels. Local Civil Defense and Red Cross aided in tracking him.
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British Honduras
Terry McCammon
Coal City
Grundy County
Guatemala City
Marian Born
Ottawa Bend
Morris
Grundy County Civil Defense Emergency Communications
Guatemala
First St
McCammon
Salvation Army
Additional burglary charges on suspects
A Grundy County investigation led to burglary and theft charges against four suspects in a Daniels Auto Supply break in Braceville. William Tarman 17 and Michael Kavanaugh 17 were linked to the Feb 9 burglary with Mark G Strong 27 sought by warrant. An amended four count information names Conner 18 Brasher 19 and notes potential Will County cases.
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Grundy County
William Button
Ron Fox
James Olson
William Tarman
Diamond
Michael Kavanaugh
Wilmington
Daniels Auto Supply
Braceville
Button
Mark G. Strong
Daniels
Tarman
Kavanaugh
Strong
Daniels Auto Sop
Richard Wilder
Katherine G. Conner
Lowell
Ind
David W. Brasher
Kelseyville
Calif
Will County
Morris
Hearst testifies on study list during SLA captivity
Patricia Hearst testifies about fear of death that drove her to violence during 19 months with the Symbionese Liberation Army. She describes abduction, sexual assault, and firing 33 shots to help the Harrises escape, while acknowledging a reading list on communism and revolution found in her room.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
James L. Browning Jr
Miss Hearst
Browning
SLA
Bailey
San Simeon
Emily Harris
William Randolph Hearst
Harrises
Los Angeles
William Harris
Iceland Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Britain Over Cod War
Iceland severed diplomatic relations with Britain after a cabinet decision ending relations amid the cod fishing dispute. The move follows repeated clashes between British trawlers and Icelandic gunboats enforcing a 200 mile limit. Norway agreed to represent Icelandic interests in Britain.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Britain
NATO
North Atlantic Alliance
London
British Foreign Office
Norway
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Keith Leigh
Russell Tendall
Joe Bruno
Alma Anderson
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Bush
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Gary Filip
E. Washington
Federal Paper Board
Illinois River
ST. Louis
Cahokia, Ill
Braidwood Cafe
Venezuela
United Nations
Organization of American States
Angola
The
Morris Daily Herald
F. Lee Bailey
William
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