Morris Mobile Meals plan gains local support
A mobile meals project to daily prepare and deliver one hot and one cold meal to the aged convalescent and handicapped is advancing in Morris. The MMM Ad Hoc Committee has met since January 6 with sponsorship from the Morris Senior Citizens and hospital use approved for meal preparation. A paid coordinator will run daily operations, with CETA funding explored, and participation requires a doctor's recommendation.
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Morris
Morris Mobile Meals
MMM
Morris Senior Citizens Organization
Morris Hospital Administrative Board
MMM Committee
Flo Chally
Donald Botkin
Norwood Brown
Lee Cary
Marge Conners
Mary Ellen Harder
Jack King
Diane Matteson
Joan McNulty
Joe Misener
Sue Morse
Marion Osmanson
Lynn Schindlbeck
Lynn Schindibeck
Herald
County rejects two acre horse zoning request in agriculture zones
Grundy County Planning Commission votes 4-0 to keep current five acre minimum for horses in agriculture zones despite Dr. Robert Gay's proposal to allow two acre parcels. The board also rezones 18.6 acres at Gore and Lisbon Rds to B II for commercial development while noting high water table and septic concerns.
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Grundy County
Planning Commission
Dr. Gay
Wednesday Night Commission
J. LeRoy Brown
John Steele
Steele
Commission
Gore and
Lisbon Rds
Harry Sklut
North St
Gore Rd
Lisbon Rd
Sklut
Eugene Sorensen
Dale
Sorensen
Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals
Grundy County Board
Valley Grain Inc
Illinois River
Rodney Carlson
Valley Grain
Illinois 47
Incumbents file for Morris and Saratoga school boards
Several candidates filed petitions for three year terms on Morris Grade School and Morris Community High School boards. Barbara Lovell and Gordon Lear led filings for Morris district, with subsequent candidates for MCHS including James Garling and Marlene Peterson. Other terms expiring include Dr. Wilbur Dolezal and William Stangland. Saratoga District 600 saw Larry Kingman file for a three year term while Harold Nelson Arthur Gore and Vance Waksdal also face expirations. The final filing day is March 18 and Robert Hecht’s two year term remains to be filled.
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Morris
Morris Community High School Boards of Education
John
Barbara) Lovell
Briar Lane
Gordon Lear
W. Southmer Rd
MCHS
James Garling
Maple St
James
Marlene) Peterson
W. Main St
Lear
Lovell
Wilbur Dolezal
Guy
Lynne) Stewart
E. North St
Larry Kingman
Illinois 47
Saratoga
Kingman
Harold Nelson
Arthur Gore
Vance Waksdal
Robert Hecht
Stanley Larson
Saratoga Board
Hecht
Kenneth Hunts
Carter sets conditions for Cuba relations
President Carter said full normalization with Cuba hinges on tangible evidence of basic human rights and a commitment to stop overseas adventures such as sending troops to Angola. He noted direct contact is impossible for now and will rely on Caribbean visitors for information. Rep. Jonathan Bingham reported Castro contacts but cautioned normalization remains distant.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Cuba
Carter
Angola
Caribbean
Jonathan Bingham
Dn.y
Fidel Castro
Judge Denies Injunction in Seneca School Board Dispute
Ottawa Illinois UPI report says circuit court rejects a bid by Russell Tendall and John Lamb to bar other Seneca High School District 160 board members from spending taxpayers money on mergers. Plaintiffs argue funds cannot be used post hearing. defendants claim implied authority exists.
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Ottawa, Ill
UPI
Seneca High School District 160 Board of Education
Russell Tendall
John Lamb
Illinois
Groundbreaking planned July for MCHS building expansion
Morris Community High School may break ground in July on a 59,000 square foot addition. Superintendent Harold Sutter said drawings proceed. final drawings unlikely before April. construction to last just over a year, opening fall 1978.
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Morris Community High School
Robert Ciota
Sutter
John
Bar
Planning consultant contract discussed by Grundy County board
Grundy County planning commission did not decide on renewing Carl Gardner and Associates contract. Board members questioned value for money and questioned hourly rates, with officials noting the consultant’s role in reports, design work, and HUD coordination. The panel tabled the matter to await chairman Perry Brooks's input.
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Grundy County
Pete Baudino
William Wallin
Ken Sereno
Planning Commission
Commission
Perry Brooks
Alan Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Trayser
Grundy County Building and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Local Government Affairs
Wallin
Serena
J. LeRoy Brown
Charles Zalar
Zalar
Trial date set for Clydesdale co defendant in bank fund case
Peter Corgiat and Thirteenth Circuit Judge Thomas Clydesdale plus two others face separate trials in Chicago federal court for conspiracy and misapplication of bank funds. Corgiat leads off April 14 before Judge Alfred Kirkland. Sullivan named US attorney nominee for northern Illinois.
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Peter Corgiat
Oglesby
Thirteenth Circuit
Thomas Clydesdale
United States District Court
Chicago
Corgiat
Clydesdale
Gildo Costa
Oliver Halm
Alfred Kirkland
Thomas Sullivan
Northern
Illinois
Sullivan
Justice Department
Adlai Stevenson
Samuel Skinner
Stevenson
Carter
U.S. Senate
Hunt meets reporters after Watergate burglary conviction release
E Howard Hunt, released from a Florida federal prison, flew to Boston and will hold a 10:30 a m news conference. He may discuss his immediate plans which could include lecturing and painting with an exhibition hoped for in a New York gallery this spring.
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Boston
UPI
E. Howard Hunt
Florida
Hunt
New York City
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