Civic dinner features Dr. Hershman on attitude and aging
About 250 people attended the Morris BPW Civic Dinner at the Morris Holiday Inn. Dr. Morris M. Hershman of Joliet urged listeners to face life with a constructive attitude, questioning self knowledge and aging while praising enduring contributions beyond age 65. The program included remarks by Morris Mayor Donald Davidson Sr and notes on the BPW chapter’s history since 1958.
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Morris M. Hershman
Joliet
Morris Business and Professional Women’s Club
Morris Holiday Inn
Dr. Hershman
Country
Hershman
Dave
Violet) Johnston
Louvisa Wunderlich
Morris
Donald Davidson Sr
Edna Kay
Morris Bpw
Brian Nelson
First Baptist Church
Morris Hershman
Morris Business and Professional Women's Club
Violet Johnston
The
Herald
Braidwood Mayor Qualifies for April Runoff Election
Incumbent mayor James Berta and challenger Jackie Bunting lead the Braidwood mayoral primary, 254 to 172. Berta and Bunting will face off April 15 after top totals over Chester Grygiel and Thomas Kennedy. Ballots totaled 644 with no spoiled ballots reported. Commissioner race leaders were Richard D. Bishop and Madeline Chinski with 462 and 405 votes respectively.
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Braidwood
James Berta
Jackie Bunting
Berta
Bunting
Chester Grygiel
Thomas Kennedy
Grygiel
Kennedy
W. First St
Richard D. Bishop
Matthew
Madeline) Chinski
Weather notes and temperature readings across locations
Tonight partly cloudy with a low in the upper teens. Thursday should be mostly sunny with a high in the upper 30s. Tuesday peak at Dresden Island Locks and Dam reached 37 with a 18 low. At 7 a.m. today Morris downtown read 29 and at 10:30 a.m. was 33. Precipitation measured at .03 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
School board filings active in Morris Grade District 54
Three candidates, including two incumbents, filed for election to Morris Grade School District 54 Board of Education. Norval Galloway seeks reelection to a three year term. Rev. Brian Nelson files for a three year term. Warren Olson seeks a one year term after replacing James Peterson.
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Morris
Norval Galloway
E. North St
Brian Nelson
Briar Lane
Warren Olson
Wauponsee St
James Peterson
District 54
Galloway
Don Marth
Lisbon Rd
Olson
Erwin Kelly Jr
Crabapple Lane
Saratoga
Nettle Creek
Morris Community
Morris High School
Richard Taylor
Richard Schweighart
Morris City alderman primary yields several upsets and unopposed races
Unofficial results show incumbent Second Ward alderman Jay Heap defeated by Charles Roseland 176 to 132 on a Republican ticket. In other wards Del Linn and Arthur Willmington won GOP primaries. Ray Christensen and Willmington faced Democratic write-ins. General election matchups set for April with Roseland, Willmington, and Siron to defend or seek seats.
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Jay Heap
W. Main St
Morris City
Marjorie Warren
Heap
Charles Roseland
Fremont Ave
Ray Christensen
Morris
First Ward
del Linn
W. Washington St
Arthur Willmington
Armstrong St
Willmington
Burton Jolley
E. Chapin Sr
Jolley
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Ken Allen
Linn
Duane McComas
Wauponsee St
McComas
Glen Anderson
Siron
James Gretencord
Gretencord
Helen Bussey
Warren
Roseland
Daley wins Chicago mayoral primary with over 60 percent
Richard J. Daley, 72, defeats three challengers including reformist William Singer to secure a mayoral victory seen as a near certainty for a fourth term. Daley’s win comes amid questions about his grip and amid calls for reform, with black voters and labor backing his bloc.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Daley
William S. Singer
Gold Coast
Singer
Richard H. Newhouse Jr
Edward V. Hanahan
Cook County
Newhouse
Hanrahan
LaSalle
Sis
Senecas Mayoral Race Sees Gumm Ousted In Primary
Incumbent Ellsworth Gumm falls to 127 votes as Ronald Johnson leads with 226 and Charles McAllester follows with 202 in Seneca city primary. Johnson and McAllester face April 15 general election while seven other incumbents seek reelect in the April vote. A total of 571 ballots were cast and six objected to. canvass set for March 4.
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John Dixon, Jr
Michael Schott
Bobby Beaver
Robert Fitzwater
Alois Martikan
Braidwood
Seneca
Ellsworth Gumm
Ronald Johnson
Charles McAllester
Gumm
Johnson
McAllester
Tom Peterson
Wayne Anderson
Anderson
Ray Vetter
Richard Barra
James O’brien
Stephen Peterson
Seneca City
Jean Martin
Corn
Kenneth Huston
E. Division St
Joseph Bertoglio
Coal City
City hires only garbageman after 1000 applicants
Tucson city operations director Luis Gutierrez surveyed about 1,000 job applicants for a single garbageman post. He admitted being flabbergasted by the large turnout for the lone opening.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Luis Gutierrez
Pierard and Koerner secure D C mayoral nominations
In Coal City primary Pierard led with 503 votes and Koerner earned 332, securing spots to face four commissioner posts on April 15. Other results included James Testa, Alex Edgar, and Warren Kuzel among top finishers. total primary votes were 1,006 with official canvass pending.
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Coal City
Pierard
Koerner
Warren Kuzel
Second Ave
Suspect Arrested In Grams of Weapons Case On I 80
Chicago man Robert Poskus, 32, was arrested by Grundy County deputies for unlawful use of a weapon after police found a loaded .22 pistol and live rounds in a car he drove at an eastbound I 80 rest area. He claimed bank robbery charges and a federal sentence. FBI will interview him. Peter Poskus retrieved the vehicle.
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Robert Peoskus
Chicago
Grundy County
James Matteson
Peter Poskus
Gary Phillips
Timothy Neary
Phillips
Neary
Matteson
Poskus
Orland Park
Kentucky
FBI
Joliet
Robert Poskus
Arizona House Rejects Equal Rights Amendment
In Phoenix the Arizona House voted 41 to 19 against the Equal Rights Amendment, with seven of twelve women in the chamber siding with the majority. The rejection ends any chance of ratification this year or next, as the Senate had previously voted 16 to 14 against it. The state would need four more states to approve.
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Newhouse
Chicago
Hanrahan
Daley
John J. Hoellen
Hoellen
Phoenix
UPI
Arizona House
Arizona
Senate
House
Hirty
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Liberty
Kenneth
Karen) Hunt
Carlton
Joy) Parnell
Ways and Preans Committee
Rest &O
Floyd
Christensen
Gretenoord
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Joses
Blaze
Bruce Legg
Diamond
Legg
William Legg
Denise
Laurie
Lois
Delores
D.C
Gerald Pierard
W. Third St
Donald Koerner
Marguerite St
Charlene Peterson
Division St
Morris Fire Department
James Testa
Elm St
Alex Edgar
Maple St
Kazel
Peter Giaudrone Jr
N. First St
Wayne Roseland
E. First St
Milford
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