Johnson Seeks Action to Cut Health Costs and Boost Public TV
President Johnson urged Congress to lower medical expenses and expand noncommercial broadcasting for education. He called for a national conference on medical costs, a Corporation for Public Television, and studies on satellite links for educational TV and radio.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ford Foundation
National Center For Health Services Research and Development
Canvass Shows Little Change In Junior College Vote
The February 18 vote establishing Class I junior college district No. 525 in Grundy Will Kendall LaSalle and Kankakee Counties shows minimal changes from the initial counts. Totals: 19,966 yes 5,039 no 241 spoiled, 25,246 total. Joliet District 204 had 10,677 yes 3,603 no 154 spoiled, 14,434 total. In Troy the corrected count was 293 yes from 374.
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Grunay
Will
Kendall
LaSalle
Kankakee
Herald
Arthur V. Meadors
Grundy County
Boyd Bucher
Will County
Morris
Mazon
Coal City
Gardner-South Wilmington
Minooka
Joliet
Troy
Prairie Park hearing draws crowd and strong testimony
A Grundy County Planning Commission hearing on the Goose Lake prairie state park drew about 75 attendees. Forty plus testified over nearly three hours with supporters urging preservation and industrial voices highlighting economic needs.
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Grundy County Planning Commission
Goose Lake Township
Goose Lake
Neal S. Wood
A. P. Green Refractories
Illinois Clay Products
James Westcott
Mexico
Open
Bill Forrester
Lockport
Isaac Walton League
Charles E. Olmstead
Department of Botany
University of Chicago
Robert Betz
Illinois Teachers College
Chicago
Joseph Berta III
Coal City
Grundy County
Pleasant February Weather Ends With Warming Trend
Illinois enjoyed sunny skies and mild temperatures as February closed. The outlook calls for continued warmth through Thursday night with highs in the 40s and lows around 15 to 20 degrees.
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Illinois
Collins
Morris
Speck Trial Recessed After Illness Reported In Peoria
The Richard Speck murder trial paused as doctors treated the 25 year old defendant for abdominal pains. Dr. Donald Burham said tests were negative and Speck should recover by Wednesday, with Speck escorted under heavy guard from his cell to a doctor’s office for examination.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Chicago
Speck
Peoria County
Donald L. Burham
Burham
Gerald W. Getty
Cook County Hospital
City
Walter Schaefer
Illinois Supreme Court
Cook County
Chicago Tribune
Morris High School staffer files to join Morris Elementary board
Richard F. Waterhouse of 605 Armstrong St., a Morris Community High School guidance counselor, filed a petition for a one year term on the Morris Elementary School Board on Monday. County supervisor Arthur Meadors said he presumes legal checks cleared, while noting he has no knowledge of the petition. Waterhouse has lived in Morris four years and worked at MCHS during that period.
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United States
Short
J. R. Short Milling Co
Wood
Anderson, Downey and Peart
Westcott
Anderson
Morris
Chicago
Forrester
Olmsted
Goose Lake
Mississippi River
Maurice Gantzert
Dr. Olmsted
William J. Beecher
Chicago Academy of Sciences
Morris Elementary
Richard F. Waterhouse
Armstrong St
Morris Community High School
Waterhouse
Arthur V. Meadors
Meadors
MCHS
Arson Investigated After Seneca Fires
State Fire Marshal Joe Tolli and the LaSalle County Sheriff's Department probe three suspected arsons in Seneca. A 1962 Dodge abandoned near Starved Rock State Park burned, a barn at the Tesdal farm north of Seneca burned with tools lost, and a second barn near Stavanger owned by George Southcombe destroyed with 500 bales of hay.
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Joe Tolli
Spring Valley
LaSalle County
Starved Rock State Park
Seneca
Stavanger
Clifford Tesdal
Morris Fire Department
Tesdal
George Southcombe
Council Grants County Permit For New Home
Morris City grants a five acre county home site west of Lisbon Street near Nettle Creek for a new county home building to meet zoning guidelines. Atty Adcock to draft a resolution opposing Chicago sludge dumping into the Illinois Michigan Canal. Alderman Davidson cites untagged used cars blocking Liberty and Benton Streets and suggests two hour parking. Meter maid to receive standard clothing allowance after committee favorably recommends.
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Morris City Council
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
County Home Committee
Lisbon St
Nettle Creek
Quarry
Waverly Sts
Robert Adcock
James R. Washburn
Chicago
Ilinois-Michigan Canal
Donald Davidson
Liberty
Benton Sts
Osmanson
Davidson
Atty
Adcock
Morris City
Holler Opens Petition for Grundy Will Junior College
Allen Holler of Mazon filed the first petition from Grundy Will nonincorporated areas for Junior College District 525. Dr Barry Seng of Morris and attorney John Zerboglio of Coal City also obtained petitions from County Superintendent Arthur Meadors. Two of seven board members must come from the unincorporated region. Filing starts next Monday with a March 24 deadline. election set for April 15.
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Allen Holler
Mazon
Grundy County
Grundy, Will, Kendall, LaSalle
Kankakee
Barry Seng
Morris and Atty
John Zerboglio
Coal City
Arthur W. Meadors
Blood Drive Urgently Seeks Donors At Morris Church
At the First Presbyterian Church in Morris the Red Cross bloodmobile collected 20 pints so far and must reach 100 pints. The unit stays open until 5 30 p m today. Grundy County Red Cross secretary Mrs John Marder notes the next Morris bloodmobile is scheduled for April 14.
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Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Morris
John Marder
Grundy County
The
American Red Cross
Driver Killed in Lincoln Crash on Route 121
Roland E. Barry, 37, of rural Lincoln, died when his car lost control on Route 121 and struck a telephone pole, state police said. The single-vehicle wreck occurred today near Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Ill
Roland E. Barry
Lincoln
Rt. 121
Four Ward Primary Sees Heavy Fourth Ward Interest
Voters flock to the four ward alderman race with incumbents Hundt Davidson and Sklut in contest. By 10 30 a m totals reached 514 with 175 in the fourth ward and light turnout in others. Absentee ballots total 56 as polls close at 6 p m.
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David Sklut
Tracy Adcock
City Hall
Edward Barry
E. Washington St
Tom Stott
RB. O’neal Enger
Chester Winsor
Donald Caisley
Walter Hundt
Donald Davidson
George Franks
Harold Olson
John Kelly
Buford Willis
Jury Pool Questioned Over Pretrial Media Influence
Chief Circuit Court Judge Howard C. Ryan questioned prospective jurors about opinions formed from press or radio coverage in the pending case of three Chicago residents charged with attempted burglary of Tabler's jewelry shop last Oct. 2. Only one juror admitted forming an opinion. the judge ordered a ban on pretrial news to avoid bias as selection continued.
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Circuit Court
Howard C. Ryan
Chicago
Tabler
Harland Warren
Ottawa
Ryan
Morris Herald
Thomas West
Jude Ryan
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A. P. Green
Open Lands Project
Jeffery R. Short Jr
Winnetka
U. S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
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