Wild Buffalo Creek flood toll climbs as searches continue
National Guardsmen and volunteers find additional victims in Buffalo Creek hollow West Virginia after the dam breach unleashed an 18 acre lake. Officials report 61 dead, about 400 missing, with 7,000 affected and 4,000 homeless as relief efforts begin and federal aid is sought.
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Man
W.va
Buffalo Creek
Appalachian Hollow
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Senate Public Works Committee
Randolph
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Ben Tudor
Buffalo Mining Co
Tudor
National Guardsmen
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia
Nixon
Moore
China
Logan County
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Conservation class aids Goose Lake Prairie Park cleanup
Eight students from Grundy Area Vocational Center in Morris assist park ranger Joseph Nyhoff at Goose Lake Prairie State Park. They cut 2,800 crab apple and hawthorn trees, collect grass seeds, study birds and mammals, and help prepare restoration areas on the 2,500 acre park. Nyhoff notes vast, ongoing work and looks for additional help as public access nears. The two‑year conservation course at GAVC aims to train students for jobs in sewage treatment, wildlife, soil and water protection, with over 20 students showing interest for 1972–73.
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Clark Male
David Brooks
Morris
Grundy Area Vocational Center
Goose Lake Prairie State Park
Gary Brucker
Arlene Bennyhoff
Grundy Area
Nyhoff
New
GAVC
Brucker
Illinois River
New Morris
Unseasonably Warm Illinois Weather and Saturday Cold Snap
Pleasant unseasonable warmth spread across Illinois with cloudy skies and tonight’s lows above freezing. Tuesday’s forecast calls for milder temperatures near 50 while Dresden Island Locks and Dams saw a high of 34 and low of 14 on Saturday and Sunday’s high 46 with a 29 low. At 7 am today the temperature was 36 and precipitation totaled .05 inch.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks
Fire at Belleville Barber Shop Under Investigation
Police probed possible arson after a Sunday night blaze destroyed Tom's Barber Shop in Belleville injuring assistant fire chief Fred Bruce. A witness said a man tossed an object into the shop and fled. owner Thomas Matzinger was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville, Ill
Tom
Thomas Matzinger
Fred Bruce
Morris City Council Reschedules Meeting After Funeral
The Morris City Council meeting is moved to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday due to the funeral today of Mrs. James Stine wife of the second ward alderman.
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Morris City
James Stine
Second Ward
Nixon home tonight after China visit stands in Alaska
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon landed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage after a week in China. He pledged future Taiwan withdrawal and expanded bilateral ties while affirming no change in Vietnam positions. The couple will rest nine hours in Alaska before heading to Washington.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Nixon
China
U.S
Taiwan
Vietnam
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Washington
Peking
Chou Enlai
Shanghai
Nixons
Sager and Marth file petitions for Morris Grade School Board
Dean Sager of 105 Woodland Road and incumbent Don E. Marth of Lisbon Road circulate petitions for Morris Grade School District No. 54 board seats. Mrs Norval Galloway filed on Friday. Terms for Marth and Mildred Bartlett expire with the April 8 election.
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Dean Sager
Woodland Road
Don E. Marth
Lisbon Road
Board of Education
Morris Grade
Norval (Jacquelin) Galloway
E. North St
Marth
Keith
Mildred) Bartlett
Spruce St
Donald Zwiers
Fremont Ave
Morris Community High School
Richard P. Taylor
Saratoga Township
Richard Schweighart
Rte. 1
Granville Love
Love
Ray Christensen
840 E. Chapin Sr
Leap Day Babies Gather for Feb 29 Celebrations
Nine county residents born on February 29 mark a leap year birthday with family dinners cakes and ice cream while others celebrate on Feb 28 or March 1. Notables include Joyce Ann Hendrix daughter of Billy and Billy Hendrix Gardner and Mrs. William Briddick of Grant Street both observing off year leaping to 16 and 6 respectively.
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Linda Ospalik
Julius Caesar
Joyce Ann Hendrix
Gardner
Joyce Ann
Billy A. Hendrix
Odell St
Joyce
Marty
Billy
William
Anna) Briddick
Grant St
Briddick
Tony Lee Briddick
Mario
Mary Ruth) Sarti Jr
Brooklyn
Jerry
Eastern Illinois University At
Charleston
Kathy Potts
Joliet
Harold Potts
Division St
Coal City
Kathy
Ann
William Russell
Nancy) Endrst
W. Elm St
Endrst
William Dana
Davis
Morris
Gordon
Mickey) Davis
Mickey
Enco
Richard
Ralph
Maude
Center School
Donald V. Lowery
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Hawthorne
State Prairie
Morris Daily Herald
Belleville
UNION
Robert Ruegg
Alaskan Command
Joseph Cunningham
Chou
William P. Rogers
Chi-Peng-Fei
Henry Kissinger
Marshall Green
Indochina
Japan
Korea
Sager and
Gregory XII
P. Green Refractories Co
Potts
David
Lowery
Mazon
Clifford
Mazon Township
Joyce A. Hendrix
William Briddick
Mario Sarti JR
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