Statement Due This Week From Powell's Secretary
State officials seek to untangle Powell cash mystery as Margaret Hensey, his secretary, prepares a statement this week. IRS agents continue to inventory 25 cartons taken from Hensey, search spreads to Chicago, and a $55,000 safe deposit box is disclosed amid a total cash find of $808,000 plus additional cash boards.
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Springfield, Jr
Paul Etdell
Margaret Hensey
Internal Revenue Service
Powell
Springfield
Hensey
Ackerman
IRS
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Sangamon County
Rochester, Minn
Chicago
Loop
John S. Rendleman
Southern Ilinois University
Edwardsville
Rendleman
Powell Sides
Rendelman
Vienna
Grundy County Farm Census Shows Declining Farm Count
The 1970 Assessors Farm Census for Grundy County reports 719 farms totaling 229135 acres with an average of 319 acres per farm. Comparison with 1969 shows 735 farms on 228709 acres at 311 acres each, while 1961 had 941 farms and 239830 acres. The report covers crops, livestock, and hay, noting shifts in corn soybeans oats and pasture, plus cattle, sheep, and poultry data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Grundy County
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Special Meeting Bids on School Water Heater
Morris Community High School bids for a hot water heater will be opened at 4 p.m. Wednesday during a special board meeting called by President Kenneth Davenport. Members will meet in the high school office.
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Morris Community High School
Kenneth Davenport
Weather Snapshot at Dresden Island and Morris
The forecast calls for fair cold nights with lows near 0 to 10 degrees and a Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs around the 20s. Weekend highs at Dresden Island Locks reached 20 with lows of 8, while Sunday rose to 26 and fell to 3. This morning at 7 a.m. the locks read 3 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.02 inches with 0.25 inches of snow. Morris downtown registered 14 degrees at 11:30 a.m.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
Hackett Chamber Elects Treasurer and Two Directors
Mrs. Jeanne Fox of the Grundy County Chamber announces the election of Dennis Hackett as chamber treasurer and budget chair, with James Garling and Stance Smolen as budget and finance committee directors. New directors Marvin Smith and Donald Williamson fill one year terms to cover resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Fox
Grundy County
James Garling
Commonwealth Edison
Stance Smolen
General Electric
Fox
Marvin Smith
Donald Williamson
Tri-County Bank of
Minooka
Minooka Woman Dies After Car overturns in Ditch
A rural Minooka resident, Alma E. Waller, 39, died when her Rambler overturned in a water filled ditch on U S 52 near Illinois 59. Edward Maher, 74, was cited for failure to yield. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Sonn tag-Wylie in Joliet with burial in Seward Mound Cemetery.
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Illinois
U. S. 52
Will County
Harold R
Alma E.) Waller
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Tri- County
Channahon
Waller
Edward Maher
Maher
Anderson
U. S
Steve
Mae Ferguson
Sugar Grove
Peter
Grace) Darey
Minooka
Wayne
Yvonne) McCully
Gordon Ferguson
Morris
Bert Platt
Glen Ferguson
U. S. Army Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency
Sonntag-Wylie Funeral Home
Vernon T. Tweedt
Seward Mound Cemetery
Banks Cut Prime Rate to 6 Percent on Loans
New York banks led a one quarter point drop to 6 percent in the prime lending rate, with Morgan Guaranty Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank among those cutting within an hour. The move signals lower future rates for mortgages and consumer loans as loan demand slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chemical Bank
Morgan Guaranty
First National City Bank of New York
Commerce Union Bank of Nashville, Tenn
Boy Discovers Brother Illness Through Heartbeat Check
Ten year old Steven Neumann compared his 6 year old brother Jackies heartbeat and another brothers, noting a difference. The child urged his mother to listen to a swishing sound, which the physician later linked to an enlarged heart, narrowed main artery, and a hole between heart chambers in Jackie. Open heart surgery is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Wis
Steven Neumann
Jackie
John Neumann
Steven
Steve
University Hospitals
Madison
Start Police Series to Feature Local Officers
Morris Daily Herald announces a police series starting Tuesday featuring deputy sheriffs and city officers with background information. It will run daily and include all full time personnel in county and city departments except Sheriff Marvin Olson and Morris Police Chief George Hendrickson, whose photos already ran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Daily Herald
Marvin Olson
Morris
George Hendrickson
Bethlehem Rolls Back Steel Prices Amid Competition
Bethlehem Steel Corp says it is rolling back price increases on steel used in construction to stay competitive with rivals. The move follows prior hikes of up to 2.5 percent attacked by the Nixon administration as Kaiser Steel agrees to U S Steel increases and other firms consider similar actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Kaiser Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Kaiser
Bethlehem Steel Co
Morris Planning Commission meets Wednesday at City Hall
The Morris Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Wyop City Hall Council chambers to discuss local planning items and possible agenda actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Planning Commission
Counec Chambers
Uniroyal to Lay Off 500 More at Joliet Arsenal Plant
The Department of the Army announced that about 500 more contractor employees at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant will be laid off around Jan. 29 due to reduced ammunition demand. This follows 970 jobs cut earlier. Uniroyal operates the plant and employs about 4,850. The layoffs affect loading and packing staff plus supervisory and clerical workers. The Army will aid displaced workers with records and interview space through area employers and the Illinois State Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Department of Army
Department of the Army
Uniroyal, Inc
Army
Uniroyal
Illinois State Employment Service
Snicker-A-Day Resort Lures Guests With Misleading Escape
A satire notes Snicker-A-Day Winter Vacation Resort marketed as a getaway but ends up disappointing visitors as plans unravel and refunds or relief prove hard to secure. The piece lampoons vacation promises and customer grievances.
Cooling Tower Testimony At Seneca Nuclear Plant Plan
Environmental specialist Dr. Erick Aynsley testified at an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing that seven large cooling towers for Commonwealth Edison Co. nuclear plant in LaSalle County could be built on 100 acres. Residents worry the Brookfield Township site would ruin farm land. Edison previously favored a 4,500 acre cooling pond over towers due to aesthetics and plume concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
LaSalle County
Erick Aynsley
Freeman Labs
Rosemont
Illinois Commerce Commission
Brookfield
Edison
McDonald's Plans Japanese Venture in Tokyo
McDonald's Corp of Chicago to form a joint venture with Daiichiya Bakery and Fujita Co in Japan. The partners expect government approval in late February and plan to open about 10 hamburger restaurants in Tokyo by June or July.
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Tokyo
McDonald's Corp
Chicago
United States
Daiichiya Baking Co
McDonald’s
Daiichiya and
Fujita Co
Daiichiya
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Sevice
Enesus
Knight
Carl Thanepohn
Plattville
Hackett Chamber Treasurer
Chamber
Monata
Washington (Ap
Cowles Communications, Inc
U.S. District Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Cowles
Justice Department
Home Reference Library, Inc
Home Readers Service, Inc
Mutual Readers League, Inc
Civic Reading Club, Inc
Educational Book Club Inc
Start Police
Seneca
McDonald's
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