Gardner Faces Water Shortage As Wells Run Dry
Gardner residents endure a second water shortage in six months as the last operating well goes dry. Water is hauled from South Wilmington at 80 000 to 100 000 gallons daily with fire trucks and volunteers assisting. A state permit to haul water expires today while officials seek solutions, including drilling deeper for a new well expected to serve the village in five months.
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Gardner
South Wilmington
Braidwood
Braceville
Essex
South
Wilmington
James R. Washburn
Gardner Village Board
Dwight
Joliet Arsenal
Storm Sends Crowds From Local Parks
A thunderstorm with strong winds forced picnickers and boaters to flee Grundy County parks Sunday evening. No major crop damage reported. Verona area shows no down corn or oats. Collins Weather Station logged .32 inch rain with brief continuation. Park Ranger Gordon McIntosh cites 17,095 total visitors across Stratton and Gebhard Woods state parks over four days, with record daily counts and many campers and boaters at Stratton.
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Grundy County
Verona
Collins
Gordon McIntosh
Stratton State Park
Gebhard Woods State Park
Stratton
Gebhard
McIntosh
Grand Jurors Indict Kenneth Hamilton on New Charges
A Grundy County grand jury indicted Kenneth Hamilton, 26, Highland Indiana, on an additional burglary charge and a criminal damage to property charge tied to a Morris home invasion and rape alleged Jan 28. The jurors heard evidence from State's Atty Richard Wilder. a prior trial ended hung after six and a half hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Kenneth Hamilton
Atty
Richard Wilder
Hamilton
Highland
Ind
Morris
Second Costa Rican Student To Join Morris High Next Year
Sally Masis 17, a Costa Rica exchange student, will live with the Vernon K. Johnson family at 209 W North St Morris and enroll as a senior at Morris Community High School under the American Field Service program She flies to Miami August 24 and will arrive in Chicago to meet her host family This is Morris MCHS second Costa Rica student and seventh AFS enrollment.
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Costa Rica
Morris Community High School
Sally Masis
Vernon K. Johnson
W. North St
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Miss Masis
MCHS
AFS
Eladio Orozco
Ed Walkers
Morris
Mark
Wix
Germany
Fabio Masis
San Jose
Bureau of Public Roads
Luz Marina Jara de Masis
Manuel
Adrain
Fabio
Randall
Masis
Peter J
Fern) Trucano
U. S
Trucano
Johnson
Vera
Gwendolyn
Karen
Terry
Gail
Joliet Junior College
Jan
Boat construction blocks exit from yard in Hollywood
Albert Foster spent nearly two years building a 30 foot cabin cruiser in his Hollywood yard. The boat does not fit the driveway and Foster suggests a large crane to lift it over the house to remove it.
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Hollywood
Calif
Albert Foster
Foster
Weather Outlook With Showers and Temperatures Shifting
The U S Weather Bureau reports a chance of thunderstorms tonight with upper 60s for lows. Tuesday forecasts show morning showers, then partly sunny and cooler with highs near 80. Variably fair and mild midweek with highs around 87 and lows mid 50s to 60s on the weekend.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Jaycees to Hold Junior Fishing Derby at Gebhard Woods
Morris Jaycees organize a Junior Fishing Derby for children at Gebhard Woods State Park Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. Four age groups will compete for biggest fish, most fish, and smallest fish, with prizes in each group. Participants must bring their own gear and bait.
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Morris Jaycees
Gebhard Woods State Park
All-Star Game Starters Named Drysdale Tiant
Houston AP reports the managers chose Don Drysdale of Los Angeles and Luis Tiant of Cleveland as the starting pitchers for Tuesday's All-Star game Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles
Luis Tiant
Cleveland
Britain Raises Money To Stop Devaluation
Britain has raised about 2 billion dollars in long term credit from Western nations to head off a pound devaluation. Bank of England official Sir Leslie O'Brien said the move aims to show progress and prevent a second devaluation as France maintains monetary pressure. The loan and assurances from central banks are expected to stabilize sterling for roughly ten years.
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London
Britain
Leslie O’brien
Bank of England
Basel
Switzerland
O’brien
France
Bank of France
Charles de Gaulle
Zurich
Morris Community High School Board to Meet Wednesday
Morris Community High School board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the administrative offices to hear a report on tax money and a loan transfer of 40000 from the building fund to the educational fund. Also on the agenda are computer scheduling, the federally impacted program, summer work progress, teacher vacancies and the transportation contract.
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Educational Fund
Board of Education of
Morris Community High School
Drowns in Kankakee River Near Wilmington
David L. Rodgers 38 of Joliet area died after a boating accident at the Kankakee River dam near South Park Wilmington. His boat overturned after motor trouble. his brother Larry and sister Inez Smith were treated and released. Rodgers worked 16 years for Caterpillar at Joliet and was a Navy Korean War veteran. Funeral set for Wednesday at Frnland Chapel.
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Agural Morrisman
Kankakee River
Wilmington
David L. Rodgers
Rte. 2
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Larry
Lewis Road
Robert
Inez) Smith
Luana Road
Herbert DeKalb
Wilmington Fire Department
South Park
DeKalb
Rodgers
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Huntsville
Ala
William
Lorene (Crick) Rodgers
Josephine Bright
Philadelphia
Morris Area
Cedar Lodge 124
AF & AM
Morris
David Jr
Loretta
Keith
Michael
Patricia
Army Ammunition and Procurement Agency
Joliet Arsenal
Sears Roebuck
Liberty St
Morris Herald
Ridgecrest
Evergreens
Frnland
Andrew Seidsma Jr
Evergreen Cemetery
Frnland Funeral Home
Grundy County 4-H Show Set for July 22 and 23
About 750 youths from 36 county clubs will participate in Grundy County 4-H Show at the Mazon fairgrounds beginning Monday July 22 with an expected 2500 entries. The two day program includes crafts arts livestock and dress exhibits plus nightly grandstand entertainment and a 4-H dance and pork chop barbecue.
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Grundy County
Mazon Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau
Washington St
Rudolfos
Wainright
Youth Drowns At Yorkville Hunt for Body
An 18 year old Chicago youth Francisco Otero disappeared after diving from the Fox River dam wall near Yorkville Sunday afternoon. Rescue crews from Morris Yorkville and Montgomery searched until nightfall and resumed at dawn. A sister witnessed the dive and described him a strong swimmer. One fireman was treated after a boat overturned during the effort. Locks at McHenry were to be closed to aid the search.
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Chicago
Yorkville
Fox River
Illinois 47
Kendall County
Victor Frantz
The
Herald
Francisco Otero
58Th St
Morris
Montgomery Fire Department
Ottawa
Frantz
Margaret
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora
McHlenry
Daley Meets Union Leader in Effort to Save Democratic Convention
Chicago mayor Daley met with IBEW Local T-4 chairman Robert A. Nickey to try to end a two month strike by Illinois Bell electrical workers. A settlement could determine if the International Amphitheatre remains the Democratic National Convention site in August and avert possible coverage gaps.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Robert A. Nickey
System Council
T-4
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Daley
International Amsphitheatre
Miami Beach
Fla
Democratic Party
James W. Cook
Bell
Cook
International Brotherhood of Eelectrical
Site near Springfield chosen for new state university
A site southeast of Springfield was selected for a new state university to open in 1970 by the Board of Regents. The campus, among six studies, will serve juniors seniors and first year graduate students with 1000 full time students by 1972 and carries a 12.3 million funding package for site and construction.
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DE Kalb
Ill
Springfield
State University
Board of
Regents
Northern Illinois University
Illinois State
Lincolnland Junior College
Northern
Illinois
Board of Higher Education
Illnois General Assembly
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Barajas
States
Spain
Jaycees
U.S. First Infantry Division
Saigon
Paul
Mrs. Smith
Billy
Bollingbrook, Ill
East Gate
University
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