Boat safety day draws thousands at Morris on Illinois River
Thousands gathered at William G. Stratton Park to watch Spartans Water Ski Club shows during National Safe Boating Week. The event featured Coast Guard Auxiliary inspections, a helicopter rescue demonstration, and a Goodyear blimp weathered by winds with plans for a larger program next year.
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William G. Stratton Park
Illinois Department of Conservation
District VII Coast Guard Auxiliary
Knight
Illinois River
Spartans
U. S. Coast Guard
Great Lakes Naval Air Station
Coast Guard
Edna G. Hoehle
Arlington Heights
Doris Halloran
Downers Grove
Betty Brewer
Hickory Hills
Mary Jo Sullivan
Ottawa
Betty Colderer
Itasca
Morris
John Hendrickson
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Remus
Ken Gruenewald
Hendrickson
District Nine Comedore
Charles Bergman
Illinois River Division
Morris Fire Department
McGovern Holds Inside Track At 1972 Democratic Convention
George McGovern led the Democratic field as the party opened its nominating convention in Miami Beach with favorable momentum and solid support from delegates. insiders noted McGovern's secured position compared with other candidates amidst early convention events.
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George McGovern
Daley confident of floor victory at Democratic convention
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley led 58 undecided allies in a vigorous push to regain seats stripped by the Credentials Committee as the Daley faction aimed to win on the convention floor tonight. Delegates from Illinois cheered Muskie while McGovern backers sought a California votes reinstatement.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard J. Daley
Democratic Party
Daley
Chicago
Daniel Coman
William S. Singer
Mac Hansbrough
Singer
Texas
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Edward R. Vrydolyak
Muskie
Michigan
Vrydolyak
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dill
George W. McGovern
Stevenson
Edmund S. Muskie
Afl-Cio
Maine
Humphrey
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Credentials Committee
Sen
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Tennessee
Morris Community High School Board Meeting Agenda
Morris Community High School Board of Education meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in administrative offices to discuss administrative, custodial and secretarial salaries and cafeteria and nurse salaries. An informal planning session on administrative operations and community expectations follows, open to the public and press. Superintendent Harold Sutter will attend for the first time.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Body found on I-55 exit ramp near Illinois 113
Joliet Crime Lab and FBI screen fingerprints to identify a man killed in a hit-and-run on the southbound I-55 ramp at Illinois 113. Robert J. Verdun found a body dragged 120 feet after stopping at 3 a.m. The deceased, in his late 40s to early 50s, 5 ft 4 in, 145 lb with brown hair and brown eyes, bears a dancing girl tattoo on his left arm.
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Joliet
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Interstate 55
Illinois 113
Robert J. Verdun
Odell
Verdun
Will County
Charles Reeves
Reeves
Telethon Nets 4.5 Million For Democratic Fund Drive
The Democratic party reports about 4.5 million dollars pledged during a 19 hour telethon to cut a 1968 debt of 9.3 million. Performers donated services but the party paid ABC about 1.6 million for airtime, leaving the group still over 6 million in the red.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Democratic Party
ABC
Ogilvie Signs Car Refund Bill in Illinois
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie signed a bill refunding about 3.7 million dollars to more than 300000 buyers of autos and light trucks last fall. Refunds average 10 to 20 dollars each for state sales taxes tied to federal excise taxes. Eligible purchases span Aug 16 to Dec 10 for autos and Sept 23 to Dec 10 for light trucks, with use tax on out of state buys also covered.
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Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois
Ogilvie
General Assembly
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Flowers by Pat wins 1st in homecoming parade
The Flowers by Pat float won best in Sunday evening's Homecoming parade, earning the traveling trophy. Cub Scout Pack 462 placed second and the Catholic Church of Braidwood third. Judges included Peter Cacello, Robert Vacca, and Barbara Bergera.
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Gardner
Flowers
Pat
Cub
Catholic Church of
Braidwood
Peter Cacello
South Wilmington
Robert Vacca
Morris
Barbara Bergera
Alvin Danker
Dwight
Lou Residori
Nathaniel Whitmore
Joliet
Manhattan
Santa Claus
Santa
Recommendation for unit school district in Mazon Verona area
A 39 member Citizens' Reorganization Study Committee urges four boards to propose a unit school district aligned with Mazon Township High School District No. 97. The report favors maintaining community identity, joint use of library books, expanded programs for seventh and eighth graders, improved articulation, and potential health services, while noting costs and need for additional staff and financing.
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Citizens
Mazon High
Mazon
Verona
Kinsman
Mazon Township
Unified Health Service
Dale Bilsborough
Gotham — Finance
Glenn Kruger
Ariel M. Bjelland
John Stuckey Transportation
Peter Baudino
Ivan Pfeifer
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Janette C. Remus
Division VII
Arthur Remus
Bensonville
Goodyear Blimp
Akron
Ohio
Joe Chitwood
District VII
Morris Hospital
Alvin Claire
E. North St
Walt Watchinski
Gas Light Village
Pine Bluff
Davis Ambulance
Grundy County
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
South Dakota
Bulletin
Mervyn Dymally
Los Angeles
MCHS
Harold Sutter
Telethon Nets
Flowers BY
Mazon-Verona
Bryl Gonham
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