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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1975
Page
1
Whiskey and assorted goods believed from Seven Gables found in the Ellis vehicle. The Ellis family were transported to Will County Jail today by Walker and Deputy Dorothy Delockery. Their car was towed by Kneller's Shell to Morris police station and impounded.
A ninth session of the Channahon Minooka unit district petition saw Roy Wahl testifying in favor while opponents urged caution. Troy District 300 officials cited potential losses in assessed valuation and future referenda as key downsides, with projections showing significant population growth and rising student numbers affecting funding and operations.
Son Thong 25 along with wife Chauthi San 21 fled Cambodia in April with their one year old son via a Joliet diocese aided program to escape war and greed. He describes generals selling U S supplies and leaders looting jeeps while Khmer Rouge advances force crossing to Thailand. Thong recounts a battlefield wound and years in the Cambodian army before joining a U S Catholic Conference aid agency. Crossing the Thai border cost him his car radio and about 1500 dollars in riel terms.
Morris and Grundy County tax bills for 1974 were mailed, with total real estate and personal property bills: 13,580 and 771 respectively. The overall rate increased due to higher tuberculosis and retirement funds plus a new audit fund, while several funds showed decreases. First installments are due July 1 with 1 percent monthly interest, and second installments on Sept 1 with interest if unpaid.
Partly cloudy and warmer weather is forecast tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low temperatures in the low 60s and highs in the 80s expected on Wednesday. Monday's high 72 and low 48, with 37 inches of precipitation per Dresden Lock and Dam. Temperatures at 7 a.m. were 55 and at 10 14 a.m. in downtown Morris 69.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the EPA may regulate disposal of nuclear plant waste into waterways, contending that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds exclusive control. The case queries EPA authority under the Clean Water Act versus NRC regulation of nuclear power facilities.
The FDA warns owners of about 5 300 General Electric microwave ovens to stop using them until repairs are made for radiation leakage up to ten times legal limits. The agency says another 13 000 units made before July 1973 may also leak, GE disputes hazard and negotiations continue.
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