Repairs on Southmor Road Drainage Disaster
Material Service Co. will complete repairs on Southmor Rd crater created by August rains. About 14 000 cubic yards of fill have been placed into the gorge around an 84 inch culvert. The project costs total 35 840 dollars with 38 480 dollars disaster grant from OEP. county aims for reimbursement. Ditch work, berm, gravel base, and final blacktop by Wauponsee Township await.
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Material Service Co
Southmor Rd
Richard McTague
Grundy County
The
McTague
Chamlin & Associates
Morris
OEP
Wauponsee Township
Wet weather plagues farmers across Midwest
Farmers from Illinois to Wisconsin face recurring rainfall that delays planting and raises concern over yields and food prices. Dairyman Gregory Blaska notes 10 percent of his 400 acres unsown while others sell cattle amid uncertain crops. USDA economists predict possible catch up with minimal price impact unless floods worsen.
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Agriculture Department
Gregory Blaska
Marshall
Wis
Joseph Wankerl
Plain, Wis
Don Paarlberg
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Francis A. Kutish
Paarlberg
Skylab solar wing repair drama unfolds in space walk
Two astronauts began a risky 50 50 space walk to free a stuck Skylab solar wing and restore power to the orbiting lab. If successful, the 30 foot beam maneuver could double electricity and allow full experiment load for the remaining mission days.
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Conrad
Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Skylab
Illinois awards U S 6 contract for widening and resurfacing
The Illinois Department of Transportation awarded Charles O'Brien and Son Construction Co. and James E. McElwain Co. a 1 363 542 dollar contract for 1 94 miles of widening 3 00 miles of base course and 4 95 miles of resurfacing on U S 6 from Morris to the Rock Island Railroad. Statewide awards total more than 46 4 million for road projects with bids opened May 1 on 50 of 54 projects.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Charles O’brien and Son Construction Co
James E. McElwain Co
U.S. 6
Morris
Rock Island Railroad
Department of Transportation
Sloan reveals fear of retribution in Watergate probe
Sloan testifies at Senate Watergate hearings that he feared administration retribution for truth about wiretapping but was reassured after a Haldeman meeting. He notes Magruder's 36000 dollar Commerce post and says Stans was not involved in illegal activities. Porter denies involvement and cites personal sacrifice from the Watergate affair.
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Washington
Nixon
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Administration
Jeb S. Magruder
Sloan
Senate
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Magruder
Commerce Department
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
New York
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Rconn
Morris School Board members face action over late disclosure filings
Morris Community High School Board members linger on economic interest statements with several filed by May end and others not until June. Attorneys weigh legality while Will County probes urge ouster for late filers and Grundy County officials await action by the county attorney.
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John Hynds
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Hynds
Wilkinson
Morris
MCHS
Jack Kutches
Carlton Parnell
William Stangland
Grundy County
Richard Taylor
John
Barbara) Lovell
Richard Schweighart
Hugo Avalos
Harold Sutter
Ted Morgan
Associated Press
Will County
Atty
Martin Rudman
Richard Wilder
Bellville
Toddler scales 29 foot TV tower in Illinois
Two year old Melissa Malone climbed her family’s TV tower to 29 feet and stayed an hour before her mother Nancy Malone and neighbor Dave Powers rescued her. The incident occurred as rain fell and a pregnant Nancy worried about lightning.
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Melissa
Illinois State University At Normal
White Appointed Morris Township Highway Commissioner
Walter White of 248 Robinson Dr was appointed Monday to the Morris Township highway commissioner post to fill the unexpired term of Raymond Hutchings who died May 12 White presented a letter of application and his appointment to fill the remaining two years of Hutchings term was unanimously approved A resolution honoring Hutchings was read and a moment of silence observed The board accepted a low bid of 9972 55 from James McElwain Construction for Cemetery Rd improvements Funds will come from Federal Revenue Sharing A bid of 10564 50 was received for Charles O Brien and Son Construction Co A special township meeting is set for June 12 at 7 p m
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Walter White
Robinson
Morris Township
Raymond Hutchings
White
Hutchings
James McElwain
Cemetery Rd
Charles O'Brien and
Corn spill on Pine Bluff Rd as truck rolls over
Laverne E. Hanney of Wilmington escaped injury when his truck blew a left front tire and overturned in a ditch on Pine Bluff Rd near Goose Lake Land Office at 11 45 a m. The International straight bed spilled about 400 bushels of corn before Moberry Towing arrived.
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Laverne E. Hanney
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Pine Bluff Rd
Gary Phillips
Hanney
Goose Lake Land Office
Moberry Towing
Morris School Board Schedules Change of Meeting Date
Don Marth president of Morris Grade School No 54 changes the regular Board of Education meeting to Monday at 7 30 p m in the Franklin School Multi purpose room. The session was formerly set for Tuesday June 12.
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Morris
H. Dale Bart
Don Marth
Board of Education
Morris Grade School
Franklin School
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Australia
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Dresden Lockmaster
Callahan
Kankakee
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Morris Firemen
Pete Muffler
Morris Community High School
Illinois Ave
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Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
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Arthur V. Meadors
Morris Girl
France
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del Linn
Washington St
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Miss Linn
Bernard Colin
Jean L'eroge
Leo
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