Grundy County Board cuts open records policy amid cost concerns
The Grundy County Board voted to stop publishing its proceedings in the Morris Daily Herald citing prohibitive costs. Public access shifts to the county clerk, as the board faces a $4,770,355 budget covering Dec 1 1974 to Nov 30 1975. The move follows a closed session on employment and prompts urging citizen inquiries.
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Grundy
Grundy County Board
Morris Daily Herald
County Board
John Melvin Phillips
Phillips
Grundy County
Perry Brooks
Clarence Mosimann
William Hamilton
Peter Cacello
Herald
The
Minooka School Board awards several contracts
Minooka Grade School Board approved Lamping Blacktopping to resurfaced courts for 1220 and play area base for 745. Joliet Painting Co. won 649 to paint elementary gym and 145 for Jr High gym work. Milk bid from Lockwood Dairy accepted at 9.29 cents per carton for 1975-76. Accidents insurance with Mutual of Omaha approved. Board appointed Kay Miller treasurer. Summer work program approved with wages 2.10 per hour. Summer cleanings shut buildings July 14. July 9 meeting moved to July 2. all members present except Coyne.
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Minooka
Joliet
Jr. High
Flatness Kleiber
Mutual of Omaha
Will County
Kay Miller
Mark McCormick
Department of Public Aid
Morris
Francis Coyne
Winds lash Morris with window and tree damage
Wind gusts Thursday night caused damage in Morris with a Gazebo front window blown out at 401 Liberty Street and a tree down at Benton and Division Streets blocking lanes. A power line reported down at 423 Fulton Street required utility oversight. In Murphysboro, Sheriff Don White faced a contempt hearing set for June 25 over the release of Norvell Haynes from a six month sentence for aggravated assault.
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Morris
Murphysboro
Ill
UPI
Jackson County
Don White
Peyton Kunce
Kunce
Norvell Haynes
Carbondale Model Cities
Gazebo
Liberty St
Harold Carlson
Benton and
Division Sts
Paul Ehrman
Benton St
Division St
Weather forecast for Morris with scattered showers
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Saturday brings variable cloudiness and widely scattered showers. Tonight's low 61 to 67, Saturday's high 84 to 89. Yesterday's high 77, low 53 with 0.04 inches rain at Dresden Lock and Dam. 7 a.m. reading 61, 9:54 a.m. downtown Morris 75.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Sentence man for robbery and blinding babysitter
In St Louis Circuit Court Judge Harold L Satz sentenced Johnnie Lee Brooks to 55 years in prison for the 1971 robbery and blinding of babysitter Wilma Lee Chestnut. After multiple trials and appeals, prosecutors secured a robbery conviction and the judge rejected a defense claim that only part of the term could apply.
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Missouri Court of Appeals
Satz
Brooks
Trustees hire new librarian in Morris
Morris Public Library trustees select Linda Loiselle of Bourbonnais as head librarian succeeding retiring Ethel Gregg. Loiselle, 25, holds a BA in European history from Illinois and an MLS from Denver, with prior work at Kankakee Public Library. She begins July 1 with a $10 000 starting salary and six month raise. She plans a July wedding to Gary Schultz, a Mazon high school teacher.
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Morris Public Library Board of Trustees
Linda Loiselle
Bourbonnais
Loiselle
Gordon
Ethel) Gregg
Morris
University of Illinois, Urbana
University of Denver
Kankakee
Miss Loiselle
Gary Schultz
Mazon
Maternity Bvm
Ticket girl after accident
A two car collision at the intersection of U S 34 and Illinois 47 left two youths injured. Roseann M Davidson 16 of Oswego was cited for failing to yield while turning left. William D Anderson 16 of Aurora was uninjured with passenger Steve D Steinwart 17 treated by his family doctor. Davidson treated and released from Copley Memorial Hospital. Aurora
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U.S. 34
Illinois
Roseann M. Davidson
Marlin Ave
Oswego
Ilinois
U.S. 47
William D. Anderson
W. Leign St
Aurora
Anderson
Steve D. Steinwart
Miss Davidson
Copley Memorial Hospital
Newark Youth Wins State Star Farmer Award
Philip Nelson of Newark received the State Star Farmer award at the 47th Illinois FFA convention in Urbana Champaign Urbana. Rick Metzger of Highland earned the State Star Agri Businessman honor as Lt Gov Neil Hartigan presented the awards. Nelson and Metzger were recognized for leadership, farm operations, and plans for higher education in agriculture.
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Newark
Philip Nelson
Ilinois Association of the Future Farmers of America
Urbana
Rick Metzger
Highland
University of Ilinois
Champaign-Urbana
Ilinois
Neil Hartigan
Beth Bokken
Nelson
Section 8
James Fraley
Paul Ainsley
Patrice Clayton
Jerry Whalen
Mart. Satterthwait
Sentinel
Teacher claims insanity in student's murder
Chicago jurors hear defense psychiatric testimony that former Morton West High School teacher Thomas Dietzman was in a psychotic state when he shot 16 year old Thomas Schmidt at the Sunset Inn in Berwyn. Dr Jan Fawcett said Dietzman showed delirium tremens and delusions after the act.
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Chicago
UPI
Morton West
Thomas Dietzman
Dietzman
John Long
Thomas Schmidt
Sunset Inn
Berwyn
Cook County
Louis B. Garippo
Jan Fawcett
Cermak Memorial Hospital
Fawcett
Morris Residents to Question Officials on Flooding
Residents of Morris may attend a special Morris City Council meeting at 8 p.m. Monday in the First National Bank community room to ask questions about recent flooding problems. Mayor Donald Davidson Sr. and other city officials will be present.
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Morris
Morris City Council
Donald Davidson Sr
First National Bank of
Helms to stand again before Senate intelligence panel
Richard Helms, former CIA chief and current ambassador to Iran, slipped to a back stair access to attend a closed Senate hearing on CIA activities. The Senate committee, led by Frank Church, plans two sessions to press Helms on CIA actions from 1966 to 1973 amid new claims of assassination plots and CIA domestic violations highlighted by the Rockefeller Commission report.
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Washington
UPI
Richard Helms
Iran
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Activities
Helms
Sen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
CIA
Church
New York Times
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Trujillo
San Cristobal
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Congressional
Rockefeller Commission
Rockefeller
Students appeal for lives
Freddy Rowland received 25 000 dollars in Grundy County Circuit Court as his lawsuit against Morris Grade School District 54 and John Koltz was settled. The school district was found liable for damages while claims against Koltz were dismissed. Rowland alleged he lost a finger operating a circular saw in an industrial arts class at Shabbona School on June 14 1973 and sought 100 000 dollars.
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Freddy Rowland
Alice Rowland
Grundy County
Morris
John Koltz
Joliet
Koltz
Rowland
Shabbona School
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Saratoga Township
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Carlson
Keke
Joy Belt
Gerald Belt
West Ave
Kelli Walker
Richard Walker
Bruce Sr
Joy
Belt
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Ieee
Liberty
Star Farmer Award
Stanley Nelson
Joliet Junior College
Metzger
Elmer Metzger
Metzer
Schmidt
Helm
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