Mediation Question Clouds Morris Community High Talks
Morris Community High School teachers vote on bringing in a federal mediator as talks with the school board stall. The district and union disagree on when mediation begins and whether a mediator has been agreed to, even as FMCS assigns Leo Gant.
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O'Neil
Leo Gant
MCHS
O’neil
Board of Review
FMCS
O'Leary
Radio Riyadh
Khaled
Faisal
Car and grain wagon collide on Illinois 47 injures none
A 4 p.m. crash on Illinois 47 one and a half miles south of Illinois 113 demolishes a car and a grain wagon. James Lauridsen 49 Braceville was driving south when he glanced away and struck the slow moving wagon pulled by Burl Wilhelm 54. No injuries. The 1967 Oldsmobile was towed from the scene. A second incident on McArdle Rd near Broadway St involved David Brasher 18 and Vernon Mellen 17 with minor damages and Brasher cited for no motorcycle license.
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Illinois 47
Illinois 113
Grundy County
Tim Neary
James Lauridsen
Braceville
Lauridsen
Neary
Burl Wilhelm
Rte. 1
Illinois
Olson
Arco
Mazon
Wilhelm
Ivan Payne
Sheriff's Department
McArdle Rd
Broadway St
Kenneth Shannon
David Brasher
Moncks Corner
S.C
Vernon Mellen
Holcomb St
Coal City
Mellen
Brasher
Shannon
Weather Outlook with Warm Humid Thursday Chance of Showers
Tonight is partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday looks partly sunny, warm and humid with a chance of afternoon showers and storms. Low tonight expected in the upper 60s to low 70s, highs Thursday in the mid to upper 80s. Tuesday’s high reached 80 and low 67 with 22 inches of rain at Dresden Lock and Dam. Downtown Morris reported 67 at 7 am and 79 degrees at 9:53 am.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Illinois River at Morris Near Flood Stage After Night Drop
The Illinois River at Morris fell 1.45 feet to 13.25 feet by 7 a.m. today, about 0.25 feet above flood stage. Earlier it rose Tuesday from 14.58 feet at 1 p.m. to 14.70 feet at 7 p.m., then fell overnight. Rainfall of 0.37 inch was reported in Morris Tuesday, and further rain could raise levels again.
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Minooka
Migliore Construction Co
Orland Park
Phillips
Migliore Construction
Minooka Rd
Herald
Illinois River
Morris
Ray Webb
St. Louis
Webb
Illinois
Dresden Lock
Beirut
API
Faisal bin Musaed
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Riaydh Radio
al Hakm
Riyadh
Royal
Mohammed
Coal City firm unveils nonpolluting hair spray BIOD
DeMert and Dougherty of Coal City and South Plainfield announced BIOD a nonpolluting biodegradable hair spray with 96.6 percent propellant free of fluorocarbons. The firm projects a future BIO HOLD version for general retail.
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BIOD
DeMert & Dougherty
South Plainfield
N.J
Ontario
Calif
Coal City
DeMert
BIO Hold
Tornado Touches Arlington Park Track Area
A tornado touched down near the Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights Illinois causing minor non structural damage and no injuries. Racing continued as scheduled after the 1 25 p m ground report with horse trailers tossed and fences blown down according to officials.
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Arlington Heights
Ill
UPI
Arlington Park Racetrack
Troy Hamblin
National Weather Service
Civil Defense
Chicago Man Drowns In Mazon River Canoe Capsizes
Edgar H. Marquez, 21, of Chicago, drowned when his canoe capsized on the Mazon River near McArdle Road Bridge while a trip with six Wright Junior College students. Rescue crews recovered his body at 1:44 p.m. after an eight foot deep, fast current flood day.
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Mazon River
Edgar H. Marquez
W. Logan Blvd
Chicago
McArdle Rd
Wilmington Fire Department
Grundy County
Ron Fox
James Olson
Marquez
Wright Junior College
Clemn Asato
Illinois 113
Asato
Button
Informant steals $1.75 million from government and bank
A government informant in a stolen securities case defrauded the Justice Department and Continental Illinois Bank of 1.75 million. The bank issued a 1.75 million certificate of deposit at the request of the Justice Department to aid the investigation, later used as collateral to buy property in San Diego. Authorities say the government may cover losses, while officials declined further comment.
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Chicago
UPI
Justice Department
Continental Illinois National Bank
U.S
Continental Bank
San Diego
Calif
Savings and Loan Company
Continental Illinois
Strike Force
James Thompson
Civil Division
Washington, D.C
Thompson
Peter F. Vaira
Tiveless
Driver blames accident on safety award tease
Memphis driver Robert L Whittemore said his Safe-Driver-Of-The-Year trophy caused his first crash. After setting the glareing trophy on the bus floor, he reached to catch it, slipped, and struck a car. Judge Ray Churchill put him on six months probation with dismissal on no tickets.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Robert L. Whittemore
Whitmore
Ray Churchill
Churchill
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Illinois Education Association
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Ilgen
Dan O’leary
Morris Daily Herald
Wests Cafe
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Anh. B. Price Co. Inc
Ent
Peoria
Richard Carver
Carver
Bob Michel
U.S. Postal Service
Twister
Donald Tomes
Braidwood
Gardner
Wilmington
James Reeves
E.E
Buzz) Livsey
William Button
Evert Poyner
Fox and
Dan Hill
Reeves Funeral Home
DeVriendt Funeral Home
Reeves
Riverdale
White Tie Rd
Stephen Haughtigan
Wilson Haughtigan
Informant Nets
Carbon Hill
Village Board
Janet Long
Robert King
Earl Richardson
Larry Jones
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