Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop Buys Land For New Building
The Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop boards announce the purchase of property at 1033 Third Ave in Bolen Industrial Park Morris for a 12000 square foot facility to serve 60 to 65 participants by July 1978. The project expands training, jobs, and social programs, with groundbreaking planned by Aug 1 and a new Grundy County Association for the Handicapped board to manage the building and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Title and Abstract Co
Bolen
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
Third Ave
Paul Root
Northwestern Corp
John Black
Sheltered Workshop
Ellen Hanson
Florence Gerstang
Melissa Bates
Jack King
Herald Photo
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop Board of
Morris
Grundy County
Illinois Valley
Bailoc
Federal Paper Board
Personal Products
Metro Rubber
Crystal Greeting
Grundy County Association For the Handicapped
Herbert Ranz
Gary Rockis
Ted Morgan
Gordon Foss
Marjorie Kopczick
Judith Allen
Donald Conrad
Grundy County Area
Weather Update: Showers Likely Tonight and Warm Thursday
Cloudy skies bring showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low near 60. Thursday looks partly sunny with a chance of storms and a high around 80. Tuesday reached 81 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with a 49 low. Early morning temps were 61 at 7 am and 70 at 10:45 am in Morris. Precipitation total 0.03 inch. ESDA notes Morris high of 84 and low of 51 yesterday. Barometer steady at 30.10 and winds peaked at 14 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
HUD probes Cairo demolition plan amid housing concerns
Cairo Illinois and Alexander County Housing Authority face a HUD inquiry after a United Front spokesman said demolitions may go ahead without new housing. HUD’s Springfield regional office was ordered to halt the plan with investigators due Thursday. Authorities cite substandard housing and a waiting list of 150 families.
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Cairo
Alexander County Housing Authority
James
United Front
HUD
Springfield
Ill
Alexander County
Removal of survival crackers from Morris county shelters
Eight thousand pounds of cereal based survival crackers were pulled from fallout shelters in Morris last week. Put in during the early 1960s they lasted beyond their five year shelf life and are now deemed rancid per a Defense Civil Preparedness Agency note. Local farmer feed trial and removal of some medical supplies accompany the action.
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Morris
Graham
Joe Temple
Grundy County
Stolen Color TV From Goodyear Store Burglary
Police report a 19 inch GE color television valued at 439 dollars stolen from the Goodyear Store at 514 Liberty Street after a brick shattered the front window at 2 15 this morning. Plate glass damage is about 400 dollars. A refrigerator also sustained damage.
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Goodyear
Liberty St
Morris
Indictment of 93 in welfare fraud by public workers
A federal grand jury indicted 93 individuals including 92 current or former public workers in nine agencies for illegally collecting welfare while on payroll. Most worked for the Postal Service and Chicago city government. average salaries were about 12 000 dollars, with welfare benefits averaging 372 months. Investigators say over 5 000 cases were flagged and 714 public employees were removed from welfare rolls.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S
Samuel K. Skinner
U.S. Postal Service
Skinner
US Secret Service
State Department of Public Aid
Public Aid
Detroit
FPC warns of worse natural gas shortages this winter
The Federal Power Commission projects 169.9 billion cubic feet less gas for interstate pipelines in 1977-78 and total curtailments of about 1.66 trillion cubic feet, or 23.03 percent of contracted supply. Next winter’s firm supplies total 7.2 trillion cubic feet, with 20 pipelines showing no curtailments.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Power Commission
FPC
United Gas Pipe Line Co
Transcontinental Gas Line Corp
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
State moves to condemn Illinois 47 improvement parcels
Illinois Department of Transportation and the Village of Gardner filed condemnation suits in Grundy County Circuit Court. Defendants include Emil and Cecele Junod and others for property on Armstrong Street needed for Illinois 47 widening and an overpass at Rock Island Railroad tracks. Gardner also seeks condemnation against the heirs of Rowland Price for land to connect Jackson Street and Campus Road, with Coal City attorney John Zerboglio handling the case.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Gardner
Grundy County
Emil and
Cecele Junod
Kiersted St
William Peek
William Lumry
Ronald Mann
Illinois 47
Armstrong St
Junods
Demnation
Rowland Price
Jackson St
Campus Rd
Coal City
John Zerboglio
Iranian student killed in Illinois highway crash identified
An Iranian student, 20 year old Nasser H. Daryani, was identified after a weekend collision on U S 50 near O fallon Illinois. Daryani studied at Parks College and his name was released only after his family in Iran was notified.
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Daryani
Parks College
Iran
Two Hurt In Interstate 55 Crash Near Gardners Road
Two people were treated and released from St. Joseph Hospital after a two car crash on Interstate 55 south of Gardner Road at 11 50 a.m. Norman Koehler 17 Auburn and John Dover 18 Massapequa N Y were taken to the hospital by Gardner Fire Department John Clearly 39 Rutland was northbound and construction blocked a lane Koehler could not stop and rear ended Clearly Dover was a passenger in Koehler s car Koehler was cited for going too fast for conditions Damage to Clearly s 1973 Oldsmobile was about 5000 and Koehler s 1969 Chevrolet about 1500 both cars towed to Schroeder s Standard in Gardner
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St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Gardner Rd
Norman Koehler
Auburn
John Dover
Massapequa
N.Y
Gardner Fire Department
District 5
Illinois
John Clearly
Rutland
Koehler
Clearly
Dover
Schroeder
Gardner
Last Rites for Karen Quinlan Reported
Karen Ann Quinlan in a long coma was reported to have received the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Her parents Joseph and Julia Quinlan, who won a court battle on her right to die with grace and dignity, remained by her side at Morris View Nursing Home before returning home.
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Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Ann Quinlan
Joseph
Julia Quinlan
Karen
Morris View
Cyclist treated after Illinois crash
A 23 year old woman from Odell was injured Tuesday on Illinois 47 at Waverly Street when her Suzuki motorcycle was hit as a car turning left failed to yield. She was treated and released at Morris Hospital. Charles Turner 50 of 533 Johnson Avenue was ticketed for failure to yield and faces Grundy County court on July 7.
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Illinois 47
Waverly St
Deborah A. Smith
Odell
Morris Hospital
Charles A. Turner
Johnson Ave
Turner
Morris
Miss Smith
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jim Lutz
DCPA
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Morris Daily Herald
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