City pushes 3 Percent Tax and stricter trash rules
City council debates enforcing trash pickup rules in commercial districts with alderman Arthur Hornsby Jr proposing containers of five to 20 gallons and uniform enforcement citywide. Health committee flags staggered pickups, higher weed mowing charges, and a mosquito spray program backed by Alderman Adcock.
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Arthur Hornsby Jr
Health and Sanitation Committee
Hornsby
Morris
John Hendrickson
Glen Anderson
Anderson
Charles Roseland
Walter Hundt
James Stine
Donald Davidson
Tracy Adcock
Robert Gilbertson
Adcock
Pegler Dies In Tucson Hospital At 74
Westbrook Pegler, famed sports writer and Pulitzer Prize winner in 1941 for exposing labor racketeering, died in St. Marys Hospital Tucson at age 74. He had congestive heart failure after colon surgery last week and had lived in southern Arizona since 1942.
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Tucson
Ariz
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Arizona
King Features Syndicate
Hearst Corp
Hlearst
United Press
Daily Tickets Ordered on Parked Cars
Police Chief Donald Ward to issue daily tickets for vehicles parked on city streets or sidewalks without licenses. Twenty five citations were issued the week of June 10 against cars from Osmanson Garage at 715 Liberty St. The council voted to ticket violators daily, with hearing on the first 25 tickets set for Thursday.
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Donald Ward
Osmanson
Liberty St
Tracy Adcock
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Robert Wren
Benton St
Hornsby
Local Weather Summary: Collins Station Records Warmth and Rain
High temperature reached 69 at Collins Weather station yesterday with an 58 degree overnight low. At 9 am the reading was 61 and daily precipitation totaled 0.19 inch. Showers and thundershowers are likely tonight with a low of 60 to 65. Wednesday will be cloudy and warmer with a high near 80 and more thundershowers. Thursday looks warm and humid with additional thundershowers. Noon in downtown Morris was 64 degrees.
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Collins
Morris
Tap On Fee Sparked City Policy Change
A Morris real estate agent’s complaint prompted the City Council to alter tap on fees for water and sewer connections, lowering immediate costs for subdivisions. The council voted 8-0 to require $100 paid when a property hooks on, while also pursuing condemnation steps on canal-adjacent properties and approving a one‑way street from Benton to Armstrong.
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Morris
A. E
Ted) Conley
Pontiac
McCoy and Sons
Hatcher Woods
John Hendrickson
Third Ward
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Conley
Walter Hundt
Water and Sewer Committee
Donald Davidson
Tracy Adcock
Robert Wren
Illinois Ave
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Charles Roseland
Wren
Hornsby
Benton
Armstrong Sts
Division
Kiersted
Robert Wagner
Morris Airport
Adcock
Open House for Morris Hospital Addition
Morris Hospital hosts an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. in the new two story addition with 75 beds in 37 rooms. Volunteers will lead tours from the main lobby through the addition including operating and emergency areas as Candy Stripers and Nurses Alumnae assist with refreshments on the south patio. Staff will answer questions.
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Morris Hospital
Arthur Allaben
Plane Crash in Miami Street Kills 10 People
A disabled Dominicana Air Lines DC4 cargo plane with an engine out and another smoking crashed into a Miami street near the airport, killing 10 people including four crew members and six on the ground while injuring about a dozen more. Investigators searched wreckage and police sealed the area as the National Transportation Safety Board probes the cause.
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Miami
Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Skully
International Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami International Airport
James Reese
Dominicana Air Lines
Maxine Burmester
Red Cross Swimming Lessons Near Grundy County
Free Red Cross swimming lessons begin July 1 for six weeks at Morris pool. Registration Friday and Saturday 9 to 11 30 a m. No beginner qualifications. advanced need a swimmer card and prior lifesaving. Mrs Weatherly leads. instructors include Trucano Pierard Johnson Sobol Enger. Grundy County residents only. contact 942-5773 for details.
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Red Cross
Morris Pool
William Weatherly
Ann Trucano
Luanne Pierard
Karen Johnson
Pam Sobol
Debbie Enger
Grundy County
Weatherly
Grundy County to Study Zoning Ordinance Friday
Grundy County Supervisors and Zoning Commission set Friday session to discuss the proposed county zoning ordinance and district map. A resolution recommending acceptance was referred to the county plat committee. Dr. Barry Seng outlined Health Department costs and new efficiency gains.
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Grundy County
Barry Seng
County Health Department
Seng
Morris Hospital Administration
Health Department
Ing
Will
Grundy
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Dr. Seng
Vienna
Burl Gonnam
Gonnam
Sidney Carr
Finance Committee
Dan Hill
Hill
Burl Gotham
Ogilvie demands 3 percent income tax rate this week
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie said he will not back down on his 3 percent income tax proposal and hopes the legislature will act this week. He warned that any alternative higher corporate tax or late decisions could jeopardize school aid, city aid, and higher education funding. He criticized Democratic leaders and urged bipartisan support for his plan.
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Springfield
Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Senate
Department of Law Enforcement
Bureau of the Budget
Pony Killed In Night Accident On U S 6
A pony owned by Orvil Olson of Minooka was killed when it darted from a roadside ditch and was struck by Samuel L. Wood of Evergreen subdivision on U S 6. Wood, 33, of Rte. 2, driving a 1967 Pontiac, estimated $350 damage to the car and reported no injuries. The crash occurred about 10 15 p m according to Deputy Sheriff R A Peterson.
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Orvil Olson
Minooka
U.S. 6
Samuel L. Wood
Rte. 2
Evergreen Subdivision
R. A. Peterson
Wood
Peterson
Bride Suggests Opening New Checking Account
A playful exchange as a new bride tells her husband that the old checking account has no money. The quip hints at fresh starts and practical humor in early marriage.
Local Serviceman Reports Nixon Thieu Midway Visit
CVN SN3 Curtis Varland recalls the Nixon Thieu meeting at Midway Island with vivid detail. He describes security, press arrangements, close views of Nixon, and the departure ceremonies ending with a final wave to the crowd.
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Nixon
Midway
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
CVN
Midway Island
Mig
Thieu
EM Club
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