Five Women Hurt When Car Hits Tree on Division Street
Five women were injured in a Saturday evening crash on Division Street when the car they rode in struck a tree at 1100 block. Two remained hospitalized at Morris Hospital for observation including Janice Feeney who was unconscious with possible wrist fracture and back pain, and Maria Elena Orr with back and head pain possibly a fractured spine. The driver Catherine Crupi was treated and released with a broken wrist and facial injuries.
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Division St
Morris Hospital
Gerald Broderick
Janice M. Feeney
Rte. 4
Lisbon Rd
Maria Elena Orr
Gateway Ct
Clinton
Iowa
Catherine M. Crupi
Man and sister in law held on disorderly conduct charges
Gerald L. Ness and his sister in law Barbara Ness were jailed on disorderly conduct charges after two separate incidents in Grundy County. Ness, 21, was arrested at 4 15 am after a complaint about him kicking a door while intoxicated. Barbara Ness, 23, was arrested at 12 13 am after allegedly striking her sister in law during an argument. Both were scheduled for court on July 9.
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Grundy County
Gerald L. Ness
Butler St
Max Babcock
Thomas E. Connor
Lincoln St
Ness
Babcock
Robert
Barbara) Ness
Rte. 1
Pine Bluff Rd
Gerald
Valerie) Ness
Robert Ness
Gerald Ness
Syd Reeves
Paul Ehrman
Braidwood Man Dies in High Speed Chase Crash
Raymond Ferrero thirty two of Braceville was killed when his car left Illinois 53 and rolled over during a pursuit by Elwood police. He was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. Funeral services were set for Wilmington with burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. He leaves a wife and three sons plus multiple relatives. An inquest is pending.
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Raymond Ferrero
Braceville
Elwood
Illinois
District 5
Ferrero
Will County
Willard Blood
St. Josephs Hospital
Joliet
Reeves
Wilmington
Ray Baldwin
Braceville- Gardner
Omer Sheets
Fire kills 29 at New Orleans lounge blaze
29 charred victims were found in the Up Stairs Lounge in the French Quarter after a rapid Sunday night fire. Identification proved difficult as many bodies were burned beyond recognition behind barred windows. Fifteen injured remained in serious condition amid arson-suspect checks. A survivor cited an inflaming liquid on the stairs.
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New Orleans
Car Seized After 1963 Chevrolet Hits Stop Sign and Rail Tracks
Deputy Sheriff Tim Neary reports a one car accident in Eileen at 10:30 p.m. involving a 1963 Chevrolet that ran a stop sign and became hung on railroad tracks. Neither driver nor passenger remained at the scene. The car is listed as belonging to Mrs Leon Humphrey and police note it was reported stolen by Peco persons. her husband is referenced.
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Eileen
Tim Neary
Leon Humphrey
Braidwood
Peco
Husban
Garcia ticketed after two car crash on Division Street
Angel Garcia, 22, of 760 Main St., received a ticket for failure to reduce speed after his car rear ended a vehicle driven by Earl Fredricksen of Verona in the 1200 block of Division St. Minor damage to Fredricksen’s car and extensive front-end damage to Garcia’s car. Garcia posted bond and is due in court June 27.
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Angel Garcia
Main St
Division St
Earl Fredricksen
Verona
Fredricksen
Garcia
Garsia
C. B. Bremenkamp
Morris Police Dept
Court upholds Hatch Act ban on partisan political activity
The Supreme Court votes 6 3 to keep federal and state restrictions on partisan politics for public employees. The decision reverses a federal panel ruling striking down the 1939 Hatch Act and also upholds an Oklahoma law banning state workers from partisan political activity. The rule affects about 5.5 million workers nationwide. Justice White writes the policy protects merit and the electoral process from partisan influence.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Byron R. White
White
Dean Testimony Links Nixon to Watergate Not Not Realized
Ousted White House counsel John W Dean III testified at the Senate Watergate hearings that he believes President Nixon was involved in Watergate but did not realize the implications. He cited Haldeman Ehrlichman Strachan and Hunt actions and suggested Mitchell approved payoffs to silence defendants. Dean testified under immunity and disclosed perjury and money misuse while noting possible indictments from other evidence.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Dean
Senate
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Democratic
Haldeman
Gordon Strachan
Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Potomac River
Charles W. Colson
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Asst. Atty
Henry Petersen
Senate Committee
John Caulfield
Joseph Kraft
Justice Department
FBI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Mass
Kennedy
Caulfield
Morris Daily Herald Monday Afternoon Volume X Crawls
The Morris Daily Herald presents Monday afternoon edition with local notices and community briefs. The page highlights daily happenings, upcoming events, and brief regional updates.
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Morris Daily Herald
Nixon Brezhnev Summit Communique Highlights Peace Talks
The joint communique outlines progress on peace and disarmament with aims to restrain arms, end wars in Indochina and Southeast Asia, press for early Europe security talks, and advance Middle East settlement. Trade targets reach 2 to 3 billion dollars over three years with Siberian gas projects and continued high level meetings. Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit the USSR in 1974 and the invitation was accepted.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
U.S.R
U.S.S.R
Indochina
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Europe
United States
U.S.A
Weather Update for Morris and Dresden Island Locks
Partly sunny and warmer today with higher humidity and a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Tonight cools slightly with a high in the mid to upper 80s on Tuesday and a shower risk. Dresden Island Locks records show a 85 high and 58 low on Saturday with .51 inch precipitation. Sunday 79/54. Morris at 7am 61 and 11am 76 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Zoning Requests to be Heard by Grundy County Planning Board
The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday to discuss zoning petitions. Collins Properties seeks to rezone 40 acres in Saratoga Township from M II to M IV for a rock quarry while Richard L Walker requests five acres from agriculture to business for a John Deere dealership. Walter Watchinski proposes subdividing 15 lots in Van Acres Second Addition Wauponsee Township and Walter Zabel seeks to subdivide three lots in Goodfarm Township. The meeting will review a proposed school side ordinance and a planning consultant report.
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Grundy County Regional Planning Commission
Collins Properties
Saratoga Township
Richard L. Walker
Walter Watchinski
van Acres Second Addition
Wauponsee
Walter Zabel
Goodfarm
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