Morris Daily Herald photo sparks recognition of Gary Schennum
The Morris Daily Herald ran a photo on June 14 showing engineer Gary Schennum of Palo Alto California, a Coal City native and Aeronutronic Ford Corp specialist, linked to NASA Mariner project. He worked on Viking Mars lander and Antennas for Jupiter Saturn mission.
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Morris Daily Herald
Mariner
Coal City
Gary Schenmam
Howard Schennum
Willow St
Schennum
Aeronutronic Ford Corporation
Western Development Laboratories
Palo Alto
Calif
NASA
Jupiter
Saturn
Schenmum
Viking
Mars
University of Illinois
U. of I
Aeronutronic
Ford Corp
Morris Library
James
U. of I. James
Tau Beta Pi
National Engineering Honor Society
Mountain View
Schenmum’s
Barbara Wilson
Supreme Court orders desegregation of private nonsectarian schools
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled that the 1870 federal law requires commercially operated nonreligious private schools to admit Black students, except for church affiliated institutions. The ruling targets private schools like Bobbe's and Fairfax-Brewster, affecting over 375 members of the Southern Independent School Association and marking a major desegregation ruling in education law.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Virginia
Stewart
Raymond Gonzales
Fairfax-Brewster
Fairfax County
Bobbe
Arlington
Curtis L. McCrary
Southern Independent School Association
Fairfax
Two Injured In Coal City Two Car Crash At Pine Bluff
Two people were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash at Pine Bluff Road and Jugtown Road in Coal City. William Black 54 and Mike Cain passenger in William Prombo car were taken to Morris Hospital. Black cited for failure to yield.
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Morris Hospital
Coal City
Pine Bluff
Jugtown Rds
William Black
Park St
Mike Cain
Van
Pine Bluff Rd
Odom
Black
William Prombo
Pleasant St
Cain
Prombo
Sgt
Lee
Jim Smith Chevrolet
Duane Olson
Sunoco
Morris
U S plots against Castro unknown to Warren Commission
Senate report finds former CIA chief Richard Helms did not inform the Warren Commission of plots to kill Fidel Castro because he was never asked. The study notes Allen Dulles’s presence on the commission and questions whether Castro connections were explored in Kennedy murder probes. Johnson confidant Howard K. Smith relays Johnson’s Cuba link doubts. Schweiker urges Helms to testify.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
Richard Helms
Warren Commission
U.S
Fidel Castro
Senate
Howard K. Smith
ABC Television
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Smith
Johnson
Kennedy
Castro
Helms
Allen W. Dulles
Dulles
Fied
Plans
Agency
Richard S. Schweiker
Rpa
Special Senate
Iran
Weather Summary for Dresden Island and Surrounding Areas
Forecast calls for tonight fair with a low around 60. Saturday remains sunny and warmer with highs in the 80s to low 90s. Thursday's high reached 75 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 52 low. morning readings were 60 at 7am and 74 at 10:30am in Morris. Precipitation measured 0.52 inches. ESDA reported Morris yesterday 78 high and 64 low. Barometer 29.85 rising and humidity at 89 percent. Peak wind 15 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Vetoed bill lets parties pick late county candidates
Gov. Daniel Walker vetoed the H3844 measure in the 1976 spring session, cutting off a plan to let parties nominate county office candidates when vacancies arise after the primary. About 12 counties face costly special primaries unless the veto is overridden.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Daniel Walker
Walker
House
Senate
Ecumenical service planned for Minooka and Channahon
Minooka and Channahon residents will gather for an outdoor ecumenical service at 7 p.m. Sunday on the Minooka High School Athletic Field. Rev. Ted Berst of St. Dennis in Lockport will speak, with choirs from six area churches participating and a reception at St. Mary's after.
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Minooka
Channahon
Minooka High School
Ted Berst
St. Dennis Catholic Church
Lockport
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Berst
St. Mary’s
Linda Friant
Council of
St. Mary's Catholic Women
Susan Bennett
Billy Buchanan
Vernon Tweet
Diane Kettleson
Mary Lynch
Karen Dirst
Minooka Bicentennial
Famed Indian troupe to perform bicentennial tribute
The Song of Hiawatha dancers from Elgin will stage an outdoor July 4 program at 8 p.m. on the Morris Community High School field. The show features Dales and Cindy Thomas Craig and Donna Hayward Kathy Whalen Michael Cahill and Bob Webber with sign language dances.
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Elgin
Morris Community High School
Morris
Grundy County
Longfellow
Orginator
Carl H. Parlasca
Hiawatha
Miami
Fla
Milwaukee
WGN
Parlasca
Song of Hiawatha
Dale
Cindy Thomas
Craig
Donna Hayward
Kathy Whalen
Michael Cahill
MCHS
Dale Thomas
Cindy
Browning
Mont
Craig Hayward
Timber Wolf
Pau-Puk
Illinois High School Swimming Association
A.A.U
Meadow Lark
St. Joseph Hospital
Hiawath
Mountain Meadow
Bob Webber
Bob
Larkin High School
Honoring Australian visitors at Morris civic dinner
Visitors from Tumut Australia will be honored at a Morris Bicentennial Civic Dinner at V F W Hall 309 McKinley St Monday July 5. A 6 to 7 p m cocktail hour precedes the 7 p m dinner. Tickets 5 each with no door sales and can be bought from Karl Kay Norwood Brown Francis Finch Grundy County National Bank and First National Bank. Dwayne Harseim parade chairman calls for parade entries.
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Tumut
Australia
McKinley St
Norwood Brown
Morris Bicentennial Committee
Karl Kay
Francis Finch
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank
Dwayne Harseim
Lottery numbers drawn in Illinois State Lottery
Lottery numbers drawn Thursday night in the Illinois State Lottery appear today on page 5 of the Morris Daily Herald.
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Illinois
Morris Daily Herald
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Frank Welch
Fair Association
Tom T. Hall
Welch
du Quoin
Hall
Minnesota
Champaign
Peoria
Grundy
Western Horse
Gary Schennum
Ray Odom
Jugtown Rd
Hotte
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