Summer forecasts and a famed Illinois museum tribute
The Morris Daily Herald notes cooler and wetter conditions ahead for the northern and western U S through July with a hot end to the month. It highlights the Mitchell Museum at Mount Vernon built by John R and Eleanor R Mitchell and opened in 1972, detailing its 1 million dollar art collection and planned exhibits and programs.
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Nature
Mitchell
Mount Vernon
John R
Eleanor R. Mitchell
Cedarhurst
Mitchell Foundation
Jan Miller
Ivan Albright
Thomas Hart Benton
Picasso
Edward Marshall
Dorothy Doughty
Marion Davies
George Bellows
Andrew Wyeth
Ralph Blakelock
Mary Cassat
Thomas Eakins
William Glackens
Childe Hassam
Robert Henri
George Inness
George Luks
Maurice Prendergast
John Singer Sargent
Kermit Pasley
Mitchells
United States
Harrisburg
Mattoon
Vincennes
Ind
Security Bank
Mount Vernon High School
Kenneth R. Miller
Southern Illinois University
SIU Foundation
South Central
Ilinois
Mitchell Estate
Richview Rd
Nixon cooperates in Watergate questioning by prosecutors
Former President Richard M Nixon voluntarily submitted to 11 hours of questioning over two days by Watergate prosecutors and grand jurors. The interview covered a wide range of subjects and was conducted in California due to health and travel concerns. The transcript remains sealed pending grand jury process.
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Nixon
John N. Mitchell
H.R Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian Miller
Nia
John W. Dean III
House Judiciary Committee
Minooka Pair Escape Injury After Train Strikes Abandoned Pickup
Douglas Kunderson 20 and Sheri Porter 19 fled their southwestbound pickup after forcing off by a car near the Will-Grundy line. The eastbound Rock Island train struck the vehicle as Kunderson tried to back out, but both occupants escaped unharmed. Engineer Don Friday reported limited damage and the train continued after impact.
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T Minooka
Rock Island
Douglas Kunderson
Minooka
Will County
Kunderson
Don Friday
Blue Island
Silvas
Chicago
Wapella Rd
Friday
Yorkville Plans Fourth of July Celebration Activities
Yorkville marks Independence Day with a flag ceremony at 9 30 a m in the city park and dusk fireworks at Countryside Center Food stands free rides and a parade of floats antique cars horses and more The event features a new tomahawk throw contest with cash prizes and a noon queen coronation Local baseball and softball games are scheduled at the park high school field and city streets host races water fights and kid friendly activities
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Yorkville
Countryside Center
Illinois 47
US. 34
Yorkville Jayceettes
Somonauk
Church St
Main
King
Center St
Center
West St
Game Farm Road
Dawne Barnevelt
Ruth Ann Hill
Claudia Kapple
Lynn Luettich
Kellie McCracken
Karen Schmidt
Bev Stearts
Lou Stevenson
Teresa Tapp
Sue Walker
Cavett Drugs
Moorman
Aurora
Yorkville Sox
Kendall County Bicentennial Commission
Kendall County
Bicentennial Commission
Weather Update: Warm Humid Night and Weekend Showers
Tonight will be partly cloudy and warm with lows near 70. Saturday brings continued warm conditions with highs near 90 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Thursday posted a high of 89 and low of 64, with early morning readings at 68 and 81 degrees in Morris downtown.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Arrests of Two Soviet Spy Suspects in U S
FBI agents arrested Sarkis O. Paskalian in New York City and Sahag K. Dedeyan in Rockville Maryland on conspiracy charges to gather classified national defense information for the Soviet Union. Each case cites illegal photographing of defense data and failure to report.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Soviet Union
Justice Department
Clarence M. Kelley
Sarkis O. Paskalian
New York City
Sahag_ K. Dedeyan
Rockville
New York
Paskalian
U.S
Baltimore
Dedeyan
Bur Oak seeks state funds for Tri County Library Project
The Bur Oak Library System in Joliet asks the state for 63,130 dollars to fund 1975 to 1977 services for the Tri County Library Project covering Channahon Kendall and Grundy counties and part of Will County. Charles DeYoung resigns as director. assistant George Birch becomes acting director starting July 1.
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Bur Oak
Joliet
Tri County
Channahon
Minooka
Bur Oak System
Channahon Township
Will County
Seward Township
Kendall County
Aux Sable
Grundy County
Troy Township
Charles DeYoung
Bur Oak Library System
George Birch
DeYoung
Mathews says HEW nomination not sought but drafted for tough task
Dr. F David Mathews of Alabama rejects that he sought the HEW secretary post saying the nomination is a draft to take on a difficult assignment. He emphasizes he did not pursue the position and that the call came from higher levels amid President Ford's deliberations.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
UPI
F. David Mathews
Ford
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
University of Alabama
FBI agents hunt killers on Pine Ridge Reservation
FBI agents in four carloads searched the Pine Ridge Sioux reservation for the gunmen who killed two agents during an attempted arrest warrant. One Indian was also killed. officials, naming Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams, said 20 to 30 fugitives fled the scene. The suspect sought was identified as Donny Pourier.
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Oglala
S.D
UPI
FBI
Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Reservation
South Dakota
FBI Today
Richard Kneip
Joseph Trimbach
Jack R. Coler
Ronald A. Williams
Los Angeles
American Indian Movement
Rapid City
Little Joe Killsright
Joe Roberts
Seattle
Wash
Trimbach
Donny Pourier
Morris Community High School Board Vote Corrected
The Morris Herald corrects a report that the board approved administrative pay raises. The actual vote was 5-1 with Mrs. Barbara Lovell dissenting, not unanimous.
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Morris Herald
Morris Community High School Board of Education
John
Barbara) Lovell
Lottery Numbers Noted In Morris Daily Herald Box
Lottery numbers drawn Thursday night appear in the regular box on Page 5 of today's Morris Daily Herald. Super Slam numbers drawn tonight will appear in Monday's edition.
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Morris Daily Herald
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