Morris City Council Approves Mobile Home Ordinance
The Morris City Council voted seven to one to adopt a mobile home park ordinance after planning commission recommendations. James Stine opposed citing tax questions. Arthur Hornsby Jr. cited state guidance on taxing mobile homes on permanent foundations. The meeting also addressed a duplex zoning issue, a lighted ballpark proposal, union contract negotiations, extended weekend curfew hours, and library property lease matters.
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Morris City
City Planning Commission
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Gerald Borens
James Stine
Hornsby
Illinois Attorney General
Aage Hansen
Planning Commission
Borens
Hansen
Atty John Hynds
Benton St
Atty. Hynds
Donald Gilchrist
City Building and Zoning
Atty
Hynds
Wilfred Dix
City Atty
David Smith
Atty. Smith
del Linn
Illinois House backs 18 year old vote but ratification stalls
The Illinois House approved the U S constitutional amendment for 18 year olds to vote by 115 to 42 but did so on a House resolution not the Senate one, leaving a procedural hurdle for final Illinois ratification with both chambers needing matching language. The body also approved a referendum plan to gauge support for amending the state constitution to permit 18 year olds to vote.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
U.S
Illinois
House
Senate
Illinois General Assembly
W. Robert Blair
R Park Forest
Blair
Sen
Cecil Partee
Chicago
Clyde Choate
Anna
Coal City detachment debate over Braceville land prompts warning
Coal City Mayor Joseph Phillips cautions landowner Larry Ferarri against detaching six acres from the village. Ferarri and wife Joanne seek detachment to build a house on Braceville Rd. They cite road upkeep costs and lack of water and sewer services. Officials warn detachment could trigger loss of village improvements and taxes, while pending state legislation may influence farmland taxation. The board did not vote, but urged weighing facts before legal steps. other actions include street designations and Gary Joellenbeck's hiring as maintenance man.
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Coal City
Joseph Phillips
Larry Ferarri
Braceville Rd
Phillips
Ferarri
Joanne
John Zerboglio
Zerboglio
Gerald Pierard
General Assembly
Braceville Road
Pierard
William Wharrie
John Nicoletti
Fourth St
Broadway St
Washington St
Irving St
Irving
1St Ave
Walnut St
Broadway
Kankakee St
Vermillion St
Gary Joellenbeck
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Dresden Island Area
Mostly sunny hot and humid today with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and 90s highs. Fair tonight with lows 68 to 76. Wednesday partly sunny hot and humid with chances of storms in the 90s. Monday high reached 95 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and low 67. 7am temperature was 72.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Mafia shooting fuels police questions on underworld feud
Police questioned Joseph and Albert Gallo and Carlo Gambino as possible rivals in a feud linked to the Colombo shooting at a Unity Day rally. Colombo remained in critical condition after three bullets hit him. the gunman was killed.
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New York
Joseph A. Colombo Sr
Colombo
Albert Seedman
Jerome A. Johnson
New Brunswick
N.J
Joseph
Albert Gallo
Carlo Gambino
Gambino
Nixon rejects tax cuts and public works veto
The White House said President Nixon will not seek tax reductions to boost the economy nor speed federal spending. He will veto a $5.6 billion public works bill aimed at job creation. Treasury Secretary Connally said no wage and price review board or mandatory controls will be used.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Congress
Fewer accidents reported in Grundy County in 1971 update
A state police release shows Grundy County traffic accidents are down 14 percent this year versus 1970. Since January 1 there are 12 fewer accidents than the same period last year, per Dist. No. 5 Commander Capt. Robert W. Georgantas.
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Grundy
Robert W. Georgantas
Dist. No. 5
Joliet
Miami’s first female car salesman earns top spot in firm
Jean Leonardi, 25, a former private secretary, stands on a curb in Miami selling cars for Ford. She is the only woman in town and among the top 10 of 30 salesmen, selling new and used cars while engaging couples in sales talks. She wears pants or skirts and emphasizes professionalism.
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Miami
Fla
Jean Leonardi
South
Joan
Ford
Jean
Chesapeake
W.va
Judge to sentence Banks Wednesday in manslaughter case
The future of 19 year old Banks who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 4 month old daughter Michelle Lee will be decided by Associate Circuit Judge John S Masseion on Wednesday. At Monday’s aggravation and mitigation hearing the judge said the case would be held under advisement until 10 a m Wednesday. The defense asked for probation citing rehabilitation potential while the state urged a 5 to 10 year sentence in the Department of Corrections.
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Marion Lee Banks
John S. Masseion
Masseion
Robert Adcock
Morris
Banks
Richard Wilder
Department of Corrections
Wilbur Schiffbauer
Atty
Wilder
Grundy County
Michelle Lee
Atty. Wilder
Adcock
Alexander Lumber Co
Joliet
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Gilchrist
Charles Roseland
Roseland
Stine
Linn
Morris Community High School
Park and Finance Committees
John Hendrickson
Bruno Myszkowski
Des Plaines
Afl-Cio
Hendrickson
Commonwealth Edison
Herald
Partee
Berkeley
Calif
Morris Daily Herald
Lee Gordon Gunderson
Gardner
John (Maurine) Brown
Valvoline
North States Oil CO
Rte
Quiz
Bulletin
Miami Beach
Christopher Columbus
League
Grundy Co
Michael Samples
Florida
Atty. Adcock
Orin Banks
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