Obituaries from Morris area an aging residents and relatives
Obituary notices report Elizabeth A Benson 87 of Morris died at Morris Hospital with service in Davis Funeral Home and Evergreen Cemetery burial. Also listed are Kenneth L Potts 35 Brainard Minnesota former Channahon-Minooka area, funeral at Fred C Dames with Woodlawn burial, and Allen Truman Button 67 Norfork Arkansas with LaFever's service and Baxter Memorial Gardens burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Elizabeth A.) Benson
Washington St
Morris
Morris Hospital
Germany
Jacob and
Catherine
Wio
United States
Carbon Hill
John R. Benson
Joliet
Grundy County
First United
Davis Funeral Home
Raymond Rhoads
Evergreen Cemetery
First United Methodist Church Radio Fund
Kenneth L. Potts
Brainard
Minn
Channahon-Minooka
Minooka High School
U.S. Army
Jacob More
Walter Potts
Rudolph More
Geraldine
Brian K
Jones and
Ann (More) Potts
Channahon
Dan
Deanna) Roberts
Minooka
Anna More
Elizabeth Potts
Ohio
Fred C. Dames
Interstate 80
Center Street
Theodore Burst
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Allen Truman Button
Norfork
Ark
LaFever
Baxter Memorial Gardens
Mountain Home
Guerrillas kill two Jesuits in Rhodesia bloodshed
In Rhodesia, black guerrillas fatally shot two German born Jesuit missionaries at the St Ruperts mission hospital complex near Salisbury. The killings raise the month’s white missionary deaths to 19 and push six year bush war fatalities to 36, as a mass funeral was planned for Friday victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Elim Pentecostal
St. Ruperts Mission
Gregor Richert
Bernhard Lisson
Richert
Joliet Market Cattle Sluggish as Hog Prices Rise
Joliet Illinois market notes hogs steady to 50 higher with No 1-2 200-230 lb at 47.75 to 48.00 and 230-250 lb at 47.00 to 47.75 while cattle receipts remain insufficient to establish the market. Friday estimated receipts: cattle 200 hogs 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
UPI
Four Hurt On Carnival Ride In Urbana
Four children from the Cunningham Children's Home were injured when a basket on a ride named the Twister broke loose. The basket crashed through a fence, dropped about three feet, and all victims were treated at Carle Hospital and released.
Bill would let stockyards charge by percentage
A House Agriculture Committee approved bill would permit stockyards to levy a percentage of gross sales for services, with options for percentage or per head charges. Rep. Ray Thornton says small auction barns would be affected. federal court rulings had previously barred such charges under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The Agriculture Department would retain authority to ban unjust charges and set rates for certain livestock services.
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Washington
UPI
House Agriculture Committee
Ray Thornton
D-Ark
Agriculture Department
Packers and Stockyards Act
Morris high school board weighs sick leave plan for new teachers
The Morris Community High School Board tabled action on a proposed policy granting new teachers half of accrued sick days with five days per year of experience up to 60 days. Supporters say it would attract experienced staff while opponents call it a negotiable fringe item. The board also approved a recreation council agreement and set a Nov 9 parent conference, hiring a nurse to update immunization records, and in-service days for accreditation prep. Attendance noted for Kutches and Dr Dolezal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sutter
Morris Community Recreation Council
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
Morris’ City Council
MCHS
Saratoga and
Franklin
John McNulty
Grundy County Health Department
North Central
Lonnie Booker
Fabric Center
Kutches
Wilbur Dolezal
Cambodian attacks intensified along the frontier with Vietnam
Bangkok based reports say Vietnam and Cambodia have stepped up border clashes though no mass invasion appears imminent. Early in the month small Vietnamese units crossed into Cambodia near Saigon, driving Cambodians from two small areas west and north. Sources say no major invasion logistics are observed and fighting has not involved regiments or divisions since last January. Thai and U.S. officials also report no invasion indications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
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John Benson
Allen T. Button
Joliet Market
Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Morris Dry Cleaners
James McIntyre
Office of Management and Budget
McIntyre
OMB
Bert Lance
White House
Jimmy Carter
Pure
First National Bank of Morris
THE
W. Main, St
Florence Davis
Eunice Dix
H.p
Mercury
Bedford Plaza
City of
Illinois
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Jefferson and Wauponsee Streets
Health and Sanitation
Total General Corporate Fund
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Public Library
Police
Water and Sewer Fund
General Water and Sewer Department
Water Department
Sewer
Total Water and Sewer Fund
General Obligation Bonds
Special Assessment
Public Benefit
Armstrong Street Improvement Construction
Total Appropriated
General Revenue Sharing Funds
Morris City Hall
Wauponsee Street
Morris Public Library
Liberty and
North Streets
Amrmonia
Donald A. Davidson, Sr
Alilcool
Marjorie Warren
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