Minooka Plans Fourth of July Follies and Picnics
Minooka's Salute to the Fourth runs four days, with a Bicentennial Ball on Saturday and a greased pole, watermelon eating contest, and flea market. Events at the Legion Hall, Lions Park, and junior high gym feature local students, bands, and merchants. Prizes, balloons, and commemorative plates accompany the activities.
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Minooka
Minooka Bicentennial Commission
Minooka American Legion Hall
Legion Hall
Minooka Legion Auxiliary
Musically
Harold Slatzman
Dave Derick
Cheryl
al Gegenheimer
Wayne Greenbeck
Don Williamson
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Electricians Strike at LaSalle Nuclear Plant Construction
Picketing by Streator Local 601 electricians continued at the Commonwealth Edison LaSalle nuclear plant site in Brookfield Township. The union walked out after rejecting a contract. the old agreement expired May 31 and about 212 electricians are employed at the site.
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Streator
Commonwealth Edison LaSalle
Brookfield Township
Bob Rose
Edison
Rose
Grundy County
Joliet
Local 601
Champaign
Weather Summary: Cool Tonight and Mild Week Ahead
Weather tonight fair and cooler with lows around 50s. Thursday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Tuesday registered a high of 84 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and a low of 57 with .16 inches of precipitation. Morning readings show 58 at 7 am in Morris and 66 at 10 am. ESDA notes Morris reached 83 for the high and 57 for the low on Tuesday. Today’s barometric pressure at 29.83 inches with 94 percent humidity and a peak wind of 13 mph in the past 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Jemco hearing Tuesday on rezoning request
The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Room 16 of the Grundy County Courthouse to review Jemco Engineering Companys petition to rezone from R III residential to M I manufacturing at the northeast corner of U S 6 and Ashley Rd. Previous denial has been sent back for further review.
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Jemco Engineering Company
Ashley Rd
Braceville Township
Grundy Motors, Inc
Wauponsee Township
Grundy Society Opens Courthouse for Friday Display Receipts
Members of the Grundy County Historical Society will be at the Grundy County Courthouse from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday to receive articles for display during courthouse tours Saturday.
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Grundy County
Grundy County Corn Festival to Host Beard Contest
The 28th annual Grundy County Corn Festival will feature a beard contest with awards for nearest, longest, worst, shaggiest, cutest, scroungiest, hardest tried, and mutton chops. Brothers of the Brush buttons are on sale at the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce office.
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Grundy County
Tom Dzuryak
Brothers of the
Eight twisters hit near Normal Illinois and Midwest storms
Tornadoes and severe storms swept the Midwest from Oklahoma to Ohio with 17 counted twisters. One death occurred in Crawfordsville Indiana as a man was electrocuted removing a limb from a downed line. In Illinois near Normal eight twisters destroyed barns and wiped out most corn and soybeans. Intermountain West heat surged with Boise topping 100 and Pocatello at 96.
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National Weather Service
Oklahoma
Colorado
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
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Indianapolis
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Normal
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McLean County
Intermountain West
Boise
Idaho
Pocatello
Illinois approves school aid overhaul and 1.287 billion package
The Illinois legislature sent to Gov. Walker a fiscal 1977 school aid package including a major formula revision and a 1.287 billion funding bill. The plan preserves 22 million to guarantee minimum aid, faces Republican concern over fiscal strain, and targets relief for Chicago with a proposed 30 million break while easing penalties on wealthy suburban districts.
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Springfield, Ill
Tee
Walker
Senate
Republicans
Aaron Jaffe
D-Skokie
Jaffe
Newark Bicentennial Festivities Kick Off Thursday
Newark hosts five days of bicentennial events from Thursday through Monday. Highlights include a 7:30 p.m. opening at the Newark American Post, an ice cream social by the American Legion Auxiliary, teen and adult dances, a coronation of the bicentennial queen, a Sunday church service and community choir concert, a 10 a.m. parade Monday with grand marshal Martin Weeks, and a pageant by Newark 4 H'ers and a Little League game versus Lisbon.
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Newark
Newark American Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Newark High School
Ron Makeever
The
Legion Hall
Newark Lutheran Church
Tillie Knudson
Benjamin Ostrom
Martin Weeks
Newark Woman's Club
Lewis Huntley
Lisbon
Morris Daily Herald: Wednesday Afternoon Vol XCVI No 65
The Morris Daily Herald reports on the Wednesday edition of issue number 65 in volume 96. Details include local notices, brief society items, and region news updates typical of the paper’s midweek issue.
Morris Illinois 1976 26 Page Issue Twenty Cents
An historic Morris Illinois publication dated June 30 1976 offers a twenty cent price and a twenty six page format. The item reflects mid 20th century local press distribution details and standard pricing.
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Morris
Illinois
Yorkville Fourth of July Bicentennial Celebration Planned
Yorkville and nearby Bristol Kendall firemen organize a weekend of events for the bicentennial and Independence Day. The program includes a flag raising at city park, a 10 am Bicentennial Parade, a time capsule burial, a crafts fair, races at Parkview School, a garden tractor pull, bucket brigade, square dancing, concerts by Joliet American Legion Band and Midlothian Bagpipe Band, and a large fireworks finale at Countryside Center.
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Yorkville
Bristol- Kendall
City Park
Parkview
Countryside Center
Joliet American Legion Band
Midlothian Bagpipe
Garfield Goose
Clown Towne
Booth
Yorkville Congregational Church
Lawrence Rezash
Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District
One Nation Under God Theme Sunday in Morris
A community church service at 7 p.m. at Morris Community High School athletic field features Rev. Paul White about What Makes America Great. Norwood Brown leads the pledge after a band prelude and colors by American Legion and VFW. The program includes scripture, patriotic songs, and a benediction.
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Morris Community High School
Atheltic Field
America
Paul White
Morris Ministerial Association
God
Norwood Brown
Morris’ Bicentennial Commission
American Legion
V.F.W
Donald Kocher
Supreme Court nullifies Nebraska press gag in murder case
The UPI report notes the unanimous Supreme Court ruling striking down a Nebraska court order barring press reporting of open courtroom testimony in the Southerland murder case. Chief Justice Burger says the gag was too broad though pretrial publicity can threaten fair trials. restraints less than a gag could suffice.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court Today
Nebraska
Warren E. Burger
Nebraska Supreme Court
Southerland
Burger
Erwin C. Simants
Simants
Set Banazak hearing July 13
A Kendall County Circuit Court preliminary hearing for Bruce Banazak was continued and set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13. Banazak, 33, of Plattville faces three counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless conduct after a June 14 shooting at his home that wounded Public Defender Max Peterson. Judge James W. Cadwell presided.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Bruce Banazak
Dallas Ingemunsen
James W. Cadwell
Aurora
Banazak
Plattville
Max Peterson
Phillips to become interim Grundy County clerk
Grundy County Chief Deputy Clerk Lana Phillips will become interim clerk when pro tem County Clerk John McEvilly resigns effective Thursday. Board Chairman William Waters said she automatically takes over with no board approval required. McEvilly cited personal reasons for his resignation. the Grundy County Democratic Central Committee will meet Tuesday night to choose a replacement.
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Grundy County
Lana Phillips
John McEvilly
William Waters
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