POW Releases Bring 34 Prisoners Home To Marcos Welcome
At Clark Air Base in the Philippines 34 prisoners of war were released by Viet Cong forces in Hanoi. Among them were 27 American military personnel, three American civilians, two West German medical workers and the only foreign woman, nurse Monika Schwinn. President Marcos greeted the arrivals with Adm. Noel Gaylor and U.S. Ambassador Henry A Byroade present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
U.S
da Nang
Army
Stephen R. Leopold
Milwaukee
Wis
Marcos
Noel Gaylor
Pacific
Henry A Byroade
13Th Air Force
William G. Moore Jr
Frank E. Cius Jr
Pope elevates 30 cardinals as throne of conclave opens
Pope Paul VI elevated 30 prelates to the College of Cardinals, including three Americans Archbishops Manning Medeiros and Martinies, and revealed two in pectore cardinals from Communist lands Bishop Trochta and Bishop Hossu. Hossu had died in 1970. The papal surprise urged broader inclusion of bishops in conclave elections. Cardinal body reaches 145, a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Stepan Trochta
Litomerice
Czechoslovakia
Juliu Hossu
Cluj-Gherla
Romania
Hossu
College of Cardinals
Morris public school board petitions open for April election
No petitions filed yet for Morris public schools board positions. Filing runs through March 23 for the April 14 election. Morris Community High School Board terms end for Jack Santa Cruz and Kenneth Davenport. Grade School Board terms end for James A. Peterson Donald F. Zwiers and Gerald McTague. Robert Hecht and Phillip Zink seek re election at Saratoga Grade School. Nettle Creek District 24C board terms end for William Burnham Donald McCarter and Thomas Thorsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Morris Public Schools
Morris Community High School Board
Jack Santa Cruz
Ridgecrest Subdivision
Kenneth Davenport
Lynwood Drive
Santa Cruz
Davenport
Morris Grade School
James A. Peterson
Donald McCarter
Thomas Thorsen
Nettle Creek
Blair raps Walker at Grundy County Lincoln Day event
Illinois House Speaker W Robert Blair assailed Gov. Dan Walker while praising Gov. Richard Ogilvie at a Morris Lincoln Day gathering. About 270 attendees heard Blair, a six term lawmaker, call for an independent legislative course and vow to oppose Walker administration moves seen as harming Illinois taxpayers. Present were Rep. James Washburn, Rep. George Ryan, and Sen. Edward McBroom. James Stine received a Republican service award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Robert Blair
Illinois
House of Representatives
Grundy County
Morris Community High School
James Washburn
Republican Central Committee
S. J. Holderman
Blair
Walker
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Ogilvie
Robert T. Schneider
Dan Walker
Robert Blair
Illinois House of Representatives
Ogilvie
General Assembly
Highway Study Commission
Lincln
Lincoln
Republican Party
Treasury
Morris
George Ryan
Edward McBroom
Kankakee
Weather summary near Dresden Island Locks and Morris
Intermittent rain tapered this afternoon with a high in the 40s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a low in the upper 30s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies, windy warmth, and likely showers or storms in the afternoon or night, high near 60. Weekend highs reached 52 with a 4 degree low Saturday, Sunday's high 52 and low 41. At 7 am today, 41 degrees. precip 0.67 inch. downtown Morris at 11 am reported 48 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Cat captured after four days of hide and seek
A cat holed up under a house at 419 East Main Street was caught by Morris police at 9 45 a m Saturday after four days on the run. It reportedly bit 11 year old Letha Brown of 326 East Jefferson Street on the right hand early Wednesday. The animal was taken to Dr Edward Connor for observation. Life is mostly a mixture of grin and bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Main St
Morris
Letha Brown
E. Jefferson St
Edward Connor
Spiritual healing conference led by Emily Gardiner Neal
Internationally known Christian healing exponent Mrs. Emily Gardiner Neal leads a three day conference at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris. Evening services 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with morning sessions at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday followed by a noon box luncheon. Free will offerings. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Gardiner Neal
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Wauponsee and
Jefferson Sts
Neal
Pittsburg
Christian Church
Ministers of the
Bethlehem
Driver Injured Charles Street Jr. In Flossmoor Incident
Charles F. Street Jr. of Flossmoor was injured in a crash and remains in fair condition. Police described the incident and say he sustained non life threatening injuries. Investigators are continuing to gather details at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Street Jr
Flossmoor
Annexation and zoning hearing for Washburns request
The Morris Planning Commission will hold a 7:30 p.m. public hearing at the First National Bank of Morris on 220 W. Main St regarding the annexation and B-III commercial zoning petition filed by Mr and Mrs Robert Washburn of 8 9 E North St represented by Atty John Hynds. The parcel fronts U S 6 and measures 100 feet by 217.8 feet. Also in the report a fatal-like highway crash on I 80 near Brown Rd left Street hospitalized after a 11:15 p.m. Friday collision with James J Williams. Street cited for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hendrickson
Fourth Ward
Union St
Hoover St
U.S. 6
First National Bank of
Cohenour
First National Bank of Morris
W. Main St
Morris Planning Commission
Robert Washburn
E. North St
John Hynds
Brown Rd
Street
James J. Williams
Altona
Ill
Tri-County
Harold Johnson
Mazon petitions available at Meadors office
Nominating petitions for the Mazon Community Unit District No. 2 Board of Education are now available in Arthur Meadors’s office at the Grundy County educational service region in the courthouse. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Filing runs March 21 to April 13. election day is May 3. Seven members will be chosen. terms set by lot at the organizational meeting for one, two, and three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazon Community Unit District No. 2 Board of Education
Arthur Meadors
Grundy County
Board of Education
Absent Ballots Open for Morris Township Elections
Absentee ballot applications are accepted by mail through March 29 and in person through March 31. Township election day is April 3. Voters should contact Township Clerk Mrs Edward Pack. Eight polling sites listed include Grundy County Courthouse and Morris City Hall. In caucus Feb 6 at the courthouse Republicans nominated Phillip Braun for supervisor and incumbents Pack and Lois for clerk and assessor. Four town auditor candidates were chosen: Chester Winsor, Willard Sheedy Sr., Rome Graham, and Thomas Steele. No Democratic candidates have been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Township
Edward
Josephine) Pack
Grundy County
Morris City Hall
First Baptist Church
Masonic Temple
Jefferson St
Franklin School
Hexhall
Telfers
VFW Hall
McKinley St
Phillip Braun
W. Benton St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Armed Forces Radio Television Network
Hue
James V. Cibernardo
Mission Viejo
Calif
Jose M. Astorga
San Diego
Army S
John A. Deering
Durham
N.C
Harry L. Ettmueller
Pleasantville
N.J
Donat Joseph Gouin
Lima
Ohio
Clodeon Adkins
Homeland
Michael Dennis Benge
Heppner, Ore
Lawrence J. Stark
Chicago
Miss Schwinn
Maltese Aid Service
Christopher E. Nielson
Eureka St
Braidwood
Gary G. Lehde
Godley
John D. Zwanzig
Coal City
Charles Ingram
John Price
Charles Marketti
Nielson
Lehde
Joliet
Steven Vargo
Blair Raps
CTA
James Stine
Stine
Morris Daily Herald
Caeas
McKinley School
Halterman
Cat
Spiritual Healing Conference
Meadors Office
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!