Vienna Supervisors Debate Problems in Executive Session
Privately the Vienna board discussed unnamed problems during an executive session held shortly before 11:30 a.m. with Burl Gotham signaling personnel issues may be involved. The meeting also covered plans for a Grundy County landfill amid questions which townships would participate and how a per capita system could work.
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Burl Gotham Vienna
Gotham
Vienna
Herald
Sidney Carr
Grundy
Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen
Whiteside County
Illinois
Medial captain denies ordering My Lai killings
Captain Ernest Medina testified that he did not order Lt. William Calley to kill or waste Vietnamese civilians during the My Lai assault. Medina said Calley reported 69 enemy deaths, and that he did not discuss body counts with Calley’s platoon leaders. He described briefing in Hawaii and said civilians should only be fired upon if engaged and using common sense.
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FT. Benning
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Ernest Medina
Medina
Col
Reid Kennedy
Medina Begain
Objections to Claims Report Approved by Board of Supervisors
The board approved the monthly claims report by a 14 to 2 vote with Morris and Erienna dissenting. Erienna Supervisor Richard Herman asked for itemization of $1 425 listed as special deputies in the sheriff payroll clearing account. Thomas Parks read items including Jesse Ashbaugh 125 dollars Orville Boss 100 dollars Charles E Button Jr 200 dollars and William Sklut
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Board of Supervisors
Morris and
Erienna
Richard Herman
Thomas Parks
Jesse Ashbaugh
Orville Boss
Charles E. Button Jr
William Sklut
Weather Outlook With Chilly Lows and Warmer Thursday
Partly clearing skies were expected to bring cooler temperatures after a warm spell. Overnight lows were forecast in the upper 20s with fair skies tonight. Thursday looks partly sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the lower 40s. At Dresden Island Locks and Dam Tuesday high 36 and low 18. 7 am 32. precip point .20 inches and 2 inches of snow. Morris downtown at 10 am 34.
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Herald
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Crackdown on Illinois truck reciprocity licenses
Illinois investigators raided two trucking firms Sprague Inc and City Transit Lines Inc seizing reciprocity plates issued to out of state firms. Office offices allegedly set up in Indiana to dodge fees while operating from Chicago. Firms ordered to reapply in April as Gov Ogilvie tightens licensing. BGA says up to 2 million yearly loss from illegal use of reciprocity plates.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Richard B. Ogilvie
BGA
New Florist Shop Opens at Liberty and Benton Corner
Colonial Bouquet opens at the Liberty and Benton streets corner with owner Richard Lewis a former Busse Flowers and Gifts worker. The shop offers weddings everyday designs centerpieces and sympathy arrangements plus corsages for proms and dances and carries Lenox items and permanent materials. Full time delivery runs from 721 Liberty Street with hours 9 to 5 30 closed Wednesdays noon and Sundays.
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Richard Lewis
Colonial Bouquet
Liberty St
Liberty and
Benton Sts
Busse Flowers and Gifts
Kankakee
Lewis
Simpson Appointment Cleared by Opinion in Illinois
An Illinois attorney general opinion says Gov. Ogilvie’s move to appoint Donald Simpson as state director of public aid does not violate the state constitution. Democratic leaders, led by Sen. Cecil Partee, plan to block pending federal investigations results. Simpson earlier served as HEW Midwest regional social rehabilitation services chief on leave.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Cecil Partee
Chicago
Donald Simpson
Justice
Partee
Atty
William J. Scott
Federal Departments of Justice and of Health, Education and Welfare
Simpson
HEW Department
Scott
U.S
Stamp Album Reflects Nations Collectively Peaceful
A stamp album stands as a small world where diverse nations can unite peacefully. The piece celebrates philately as a universal hobby fostering unity beyond borders.
Lincoln Takes Out MCHS Board Petition
A petition for the Morris Community High School board election on April 10 was taken out by William P. Lincoln of 116 Briar Lane Hatcher subdivision. Petitions have also been filed by Barbara Lovell and William Stangland with incumbents and others circulating or filing for both high school and grade school boards.
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Board of Education
Morris Community High School
William P. Lincoln
Briar Lane
Hatcher
Morris
John H
Barbara) Lovell
William Stangland
Hugo Avalos
Norval Galloway
Gordon Lear
Ronald Bell
Keith Bartlett
Nixon requests 1.1 billion for rural development aid
President Nixon asked Congress to approve 1.1 billion dollars next year in no strings rural development aid tied to a 16 billion dollar federal revenue package. The plan includes disbanding the Appalachian Regional Commission, a move opposed by governors, with safeguards to preserve current obligations and ensure all rural areas receive adequate support.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
America
Appalachian Regional Commission
Spe
San Quentin Ends Major Lockup After Wave of Stabbings
Five inmate stabbings in 24 hours prompted a general lockup at San Quentin State Prison in California. Warden Louis Nelson ordered the confinement to curb alleged racial tension as 3,250 inmates remain in cells with limited movement and canceled activities until normal routines can resume.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin State Prison
Louis Nelson
Nelson
Angela Davis Loses Courtroom Transfer
Angela Davis loses bid to move a pretrial hearing to a larger courtroom in Marin County. Judge Joseph G. Wilson rejects the request citing the current courtroom as the largest for the proceedings. next pretrial session set for next Tuesday.
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Angela Davis
San Rafael
Calif
Joseph G. Wilson
Marin County Superior Court
Miss Davis
Russell Magee
Wilson
Bill bans tax filing firms from disclosing tax facts
Illinois Senate unanimously approved a bill prohibiting disclosure of tax information by firms aiding tax returns with consent required. The body also funded a $150000 grant program to pay $10000 to estates of police and firemen killed in the line of duty, while delaying two resolutions on higher education and insurance industry study.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
Terrell Clarke
Western Springs
Senate
House
William Harris
Pontiac
Board of Higher Education
Richard B. Ogilvie
House Senate
Insurance Department
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Sorensen
Carr
Norbert McCluckie
Braceville Township
Coal City
Diamond
Carbon Hill
Eileen
Morris City
Harry Henderson
McCluckie
County Zoning Board of Appeals
Melvin Burt
Ted Smith
Leonard Boss
Aux Sable
LaSalle
Division of Waterways
Department of Conservation
County Home
Tom Parks
Arthur Bozue Jr
Nature
Calleys
Thomas
Donna) Thorson
Rte
Ada
Price St
Carol
Momence
Rte. 1
Lenox
Lincoln
McHs Board
Cial
Penoyer
Seneca
Stuart A. Brown
Rte. 3
Marseilles Road
LaSalle County
Brown
District No. 5
Albert W. Harris Jr
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