Loss of county farm manager and Livingston county shift
Vienna Township Supervisor Burl Gonnam will leave the county board May 1 and with it the unpaid post as manager of the county's 80 acre farm in Wauponsee Township. The piece details farm receipts and 16 year lease history, plus Livingston County moving to lease 204 acres near Pontiac and shifts in county staffing and nursing home administration.
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Vienna Township
Burl Gonnam
Morris
Wauponsee Township
Robert Phillips
Morris Elevator
Mazon
Gonnam
Gotham
Phillips
Robert
Walter
Livingston County
Pontiac
U.S. 66
Morris Daily Herald
Harold Ririe
Ririe
Grundy County
Livingston
Grundy
Illinois Association of Supervisors and Commissioners
FDA bans lead in paint by end of 1973
The FDA ordered the phase down of lead in paint from one percent to five tenths by end of 1972 and to six hundredths by end of 1973. The ban targets residential interior surfaces, toys, and children’s articles amid protests from industry.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Merlin K. DuVal
HEW
Bureau of Community Environmental Management
Wholesale price surge signals growing consumer costs
Washington reports February wholesale prices rose nine tenths of one percent, the sharpest in a year, driven by a 1.9 percent rise in farm products and processed foods and a 0.5 percent increase in industrial materials and manufactured goods. On a seasonal basis the rise was 0.7 percent, largest since December.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Marth Files Petition for Morris District Board Seat
Incumbent Don E. Marth of Lisbon Road filed a petition for election to the Morris Grade School District No. 54 board at 12 08 p m Thursday. Mrs. Norval Jacquelin Galloway of 836 E North St previously filed a petition for the April 8 election. Terms of Marth and Mildred Bartlett expire. No further petitions filed for Morris Community High School board seats. Richard P. Taylor and Richard D Schweighart are the only official candidates for Granville Love and Ray Christensen seats. Candidates have one more week to file petitions.
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Don E. Marth
Lisbon Road
Board of Education of
Morris
Norval
Jacquelin) Galloway
E. North St
Marth
Keith
Mildred) Bartlett
Morris Community High School
Richard P. Taylor
Saratoga Township
Richard D
City to Sweep Downtown Streets Overnight
City street sweeper will operate between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Saturday in the downtown area. Roy McLaughlin street superintendent announced the plan and warned cars parked on those streets during the sweep will be ticketed.
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Roy McLaughlin
Illinois warms up to spring-like weekend forecast
Sun returns across Illinois as a warming trend takes hold. Highs reach the mid 30s today with a forecast of partly cloudy skies and a low near 30 tonight. Saturday should be much warmer with highs around the mid 50s. Dresden Island Locks readings show Thursdays high 36 and low 18. At 7 am it was 18. downtown Morris recorded 30 at 11 am.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Worker Remains Critical After Dresden Plant Accident
Donald Sprague 27 of Minooka, a pipefitter, is in critical condition at Cook County Burn Center after a March 1 accident at Dresden Nuclear plant. He lost his left arm below the shoulder. doctors estimate six to nine months hospital stay. Family says he improved after a good night’s rest. A relief fund is set up at Tri County Bank in Minooka, sponsored by Local 176 electricians, with Sprague’s family at 209 Massasoit St. Minooka.
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Donald Sprague
Minooka
Dresden
Marvin Olson
St. Joseph Hospital
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Sprague
Tri-County Bank of
Charles Schultz
Channahon
Schultz
Commonwealth Edison
Morris
F. J. Conry
Tinley Park
Massasoit St
Two Aurora men face armed robbery hearing in Kendall County
Preliminary hearing set for two Aurora men charged with armed robbery in Kendall County. Beatus and Graham, both arraigned, bail at $20,000 each for the $70 hold up of a Bristol Township resident using a .38 revolver. Victim Leonard Hausler identified. suspects apprehended in Aurora after ISPERN broadcast.
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Aurora
Kendall County
Robert Sears
Larry Dean Beatus
John William Graham
Bristol Township
Dallas Ingemanson
Leonard Hausler
Thomas Usry
Kennedy Road
ISPERN_ radio
David Goins
Charles Davis
Ingemunson
Prime lending rate raised at First National City Bank
First National City Bank said its prime lending rate will rise from 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent, effective Monday. It marks the first uptick since last July, while most banks have kept rates at 4 percent since late January. There were no immediate reports of other banks moving rates.
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New York
First National City Bank
Citibank
Illinois primary voting rules loosened by federal panel
A 2 1 ruling by a three judge federal panel struck down a state law preventing party switching in the 23 month window before the Illinois primary. Republicans may enter the Democratic race for governor and Cook County state's attorney contests.
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Chicago
Illinois
Paul Simon
Daniel Walker
Cook County
Edward Hanrahan
Raymond Berg
Donald Page Moore
Walker
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William J. Bauer
Abraham L. Marovitz
U.S. District Court
Kendallwood development approved by Kendall County panel
Kendallwood planned unit development in Bristol Township between Yorkville and Plano is approved by the Kendall County Planning Commission subject to density rules. The 310 acre project on the Ray Franklin farm includes 70 acres of industrial use, 52 acres of apartments, 82 acres of single family homes, two lakes, 65 acres of open space and 10 acres for a school. Prices range 25 000 to 27 000 dollars, possibly 35 000. Completion is projected in five to seven years after further hearings and approvals.
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Coal City High School
Ottawa
Illinois Division of Highways
Grundy County
Knight
Yorkville
Kendallwood
Bristol Township
Plano
Kendall County Planning Commission
Ray Franklin
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals
Kendall County Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
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