No Change in D C School Building Plans
Coal City Community District 1 Board of Education failed to settle final plans for a new high school Monday night. A 3-3 tie on a motion to bid and cap total construction costs at 1.5 million prompted a second vote, which was defeated 4-3. The board debated exact costs, referendum needs, and whether to meet with architect Watson Healy to estimate totals.
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Coal City Community District 1 Board of Education
A. J. Dearth
Board of Education
Dearth
Leslie Ross
Ross
Robert Pogliano
Josephine Tira
Joseph Skubic
Alvin Wills
John Tuiner
John Zerboglio
Zerboglio
Pogliano
Tuiner
Watson Healy
Vogliano
Tirano
Skubic
Wills
John Micetich
Coal City Teachers Association
The
Illinois Education Association
Marines Overrun North Vietnamese Near DMZ
US Marines overran a rocket firing unit of North Vietnamese near the DMZ near Dong Ha. They claimed 67 enemy killed, bringing March to-date enemy losses near 900. Twelve Marines died and 24 wounded four miles north of Dong Ha after a rocket barrage. Three prisoners were captured.
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Saigon
Dmz
Khe Sanh
A. U.S
Public Hearing Set April 8 on Aux Sable Zoning
Aux Sable residents will see the first public look at a proposed township zoning ordinance. The five member zoning commission set April 8 for the hearing at the Minooka fire house. Attorney Richard Wilder says regulations and maps must be filed at least 15 days prior.
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Aux Sable
The
Herald
Richard Wilder
Minooka
Weather Keeps Mild Damp Trend With Cooler Backdrop
Local area experienced mild damp conditions with temperatures slipping tonight and Wednesday. Collins Weather Station logged a Monday high of 62 and a 46 low, 11 am reading 54 at the station and downtown Morris, with 0.2 inches precipitation recorded.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Truck Mishap Near Minooka Leaves Driver With Minor Injuries
Charles Barns 47 of Burlington Iowa, a Burlington Truck Lines driver, escaped serious harm when his tractor trailer overturned while attempting to pass a second semi on Interstate 80 two miles west of Minooka. He was treated and released at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. Police could not confirm travel direction. Crews continued removing the truck at 10 a.m.
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Minooka
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Charles Barns
Burlington Truck Lines
Burlington
Iowa
Dale Wills
Jury Indicts Local Man in Robbery Case
Ronald Wenzel, 36, Morris, remains jailed in LaSalle County after a Friday preliminary hearing on armed robbery charges. An indictment by a LaSalle County Grand Jury cites the Feb. 16 Rudy's Super-Mart Ottawa crime committed by a lone gunman. Bond was set at 25,000 and Wenzel awaits parole violation review.
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Ronald Wenzel
Morris
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Wenzell
Rudy
Herman Ritter
Wenzel
Morris area school board race faces low interest
With seven board seats for Morris district and two major terms up for election this spring, only Gordon Lear has filed to run on the grade school board as of deadline week. Incumbent Hugo Avalos and Ronald Sampson also filed petitions to seek re election for the high school board. Local control remains, and voters are urged to choose responsible candidates.
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Morris
Francois Rabelais
Morris Community High School
Gordon Lear
William Stangland
Lear
Hugo Avalos
MCHS
Ronald Sampson
Louis Berger
Franklin School
the Herald
Coal City Board approves $6400 base salary for teachers
The Coal City Community Unit District 1 board approved a $6400 starting salary for bachelor degree teachers by a 6-1 vote, raising district costs about $38,889 with no tax hike. Some members questioned the precedent, and a $6300 base option was noted as $33500 cheaper.
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Coal City Community Unit District 1 Board of Education
Permit Issued for Fertilizer Plant and Tank in Saratoga Township
Grundy County records show a March permit by Tuloma Gas Products Co. for a retail fertilizer plant and a 30 000 gallon storage tank east of Illinois 47 on Phillip Collins property in Saratoga Township. The proposed one story building measures 10 by 14 feet with the tank adjoining.
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Grundy County
Eugene Sorenson
Saratoga Township
Tuloma Gas Products Co
Morris
Illinois 47
Phillip Collins
Britain imposes income ceilings and wage controls
Britain's Labour government announced an immediate income ceiling, severe tax increases, and a 12 month wage and price control push aimed at a 2 percent consumption drop. Roy Jenkins outlined measures to curb spending and boost productivity while expanding family allowances for the needy.
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London
Britain
Jenkins
London Exchange
Labor Party
Rockefeller to Seek GOP Nomination and Oregon Primary
The New York Times reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller will announce to seek the Republican presidential nomination and enter the Oregon primary on May 28. Rockefeller aides and press secretary Leslie Slote offered no confirmation. The Times cites adviser Hugh Morrow drafting the statement with advisers split on Vietnam policy.
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New York
The
New York Times
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oregon
Times
Washington
Leslie Slote
Slote
Rockefeller
the Times
Hugh Morrow
Vietnam
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
James M. Gavin
New Yorker
Richard M. Nixon
Abduction Case Ends With Girl Safe, Suspect Arrested
Dana Lynn Kelfer, 4, was abducted at gunpoint in San Antonio and found nine hours later in a barn. A 56-year-old television repairman led authorities to the location. the man was jailed after a statement, with no charges filed yet.
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San Antonio
Tex
FBI
Dana Lynn Kelfer
Bexar County
Marvin G. Keller
Lupe Garcia
Kelfer
Castle Hills
Dana Lynn
Tracy
Savings and Loan
Louis Michaels
Snow Storm Strikes Rockies Plains and Floods Hit Northeast
The Associated Press reports a wintry storm lashing the northern Rockies and Plains with blowing snow and cold winds while heavy rains and melting snows flood the Northeast. Flood warnings persist for Massachusetts and Rhode Island as thousands lose heat and power. Up to 800 families seek emergency shelter amid 4 to 6 inch rainfall, with flood damage worsened by ice jams and snowpack.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Plains
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Massachusetts Civil Defense
Morris Township to Seek 2000 Dollar Budget Levy
Township Supervisor Ray Hansen announced a 2000 dollar levy to bolster the general assistance fund, aiming for the lowest tax levy in his tenure. He cited strong fund balances, reduced expenditures, and broad relief from state aid and Medicain as factors limiting future levies and stressing the township’s sound financial state.
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Morris Township
Ray Hansen
Hansen
Genera Assistance Fund
Nota
Hanses
Morris
Genera
Bridge
Thistle
Transien
Medican
Dynamite blast scatters whale remains on California shore
An eight ton whale washed ashore near Timber Cove Lodge in Ross California. On Sunday 135 pounds of dynamite were planted in the carcass to accelerate decomposition. Blubber and debris blasted into the air as a 300 pound chunk and a 10 foot tail section were left on the beach.
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FT. Ross
Calif
California
Timber Cove
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ScHooe
Coal City
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Skubie
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Tira
Coal City Courant
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Peachtree Center Complex
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