Money Allocated to Grundy County From Central City
Grundy County to receive 222.24 from Central City in Marion County for August 1969 through August 1970 after correcting misallocations. Officials note the exchange will grow with census-based payments, while Central City remains nonpublic with no officers or bank accounts. Goos e Lake Prairie land purchases push total to over 2,200 acres and 2.6 million dollars with private funds contributing about 600,000.
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Grundy County
Central City
Springfield
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Illinois
State
Marion County
Robert Perlman
Local Government Affairs Agency
Perlman
Robert Lehnhausen
Prairie
Goose Lake Prairie
Robert Corrigan
Illinois Department of Conservation
James McElwain
Elliott Tratt
S. S. Wiland
Corrigan
Alma Miller
Richard Ogilvie
Collins
John O’brien
Wainwright
Claude Rogers
Goose Lake
Lawrence G. Warren
Edgewater Beach
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ogilvie
Margaret Collins
Carl Anderson
George McCabe
Collins Prairie
Morris school board petitions filed for April 10 election
Officials report no new petitions after the deadline for the Morris Community High School and Morris Grade School District No. 54 elections. Aubrey Shenefiel filed for the high school contest. High school petitions list Barbara Lovell, incumbent William Stangland, Dr. Hugo Avalos, and William P. Lincoln. Grade school petitions name Norval Galloway, incumbents Gordon Lear, Mrs. Ronald Bell, and Mrs. Keith Bartlett.
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Boards of Education
Morris Community High School
Morris
Aubrey Shenefiel
John H
Barbara) Lovell
Briar Lane
William Stangland
Hugo Avalos
William P. Lincoln
Hatcher
Norval Galloway
Gordon Lear
Ronald Bell
Keith Bartlett
Weather forecast and temperatures across regions
Cloudy tonight turning colder and windy with snow flurries likely in the northeast. Some snow flurries possible in the west and south. Lows in the 20s. Saturday mostly cloudy in the north partly sunny in the south and very cold with highs in the 30s. Dresden Island Locks had a high of 47 and a low of 35 on Thursday. At 7 am 35 degrees. In Morris downtown at 9 30 am 36 degrees.
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Dresden Island
Shawnee Dean Killed in Ill Car Truck Crash
Charles Harner dean of student services at Shawnee Junior College Ullin was killed when a car carrying him collided with a truck on Illinois 45 near Harrisburg. Driver William Whitnel Shawnee academic dean was seriously injured and hospitalized in St. Louis. Truck driver Philip Weaver Marion in fair condition. Harner previously taught English and social studies and coached at Joppa High School.
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Harrisburg, Ill
Charles Harner
Shawnee Junior College
Ullin
Illinois 45
Harrisburg
Harner
William F. Whitnel
Whitnel
Shawnee
St. Louis
Philip Weaver
Marion
Weaver
Marion Memorial Hospital
Joppa
Missing rail cars puzzle baffles La Salle investigators
Government probe focuses on the La Salle & Bureau County Railroad and Magna Earth Enterprises as FBI agents seize records seeking the fate of 277 Penn Central freight cars missing since 1970. A grand jury in Philadelphia will review the case amid indications of possible organized crime links.
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U.S. Atty
FBI
la Salle
Magna Earth Enterprises, Inc
Penn Central
LaSalle
Federal Task Force On Organized Crime
Richard Spriggs
Task Force
Bechtle
Federal Grand Jury
Philadelphia
Severe late winter storm pounds Midwest with 100 mph gusts
A powerful late winter storm drenched the Mississippi Valley and parts of the Midwest with heavy rain and up to 100 mph winds. Nebraska and Kansas saw 70 to 80 mph gusts while Wisconsin and Iowa faced blizzard conditions and power outages. Snow and lightning disrupted travel and high school tournaments, with widespread damage and stranded teenagers reported in several states.
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Mississippi Valley
National Weather Service
Kansas
Nebraska
Hastings
Neb
Hutchinson
Kan
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Gulf Coast
Milwaukee
Central
Rockies
Plains
South Dakota
Midwest
Lafayette
Meridian
Miss
Louisiana Highway Patrol
Trinidad
Colo
Rawlins
Wyo
Key West
Fla
Grundy County approves hires for child psychologist and LD instructor
The Grundy County Special Education Cooperative Executive committee approved hiring Dr. Virginia Harris as child psychologist for April and May to assist testing, with a $1,350 monthly salary funded from speech correctionist accounts. The panel also unanimously approved Mrs. Sarah Opdycke as learning disability teacher.
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Grundy County
Doris Heine
Harris
Heine
Rex Siron
Minooka
Ronald Bell
Morris
James Peterson
William Lynch
Mazon
Sarah Opdycke
Board backs Illinois 47 four lane plan and overpass
The Morris Zoning Board of Appeals endorsed state plans to widen Illinois 47 from two to four lanes and to build a Rock Island Railroad overpass. They urged careful consideration of school crossings, patrols and lights and favored an overhead crossing walk as safer and cheaper long term. A public hearing is planned for late summer or autumn. The letter, signed by Kenneth E. Sereno, was sent to Ottawa District No. 3, state division of highways.
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Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Rock Island Railroad
Illinois 47
Illinois River
Board of Appeals
Ottawa District No
State Division of Highways
Cost of Living Rises Two-Tenths in Latest Measure
The government reports a two-tenths rise in the cost of living for last month, described by the White House as encouraging news for consumers. The increase trails January’s one-tenth percent rise and remains below typical monthly gains seen for most of last year.
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Washington
White House
James D. Hodgson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Snicker a Day Real reason con man stays ahead of law
A humorous take notes that the con man remains elusive because he typically stays one step ahead of authorities, keeping him ahead of capture and accountability.
Longing for Rural Living Within Morris City Limits
A sales note describes Hatcher Woods offering spacious urban rural living with city water and sewer, paved streets, curbs and sidewalks, a swimming pool, natural gas and underground utilities. Call today for details.
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Morris
Hatcher Woods
Towns removed from Illinois 1971 official highway map
Lt Gov Paul Simon and several municipal leaders protest the Illinois Highways Division after towns near Springfield Peoria Rockford Danville East St. Louis Kankakee and Chicago are moved from the map front to the back. Ken Aldrich says spacing limits and growing metro areas forced the change. Simon’s Troy is now off the face of the map.
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Springfield
Ill
Paul Simon
Illinois Highways Division
Peoria
Rockford
Danville
East St. Louis
Kankakee
Rock Island
Moline
Chicago
Richard B. Ogilvie
Troy
Simon
Ogilvie
Ken Aldrich
Illinois Division of Highways
Simons
Plan Series on Drug Abuse at Morris Community High School
William Ferguson of Morris Community High School will lead a three session drug abuse education series for adults sponsored by the Morris YMCA. Sessions are April 19 26 and May 3 at 7 p.m. Ferguson will cover terms efforts and treatment with film strips and literature. a $1 registration is due at the first session. Contact Ferguson at 942-1136 for details.
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Ferguson
Morris
William Ferguson
Morris Community High School
Morris Ymca
The
YMCA
MCHS
Minooka Woman Injured In I-80 Rollover
A 21 year old Minooka woman Peggy Siron is in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after her car left I 80 and rolled onto a median one mile east of Ridge Road at 3 55 a m She was taken to hospital by a tri county ambulance and ticketed for improper lane usage The 1967 Chevrolet suffered extensive damage and was towed to a Shorewood service station by Andersons wrecker Miss Siron resides at 201 West Street in Minooka She is the daughter of Rex and Mrs Siron the Minooka school superintendent.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Ridge Rd
Peggy Siron
West St
Minooka
Rex. Siron
Andes mudslide kills hundreds at remote mining camp
An earthquake triggered avalanche of mud and rocks at a high Andes mining camp in Peru, killing an estimated 400 to 600 people, according to federal police.
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Bulletin
Lima
Peru
Andes
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Morris Daily Herald
Dean Campbell
Division of Parks and Memorials
Florence Smith
Shawnee Dean
Diversified Properties
LaSalle Railroad
Joseph C. Bonnano
Diversified
Magna Earth
New Jers
Bonnano
Tucson
Ariz
Magsna Earth
Anthony Crisaff
Paramus
N.J
New Jersey
Mercury
U. S
Jerry E. Murphy
Liberty St
Dan Hicks
Murphy
Red Cross
Federal Paper Board
Lloyd’s of London
United Presbyterian Church of
del Noble
Herald
Kenneth E. Sereno
É. W Conley & Associates
Liberty
Robert DeYoung
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