Muskie campaigns in Illinois as rivals seek delegate gains
Democratic rivals Muskie McCarthy and McGovern tour Illinois in the windup of the third heat of the presidential primary season. Voters will pick 160 of 170 delegates to the Democratic National Convention while Daley controlled districts loom. McGovern and McCarthy hopes ride on the preferential vote as Muskie battles for major state victories.
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Chicago
Edmund S. Muskie
Illinois
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
Maine
Muskie
McCarthy
McGovern
Democratic Organization of Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Wood Dale
Kendall County Health Department Faces State Funding Change
The Illinois Law Enforcement Commission acknowledged receipt of a grant application for a police management study. The Kendall County Board also learned the health administrator must have a master's degree for state funds to match county funds, risking a $7,000 state aid loss. A November referendum on a county tax for the health department was discussed. Two new Ford squad cars were bought for $4,920, trading in two 1971 Chevrolets. The sheriff’s committee will study solicitors in rural areas following numerous complaints.
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Yorkville
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Kendall County Board of Supervisors
Kendall County Health Department
Health Department
Sheriff's Department
Owen-Kane Ford
Boulder Hill
Fontana to challenge lake camping ban in court
Fontana Wisconsin plans a Circuit Court challenge to its new ordinance barring cooking on boats and trailers and targeting houseboats and un taxed campers at Lake Geneva. The case hinges on local control versus state regulation and tests pollution claims at the marina lagoon.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Fontana
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Illinois
Robert Ward
Kurt Hubertz
Julian Brost
Kenneth Zinzow
Zinzow
Robert Lehman
Hunter files for Morris Grade School and High School boards
Robert Hunter Jr. of 812 E North St filed Friday for the Morris Grade School District No. 54 Board. The candidates include Donald Marth, Wilbur Brown, Mrs Norval Galloway, Edward Day Hatcher, Dean Sager and others. Three year terms expire for Marth and Mildred Bartlett. For Morris Community High School Board, Granville Love, Mrs Gerald Bednarik, Richard D Schweighart and Richard P Taylor filed. Love and Ray Christensen terms expire.
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Robert Hunter Jr
E. North St
Morris Grade School
Board of Education
Hunter
Donald Marth
Lisbon Road
Wilbur Brown
Vine St
Norval Galloway
North St
Edward Day Hatcher
Dean Sager
Woodland Road
Marth’s
Keith
Mildred) Bartlett
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Granville Love
Rte. 2
Aux Sable Township
Gerald Bednarik
E. Douglas St
Richard D. Schweighart
Richard P. Taylor
Saratoga Township
Love
Ray Christensen
Channahon Grade School District Hearing Set
A petition filed by Channahon Grade School District prompts a Will County hearing at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Supervisors Room at the Will County Courthouse Joliet The Will County Board of supervisors will hear the case and determine next steps.
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Channahon
Supervisors
Will County
Joliet
Will County Board of
Spring Weather Brings Warmth Then Showers Across Illinois
The forecast called for 60s and 70s under clear skies with scattered showers later. Tonight and Tuesday expect showers and thunderstorms, cooler highs in the 50s. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Dam ranged from 24 to 42. A school district boundary petition seeks shifting about 4100 acres from Joliet District 204 to Minooka District 111, including a Refinery and several plants. Braceville Grade School was evacuated after a bomb threat, with no danger found.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Channahon Township
Joliet High
Minooka High
Mobil Oil Co
Joliet-Chicago
William Penn
Joliet
Joliet Township
Braceville
Grundy County
Vote YES Vote for street improvements in Morris
Voters in Morris City are urged to approve a street improvement measure. The initiative proposes funding for paving, sidewalk repairs, and drainage upgrades within the city limits to enhance safety and accessibility. Citizens are advised to participate in the upcoming municipal vote.
Jetliner crashes in South Yemen kills 30 aboard
A Yugoslav Egyptian chartered jetliner crashed into Mt Shamsan near Aden, six minutes from landing, killing all 30 aboard including 21 South Yemenis. In Washington, a MIT study notes the US wealth gap nearly doubles from 1949 to 1969, widening from 10565 to 19071 dollars.
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Aden
South Yemen
Egypt
Mt. Shamsan
Cairo
Washington
America
Congress
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Life charges Nixon tampered with justice in San Diego
Life magazine accuses the Nixon administration of delaying prosecutions and hindering investigations in San Diego to shield allies. The report cites cases involving C Arnholt Smith Frank Curran and John Alessio and notes the White House denies the charges.
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New York
Life Magazine
Nixon
San Diego
Life
Denny Walsh
Tom Flaherty
White House
Herbert Klein
C. Arnholt Smith
Frank Curran
Curran
Alessio
Smith
Washington
Illinois primary selects delegates for party nominating conventions
Illinois voters will choose 160 Democratic delegates and 75 alternates from congressional districts with a population and last election vote formula. Republicans pick 58 delegates and 58 alternates, with two per district and 10 at large. Delegates declare presidential nominee preference. some are committed to Nixon, McGovern, Muskie, McCarthy, Kennedy, or uncommitted.
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Illinois
League of Woman Voters of
Grundy County
Republican Party
Samuel A. Gilpin
Lambert Ochsenschlager
Richard Nixon
Nixon
John Chesnutt
Lucile Goodrich
South Dakota
George McGovern
Linda Andrews
Craig Armstrong
Georgia LeSure
Thomas A. McClow
Jordan A. Schwarz
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Philip C. Ruddy
Joseph Fennessey
John S. Dullard
Raymond J. Watson
William F. Murphy
James D. O’brien
Louis F. Nightingale Jr
Ronald E. Reeve
Richard J. Michelini
Milton Jay Card
John H. Wille
Linda K. McClow
Sen
McGovern
Poppy X. Mitchell
Paul H. Stewart
Muskie
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Daniel Walker
Morris Daily Herald
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Roy Hamburger
Milton Carlson
Keith Crowe
Charles Turner
Knight
Challenge Lake Geneva Boat Ordinance
Minooka High District
Joliet East
UNION
City of
John Alessio
Mexico
Harry Steward
U.S
California
Steward
Nancy L. Weiss
Martin David Dubin
Emmett J. Slingsby
George Sabo
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Diana J. Landers
Martin Leavitt
Lawrence C. Bloom
Paula Powell
Michael McDermott
Bradley E. Cahow
Donald Norton
Karen Armstrong
Edward Kennedy
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