School boards plan local goals for state certification
Illinois Office of Public Instruction officials told Morris Grade School Morris Community High School and Saratoga Grade School boards to file planned process programs. The five steps include establishing local goals identifying district needs creating performance objectives designing programs and developing an evaluation system. Local control and discipline over six years were noted.
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Herald W. Homann
Napp C. Dufault
Illinois Office of Public Instruction
Morris
Morris Community
Saratoga
Dufault
Grundy County
Homann
H. Dale Barr
Doris M. Heine
Morris, Illinois Briefs March 22 1973
Local newspaper item from Morris Illinois dated March 22 1973 summarizes community happenings in a compact brief. The short section notes events and notices affecting residents and nearby areas with no extended detail.
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Morris
Illinois
Communists Cancel U S Prisoner Releases Over Withdrawal Dispute
In Saigon the Communist side called off weekend prisoner releases and withheld 138 American POWs as U S demands over final troop withdrawals and prisoner turnover shift. The United States cited Washington orders and set new conditions for continued withdrawals and POW transfers. Brig Gen John A Wickham proposed delaying the first POW transfers and completing repatriation later, saying more time was needed to move troops orderly.
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United States
Washington
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Laos
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Joint Commission
John A. Wick
Ham
Bid for overpass near Minooka awarded to Schloss Co
Schloss Construction Co of Batavia won the low bid of 338,944 to build a bridge carrying the E J and E Railroad over FAS 285 near the southwest limit of Minooka. The Illinois Department of Transportation opened 49 bids for projects totaling 16.4 million, with Friday the deadline for Morris school petitions for April 14 elections.
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Schloss Construction Co
Batavia
E. J. and E. Railroad
Minooka
Illinois Department of Transportation
Springfield
Morris Grade School
Morris Community High School
Bolingbrook Parents Accused of Selling Daughter
Bolingbrook authorities plan to send officials to North Carolina to extradite Rita Jackie Flynn, 12, held after her parents Fred and Rita Flynn allegedly sold her for 30000. Harold Miller, 35, of Oak Park, is charged with conspiracy to participate in child abandonment. The girl was found in Asheville motel and placed in protective custody as Miller contest extradition. The Flynns were released on bond, and Miller faces extradition proceedings after a judge refused to return the girl without a custody order.
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Miller
Illinois
Asheville
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ronald Johnson
Bolingbrook
Fred Flynn
Rita
Johnson
Seward Township sets town supervisor race in Kendall County
Kendall County voters in Seward Township will see two candidates for supervisor John Findlay 32 of Minooka and Harold Hunt 39 of Minooka contest the seat while incumbent James C. Mann retires. Other races include unopposed clerk and assessor and four auditor candidates with polling at Seward Town Hall from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Findlay
Rte. 1
Minooka
University of Illinois
U.S. Army
Seward Township
Chicago-Joliet
Plattville
Hunt
Ellis Jones
Grace Jones
Jones
Teweles Seed
Milwaukee
Wis
Fay Manthei
Minnesota
Floyd Crayden
Farmer
Henry E. Cryder
George C. Baker
James C. Mann
Kendall County
Weather outlook turns warmer with sunny spells
The forecast calls for a high near 50 today with sunny skies and a warmer night. Friday should be mostly sunny with a high around 60. Wednesday's high reached 47 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and the low 25. At 7am today the temperature was 29 and downtown Morris at 10:30am recorded 45.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Grundy County Patient Crusade Kickoff Held
The Grundy County American Cancer Society unit held its crusade kickoff at First National Bank of Morris. James Murray introduced Dan Buckholz who urged crusaders to lead with early checkups. Goal this year is 12700 dollars with kits distributed and pickup arranged. Crusade runs April 1 to April 30.
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Grundy County
The
American Cancer Society
First National Bank of Morris
James Murray
Grundy County Crusade
Dan Buckholz
Arlington Heights
Seventh District Crusade
Don Rudolph
Illinois
Fire destroys Stonewall Road barn and contents
A fire at 10 p.m. Wednesday destroyed a red barn on Stonewall Rd half a mile west of Lincoln Rd. Owned by Jack Dondanville of Braceville, the barn held corn stored by Roy Reader of Gardner and a large combine owned by Alvin Olson, who lives 1.25 miles east. South Wilmington Fire Department responded, aided by Gardner Fire Department.
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Stonewall Rd
Lincoln Rd
Jack Dondanville
Braceville
Roy Reader
Gardner
Alvin Olson
South Wilmington
Gardner Fire Department
Illinois Liquor Commission Reschedules Morris VFW Gambling Hearing
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission moves the hearing on Morris VFW gambling violations to March 30. A raid by District 5 State Police detectives and Morris police on April 14, 1972, seized $600 to $700 in gambling equipment from a bar storage room. Theodore R. Struck, 49, of 138 Robinson Dr., a Morris VFW commander, was arrested and charged with keeping a gambling place. his Grundy County Circuit Court case is pending. John Davito reported a break‑in at Davito's Lumber Co. in Gardner, with about $100 stolen. Deputy Curt Leach responded at 6:45 a.m.
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Illinois Liquor Control Commision
Morris Vfw
District 5
Morris Police
Theodore R. Struck
Robinson Dr
John Davito
Gardner
Grundy County
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Barr
LaSalle-Peru
Robert Chord
Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Road
Illinois Bell Telephone
James Crupi
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
Saigon
University of Illinois Chicago Circle
Rempe-Sharpe
Delos Jones
Jesse Powell
Art Baker
Carl Johnson
Halterman
U.S. 52
Naperville High School
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Blackberry Poultry Farm
Illinois Poultry Industry Council
Wests Cafe
Liberty
and. B. Price Co. Inc. Ent
Hold County Crusade
Jane Olsons
Liberty St
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