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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1978

Page

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Easter Egg Hunt Inspires Class Story By Margaret Hanley

A class project at Kinsman Grade School yielded Margaret Hanley’s whimsical Easter tale Easter Egg Hunt. The 10 year old and friend Amy Holler explore Easterland meeting Wormiebird and King Easter Bunny, with comic misadventures and a golden egg quest.

Kinsman Margaret Hanley Lynn Nelson Margaret Amy Holler Angie Bennett Angie Amy Wormiebird Easterland Easter King Easter Bunny Hoppy Hark Easter Bunny Melinda

Begin leadersh ip questioned after widening U S rift

Prime Minister Menachem Begin returned to Tel Aviv angrily denouncing reports that some U S officials want him replaced by a national unity government. He cited difficult talks with President Carter and declined to define demands, while U N peacekeepers entered Tyre and a three day ceasefire held amid sporadic shelling.

Tel Aviv Israel UPI Menachem Begin U.S Begin United States Carter Washington Ben-Gurion Lebanon U.N Tyre

Floods Strain Indiana and California as Rivers Flood

United Press International reports the Maumee River floodwaters forced about 1,000 Fort Wayne residents from homes while the Platte River spilled down Valley Nebraska main street. The Maumee crest was expected at nine feet above flood stage for 24 to 48 hours and Valley faced ongoing water flow until the Union Dike is repaired by the Corps of Engineers.

United Press International Maumee River Fort Wayne Ind Main Street Valley Neb California Midwest Plains States Maumee Ohio Carroll Smith Platte River

Minooka board approves changes to junior high addition

Minooka Grade School Board approved three change orders for the junior high addition with a 303 deduction for unfinished final grading and a 500 deduction for unneeded hardware plus a 200 increase for a faucet change in the cafeteria kitchen. Rehired tenure teachers and principals, placed three second-year teachers on tenure, approved new textbooks You and Your Health and two social studies books, denied track practice on roadways, printed April election ballots, canvass set for April 12, appointed Dan Olson to boosters steering, required tuberculosis testing for cafeteria staff, set April kindergarten registration, prepared next year budget, approved multiple field trips and two staff conference attendances.

Minooka Rick Synder Healey Mike Sheridan Dan Olson Rick Coop James J. Buhle Keith Flatness Gregory Lee Marlow Bruce Robinson Jack Satorius Mendota Little Red Willow Springs Pilcher Park Birdhaven

Weather forecast notes snow likely tonight and Saturday

Forecast calls for snow tonight possibly as rain with cold air. Saturday to see snow then rain and continued cold with highs in the upper 30s. Thursday's high reached 52 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a low of 25. Early morning readings show 25 degrees at 7 am and 28 degrees at 9:45 am in Morris.

Dresden Island Locks and Dam Morris

Hold suspect in Kankakee baby's death

Booker T. Allen twenty of Harvey was held in Kankakee city jail on a murder charge for the death of 11 month old Odell Brooks Jr. The coroner jury ruled homicide and recommended Allen be held responsible. Assistant state's attorney said a murder charge would be filed Monday.

Kankakee, Ill UPI Booker T. Allen Harvey Allen Odell Brooks Jr Corliss Crowell Kankakee Bill Herzog

Lottery numbers drawn in Illinois State Lottery

Winning numbers were drawn Thursday in the Illinois State Lottery and appear on Page 7 of today's Morris Daily Herald.

Morris Daily Herald

Flu forces Pope to cancel Good Friday rites

The flu kept Pope Paul VI from five Holy Week appearances, including the torchlight Rome procession by the Coliseum. Cardinal Ugo Poletti led the Holy Thursday Mass, with Easter Sunday possibly moved indoors if rain continues. Weather in Rome grew cold with light rain.

Vatican City Basilica of St. John Lateran Ugo Poletti Rome Vatican St. Peter’s Basilica

Impounded Crawford County court files released

Five Crawford County Circuit Court files are back in the public files section after ten months of impoundment. A sixth file was released last month. The divorce, traffic and four criminal cases prompted Robinson Daily News probes. The paper cited opinions from Roy O. Gulley and the Illinois attorney general’s office.

Robinson Daily News Roy O. Gulley Illinois Illinois Attorney General

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