Cattle Lice Control and Volunteer Corn Issues
Cattle lice have peaked since last fall with signs including hair loss and itching. Control methods include sprays such as Ciodrin for dairy cattle and lindane or malathion for beef cattle, with timing considerations for slaughter. Volunteer corn in soybeans poses a risk in 1968 due to late harvest and corn lodging, best managed by hand hoeing and cut below growing points. The article also promotes evergreen windbreaks to reduce snow drift and feed costs, recommending Norway spruce and Douglas fir in three-row plantings.
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Grundy County
Decatur Strike Shuts Marvel-Shelber Plant After Union Walkout
About 300 members of Allied Industrial Workers Local 979 walked out at midnight Tuesday at Borg-Warner Marvel-Shelber division in Decatur. The union voted to strike Monday after negotiations reached an impasse. York division talks were resolved to avoid a strike the same day.
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Decatur, Ill
Allied Industrial Workers Union
Marvel-Shebler
Borg-Warner Corp
Phil DeClerck
York
Decatur
Lincoln Birth Cabin Located Near Hodgenville
The Lincoln log cabin, birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln, was built near Hodgenville in December 1808, according to records. The site remains a historic point of interest for visitors and researchers.
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Lincoln
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Learning to Live with Nature in Grundy County
Raymond Koontz discusses conservation education in Kendall and Grundy counties. He urges schools to make conservation part of curricula, notes National Wildlife Week, and highlights strategies like windbreak trees and pond construction to protect soil water and wildlife while enhancing beauty and recreation.
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Soil and Water Conservation District
Kendall and
Grundy
Soil and Water Conservation
Traffic Court Fines For Speeding And Violations Across County
A list from traffic court records shows multiple defendants from Morris Coal City Streator Fort Dodge Chicago River Forest Oak Forest Glendale Heights Justice Hubertus Wis Hubertus Decatur Oak Lawn Worth Shipman and Joliet. Fines range from 10 to 20 dollars with additional 5 dollars in court costs and speeds from 60 to 90 mph in zones of 50 to 70.
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Thomas C. Baiz
Morris
Lee Edward Alexander
Coal City
Richard E. Blassick
Streator
Daniel M. Savage Jr
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Patrick M. Browne
Chicago
Harry N. Sourapas
River Forest
George H. Zimmerman
Oak Forest
Buford T. Smith
Harold E. Allen
Glendale Heights
Wayne E. Poisson
Justice
Gerald Nies
Larene Steck
Hubertus
Wis
John W. Hill
Decatur
Michael J. Cappetto
Oak Lawn
William C. Shouse
Second Ave
Carl D. Kooperman
Worth
William G. Smith
Rve. 2
Patricia F. Alward
Shipman
Larry B. Egeland
Lisbon St
Clarence F. Cornwell
Joliet
Thomas R. Schell
Rte. 2
Chicago Council Revises Disorderly Conduct Laws
Chicago City Council rewrote three ordinances on disorderly conduct resisting arrest and trespassing after U.S. District Judge Hubert L. Will ruled the prior laws unconstitutional. The new rules require the act to be performed knowingly and raise the maximum fine from 200 to 500 dollars. Prohibitions also ban picketing or demonstrations within 150 feet of schools churches or synagogues during or within 30 minutes of classes or services.
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Chicago
Hubert L. Will
U.S. District Court
Will
Pennsylvania confiscates contraband cigarettes in 19 mental hospitals
Pennsylvania seized more than 50,000 packs of contraband cigarettes last year and distributed them to smokers in the commonwealth's 19 mental hospitals. Officials say the seizures targeted smugglers importing cigarettes from states with lower taxes as the tax on a pack rose from 8 to 13 cents.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Teller Uses Tear Gas With Money Theft
In Salt Lake City a robber ordered teller Mary Young to fill a sack with cash but she slipped a tear gas cartridge into the money. Police arrested two men and two women within minutes. FBI charged Thomas Theodore Pacheco and Theodore Samuel Pacheco Jr. with bank robbery. about $1,548 was recovered.
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Salt Lake City
Mary Young
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas Theodore Pacheco
Theodore Samuel Pacheco Jr
Kites with Lights Stir Normal Residents After UFO Reports
Police cars responding to reports of unidentified flying objects were told to go fly a kite. Children in Normal Illinois enjoyed flying kites with flash lights attached, making a lively scene for locals.
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Normal
Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert Pilch
Grundy County Farm Adviser
Decatur Strike
Grundy County Soil Conservation District News
Raymond Koontz
McCarthy
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Dane County
Madison
Wisconsin
Ileaal
Narvick Bros. Lumber Company and General Contractors
Armstrong St
Liberty St
Narwick Bros. Lumber CO
Narvick Bros
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