Free agriculture prosperous in Illinois says state director
John R. Block, 42, Illinois agriculture director, told 300 at the 11th annual Morris farm meeting that free agriculture is prosperous and central to the state's well being. He urged soil and water conservation, urged a 1.5 cent gasoline tax, and discussed soybean and corn programs, grain dealer regulation, and land preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Block
Illinois Department of Agriculture
First National Bank of Morris
Morris Community High School
United States
Block
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Black
Carter
China
Russia
Pat Malone
Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa Grain Co
Malone
Brazil
John Block
William Norton
First National Bank of
Morris
Lewis University
Brown and Lambrecht Earthmovers
Joliet
Robert Paulsen
New Lenox
Lockport
Paulsen
Iran
Bell Helicopter
Herald
Nuclear waste arrives at Morris plant
Nuclear waste arrives at the Morris plant in Genoa Wis AP reports a second shipment of spent nuclear fuel has been received prompting discussions on storage and safety measures by local authorities and plant officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Plant
Genoa, Wis
Keith Kuehn
Dairyland
Kuehn
General Electric
Morris
Joliet
Tri-State Motor Transit Co
Joplin
Nuclear Assurance Corp
Atlana
Weather and fuel moves shape Grundy County brief
A windy warm night with showers and possible storms is forecast. Tuesday high 41 low 27 at Dresden Lock and Dam, Morris 37 at 9 30 a.m. A shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Morris Operation faces delays due to a defective cask. The Grundy County board accepts a carpet bid for the clerk’s office. Emmett Kelly, famed Weary Willie, dies at 80 in Sarasota Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
General Electric
Eugene Voiland
Veiland
Grundy County
Mansard
Bedford Rd
Carpetite
Liberty St
Sarasota
Fla
Emmett Kelly
Willie
Florida
Kelly
Planners study rural land development changes in Grundy County
Grundy County planners discussed changes to the zoning ordinance to tighten control over residential development in agricultural districts. Planning consultant Todd Trayser outlined steps with officials including Eugene Sorensen and State's Atty. Charles Zalar, while several members expressed mixed views on changing the ordinance. The group considered rezoning requirements, a subdivision checklist, and allowances for limited lot divisions before planning commission approval, amid public hearings and concerns about impact on small developers.
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Grundy County
Sorensen
County Board
Planning Commission
Commission
George Brown
Brown
Jorstad
John Steele
James Hutchings
J. Leroy Brown
Bernie Sandner
Hutchings
Sandner
Trauser
Trayser
Ammonia Spill After Truck Collision Near Ottawa
A rear-end collision on Interstate 80, four miles west of Ottawa, left Harold H. Bornmann hospitalized in guarded condition after his westbound truck struck a tanker carrying ammonia nitrate. The spill prompted a hazard assessment, but no immediate danger. investigators from Illinois State Police, Ottawa Fire, a state fire marshal, and DuPont officials continued probing as cleanup delayed by mud.
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Ottawa
Harold H. Bornmann
North Hudson
Wis
Ottawa Community Hospital
Bornmann
Roger G. Nihles
Highland
Nihles
E.I. duPont Co
DuPont Rd
Seneca
K & G Farms
Rte. 1
Illinois
Jerry Myers
Ottawa Fire Departent
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Department of Transportation
LaSalle
Three Mile Island pumps fail after reactor incident
A water pump at Three Mile Island broke, releasing a small amount of radioactive steam. Officials declared a general emergency and kept the plant sealed for investigation, with no injuries or significant radiation detected. Evacuation plans were briefly activated but halted as wind conditions limited spread.
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Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
Susuquehanna River
U.S
Les Jackson
York County
Jackson
Bill Dornsife
Pennsylvania Department of Environental Resources
Dornsife
State Civil Defense
Blaine Fabian
Metropolitan Edison
Fabian
Dave Klucsik
Jane Fonda
Jack Lemmon
Karl Abraham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Philadelphia
Abraham
James Cox
Bids Open April 3 For Illinois 17 Widening and U.S. 51 Beacons
Road project bids are due April 3 for two improvements in Illinois. One plan widens and resurfaces 2.39 miles of Illinois 17 in Livingston County with two bridges over the East Fork Mazon River and a drainage ditch. The second installs flashing beacons at U.S. 51 intersections with Shooting Park Road in Peru and Illinois 47 Galena Road 2.5 miles north of Yorkville in Kendall County.
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Springfield
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois 17
Livingston County
Reddick
Mazon River
U.S. 51
Shooting Park Rd
Peru
Illinois 47
Galena Rd
Yorkville
Kendal County
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Commonwealth Edison
Massachusetts
Bank
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Genoa
March of Dimes
Bob Darnall
Darnall
Roy Yarbrough
Mals
Morris Hospital
Wests Cafe
Liberty
Morris Daily Herald
Sally Miesenhelder
Ken Callahan
Maria von Trapp
Capt
George von Trapp
Sound of Music
MCHS
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