Grundy County Junior College Bond Vote Polling Places
Voters in Grundy County will cast ballots today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on a more than 22 million dollar state grant funded building program for Class I Junior College District 525 at Troy Township near Joliet Airport. The bond must pass to unlock 5.2 million in Phase I funding toward a 32.4 million construction agenda. Precincts 49 to 64 list polling sites from Franklin School to Gorman's Hall including Mazon High School and Coal City Grade School.
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Salem Elected MCHS Student Council President
Keith Salems will serve as Morris Community High School student council president next year after 16 students win posts Friday. The junior, son of Earl and Mrs. Salems, also leads the Kankakee District Illinois Association of Student Councils with no opponent. About 400 students voted with seniors at 55 percent turnout.
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Anne Trucano
Carla Hanson
Rick Purdue
Bob Haldorson
John Warriner
Bonnie Jones
Sue Ansell
Jim Olson
Jay Heap
Tom Bednarik
Peggy Knapp
Helen Taylor
Rhonda Frisby
Morris Daily Herald summary of community notices and health eye banking
A roundup features IAMAT travel medical cards, Johnson and Percy regrets for Morris JayCees event, fries intake study, Illinois Eye Bank donor eye statistics and donation guidance. Florence Smith adds a playful note.
Hanoi Claims F111A Downed by Ground Fire
Hanoi radio said a $6 million F111A was shot down near the Laotian border in Ha Tinh Province as U S sources questioned the claim. The missing crew's fate was not disclosed and the U S spokesman cited no evidence of downed aircraft near Dong Hoi. The F111A squadron had been active in the southern panhandle with targets around Dong Hoi.
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Shed Destroyed in Dresden Acres Fire
Morris volunteer firemen responded at 7 p.m. Friday to a blaze in a small shed at the west end of Dresden Acres. The shed was destroyed but the fire department said monetary loss was minor.
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Snow Delights Canary Islands Tourists Turned Mountainbound
Snow appeared on the mountains of the Canary Islands during a rare cold spell this week as temperatures plummeted below freezing for residents and visitors along the eastern Atlantic coast.
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Canary Islands
Malawi approves crocodile protection bill ahead of leather industry
Zomba Malawi AP government bill for protection and rearing of crocodiles gains parliamentary approval in a preliminary step toward establishing a crocodile leather industry in the country.
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Summer Like Weather Grips Much Of Europe
Spring warmth spread across Europe with Paris cafes crowded and Berlin hitting 74 degrees. Switzer land Austria Belgium and Yugoslavia endured a heat wave while Norway remained snowy and Moscow stayed near normal at 50 degrees. Temperatures in Paris reached 72 as floral signs appeared.
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Johnson fights back by proxy in Wisconsin
President Johnson runs a proxy campaign to blunt opposition in the Wisconsin presidential primary. Secretary Freeman camps for nine farm focused appearances while Humphrey praises McCarthy but avoids Kennedy. Nixon acts to deter Republican cross over as voters choose either ballot option.
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Weekend Weather Outlook From Collins Station
The forecast calls for fair and partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible Sunday evening. Highs will reach the upper 60s and lows around the mid 40s as the week ends, with a cooler start Monday.
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Morris
Jordan Proclaims Emergency State Amid Israel Jordan Fight
Israel's dive bombers clashed with Jordanian forces for the second time in eight days as artillery stretched along 65 miles of the Jordan River truce line. Jordan declared a state of emergency and blackout in the capital Amman while reporting civilian displacements and casualties.
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Youth Treated for Bullet Wounds in Joliet
Robert Sanches, 16, of 744 Third Ave, in good condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after being wounded by two .22 caliber bullets in the right leg. A hospital spokesman said surgery to remove the bullets had not yet occurred. Sanches and another Morris youth face car tampering charges on a farm owned by Frank Meade on Minooka route 2.
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Morris
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Rte. 2
Minooka
Area Students Practice Teaching at Joliet West High
Patricia Parish of Morris is engaged in practice teaching at Joliet West High School and plans to return to campus by mid May. She is among more than 500 University of Illinois seniors and graduates who have left the Urbana campus to practice teach in 71 Illinois communities. Marilyn House of Newark is among 74 Luther College students doing student teaching in Northeast Iowa and Minnesota, assigned to John Cline elementary in Decorah.
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Douglas St
Morris
Joliet West High School
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Illinois
Marilyn House of
Newark
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Minnesota
John Cline
King Blames Militants for Memphis Riot and Plans Unity Meeting
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. blamed a small group of militants for the Memphis riot that followed a sanitation workers march. He planned a late next week unity demonstration and said his Poor People's March to Washington would proceed April 22. About 500 marchers joined a side walk protest in 82 degree heat as 4,000 National Guard troops kept order. Beale Street area remained under guard with heavy damage assessed at $400,000.
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Beale Street Blues
Morris Landmark Demolished Ends 123 Year Family History
The gray brick house at Liberty and High Streets in Morris, tied to builder Christopher Starr and mayor J. S. R. Scoville, is torn down to expand Garfield School. Starr, a 19th century carpenter and Civil War veteran, and Scoville shaped local politics and culture through decades.
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First Antarctic research vessel Hero launches for NSF
The South Bristol Maine launch marks NSF debut of Hero, a $1 million 125 foot ship equipped with two 380 horsepower diesel engines and backed by 1,700 feet of ketch rigged sail to cope with power failure.
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