Special Ed Budget Adopted by Grundy County Cooperative
The Grundy County Special Education Cooperative executive committee approved a tentative 1972-73 budget at a Franklin School session. Total revenue is projected at 219 295 with 217 053 in expenditures. The EMH class at the high school requires two classrooms and two teachers.
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Grundy County
Special Education Cooperative Executive Committee
Franklin School
Doris Heine
Joliet
Randal Becker
Weather Update From Illinois Cold Start To Spring
Weather report notes sun returning to Illinois with cold early spring conditions. Forecast calls for fair and cold night with lows in the 20s. Friday will be partly sunny with highs near 40 after Wednesday’s 35 and 22 at Dresden Island Locks. Early morning 7 am reading 25 degrees with .22 inches precipitation. Morris downtown shows 11 am temperature at 35 degrees.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ITT pledge tied to San Diego Nixon convention HQ
ITT would drop its $100,000 pledge to San Diego for the 1972 Republican National Convention if the Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel is not used as Nixon’s headquarters. Harold Geneen said decision to seek repayment rests with Sheraton Hotels of America president Howard James, while ITT’s link to any extra funds hinges on James.
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Geneen
Senate Judiciary Committee
James
ITT
San Diego
Sheraton
Nixon
Fire marshal inspects Morris city hall
Deputy fire marshal Art Weber from Joliet inspected Morris city hall on Wednesday afternoon with Mayor John Hendrickson Fire Chief Earl Johnson and Alderman Del Linn present. The tour covered the second floor attic and ground level as Weber checked for fire hazards and posted a keep out sign on the second floor after the council chamber ceiling collapsed last week.
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Morris City Hall
Art Weber
Joliet
Weber
John Hendrickson
Earl Johnson
del Linn
Robert Gilbertson
Hendrickson
City Council
Wilfred Dix
City Building and Zoning
City Hall
Chicago
State Fire Marshal
Fireworks plant explosion kills four in Bridgewater
Four people were killed and 11 injured when a chain reaction of explosions and fire ripped through a fireworks manufacturing site in Bridgewater Massachusetts. Authorities counted 16 to 20 workers at the plant with reports varying from 10 to 50.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Robert White
Abington
St. Luke's Hospital
Middleboro
Kroger Plans Major Expansion in Peoria Division
Kroger Food Stores announced a major expansion for the Peoria Division, including a 26 000 square foot super store on N Division St. The new store will be over 21 percent larger than the current Division St location and feature specialized service departments and a distinctive earth keyed color scheme. R J McClelland noted the layout aims to ease shopping and future growth in the Morris area. Kroger operates 45 supermarkets across Northern and Central Illinois from East Peoria.
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Kroger Food Stores
Peoria Division
N. Division St
Kroger
Division St
R. J. McClelland
Peoria
McClelland
Morris Area
Kroger Peoria
Illinois
Carver Lane
East Peoria
Local woman writes song on Lent Sunday at Morris church
On the first Sunday of Lent Mrs. Philip Brooks sat at the organ in the United Presbyterian Church of Morris. She wrote a song during early worship while observing the wooden cross used for Lent in place of the bronze one.
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Philip Brooks
Robinson Drive
United Presbyterian Church
Morris
Herald
Iva Jean Fancher
United Presbyterian Church of
Chris
Gerald
Delight) Belt
Belt
Brooks
Bruce
Loveland
Colo
Arlington Heights
Steven
Rolling Meadows
United Fund
Peoria pharmacist arrested for illegal amphetamine manufacture
Arthur C. Riley Jr., 51, president and chief chemist of Schlicksup Drug Co. Inc., was arrested in Peoria on a charge of illegal manufacture of a controlled substance. He is jailed in Peoria County pending further proceedings.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Arthur C. Riley Jr
Schlicksup Drug Co. Inc
Peoria County
Good Friday closings shift for local offices and banks
Several county offices close Friday for Good Friday with the county clerk reopening Saturday 9 a.m. to noon for absent ballot voting. Mail absentee requests ended today. Morris city clerk and three banks also close noon Friday but reopen Saturday. Morris Savings and Loan closes noon to 3 p.m. Friday only.
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Morris City
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank of Morris
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Absentee ballots available for Morris Grade School District 54
Absentee ballots for the Morris Grade School District No. 54 election on April 8 are now available from the secretary at Franklin School. The office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Friday, and Monday. The last day to apply by mail is Monday. In person applications are due by Wednesday.
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Morris
Franklin School
District 2 race pits 3 Democrats against 6 Republicans
Three Democrats Richard Corbin Joe Laughary and James McEvilly face six Republicans Leonard Boss Perry Brooks Joe Chiapetto Robert Trotter and William Waters for six county board seats in District 2 comprising Saratoga Aux Sable Wauponsee Goose Lake and Felix townships. Polls open 6 am to 6 pm with detailed candidate backgrounds and family ties listed.
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Saratoga
Aux Sable
Wauponsee
Goose Lake
Felix Townships
Richard Corbin
Joe Laughary
James McEvilly
Leonard Boss
Perry Brooks
Joe Chiapetto
Robert Trotter
William Waters
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Terri Ferguson
Barb Lamaj
Hollenbeck Subdivision
Morris Wednesday
Sherrie McTague
Morris Community High School
The
E. Jefferson St
Arthur Meadors
Grundy Area
Heine
Jack Anderson
White House
Washington
Joe Quill
WRLM
Taunton
Morris Daily Herald
Corbin
Carbon Hill
Union
Coal City
Joyce
Bell
Rte. 1
Wyvone
Joe B. Laughary
Western Illinois University
Laughary
American Legion
V.F.W
National Education Association
Illinois Education Association
Morris Education Association
U. S. Air Force
Morris Paper Mill
O'Brien Construction
McElwain Construction
Marilynn Dennis
Rte. 5
Denise Prier
Keith
Patrick
Dennis
McEvilly
Rte. 2
Minooka
Grundy
Kevin
Mary Lou
Brian
Kelly Anne
Bol
Minooka Lions Club
Tuberculosis Association of
North Central
Boss
Winona Davies
Dan
Kathy) Friant
Minooka High School
Bernice
University of Illinois
Kim
Morris High School
Aux Sable Township
George Winterbottom
Plat
Chamlin and Associates, Inc
Dixon Drive
Joliet Junior College
Chicago Technical Institute
Greer Technological Institute
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Eagle Lodge
Janice Smith
Edward John
LaSalle
N. Kankakee St
Chiapetto
Channahon
U.S. Army
Moose
Lions
VFW
Canton High School
Hauschild
Geneseo Township High School
Coal City United Methodist Church
Grundy County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Grundy Grain and Supply Co. Board
Grundy Service Company
Trotter
Mazon
Coal City High School
Ann Marie Baudine
Louis
Jean) Naretto
Gardner
Robert B. Trotter
Bruce Trotter
Trotters
Methodist Church of
Braidwood Masonic Lodge
Goose Lake Township
William L. Waters
Rte. 4
Lisbon Road
Waters Transfer and Storage
Waters
Eagles
Marilyn J. Hamilton
Gene
Mary Willa) Hausken
Edward John Waters
Janell Waters
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