Morris Swears In New City Officials After Election
Newly elected mayor Don Caisley and three first term aldermen take office at the Morris City Council meeting in the First National Bank Building. City Clerk Marjorie Warren and Treasurer Robert White begin four year terms as officials pledge progress and fiscal health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Caisley
First National Bank
John Maunder
Donald E. Barkley
Elmo Ray Younger
Robert Gilbertson
Marjorie Warren
Robert White
John Hendrickson
Daisley
Hendrickson
Morris
Caisley
Don Caisley
Bedford Liquors
James Feeney
Robert C. Anderson
Weather drains Morris area with predicted floods
A heavy rainfall sweeping Morris and parts of Grundy County raises rivers and prompts road washout concerns. Storms and thunderstorms are forecast tonight through Wednesday, with officials bracing for more flooding and continued erosion.
Nixon takes responsibility for Watergate amid calls for outside probe
President Nixon, addressing Americans on the 100th day of his second term, accepted ultimate responsibility for Watergate while insisting the guilty must pay. He vowed to purge abuses and bring justice, as four aides resigned or were fired, and he granted authority to Defense Secretary Richardson to appoint a special prosecutor if he sees fit. Continued calls for an independent probe persisted across parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Ardson
Richardson
Congress
White House
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
William Miller
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Weather Summary For Dresden Island Area And Moris Region
Mostly cloudy today with showers and thunderstorms possible. Highs in the 70s and a low in the 50s. Wednesday should be cloudy with more showers and a thunderstorm chance. Monday reached 73 degrees at Dresden Island Locks with a 50 degree low. Observations at 7 am and 11 am show 62 and 73 degrees respectively with 1.65 inches of precipitation. April highs reached 78 on the 16th and lows 25 on the 11th, with 5.80 inches of rain for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Stott pleads innocent in multiple Grundy County theft cases
Roland Stott owner of Stott's Body Shop pleads not guilty to three counts of anti theft law violations and two counts of theft stemming from indictments by the Grundy County Grand Jury on March 19 and three more anti theft counts on April 23. Stott free on $5,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Stott
Stott
Grundy County
Grand Jury
Atty
Robert Adcock
Robert J. Malmquist
Two Brothers Arrested in School Burglary
Chris T. 18 and Clifford E. Bermingham 22 of Hazel Crest were jailed in Grundy County after a 1 a.m. break in at Saratoga Grade School on Illinois 47. Police say the alarm brought officers who found forcible entry. bonds set at 20000 each with grand jury bound over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris T
Clifford E. Bermingham
Dixie Highway
Hazel Crest
Grundy County
Max Babcock
Saratoga
Illinois 47
Morris
Robert Chord
Clifford Bermingham
Chris
Grand Jury
Robert Lynes
Gerald Broderick
Evert Poyner
Fredin proposes 30 acre Coal City subdivision plan
Robert Fredin of Frankfort presented preliminary 30 acre subdivision plans Monday to the Coal City Village Board. Attorney John Hynds represented him. The plan includes single and multiple family homes and requires engineering review before a preannexation agreement. The subdivision extends from the Franzer area near Woods Subdivision to the Santa Fe Railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fredin
Frankfort
Coal City Village Board
Fredin
John Hynds
Gerald V. Pierard
Coal City
John Zerboglio
Franzer
Woods
Deer struck and killed at Wauponsee and Main intersection
At 1 15 p m Monday a deer was struck and killed at the Wauponsee and Main streets intersection. Edward W Comrie 58 of Route 5 was northbound on Wauponsee when the deer from the southwest hit the front left of his Rambler. The deer then went around the car and ran along the east sidewalk before collapsing in front of Finland's Funeral Home on Jefferson Street. Comrie's car had a dented left front fender and hub cap.
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Wauponsee
Main Sts
Alan Love
Edward W. Comrie
Rte. 5
Wauponsee St
Finland
Jefferson St
Comrie
Four candidates join MVK community unit school board slate
Four more candidates for the MVK district join the slate. Ralph Haldorson, 35, a district superintendent and former Braceville and Nettle Creek educator, emphasizes curriculum improvements and a unified program plan. Lee A. Miller, 21, of Verona, Mallison, is a warehouse worker targeting youth involvement in the district. Kenneth A. Misener, 32, Mazon farmer and parent, serves on a local grade school board. Hugh E. Phelan, 53, Kinsman farmer and local board member, calls for an orderly transition from dual districts and holds multiple civic memberships.
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Ralph Haldorson
Cornell
Nettle Creek
Wilmington
Braceville
Haldorson
St. Joseph’s College
Rensselaer
Ind
Northern Illinois University
National Education Association
Illinois Association of School Ad
Illinois School Board Association
National School Board Association
Lela
North St
Mazon
Board of Education
Kenneth A. Misener
Rte. 1
Northern Petrochemical Co
Barbara
Misener
Mazn-Verona
Hugh E. Phelan
Kinsman
Phelan
Lucille
Fenwick High School
Oak Park
Illinois Farmer's Union
LaSalle County Livestock Feeders Association
Ransom Lions’ Club
Disabled American Veterans, American Legion
Holy
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Exmayor Hendrickson
Anderson
Morris Fire Department
Paul Ehrman
James Peacock
Wilfred Dix
Morris Daily Herald
Rais
Illinois
Gordon
Maude) Davis
Center School
Richard Wackerman
Franklin School
Herald
Illinois River
Ray Webb
St. Louis
Dresden
Webb
DuPont Road
Armstrong Run
Richard McTague
Aux Sable
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Oval
Ronald L. Ziegler
Richard G. Kleindienst
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Dean
Secretary of Defense
Elliot L. Rich
North States
Rte
Costin
Newark
Malmquist
Hanlon
David T. Stapleton
South 17Th St
Springfield
Stapleton
District 5
Dennis Dodwell
U.S. 66
Richard A. Bolinger
U.S. 6
Bolinger
Saratoga Grade School
D.C
MVK Community Unit Board
Livingston Board and Association
Lee A. Miller
Verona
District No. 2 School Board
Miller
Mazon- Verona-Kinsman High School
Kendall-Grundy FS Inc
Sacred Heart Church
Moose Lodge
Lutheran Church
Kenneth Misener
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