Kendall County Voters Urged to Register by May 13
Kendall County residents must register by May 13 to vote in the primary. The county clerk’s Yorkville office opens 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, with evening hours May 7–10 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The last day is May 13 at 4:30 p.m. Eligibility requires Illinois residency one year, Kendall County residency 90 days, precinct residency 30 days, age 21, and U.S. citizenship.
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Plattville
Kendall County
Yorkville
Jean Brady
Ilinois
United States
Founding of the American Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association began on September 10 1875 in Chicago, driven by efforts of conservationist Dr John A Warder.
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The
American Forestry Association
Chicago
John A. Warder
Traffic Court Fines Paid In Magistrate Division
The magistrate division of the circuit court reported fines paid on April 13 to April 25 for traffic violations. Walter G. Johlin paid 15 dollars plus five costs for running a red light at Liberty and Main. Scott R. Johnson paid 14 dollars plus five costs for 44 mph in a 30 zone at Hill and North. Harlan D. Waddell paid 11 dollars plus five costs for 41 mph in a 30 zone at Hill and North. Donald J. Bedeker paid 10 dollars plus five costs for towing an overlength trailer on I 80 west of Illinois 47. Richard Ray Tingley paid 20 dollars plus five costs for 85 mph in a 70 zone on I 80 east of Illinois 47. Lewis Sherman paid 20 dollars plus five costs for 45 mph minimum speed violation on I 80 east of Minooka Road. Troopers Johnson, Mount, Barr, and Waldhoff issued the respective citations.
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Circuit Court
Walter G. Johlin
E. Jefferson St
Liberty and
Main Sts
Morris
Glenn Johnson
Scott R. Johnson
Mazon
Hill and
North Sts
William R. Mount
Harlan D. Waddell
Mount
Donald J. Bedeker
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
James D. Bolerjack
Richard Ray Tingley
Des Moines
Iowa
Wendell Barr
Lewis Sherman
Williamsport
Minooka Road
Leonard Waldhoff
Prize Divided In Gardner Pussy Willow Contest
In Gardner Massachusetts the annual pussy willow contest tied between Laura Robichaud age 4 and John Gauvin age 7. Judges split the $5 gift certificate prize equally. A total of 97 youngsters entered the contest.
Seek Man Who Bilked Residents In Coin Game
Illinois Attorney General seeks Peter H. Reitlinger after he ran a coin dealer con promising 6 percent profits on pre 1964 coins. Advertisements urged $100+ shipments and directed checks through a Chicago firm with a fictitious address. Victims in several states sent up to $4,000. Reitlinger has a long arrest record.
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Chicago
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Midwest
Patrick J. Ruddy
Attorney General
Peter H. Reitlinger
Reitlinger
Chicago Coin Co
Ruddy
Missouri
Brandt to Teach Spanish at McLean High School
Cathie Brandt daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Brandt of 404 Peck Street has accepted a teaching post at McLean High School. She will graduate in August from Illinois State University Normal teaching Spanish and business education. McLean is part of the Olympia Unit District formed from eight high schools in four central Illinois counties. Brandt is a 1965 graduate of Gardner South Wilmington High School.
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Gardner
Cathie Brandt
Leroy Brandt
Peck St
McLean High School
Illinois State University, Normal
Miss Brandt
McLean
Olympia
Illinois
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Joliet Diocesan Board to Install New Member
The Joliet Diocesan Board of Education will install a new member at an open meeting at 7:30 p.m. May 13 in the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Bourbonnais. Old business includes curriculum committee recommendations on religion music and physical education. The agenda also notes a social studies consultant and a proposed policy for First Communion reception.
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Joliet
City Dump Suit Hits Mount Vernon Property Owners
Eleven owners near the Mount Vernon sanitary landfill sue the city for 114000 in Jefferson County Circuit Court. They claim the dump renders homes uninhabitable and causes rat and vermin infestations, seeking damages from 1000 to 30000 dollars.
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Mount Vernon, Il
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Market rallies on peace talks amid heavy trading
New York stocks rose sharply as US Vietnam talks opened, with the Dow up 7.46 to 925.51 at noon. Volume hit 6.32 million on the NYSE, a record for the period, as gains spread broadly led by Motors, chemicals, rails, and oils. General Motors and Chrysler climbed. Sperry Rand AVCO Allied Chemical Du Pont GE US Smelting and Texaco also gained.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
General Motors
Chrysler
Sperry Rand
AVCO
Allied Chemical
du Pont
General Electric
U.S. Smelting
Texaco
Markets Corn Oats Beans Reenewe
Market notes show corn oats and beans with prices and volumes. Readable figures include a $1.10 price, a volume of 10 660 units, and multiple sources noting 2.66. No clear event or entities beyond commodities and prices.
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Reenewe
One
Morris Residents File Grounds of Cruelty Adoptions
Madeline S Cockream and William E Cockream of Morris file cruelty grounds for adoption. Joe Thomas Foster and Minnie Pearl Foster of Morris file mental cruelty grounds for adoption.
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Madeline S. Cockream
William E. Cockream
Morris
Joe Thomas Foster
Minnie Pearl Foster
Order Defied in Sanitation Strike
Bloomington Illinois reporters describe 64 sanitation workers ignoring a court injunction to return to work. Local 699 members continued picketing City Hall two days into the stoppage, with roles including garbagemen street cleaners greenskeepers and a zookeeper who agreed to work unpaid to feed animals.
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Bloomington, Ill
American Federation of State
Walter A. Yoder
Water department workers return after sympathy strike
Twenty city water department employees go back to work Wednesday after striking in sympathy with public service employees. They comply with the court order and resume duties.
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City Water Department
Public Service
Water Department
Trash Fire Ruling Blocks Illinois Board Powers
Springfield AP William G. Clark ruled the Illinois Air Pollution Control Board cannot legally adopt or file rules to prohibit backyard trash burning or curb auto use in emergencies. The opinion states administrative agencies cannot issue standards to manage air pollution crises within the state.
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Springfield
Ill
William G. Clark
Illinois Air Pollution Control Board
Secretary of State
Clark
False Economy Delay Consolidation of Medical Depots
Rep. Durward G. Hall urged a House subcommittee to block the planned consolidation of medical supply depots from Neosho Missouri Seneca and Carterville Illinois into Dixon Illinois. He argued the Neosho limestone mine depot offers advantages over the above ground Dixon site.
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Washington
Neosho
Seneca and
Carterville
Dixon
Ill
Durward G. Hall
R-Mo
Hall
House Appropriations
Public Health Service
Board faces limits on declaring emergency power
Dr. Franklin D. Yoder, director of the Department of Public Health, asked for the board's opinion on whether it can declare an emergency, noting the board lacks inherent emergency powers.
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Board
Franklin D. Yoder
Department of Public Health
Danville School Tax Increase Proposal Defeated
A special school referendum in Danville Illinois defeated a proposed education fund tax increase from $1.60 to $2. The measure lost by 588 votes with 8,581 ballots cast, marking the sixth consecutive failed school tax hike. The school board reports about 1 million dollars in debt and no rate hike since 1947.
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Danville, Ill
Danville
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