Morris Public Library hosts open house and board actions
Trustees set June 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. for a new library open house. The board approved a $10,000 payment to Thorsen and Thorsen with 10 percent remaining, and final payment after architect approval. A plaque gift was accepted and a copying machine trial installed. Financials showed rising book totals and shifting registrations, with detailed 1970 71 cash sources and member attendance.
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Morris Public Library
Gordon Gregg
Morris Woman’s Club
Robert Macdonald
Atty
Robert Wren
James Thompson
Thorsen and
Thorsen
Robert Freund
Gregg
John Roth
House Committee
Savin Co
Macdonald
House
Sears appeals ruling over grand jury raid probe
Barnabas F. Sears seeks Illinois Supreme Court review of a contempt finding that clouds the special grand jury proceedings into a police raid on a Black Panther apartment. Don Reuben, Sears' attorney, said he will file a man.
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Chicago
Barnabas F. Sears
Illinois Supreme Court
Don Reuben
Sears
Weather and legal notes mix in brief regional summary
Partly cloudy and warmer today with a chance of brief showers. Tonight remains partly cloudy and warmer with possible showers and thunderstorms, lows 42 to 48. Wednesday may bring more warm, partly cloudy weather with showers and storms, highs 73 to 78. Monday’s Dresden Island Locks and Dam high 62, low 32. At 7 am 40 degrees, at 11:30 am downtown Morris 57. Damus petitions high court to review Judge Power's contempt ruling against Sears in the 1969 Hampton Clark raid probe. hearings anticipated, grand jury testimony continues, four petitions seek dismissal over potential juror bias.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Damus
High Court
Joseph A. Power
Sears
Special Grand Jury
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Reuben
Grand Jury
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Cement Truck Drivers Strike Spreads Across Tri-County Area
Teamsters Local 179 in Joliet shows a strike spreading to Morris Coal City and LaSalle Putnam Bureau counties. About 62 workers across firms including Narvick Bros Construction and Charles O'Brien & Son reportedly did not show up or picketed. Federal mediator halted talks last week amid wage dispute with Illinois Valley Contractors Association.
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Teamsters
Joliet
Morris
Coal City
Charles O’brien
Narvick Bros. Construction
LaSalle
Putnam
Bureau Counties
Teamsters Local 722
Illinois Valley Contractors Association
Tri-County
Grand Opening Entry for 33 Minute Dry Cleaning
Grand Opening this week for 33 Minute Dry Cleaning at 524 Liberty St running today through Saturday. Co owners John Maggard Dwight Akerman and John Magnuson operate six other Illinois dry cleaning and minor repair shops. They offer same day service on garments dropped before 3 pm with pickup by 4 or 5 pm and provide storage services. Maggard has 10 years in the industry Magnuson 30 and Akerman about four years. Hours are 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday and 7 am to 9 pm Friday.
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Liberty St
John Maxgard
Streator
John Magnuson
Eee
Dwight Akerman
Illinois
Maggard
Magnuson
Akerman
Herald
Protesters Disrupt Capital Rally Fizzles Under Police
About 1,000 antiwar demonstrators marched toward the Justice Department as police contained the crowd while more arrests were reported. The Pentagon began withdrawing 4,000 federal troops, leaving 10,000 mobilized but in place and thousands of officers on duty as traffic was restored to normal.
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Washington
Justice Department
Franklin Park
Pentagon
the Justice
Memorial bell tolls seven for Kent State and Jackson State victims
Kent State in Kent Ohio held memorial services for four slain Kent State students and two from Jackson State with a seven toll bell. Organizers urged nonviolence and peace as 7000 gathered at the Commons.
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Kent
Ohio
Ken State
Jackson State
Kent State
Robert R. White
Jackson
Miss
White
Coal City Establishes seven member Advisory Personnel Board
The Coal City village board created a seven member Advisory Personnel Selection Board to staff city employes for two year terms with mayoral appointment and no compensation. The board will screen applicants for all departments and advise the village board on appointments, while the power of removal and appointment remains with the city council.
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Coal City
Joseph Phillips
Advisory Personnel Selection Board
James _ ‘Testa
John Nicoletti
Phillips
Shirley Micetich
Virgil Bailey
Richard Sceriner Sr
Robert Gomora
Danny Kirchner
Kirchner
Nicoletti
Illinois
Wedding Ties Two Large Families in Paxico
David Hund, 45, wed Patricia Ebert, widow of 12, in Onaga with 23 children present from Hund’s Paxico egg farm. Barbara Turner, 22, served as matron of honor. Janet Hund, 2, was flower girl. Hund will run the 40,000 chick farm as his new wife tends their growing family.
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Onaga
Kan
David Hund
Paxico
Lan
Hund
Patricia Ebert
Barbara Turner
Waverly
Tenn
Janet Hund
Tom Kearns
Pat
Hand
Minooka Board of Education to Meet May Sixth
Minooka High School Board of Education will hold a meeting on Thursday May 6 at 8 p.m. at the district school on South Wabena Avenue.
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Minooka
I M Canal Clean Up Planned for May 15
A subcommittee of the Operation Greenstrip planning group will oversee canal clean up Saturday May 15 with volunteers from Grundy County Snowmobilers Morris Jaycees Boy and Girl Scout Troops 4H and state agencies. The meeting at Grundy County Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 p m will discuss plans including litter removal and tree clearing to involve all ages.
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Illinois-Michigan Canal
Grundy County
Morris and Grundy County
I-M Canal
Lumry
Chamber of Commerce
Commission to Review Parklake Village Housing Plans
Morris Planning Commission will review revised plans for Parklake Village a mixed housing project north of Coachlite Manor at a 7 30 p m meeting in City Hall. Leon Apranas president of Morris Development Corp of Chicago is expected to attend with a 23 acre site portion of 76 acres bought from Harry Biddle along Interstate 80 near Black Street.
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Parklake Village
Coachlite Manor
Morris Planning Commission
City Hall
Leon Apranas
Morris Development Corp
S. Ridgeway Ave
Chicago
Harry Biddle
Eeel
Black St
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Morris Hospital
C & C Roofing Co
Alex Crowther
Jerry Bell
Ed Kulig
R. L. Lyon
Chet Peacock
Crow
Ther
Tom
Arthur Allaben
Department of Public Health
Allaben
John Black
Frank Condon
Conrad Weitz
William Hynds
Arthur Meadors
F. Wayne Graham
Hugo Avalos
Appeal Panther Ruling
Valvoline
North States
Rte
NEW Cleaners
53 Minute Dry
Potomac River
Virginia
Marine
Army
National Guard
Dean Kahler
Dents
Coalition
Ken Johnson
Bill Arthrell
C.C
E. “Buzz” Livsey
Coast City Fire Department
Gene Clark
Old City
Clark
Dennis Hansen
Wood
Ferrari
Hansen
William Wharrie
Audrey Endist
Braceville Rd
Larry Ferrari
Commission
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