Grundy County Property Assessments Jump 28 Percent in 1971
Grundy County total assessments rise from $197,815,640 to $254,257,160 with a statewide multiplier of 1. Illinois notes large gains from new construction inflation and reassessment. Goose Lake Aux Sable Morris Saratoga and Maine townships show varied but substantial increases across land lots personal property and railroad lands.
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Grundy County
Grundy
Goose Lake
Aux Sable
Goose
Morris Township
Morris
Saratoga Township
Maine
Peace talks suspended as U S and South Vietnam split on next meeting
The United States and South Vietnam suspended the Viet Nam peace conference after the allied side failed to agree on a date for the next session. Porter cited lack of progress in all channels and North Vietnam's refusal to address substantive issues, while Thuy and Binh reiterated their seven point peace plan.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Pham Dang Lam
Porter
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
South
Thuy
Thursday Afternoons MORRIS DAILY HERALD
The Morris Daily Herald issue dated Thursday afternoon reports local news updates and community brief items. It covers town events, announcements, and relevant notices in a concise newspaper style.
Vietnam launches first counterattack in 36 days
South Vietnamese troops keep up a counterattack near Chu Pa pass as government and US begin a crash program to reverse the North Vietnamese offensive. Paratroopers assault eight miles south of Kontum and 19 miles north of Pleiku to reopen Highway 14. Fighting continued at dusk as the command said nationwide hostilities had slackened.
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Saigon
United States
Central Highlands
Chu Pa
Kontum
Pleiku
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Springlike Warmth Edges In As Wind Shifts North
Temperatures will rise into the mid 60s in the northern part of the state while tonight stays cool with 35 to 40s. Friday could bring a warmer day as the sun continues to influence conditions. Wednesday’s high was 58 and low 38 at Dresden Island Locks. This morning at 7 o clock it was 47, and downtown Morris reached 57 by 10:30.
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Mother Nature
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Fifth graders learn basic first aid course aims
The American Red Cross offers a basic first aid course stressing accident prevention and general techniques. It uses four self instructional texts and five teacher led sessions on bleeding control bandaging artificial respiration immobilization of fractures and rescue. A certificate is issued upon completion.
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Red Cross
Grundy County
American Red Cross
Immaculate Conception School
Chris Niewinski
Kathy Provancal
Mary Barnes
Connie Rogers
John O'Hagan
Mark Morel
Mark Kopezick
St. Jean
Herald
Prisoner hurt in jail fight over bed time
A Grundy County jail inmate, Dewaine Holt, 25 of Wheeling, was treated at Morris Hospital for a nose laceration after a fellow prisoner, Rudolph Verderber, 56 of Joliet, struck him during a 1 10 am altercation following Verderber’s admission for DUI on Interstate 80. Verderber was restrained by two other inmates, Robert Goodlet and Kenneth Fisk. The incident followed Verderber’s wakeful aggression and a confrontation over quietness.
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Grundy County
Morris Hospital
Dewaine Holt
Wheeling
Testa
IGA
Coal City
Holt
Rudolph E. Verderber
Joliet
Steven Lowery
Verderber
Robert Goodlet
Morris
Kenneth Fisk
Braidwood
Improvements for Morris Post Office Contract Awarded
Eiselt Ventilating Co. of Cicero won a 34890 bid for lobby modernization and central air at Morris Post Office. Morris subcontractors Deese Electric and Roy Kjellesvik will handle electrical and carpentry. Completion set for July 1. The six 40 year old chandeliers in the lobby will be sold May 15.
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Eiselt Ventilating Co
Cicero
Morris
William V. Martin
Deese Electric
Roy Kjellesvik
Martin
Post Office
Land appraisals key in I 55 condemnation case
Grundy County Circuit Court heard three land appraisal experts Wednesday in the Illinois vs Blitzstein condemnation case over 29 acres at the I 55 and Illinois 47 interchange. State witnesses Fahrner and Finland valued farmland based on farm sales, while defense expert Cazel valued the land at 66 775 with 32200 damage to the remainder. zoning and adjacent Donnelley property cited in testimony. Eugene Sorensen said the site could be rezoned to commercial highway use if demanded by the public.
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Grundy County
Circuit Court
State of Illinois
William Blitzstein
Blitzstein
Clinois 47
Leonard J. Hoffman
George Hupp
Gerald R. Fahrner
Joliet
Emmett J. Finland
Bloomington
Earl Cazel
Dwight
Goodfarm
Atty. Black
Gerald Fahrner
Finland
U. S. 66
R. R. Donnelley and Sons Printing Company
Fahrner
Donnelley
New York Central Railroad
Cazel
U.S. 66
Illinois 47
Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Highways
Ottawa
Eugene Sorensen
GE names plant manager at Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant
Burton F. Judson was named manager of GE's Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant east of Morris announced by Dr. Sal Levy. Judson, now resident of Morris with wife Faye and daughters Andrea and Terri, has long GE service from MIT chemical engineering degree to Hanford and Vallecitos roles, most recently plutonium fuels development lead.
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Burton F. Judson
General Electric
Morris
Sal Levy
Judson
Faye
Andrea
Terri
Morris Community High School
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vallecitos
California
Vellecitos
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S. Vietnam
Illinois
Production Credit Association of Illinois
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Charles Bloomberg
Thomas F. Coveny
Robinson Drive
Francis J. Coveny
Rte. 1
Verona
Earnest Davis
Fox Valley Production Credit Association
Bloomberg
DeKalb
LaSalle
Kane
Cook
Dupage
Will
Kendall
Kankakee
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
FBI
Nixon
Hoover
National Presbyterian Church
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