Morris teens seek a center to curb idle Liberty Street fevers
Morris residents explore a teen center to channel bored youth away from Liberty Street gatherings after a school survey showing 75 percent desire a new hangout. The Youth Task Force urges a Youth and Family Service Agency for counseling, modeled on Will County’s program, with private funding and local support.
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Morris
MCHS
Liberty St
Lee Cary
Cary
Sally Miesenhelder
Joan
Ken Sereno
Morris Youth Center
Jefferson St
Morris Automotive Supply
Episcopal Church
Will County Family Counseling Agency
Joliet
Richard Buck
Will County
Grundy County
Will County Service
Jury Deliberations Near End in Morris Pizza Hut Robbery Case
The Grundy County jury of eight men and four women is weighing the armed robbery charge against Michael Witherington for the October 17 Morris Pizza Hut robbery. State's Atty. Charles Zalar argued the defendant may have been compelled to drive the getaway car while accomplices committed the crime. Willis and Davis testified, detailing the car ride, the crime plan, and the $789 taken, with Willis recounting the night from the bowling alley to the pizza joint and back toward Illinois 47.
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Michael Witherington
Grundy County
Charles Zalar
C. Howard Wampler
Witherington
Illinois 47
Rondell Davis
Dennis Willis
Morris
Willis
Ottawa Bend
Zalar
Lynes
Davis
Echo Lanes Bowling Alley
Liberty St
Lincoln St
Atty
James Flood
Wampler
Savon
Morris Vfw
French paratroopers rescue mission reaches Kolwezi
French paratroopers dropped into Shaba province to rescue about 3,000 whites trapped behind rebel lines in Kolwezi with orders to clear buildings one by one. The operation triggered a diplomatic flap with Belgium over coordination while Britain and the United States offer limited support. Diplomatic reports said fighting resumed and the mining city remained under tense control as communications were cut.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
Shaba
Kolwezi
France
Belgium
Belgian Congo
Brussels
U.S
Harold Brown
United States
Britain
Royal Air Force
Lusaka
Zambia
Foreign Office
London
Pierre Hunt
Paris
Francois Poncelet
Radio Europe No. 1
Vocational Open House Set for Monday at Minooka High
Minooka High School hosts a vocational department open house Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. The Morris GAVC will have displays and representatives, inviting public attendance.
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Minooka
Minooka High School
Morris Gavc
Weather forecast and current temperatures at Dresden Island
The forecast calls for a cloudy night with scattered showers and thunderstorms, lows in the fifties. Saturday will be cooler with a chance of rain and highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Thursday reached 80 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 50 degree low. This morning at 7 am the temperature was 54 degrees and at 10:15 am it stood at 75 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Polish heritage topic to frame Grundy history meeting
Grundy County Historical Society sets May program on Polish heritage with talks by Mrs Josephine Pack and Mrs Donald Severson plus Polish National Alliance members. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Morris First United Methodist Church. Refreshments served. Public invited. bring Polish related photos or items. Contact Ida Lois at 942-1330 for details.
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Grundy County
Polish National Alliance
Ida Lois
Castro summons U S diplomat for Africa meeting
UPI reports Fidel Castro called the top American diplomat to a meeting in Havana this week to discuss Africa. The talks, held Wednesday, aimed to rebut Zairean claims that Cuba backs rebels in Shaba. Lyle F. Lane acted as chief U S diplomat.
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Castro
U.S
Africa
Washington
UPI
Fidel Castro
Cuba
State Department
Zaire
Department
New York Times
Lyle F. Lane
United States
Lane
The
Times
Shaba
the Times
Havana
House collapses kill youth in Paris Illinois
In Paris, Illinois an abandoned house being demolished collapsed trapping 16 year old Tony Whittemore inside. Carl Butler 19 and Tim Clements 19, both Paris residents, were preparing to level the building for Butler’s aunt Mary Butler who had recently purchased the property. Butler and Whittemore were in the living room when a loud noise occurred. both fled toward a door but Whittemore was fatally injured.
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Paris
Ill
UPI
Tony Whittemore
Whittemore
Carl Butler
Tim Clements
Butler
Mary Butler
Edgar County Sheriff’s Office
Special meeting at Gardner-South Wilmington High School
The Gardner South Wilmington High School will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to review a student discipline case held in the school.
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Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Zoning Requests On Grundy County Planning Agenda
Two rezoning requests and an informal subdivision discussion are scheduled for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Grundy County Court house first floor courtroom. Spencer LeMenager and Harry and Cecile White seek R II zoning in an M II area near Evergreen Cemetery. John J Crego seeks from agriculture to M II on Pine Bluff Rd near the Goose Lake School. Public hearing bylaws and planning policies to be reviewed.
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Grundy County
Goose Lake
Nettle Creek Township
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Senior Citizens Community Center
Morris Center
Norwood Brown
Far Left
Margaret Wilson
Ethel Corkc
Conley Realty
Cronin Hardware
Washington St
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