Pipeline Construction Near Morris Readies 40-Foot Pipes
Northern Illinois Gas Co stores 40 foot long 36 inch pipes on Pine Bluff Rd near Jugtown Rd as work on a 10.5 mile pipeline begins in two to four weeks with completion in about 90 days. The line will transport 166 million cubic feet of gas daily to heat 300000 homes for a year. The route runs from a SNG plant east of Morris under the canal and river, then south to the Ancona storage field or market.
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Northern Illinois Gas Co
Pine Bluff Rd
Jugtown Rd
Morris
Illinois River
Jugtown
White Tie Rd
Ancona
Herald
Yorkville Board Adopts Action After Gasoline Contract Default
Yorkville Community Unit District learned Collins Oil of Aurora defaulted on its gasoline contract at 21.65 cents per gallon. The district bought 1,800 plus gallons from other vendors and will seek cost recovery for weekly fuel differences. The board also approved bids, planning committees, and the 1973 74 school calendar.
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Yorkville
Board of Education
Yorkville Community Unit
Collins Oil Co
Aurora
Ben Goodin
Charles Garrison
Olsson Roofing Co
Yorkville High School
Plattville
Business Education
Indiana Dunes
Esther Riley
Parkview School
Weather summary from Dresden Island area and Morris
Mixed forecast with mostly cloudy skies and showers likely. possible thunderstorm. Highs in the low 70s near Dresden Island Locks and Dam, lows in the low 50s, then cooler midweek with upper 60s. Morning temps ranged 59 to 70 degrees with precipitation around .35 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Kansas storm claims child in Hutchinson region chaos
A storm with winds over 65 mph struck south central Kansas, killing 20 month old Kimberly Mitzner and injuring five relatives including her mother Alice Mitzner and three brothers. The mobile home was destroyed near Hutchinson while the city faced outages and damage to trees, lines, and buildings.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Jacob Mitzner
Hutchinson
Kimberly Mitzner
Alice
Mitzner
Im probed by hospital report and misprint corrections
Cepiel improved slightly this morning at Morris Hospital after head injuries from Friday. A Grundy County Board of Appeals meeting is set for 7 30 p m Thursday in the courthouse. An earlier Morris Daily Herald error attributed a Wednesday meeting to the board and misstated a ticket in the Conroy case.
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David Cepiel
Park Blvd
Morris Hospital
Grundy County Board of Appeals
Morris Daily Herald
Conroy
Syd Reeve
Joliet Junior College Wins Second Straight Culinary Title
Joliet Junior College culinary arts students win first place for the second year running in the Third Salon of Culinary Arts, sponsored by the National Restaurant Association and the Chef De Cuisine Association of Chicago in Chicago during the NRA Convention. The prize includes 500 dollars, a dinner at the Pick Congress Hotel, and names on a commemorative plaque. contestants included Julie Borer, Rolan Gulotta, Ken Kane, Sally Miller, Lucy Wooden, Sam Testa and Vince Avaols.
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Joliet Junior College
National Restaurant Association
Chef de Cuisine Association of Chicago
Chicago
Pick Congress Hotel
JJC
Julie Borer
Rolan Gulotta
Ken Kane
Sally Miller
Lucy Wooden
Sam Testa
Vince Avaols
Injured Man In ICU After Illinois 80 Crash
Gary Eltrevoog 20 of Rte 1 listed in serious condition in St. Joseph Hospital Joliet ICU after a Monday morning one car crash on Interstate 80 near Illinois 47. Stephen D. Cook 19 the car's driver was reported in fair condition at Morris Hospital with Eltrevoog previously listed as critical and Cook as guarded.
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Gary Eltrevoog
Rte. 1
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Interstate 80
Illinois
Stephen D. Cook
Eltrevoog
Morris Hospial
Cook
McCord denies White House pressure over jail in Watergate case
James W. McCord Jr. testified to Senate investigators that a signed December letter threatening “every tree in the forest” was not meant to force White House contact or help him avoid prosecution. He admitted making two embassy calls to be overheard, saying it tested government wiretap honesty, while denying a ploy against the government.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
White House
John J. Caulfield
Central Intelligence Agency
Caulfield
McCord
Israel
Chile
Senate Watergate _ investigating committee
Nixon
CIA
APSA to Eliminate Joliet Plant in $ Plan Shakeup
Joliet Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency shifts 1847 workers as plans consolidate APSA Joliet plant with Army Munitions Command at Dover Rock Island and form Armament Command at Rock Island. About 1392 offered Rock Island jobs 183 get no offers 272 decline transfers. Some 121 have found other work since January. Brig Gen Van Buskirk asks area firms to help place those not offered jobs.
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Joliet
APSA
Army Munitions Command
Dover
N.Y
Weapons Command
Rock Island
Armament Command
Shupe
Lawrence E. van Buskirk
Howard A. Groag
Robert F. Weber
Milwaukee Men Injured When Car Hits Train Near Pontic
Two Milwaukee men were treated and released at St James Hospital after a 4:35 a.m. collision on U S 66 with a Penn Central two car train near Illinois 17. Harry Gunderson, 31, was cited for failure to reduce speed. Dustin L Lunde, 35, was the passenger. Vehicle damage listed at 500 dollars. train damage at 150 dollars.
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Milwaukee, Wis
St. James Hospital
Pontiac
U.S. 66
Illinois 17
District 6
Harry J. Gunderson
Milwaukee
Penn Central
Gunderson
Dustin L. Lunde
Alan Lindsey
Yorkville trial jurors named for Yorkville murder case in Rockford
Kendall County State's Atty. Dallas Ingemanson has summoned eight jurors and several police officers as witnesses in the Yorkville multiple murder trial in Winnebago County Circuit Court Rockford. Circuit Judge Carl Swanson ordered sequestration as the trial proceeds with eight jurors selected Monday and opening testimony anticipated.
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Betty Piche
Somonauk
Carl Reimann
Sandwich
Winnebago County
Pine Village
Ilinois
Yorkville
Morris
Grundy County
Kendall County
Dallas Ingemanson
Winnebago
Rockford
Sydney Reeve
Gerald Broderik
Jack Kopezick
Glen Nowicki
Carl Swanson
Memorial Day Services Planned by Kendall VFW Post 8234
Two services Sunday May 27 honor fallen servicemen at Plattville Cemetery and Plattville church programs. The Kendall County VFW Post 8234 and Auxiliary lead a noon service at Plattville Cemetery after the United Methodist Church worship, with a 3 p.m. memorial at Plattville Lutheran Church and a 4 p.m. cemetery ceremony across Bell Road. The events include a memorial ritual colors salute and taps.
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Plattville
Kendall County
VFW
United Methodist Church
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Kankakee
Harry J. Green
Springfield
Green
W. Miller
Thanepohn
James Dirst
Plan Commission
Circle Center School
Ee Lee
North States Oil CO
Rte
Kansas Inn
Wasatch Mountains
Payson Canyon
Utah
Payson
Main Street
Donna M. Conroy
Liberty St
Reeve
JIC Culinary
Gerald Alch
Alch
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