Israeli Syrian cease fire line erupts in Golan clash
Air raids and heavy artillery mark the first major tank battle on the Golan Heights since 1967. Israel claims six Syrian jets shot down and 12 to 14 Syrian tanks knocked out, while Syria reports 14 Israeli tanks damaged and one Israeli plane downed.
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Associated Press
Golan Heights
Middle East
Syria
Tel Aviv
Damascus Radio
Damascus
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Ahmed Ismail
Ismail
Kuwait
Israel
Beirut
Morris Community High School to undergo seven year review
Morris Community High School begins a lengthy self evaluation using North Central Association guidelines to examine every part of the school. A visiting educator team will assess the program on April 11 to 13 and produce a written analysis for the board and staff.
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Ted Morgan
Morris Community High School
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
MCHS
Morgan
Joe Laughary
William R. Ferguson
Margaret Bednarik
Mabel Allen
Herald
Supt
Harold Sutter
Edisons Captured in Virginia Extradition Sought
Kenneth Edison 26 and Kathleen Edison 18 of Gardner were arrested in Richmond Virginia on burglary charges tied to carpet and drape thefts from Gardner Development Corp modular homes. FBI aided capture. ship back to Grundy County. Donna Fegert 19 faces trial with them.
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Kenneth Edison
Kathleen
Gardner
Richmond
Grundy County
Sheriff’s Office
FBI
Marvin Olson
Charles Olson
O’hare
Edison
Gardner Development Corp
Donna Fegert
Calumet City
Edisons
Speck appears at Peoria hearing for nurse murders
Richard Speck, already convicted of eight nurse murders in Chicago, stood at Peoria County Courthouse as a new hearing began today. The proceeding focused on the next steps in his case and potential further actions.
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Peoria, Ill
Richard Speck
Chicago
Peoria County
Speck
Weather and Speck Death Penalty Hearing Recap
Cold, cloudy weather continues with snow flurries possible across several days. Speck’s hearing to determine a new sentence follows a Supreme Court ruling. Speck, aged 30, was sentenced to die in 1967 for July 1966 slayings, with Warden John Twomey and Judge Richard Fitzgerald among key witnesses.
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Speck
U.S. Supreme Court
Richard Fitzgerald
Circuit Court
Cook County
John Twomey
Stateville Penitentiary
Peoria
Westwood Hints at Resignation Amid DNC Leadership Tug
Washington AP Jean Westwood, DNC chair since July, signaled she may resign with party leadership effectively a two man race. Robert Strauss and George Mitchell emerge as leading contenders while Alabama Gov. George Wallace opens a temporary DNC office in Washington ahead of the December meeting.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Jean Westwood
George McGovern
Robert Strauss
Texas
George Mitchell
Portland
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Strauss
Henry M. Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Afl-Cio
Westwood
John English
DNC
Muskie
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Arresting officer killer linked to Hamm case in Pa
Ancell Hamm, 28, held on two counts of murder after authorities tied a Belgian hunting rifle found two miles from the crime scene to his family. Hamm, previously arrested multiple times, is accused of killing Kennett Square patrolmen Richard Posey and William Davis as they left a patrol car before dawn last Wednesday.
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Kennett Square
Ancell Hamm
Hamm
Chester County Farms
Rocco Arella
Richard Posey
William Davis
Farmers Hope for Freeze to Save Late Illinois Harvest
In Centralia Illinois farmers endure muddy fields and slow harvesting as rain and wet soil threaten a large soybean crop. A hard freeze may allow equipment movement and reduce losses, with many yards still to harvest and prices volatile for contracted beans. A separate collision left William Craig Hill in critical condition after a Sunday I 80 crash near Morris Hospital.
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Centralia
Ill
Bill Collier
Alexander County
Thurston
W.R. Davie
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Collier
William Craig Hill
Streator
Morris Hospital
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
County Districts Meet On Site School Land Ordinance
About 35 people from 11 or 12 of the county's 16 districts attended an informational session at Franklin School on the proposed school land or cash in lieu ordinance for new developments. Districts 54 and 101 drafted it for Morris, now urging other districts to adopt similar measures to ensure funding for future schools. James Peterson of District 54 explained the ordinance and its goals.
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Arthur V. Meadors
Franklin School
Morris City Council
Morris
James Peterson
District 54
Corbett acquitted in Illinois conflict case
State Rep. Jerry Corbett D Hardin was found not guilty on conflict of interest charges after a one and a half hour jury deliberation in Springfield Circuit Court. Corbett, 55, celebrated with his wife Jo Ann after the verdict in a case that arose as Democrats sought to redraw the Senate map and gain majority status.
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Springfield
Ill
Jerry Corbett
D-Hardin
Corbett
Jo Ann
State
Senate
A.C
Junie” Bargalis
Holiday Mail Schedule From Morris Post Office
Post Office will not deliver regular city or rural mail on Thanksgiving Day. Only special delivery mail will be processed. Lobby hours 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with dispatch at 12 30 p.m. and Star box collection, per Postmaster William V. Martin.
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Morris
William V. Martin
County forum delegate helps plan Illinois Bicentennial events
Mrs. Everett Lois of Morris represented Grundy County at the Illinois Bicentennial Forum in Springfield. She joined 120 delegates in planning statewide events for the 1976 celebration, with IBC chairman Andrew McNally III urging active citizen involvement.
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Everett Lois
Morris
Grundy County
Springfield
Illinois Bicentennial Commission
IBC
Illinois
Andrew McNally III
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Virginia
Roy Christensen
Stephen Glawlinski
Shell Lake
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Hebert F. Paschen
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Arella
Morris Daily Herald
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