Morris aldermen rescind BOCA building code after 8-0 vote
An eight to zero city council vote in Morris rescinded the July 14 adoption of a BOCA building code amid questions of necessity and a push to study and possibly amend housing code adoption. Officials discussed funding ties and the need for federal funds, while some members urged careful review and a two week delay.
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Morris
James Stine
BOCA
Stine
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Charles Roseland
Grundy County Housing Authority
Hornsby
Robert Gilbertson
Tracy Adcock
John Hendrickson
Donald Caisley
Morris Planning Commission
Roseland
Hendrickson
Council and Planning Commission
Gilbertson
Wren
Donald Davidson
Nixon Pledges to Destroy Germ Arsenal
President Nixon renounced chemical and germ warfare and vowed to destroy existing stockpiles of biological weapons. He said the United States will not employ germ weapons and will limit future bio research to defensive measures such as immunization serums. He urged Senate ratification of the 1925 Geneva Protocol banning first use of asphyxiants poisons gases and bacteriological methods.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
U.S
Senate
Fire at First United Methodist Church parsonage damages interior
A grease fire at 5:20 p.m. Monday caused minor smoke damage to the First United Methodist Church parsonage. The Morris Fire Department responded to the incident.
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First United Methodist Church
Morris Fire Department
Cold front lowers temperatures in Grundy County area
A cold front moves into Grundy County tonight lowering temperatures to the 20s. Wednesday will be partly sunny and colder with a mid 30s high. Collins Weather Station recorded 52 highs and 32 lows on Monday. Downtown Morris reported 38 degrees at 9 am and 43 degrees at 11 am.
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Grundy County
Collins
Morris
City votes to condemn three buildings on Illinois Ave
City Council authorized condemnation of three vacant structures on Illinois Avenue after City Atty. Robert Wren detailed fire hazards, structural damage, and plumbing issues. An occupied house at 755 Illinois Ave. was postponed awaiting adoption of a housing code.
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Illinois Ave
Robert Wren
Ilinois Ave
Wren
Arthur Webber
Hornsby
E.llinois House
SBA to Open Springfield Office in Illinois
The Small Business Administration will open a Springfield branch to oversee 43 counties previously served from St. Louis. Illinois director Robert A. Dwyer said offices will seek quarters and begin operations after January 1, phasing out Southern Illinois supervision from St. Louis.
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Chicago
Small Business Administration
Springfield
Robert A. Dwyer
Illinois
SBA
Dwyer
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Benton
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Danwalle
Final Approval For Apartments
City Council approved a Morris Planning Commission rezoning 8.7 acres east of Ottawa Street and south of Fremont Avenue to allow 144 apartments in 12 buildings. Developer Berens must begin within a year if financed and approved plans, with water and sewer services provided by the developer. Voted 8-0 to approve and discuss extensions for good cause.
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Morris Planning Commission
Ottawa St
Fremont Ave
Planning Commission
Gerald Borens
Berens
James Stine
Borens
Richard Schweickert
Charles Roseland
Robert Wren
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Wren
Davidson
John Hendrickson
Planning Commission For Action
Tracy Adcock
Hendrickson
Stine
Roseland
Adcock
Toll projected for Thanksgiving travel weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 700 to 800 people may die in traffic accidents during the four day Thanksgiving weekend from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. This first council estimate reflects a shift from viewing Thanksgiving as a stay at home holiday to a period of heavy highway travel. Last year's four day weekend saw 764 traffic deaths, the highest on record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Four Quints Alive in Barcelona Health Update
Doctors attending the four surviving Spanish quintuplets born last week said they were doing slightly better. The girl and two boys are gaining weight and recovering from jaundice. the other boy, about 2% pounds, has also recovered from jaundice and seems to take food better though breathing remains difficult.
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Barcelona
Spain
Voting Delays C C Board Appointment
Coal City village board postponed appointing a finance commissioner amid legal voting clarification. With Thomas Parks resigning, three commissioners and a mayor attend. mayor LeRoy Brown nominated Mames Testa, while Paul Redmond and Wayne Roseland opposed. If a majority cannot agree, an election must be held.
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Coal City
Thomas Parks
Nels P. Nelson
John Zerboglio
Parks
Paul Redmond
Wayne Roseland
Mames Testa
LeRoy Brown
Mike Thomas
Redmond
Roseland
Gerald Heavens
Zerboglio
Thomas
Buzz
N. Broadway St
Elmer Livsey
Alderman Criticizes Herald Over Police Coverage
First ward Alderman Glen Anderson challenged Morris Daily Herald at a City Council session for reporting police delayed release of an accident story. He refused to specify the article and said he had no comment on police policy while noting officers may need days to gather facts. Mayor Hendrickson called the issue inappropriate for the meeting and scheduled a later conference.
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Hendrickson
James Mosier
Marseilles
Morris
Mosier
Gould Park Drive
Wren
Dennis Egan
Lake River Towing
Joliet
Adcock
Glen Anderson
Morris Daily Herald
John Hendrickson
Violence Study Urges Lower Voting Age
The National Violence Commission urged lowering the voting age to 18 to give youths a voice in government. It backed Nixon draft reforms and new youth employment measures, and called for marijuana laws to be revised as a misdemeanor pending more data. Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower led the panel.
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Washington
National Violence Commission
Nixon
Milton S. Eisenhower
Commission
Georgia
Kentucky
California Crash Kills Illinois Men Near Fresno
A Fresno area collision killed three men and injured a 14-year-old from Granite City Illinois. Police said the stolen car was driven by Leslie Eugene Lewis of Granite City. Victims were Timothy John Moreno Jr. 20 Robert Rodriguez 32 and Paul Moreno 20 all from Visne.
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Fresno
Calif
Granite City
Ill
Leslie Eugene Lewis
Timothy John Moreno Jr
Robert Rodriguez
Paul Moreno
Vresne
Police Issue Late Ticket From November Accident
Police chief refused to explain why a ticket for Angeline Patti was issued today for a November 13 accident on North Street. Patti, 44, faces one count of failure to keep her car under control after her 1968 Chevrolet struck a parked 1967 Pontiac. She will appear in magistrate court December 4.
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Donald Ward
Morris Herald
First Ward
Glen Anderson
Angeline Patti
E. Jefferson St
E. North St
Jack Kopezick
Patti
Benjamin F. Angus
Rantoul
The
Herald
Ward
Kopezick
Tractor Driver Dies in Freak Valley Mishap
In Spring Valley Illinois a 60 year old man named John Tanzica was killed when the tractor he was driving overturned on a rural road near his farm home. The accident occurred Sunday according to reports from the area.
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Spring Valley, Ill
John Tanzica
Snicker-A-Day Targets Cost of Living Propaganda
A brief comic remark denounces supporters of rising prices as spreading propaganda, framing the debate as a joke about the expense of daily life.
Apollo 12 crew in quarantine after splashdown and lunar samples
The Apollo 12 astronauts Alan Bean Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr rest in quarantine aboard the USS Hornet en route to Hawaii. Bean suffered a minor cut from a camera during splashdown and an ear irritation. Medical checks proceed as lunar rocks and film await transfer to Houston.
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Clarence Jernigan
Alan Bean
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Bean
Navy
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
MSC
Nixom
Conrad
Gordon
Earth
Former Gardner Teacher Joins Springfield Office
Larry Van Winkle of Wilmington, former Gardner Community Grade School principal, is named director of the Department of Report Coordination under State Superintendent Ray Page in Springfield. He holds degrees from Lewin College, Northern Illinois University, and Northwestern University, and has taught in Wilmington and Roedale. He and his wife raise two children in Wilmington where his mother and grandmother also live.
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Gardner
Larry van Winkle
Wilmington
Department of
Ray Page
Springfield
van Winkle
Wilmington High School
Joliet
Lewin College
Lockport
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Northwestern University
Evanston
Wington
Roedale
Wilm
Alberta Ant
van W
Winglon
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