Carter protests steel hikes in bid to curb price rise
President-elect Carter condemned a 6 percent price increase by U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel plus six others on sheet and strip products saying it unsettles price stability. He warned OPEC nations could cite the move to justify higher oil prices.
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John Usher
United Press International
America
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Cbs-Tv
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Iran
U.S. Steel
Edgar B. Speer
Detroit
Morris Fire Department seeks bids on brush truck
The Morris Fire Department will accept bids Monday for a brush and grass fire truck. The one ton vehicle carries 250 gallons of water, is light enough to cross fields, and replaces current equipment in the Morris Rural Fire Protection District formed in 1974. The district plans a $44,000 levy next year with $24,000 to the city for fire protection and $20,000 for future apparatus, matched by the city to aid equipment purchases.
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Morris Fire Department
Sherman Hexdall
Hexdall
Morris Rural Fire Protection District
Nettle Creek
Saratoga
Aux Sable
Goose Lake
Wauponsee
Norman
Erienna
City of
Morris
Morris Daily Herald front page brief
Morris Daily Herald issue details for Morris Illinois dated November 30 1976 includes volume XCVI number 171 twelve pages and price twenty cents. No specific news events identified in readable text.
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Morris
Illinois
New York Hit by Six Inch Snow Storm Across Northeast
A winter storm spread ice through the South and snow and freezing rain into the Northeast. Six inch snowfalls were reported in New York and Vermont with higher totals in Michigan and New Hampshire. Severe cold threatened sugar cane harvests and caused school closures across multiple states.
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United Press International
Louisiana
Great Lakes
New York
Ohio
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Limestone
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Houghton
New York State
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Atlantic
South
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Rockies
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Weather snapshot shows cold trend with snow chances
Forecast calls for tonight cloudy with possible snow and teens lows. Wednesday cooler with snow flurries highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Recorded temps include Dresden Island Locks and Dam 15/1, Morris 8/16 at 7 and 10:45 am, ESDA Morris 15/0 yesterday, barometer 30.20, peak wind 18 mph.
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Morris
Tricia Tuggle
E. Washington St
Cathy Hougas
Washington St
Tamara Bloom
E. Main St
Herald
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Percy Pushes Bill To Free Voice Of America From USIA
Senator Charles Percy announced plans to introduce a bill in January to remove Voice of America from USIA control. He urged VOA to operate like Radio Free Europe under independent oversight to avoid diplomatic distortion while providing frank news including when it upsets the Soviet Union.
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Chicago
UPI
Charles Percy
Voice of America
U.S. Information Agency
Percy
Soviet Union
United States
USIA
Radio Free Europe
VOA
America
BBC
The
Third $10,000 Illinois lottery winner in area
Barry Childers 25 of Wilmington presented his $10,000 Presidential Instant Game ticket for collection at Grundy County National Bank. He bought it Saturday at Ed's Dairy Bar. three $10,000 wins in 20 days share the Grundy County National Bank as the distribution agent for local tickets.
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Grundy County National Bank
Barry Childers
Kankakee St
Wilmington
Ed’s
Edward Griffin
E. Washington St
B and H Smoke Shop
W. Washington St
Paul L. Anderson
E. Chapin St
Childers
Perry
Rick
First National Bank of Wilmington
Marines Transfer KKK Members From Camp Pendleton
At Camp Pendleton California the Marine Corps says it will transfer some Ku Klux Klan members to other bases after a racial clash in which black Marines attacked white troops. Navy investigators have 14 suspects in custody for the November 13 brawl that left six whites injured.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
UPI
Marine Corps
Carl Hoffman
Pacific
San Diego
Los Angeles
Navy
Oceanside
KKK
Blast Rips Tokyo Night Spot
A gas explosion ripped through a nine story building in downtown Tokyo housing bars discotheques and mahjong parlors injuring 22 people and sending 30 fire engines to the scene. Police reported 16 men and six women were hospitalized as rescuers aided about 200 patrons as shards shattered storefronts and the cause remained under investigation.
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Tokyo
UPI
Clifford Bunton Files Fourth Ward Alderman Petition
Clifford Bunton of 1112 Butler Street has filed to run for Morris city fourth ward alderman. He is the first Democrat to file, joined by Republicans Thomas Cwik of 108 George Street and Duane McComas of 403 George Street. Other petitions include mayoral candidates Donald Davidson and Kenneth Kennedy, city clerk hopefuls Mrs. Marge Warren and Robert White, and treasurer candidate John Enger of 816 Second Avenue. Filing window is December 15 to December 27.
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Clifford Bunton
Butler St
Bunton
Morris City
Thomas Cwik
George St
Duane McComas
George
Marge Warren
Robert White
John Enger
Second Ave
Donald Barkley
Elmo Ray
Strong quake rocks northern Chile desert
A 7.3 magnitude quake struck near Pozo Almonte in the Atacama Desert, shaking a wide 250 mile coastal area and injuring two women in Pozo Almonte while a man was hurt by a mine landslide. Electricity outages and road damage were reported in Arica and surrounding towns. The epicenter was near Pozo Almonte and the quake lasted up to 55 seconds.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Atacama
Pozo Almonte
Iquique
University of California Seismographic Station
Berkeley
Calif
National Earthquake Center
Golden
Colo
Tocopilla
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
Grundy County OKs 17300 Salary for Highway Superintendent
The Grundy County Board on November 16 allocated 17300 of motor fuel tax funds to pay the salary of Grundy County Superintendent of Highways Richard McTague. McTague's pay remains the same as last year according to board minutes released today.
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Grundy County
Richard McTague
McTague
City crews tackle sewer stoppage on Division Street
Public works director Wilfred Dix said a sewer line stoppage on Division Street near Tractor Supply Co. blocked one traffic lane as city crews worked to clear the jam.
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Division St
Tractor Supply Co
Public Works
Wilfred Dix
Dix
Gilmore presses board for execution in Utah firing set
In Salt Lake City Gary Gilmore sends a scrawled note to the Utah Board of Pardons urging no clemency and pressing to be executed by firing squad. The board will decide whether to uphold the death sentence or commute it or grant a pardon with federal court possible intervention.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Gilmore
Utah State Supreme Court
George Latimer
Thomas Harrison
Harriet Marcus
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Sharon Odom Named Grundy County Juvenile Probation Officer
Judge Robert Malmquist announced the appointment of Sharon Odom 29 as Grundy County Juvenile Probation Officer replacing John Price who resigned effective December 1 after submitting notice September 13. Odom has served as assistant probation officer since May 29 1975. Price became juvenile probation officer May 1 1974, succeeding Robert Lynes. Odom a Morris resident attended Morris Community High School and Joliet Junior College. County budget allocates 12000 for the position.
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Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
Sharon Odom
John Price
Price
Malmquist
Odom
Robert Lynes
Morris
Five Illinois towns sue Edison over power pricing
Naperville Geneva Batavia St. Charles and Rock Falls filed a 37.5 million antitrust suit in US District Court alleging Commonwealth Edison monopolizes interstate power sales. The towns say Edison raised wholesale rates to crush their jointly owned distribution station, claiming 12.5 million in losses over three years.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
Commonwealth Edison
Naperville
Geneva
Batavia
St. Charles
Rock Falls
Edison
Marvin J. Glink
Glink
Grundy County United Fund Exceeds Goal by Nine Thousand
The Grundy County United Fund drive surpassed its goal of 82,900, ending with pledges and contributions totaling 92,251. Drive chair Walter Mayden cites increased contributions from area industrial firms and their employers as a major factor, with a rise of more than 12 percent from last year. Twelve agencies benefit from this year’s UF campaign.
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Grundy County
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