Tax Viewpoint by James W. Baker Proposes Education Surtax
Morris farmer James W. Baker urges a statewide income tax surcharge for school financing after withholding his Morris property tax. He cites California rulings against local taxes and argues the system is outdated. Baker notes farm costs and potential tax penalties while praising state schools abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauponsee Township
James W. Baker
Morris Daily Herald
Baker
Niles
Illinois
California Supreme Court
California
Australia
Morris
Morris Community
Grundy County
Unseasonably Hot September Faces Seventh 90s Day
Mrs. Robert Guertin and her children visit Chapin Park Morris amid 94 degree heat marking the seventh 90 degree day this September. Dresden Island Locks and Dam logged seven days above 90 and two days at 33 for the month with 2.73 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Guertin
Rte. 2
Claudine
Carl
Chapin Park
Morris
Herald
Weitz Cafe Changes Ownership to Joliet Firm
Ownership of Weitz Cafe at 213 Liberty St changes hands to H. B. Price Co. Inc. Joliet with real estate sold to Grundy National Building Corporation. The Eisenbeises and Price Co will run both the former Weitz restaurant and The Pub in the Emporium, with The Pub offering a nightclub atmosphere.
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Illinois 47
Conrad
Herbert Weitz
Jesse
Diane) Eisenbeis
Alicia Drive
The
Evergreens
Gail M. Kelly
Joliet
Emporium
Bank
Kelly
Morris
John Hendrickson
William Palmer
H. B. Price Co
Eisenbeis
H. B. Price
Chicago
Min
Neapolis
Eisenbeises
Weitz
Jeanne Fox
Building Corporation
Conrad Weitz
Cub Scout Carnival for M D postponed to Saturday
The Cub Scout Pack 47 carnival benefiting muscular dystrophy is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Mitchell Plumbing and Heating parking lot at U S 6 and Lisbon Road. Bethlehem Lutheran Church sponsors games with prizes an auction and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Plumbing
U.S. 6
Lisbon Road
Pack 47
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Morris MCHS Homecoming Seeks Alumni Participation
Morris Community High School prepares for 1971 Homecoming on Oct 16 with a 10 a.m parade in downtown Morris and a noon football game. Alumni are urged to join the parade, attend the registration desk, and help with activities and decorations. The queen and king will be crowned at the 8 p.m. dance. buttons cost 25 cents and 1,000 have been ordered.
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Morris
Morris Community High School
Gail Peterson
MCHS
Gail
Board of Education
Tank
Marseilles
Kim
Robin Cohenour
Mavis Anderson
Holly Prenzler
Anne Taylor
Becky Sheedy
Candy Chord
Morris Men Lead Grundy County United Fund Drive
Two Morris men head the Grundy County United Fund Drive with James R. Roberts of General Electric named overall chairman and Herbert A. Wyeth Jr. of the Country Companies as vice chairman. Roberts laid out plans for 11 divisions including industrial commercial professional government education and agricultural with separate divisions for Minooka Coal City Gardner South Wilmington and Mazon Verona Kinsman.
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Morris
Grundy County
James R. Roberts
General Electric
Midwest
Herbert A. Wyeth Jr
Roberts
Iowa
New York City
Wyeth
United Fund
Aurora
Minooka
Coal City
Gardner- South Wilmington
Mazon- Verona-Kinsman
Ginger Downgraded Storm Hits Morehead City
Tropical Storm Ginger moved inland bringing 45 mph winds and heavy rain. Flooding swamped homes businesses and streets along tidally influenced rivers in Morehead City, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
Ginger
Ethylene Plant Near Morris Faces Investigation Over Noise
Illinois Attorney General and Grundy County officials investigated the Northern Petrochemical ethylene plant east of Morris after about two dozen residents reported vibrations and noise during startup. NPC said the plant has been in partial operation since Sept 20 with adjustments reducing the flare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Petrochemical
Morris
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Leonard Boss
Aux Sable
Boss
James Jenks
Attorney General's Office
NPC
Here
Eugene Sorensen
Grundy County
Sorensen
Unseasonably Hot Weather Forecast Across Region
Weather report notes continued heat and humidity with highs in the lower 90s and a warm night near 70s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam recorded 94 degrees and a 64 degree low on Thursday. Current morning temperature at 7 am was 65 degrees.
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Dresden Island
Dock workers and coal miners stage coastwide work stoppage
The AFL-CIO International Longshoremen's Association and soft coal miners strike across East Gulf and West coasts after talks with shippers collapsed just after midnight. Beaumont Texas sees about 500 workers affected while other Texas ports operate normally. The move marks a rare nationwide port shutdown and prompts potential 80 day cooling off action under Taft Hartley.
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Associated Press
East
Gulf
West
Afl-Cio
International Longshoremen's Association
Maine
Texas
New York
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Nixon
Piers Sought on Illinois River Bank Near Morris
James W Barr applies for a federal permit to install 52 removable finger piers along the south bank of the Illinois River near Morris The Chicago District Corps of Engineers will consider navigation fish wildlife conservation pollution and public interest factors in deciding the permit Objections or information should be mailed to the Chicago District Corps of Engineers 219 S Dearborn St Chicago 60604 before Oct 18 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barr
Rte. 1
Illinois River
Morris
Chicago District Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Norton E Saxton
S. Dearborn St. Chicago
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Cook County
Roy Peters
Cook County Sheriff's Department
John Loughnane
Goose Lake
Park Forest
Loughnane
Sheriff's Department
DuPage County
Peters
John H. Geiger
Des Plaines
American Legion
Shakey Bridge
Florence Smith
Weitz Cafe
R.o Fozo LE
Liberty
Herschel
Commission
James Kinzig
Immaculate Conception Church
Richard Gilmour
Donald Kocher
Romeo Blanchette
Gilmour
West Coast
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
U.S
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