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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1971
Page
9
The Morris Public Library announces new weekly hours for its departments. Adult Department operates 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays. Children's Department runs 3 to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays.
A long list of new fiction titles and authors added to the adult department including The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Trevino, The Bridges at Toko Ri by James A. Michener, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L Engle, The Castle in the Mist by Maureen E Wakefield, The Shining Mischief by Barbara Levy, The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson, and many more.
Part of the Past is being recreated at Nauvoo Illinois once the center of the Mormon faith and the source of the westward trek. The project aims to restore the city to its 1840s grandeur with a visitors center Brigham Young 1844 photo and the restored Nauvoo house depicted among sun stones from the temple ruins.
The Illinois State's Attorneys Association told a Joliet House Judiciary subcommittee it supports the Unified Code of Corrections with amendments. Phillip Reinhard said pre sentence reports and post sentence communications pose workload issues and potential term conflicts for prosecutors across terms.
The Steator School Board fired Lloyd S. Henson, longtime Steator High School superintendent, by a 5-2 vote. Richard Peters was named acting superintendent after Henson was deemed negligent in fiscal year financial reporting and supporting two failed tax increase referendums.
The Illinois state AFL-CIO votes unanimously to back Senate attempts to override Gov. Ogilvie's veto of an anti strikebreaker bill. Senate leaders warn overturns are rare under the new constitution. Atty. Gen. Scott praises the bill’s aims and offers drafting help.
Commonwealth Edison announced plans for an additional 840000 kilowatt coal fired unit at Powerton near Pekin. Chairman J Harris Ward estimated costs above 100 million dollars, excluding environmental controls, with options for low sulfur western coal or sulfur removal, aiming to begin by mid 1972 and serve by 1976. A similar unit is under construction and due next spring.
The federation announces a plan to reduce its funding of political activities in support of friendly candidates, citing financial constraints while vowing to protect core programs.
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