Car-train crash kills Clayton D. Campbell near Custer Park
A 32 year old Custer Park resident Clayton D. Campbell died Saturday when his 1966 pickup was struck by a southbound Norfolk and Western train near Custer Park. The crash at 11 50 a.m. involved 24 cars and the engineer was Orville R. Wilcox of Decatur. Campbell had worked for Caterpillar in Joliet for ten years and was a member of local clubs. Visitation follows at Patterson Funeral Chapel and Cox and Martin Funeral Home with services at Cox and Martin in Sandoval.
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Braidwood
Custer Park
Clayton D. Campbell
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Will County
Orville R. Wilcox
Decatur
Campbell
Wamac
Ill
Ruby
Cora Haney
Florida
Paul Campbell
Centralia
Kathy
R.D. Campbell
Jimmy
Joliet
Terry
Larry
John
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Loyal Order of Moose
McNaab
Pocahontas
Ark
Reeves Funeral
Savaria
Marilyn
Donald
Lawrence
Eugene
Mazon
Marguerite
Illette
Lillian Savaria
Alaska
Taylor
Fresno
Calif
Idaho
California
Wagner Aviation of
Morris
Air Force
Inazon
Marvel Memorial Chapel
Arco
Reeves Funeral Homes
Reeves Funeral Home
Cicero Youth Claims Accident in Oak Park Murder Case
David J. Kaye 19 says he accidentally struck Mildred Schwaegerman 55 with his car near an Oak Park transit station. He allegedly panicked and dragged her into his car where she died en route to a hospital. Her body was later found in Du Page county. no sexual assault was reported.
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Chicago
David J. Kaye
Cicero
Oak Park
George Lavery
Kaye
Mildred Schwae
Lavery
Morris Grade School Board to discuss gym suit rule
A committee report on the gym suit requirement is scheduled at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Franklin School during the Morris Board of Education meeting. The agenda includes tax monies received the baseball field at Shabbona School and music education with action planned on other items.
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Morris Grade School Board of Education
Franklin School
Shabbona School
Morris Daily Herald Announces Staff Appointments
The paper notes Mrs. Judy Sullivan named librarian's aide at Center School at $2.75 hourly and Mrs. Nancy Morris hired as part time secretary for the Special Education Cooperative at $3 hourly. The board will approve suspending half the business manager's salary for District No. 54 effective Aug. 14 after an Aug. 14 executive session.
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Judy Sullivan
Center School
Nancy Morris
Special Education Cooperative
Yorkville approves EPA tied building permits and library payment
Yorkville City Council passes an ordinance requiring proof of EPA compliance before issuing building permits and delays occupancy until approved. The council also plans to pay remaining funds on the new library to save interest and taxes. Other actions include traffic concerns on Fox Street and Center Parkway, insurance policy reviews, and park shuffleboard equipment for the city park.
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Yorkville
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Robert J. Coleman
Fox St
U.S. 34
Center Parkway
Countryside Center
Plane crash kills two men near DuPont and Buffalo Roads
Two men died in an aerobatic plane crash south of DuPont Road. Billy P. Blount 28 Morris and Newton C. Savaria 49 Mazon were retrieved from wreckage and slated for burial in Pocahontas Arkansas and Arco Idaho respectively.
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DuPont Rd
Billy Blount
Rte. 2
Newton C. Savaria
Mazon
Lawrence Studio
Billy P. Blount
DuPont
Buffalo Rds
Reeves Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Ark
O'Hare
Arco
Idaho
Donald Terrell
Norman Township
Morris Police and
Grundy County
Grundy County Sheriff's Department
Wagner Aviation Co
Morris Fire Department
James Reeves
Jury Awards $35 000 to Injured Man in Wire-Trip Case
Edward Newman 45 wins 35000 in damages after an eight day trial in Circuit Court Judge Leonard Hoffman presiding. Newman alleged Illinois Bell Telephone Co failed to bury an uncovered wire near his home on 14 Pheasant Trail Rd McIntosh Subdivision.
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Edward Newman
Pheasant Trail Rd
McIntosh Subdivision
Bonnie
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Newman
Kevin Kelly
Herald
Leonard Hoffman
McIntosh
Weather outlook shows warmer spell with mild nights
Partly sunny and warmer today with a high in the upper 70s and a mild night with a low around the mid 60s. Tuesday expect partly cloudy skies and warm conditions with a lower 80s high and a chance of showers. Weekend temps at Dresden Island Locks ranged from 47 to 70 with 78 on Sunday. Early morning readings were 64 at 7 am and 66 at 10:30 am downtown Morris, with precipitation totaling 0.07 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Park plan explained at Morris meeting for year-round city park
About 60 residents attended an informational session in Morris on a proposed year-round park. The proposal would cost 64 cents per month or 7.67 per year per 10 000 in assessed value. PAC members discussed land at Borens site north of George Street and around Illinois 47 with roads to connect Brentwood Drive and Newton and Lynwood drives.
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James Provancal
Park Action Committee
First National Bank of Morris
Anderson
Borens
George St
Illinois 47
Century Wholesale
Barens
Provancal
Borens Estate
U.S
Illinois
Brentwood Drive
Newton
Lynwood
Marian Syz
HUD
Morris
Schweickert
City Planning Commission
Cohenour
Rosefsky
U.S. 6
Fred Walker
Younger
G. C. Willerath
Doug Macdonald
Leslie
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Morris Daily Herald
Reeves
Blount
Robert Wagner
Wagner Aviation
Citrabria
Wagner
Federal Aviation Association
FAA
William Morrison
LaSalle
Illinois Bell
Arthur Lennon
Kent Ayers
Roy W. Clark Sr
Brienna Township
Esther Spencer
Linits
Arends
William Bowman
John Maunder
Dale Jackson
PAC Committee
Park Commission
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