Morris High School adopts policy to keep young children in designated areas
Morris Community High School Board votes to require non high school age children attending football and basketball games to sit in a designated section unless with a responsible adult. Unattended children who do not watch the game will be removed. A grade school faculty member will supervise the area. The board also approves locker bid specs and other routine athletic department updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris High School Board of Education
William Ferguson
Robert Ciota
Ciota
Morris Community
Ferguson
Audit shows funds balance issues in Morris city finances
An April 30 1972 audit reviewed by the Morris finance committee found the general fund underfunded due to transfers for bond and interest payments while other funds posted surpluses and deficits. City officials discussed monthly cash flow reporting, tax receipts, and plans to implement a new cash flow system with staff reallocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Marvin Smith
Morris Fire Station
John Hendrickson
George Malek
Glen Anderson
James Stine
David Smith
Donald Caisley
Wilfred Dix
Mae Reagan
Leo Parks
Wheaton
Morris Daily Herald
Smith
Public Works
General Fund
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Illinois
Morris
Civil Defense Fund
Morris Public Library
Saratoga Heights
Kendall County Creates Plat Officer to Protect Buyers
The Kendall County Board creates the office of plat officer to review final plats for road and bond compliance before recording. George Bell is appointed plat officer with authority to require road completion and bonds, acting as a watchdog to protect lot buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Kendall
Kendall County
Plan Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board
George Bell
Bell
Stateville escape plan falls apart at prison
Two former plumbers Charles County and Clarence Schwark, both in their late 30s and assigned to a water pipe repair detail, hid scraps to make a 30 foot ladder. The improvised device collapsed on the roof and again on the ground, ending the escape attempt as guards intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count
Schwark
Nobel Prize Awarded for Immunology Discoveries
The 1972 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded jointly to Gerald Edelman of the Rockefeller University and Rodney Porter of the University of Oxford for discoveries on the chemical structure of antibodies. The prize is worth $98,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Gerald Maurice Edelman
Rockefeller University
New York
Rodney R. Porter
University of Oxford
England
Edelman
Porter
Royal Caroline Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Rockefeller Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States
Ashton
Liverpool University
Cambridge
National Institute For Medical Research
London
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pfizer
Whitley
Gairdner Foundation
Karl Landsteiner
Explosion on cruiser raises toll in Vietnam action
A gun explosion aboard the heavy cruiser Newport News caused 21 American deaths and 53 wounded in Vietnam last week. Seventeen killed and 37 wounded occurred on Oct. 1 during shell fire in Quang Tri Province. The Navy called it an accident but it is recorded as combat losses due to ongoing hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Newport News
U.S
Vietnam
Navy
Quang Tri Province
Kendall County Salary Talks Shape Budget For 3 Offices
Kendall County Board discussed the salaries for the state's attorney circuit clerk and coroner at Tuesday’s session. Coroner Everett McKeown urged keeping his $9,000 pay with expense allowances. circuit clerk pay moved from $11,000 to $12,500. state's attorney pay rises from $15,000 with state share to $22,000 next term. Officials and guests toured the Outdoor Education Center at Silver Springs State Park during a noon steak fry hosted by Irving A. Shears and Keith Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Kendall
Everett McKeown
McKeown
Irving A. Shears
Kendall County Educational Service Region
Keith Tucker
Kendall County
Silver Springs State Park
Tucker
Minooka Grade School Board approves in service training plan
Minooka Illinois on Wednesday night approved a half day in service training for faculty to plan curriculum. The board discussed county site policy but did not decide. They authorized purchases for welding, health room equipment, roof repairs, and glass replacement. plus conference attendances and staff workshops with expenses covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Transportation Committee
Jack Satorius
Satorius
City considers emergency ops center in new hall
Aldermen heard a Civil Defense official say up to 50 percent federal funding could aid a city hall EOC if building specs include a dual purpose room. A 30 minute clearance time is needed for emergencies with a 300000 bond vote set for Oct 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
EOC
Champaign
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Elgin
Aurora
St. Charles
Joliet
Kankakee
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MCHS
Sutter
Morgan
Ken
Davenport
Richard Schweighart
North Central Association
NCA
Shabbona School
Mark Ferguson
Richard Ferguson
Jeff Arnold
George Arnold Jr
Jamie Gilbert
James Gilbert
Herald
Seely and Evans
Marge Warren
Stateville
Dresden Island
Principals Association
Arlington Heights
Willow Brook High School
Illinois School Board Association
Sherman House
Chicago
Dave Decker
Parks
Battle Creek, Mich
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