Morris seeks 20 acre park with $300000 bonds in unique referendum
Morris faces a historic vote Tuesday on buying land and issuing bonds for a 20 acre community park. HUD open space grant funds would vanish if defeated, making this 50 percent cost bargain potentially irreversible for residents.
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John P. Chapin
H. B
Mabel) Goold
U. S. Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Morris
Jean Kleist
Chicago
U.S. Treasury
Park Action Committee
Chapin
Benton, Wauponsee
Chapin and
Fulton Sts
Goold Park
Morris Community High School
Goold
Mckinley
High Sts
Grundy County Housing Authority
Goodwill Park
Spruce, Chapin and
North Sts
Good Will
Anderson
U.S. 6
William G. Stratton
Gebhard Woods
Florence Smith
Weather Outlook and Observations From Local Almanac
Forecast calls for mostly sunny afternoon highs around the mid to upper 70s with cooler tonight and a chance of showers. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a higher 60s high and possible showers. Thursday record reached 84 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 58 low. morning readings were 66 in town at 7 am and 63 in Morris at 10:20 am.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
War powers bill nears final House vote before Nixon veto
Lawmakers push landmark restraint on presidential war making to final House vote today. Senate backed the compromise 75 to 20, while the House passed its version 244 to 170. President Nixon warned he would veto any bill with what he calls dangerous constitutional limits on executive power. The measure would force a withdrawal of US forces within 60 days absent congressional approval.
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House
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Nixon nearing nominee decision for Agnew successor
President Nixon convened Republican leaders at the White House to discuss procedures for confirming a new vice president to replace Spiro Agnew. Names like Connally Rockefeller Reagan remained prominent, with others on a growing long list. confirmation would require majorities in both chambers.
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White House
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Camp David
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Catoc
Tin Mountains
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
John B. Connally
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Connally
Texas
Congress
Agnew
Gerald R
Rockefeller
New York
First Cox indictment in Watergate probe emerges
Egil Krogh Jr., former White House plumbers chief, is indicted for lying to the Watergate grand jury about activities of Hunt and Liddy. Krogh pleaded innocent to earlier burglary and conspiracy charges. Senate panel hears McGovern aide Mankiewicz claim GOP dirty tricks aimed to fracture the Dems. The probe widens as prosecutors seek extended grand jury time.
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Krogh
Capitol Hill
Senate Watergate Committee
Frank Mankiewicz
George McGovern
Democratic Party
Mankiewicz
Rick Stearns
McGovern
GOP
Archibald Cox
Los Angeles County
Daniel Ellsberg
Democratic National Committee
Hunt
Liddy
White House
Israel Syria warfare escalates with dawn offensives and sea battles
Israeli tanks and warplanes resumed a dawn offensive inside Syria after an overnight lull. Missile boats clashed off the Syrian coast for the second night. artillery duels resumed at dawn along the Suez Canal. Each side reported claims of sinking enemy vessels and downed aircraft, with casualty estimates released by U.S. intelligence. Palestinian rockets hit southern Lebanon as tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Syria
Israel
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Damascus
Haim Herzog
Qatana
Tartus
Egypt
Washington
Lebanon
U.N. seeks new Middle East peace formula
U N Security Council debates to end fighting with Waldheim urging redoubled effort for cease fire and a just settlement. Syria and Egypt accuse Israel of aggression while Israel claims Arab rocket attacks and napalm. Malik and Tekoah clash over foreign aid and propaganda. Scali stays silent.
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U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Kurt Waldheim
Council
United States
Israel
Waldheim
Egypt
Syria
Nile
Mohamed Zakaria Ismail
Homs
Damascus
U.N
Golan Heights
Suez Canal
Jacob A. Malik
Yosef Tekoah
Tekoah
Malik
Goebbels
Hitler
Josef Goebbels
U.S
John A. Scali
U.S. Prepares Arms to Aid Israel in Latest War Efforts
The Pentagon prepared to ship artillery shells and antitank ammunition to Israel as a rapid response to fighting. Contingency plans discussed at the White House State Department and Pentagon included deploying F 4 Phantom jets from Europe with U S built replacements. Secretary Kissinger was due to hold a news conference to clarify policy on major arms shipments to Israel.
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Israel
United States
Pentagon
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
State Department
Pen
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