Punch card voting to debut in Grundy County election
Grundy County will use punch card ballots in the November 7 election with 11 000 residents affected. The county has authorized a 41000 system from Illinois Office Supply Co of Ottawa and expects returns by 10 p m due to the new electronic counting setup. Details cover inserting the card, punching per race, keeping secrecy, and handling mistakes while noting staff changes and costs from 1976 figures.
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Grundy County
Illinois Office Supply Co
Ottawa
Illinois
Bee Swartz
Illinois Board of Elections
Lana Phillips
Braceville IV
Brienna
Felix I
Felix II
Felix Iti
Garfield I
Garfield II
Goodfarm
Goose Lake
Greenfield I
Greenfield II
Highland
Maine
Mazon
Morris I
Morris II
Morris III
Morris IV
Morris V
Morris VI
Lynes Receives Extra Sick Pay Amid Dispute
Morris Mayor Donald Davidson and City Treasurer John Enger planned talks on wages paid to ex investigator Robert Lynes who has been on sick leave since July 30. The issue centers on how many years of service count toward sick pay and the meaning of bridge time, with questions about overpayments and required physician notes.
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Donald Davidson
John Enger
Robert Lynes
Morris Police Department
Lynes
Davidson
Grundy County
Frank Black
Morris
Police and Fire
Illinois
Illinois Industrial Board
Actor Gig Young and bride found dead in New York
New York police report that Oscar winning actor Gig Young and his bride of three weeks were found shot to death in their Carnegie Hall area apartment. It appears Young killed his wife then himself with a .38 snubnose revolver in the master bedroom, in the Osborne Apartments.
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New York
UPI
Gig Young
Carnegie Hall
Osborne Apartments
Bobby Short
Dane Clark
Richard Chartrand
Kendall County Board District II race fields three incumbents
Three candidates will be elected November 7 to Kendall County Board District II. Incumbents Robert Cherry Dorothy Montgomery and Thomas Charest run unopposed for the three seats. Cherry, 60, longtime Oswego area farmer and former state livestock leader, chairs the board. Montgomery, a 20-year secretary, serves as county officers committee chair and holds zoning and land use roles. Charest, 59, appointed last year to fill a vacancy, is longtime All-Steel supervisor and Kendall County Heart Association president. District includes Oswego Na-Au-Say Lisbon and Seward townships.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Robert Cherry
Dorothy Mon
Tgomery
Thomas Charest
Cherry
Na-Au-Say Township
Oswego
Illinois Livestock Association
University of Illinois
Ruth
Rte. 2
Montgomery
Minooka
Thomas Samsons Realtors
Joliet
Seward Township
Charest
All-Steel Inc
Aurora
Boulder Hill
Leona
Clay Court
Kendall County Heart Association
Weather forecast and recent temps from Dresden Lock and Morris
Tonight expect fair to mostly sunny skies and warmer conditions into Saturday. Lows mid to upper 40s with highs mid to upper 70s. Thursday at Dresden Lock and Dam reached 60 with a 35 low and 36 at 7 am. No precipitation reported. downtown Morris measured 56 degrees at 10 11 a.m.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Father Son Sail Away From Society on Plover Quest
Artie Lee 30 and his father Arthur 57 abandon steady work to live at sea aboard their selfbuilt tri hull sailboat the Plover They plan to drift from marina to marina toward New Orleans Florida and possibly through the Panama Canal and Alaska They expect 25 days of food stored life afloat and a home on the water with no fixed port destination or return date.
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Tom Redmond
Artie Lee
Artie
Arthur
Lees
Rapp
Channahon
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Marina
New Orleans
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Alaska
Columbus
Outer Space
Arthur Lee
Herald
Three Accidents Injure Two In Grundy County
Two people were hurt in three county accidents investigated by the Grundy County sheriff. Ester Kelly age 59 of Joliet was listed in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a crash on Illinois 47 south of Stonewall Road when a northbound car swerved and he veered into a ditch. His 1978 Chevrolet owned by Illinois Bell was demolished. David Eltrevoog 23 of Joliet refused treatment after a Pine Bluff and Winterbottom Roads crash. he was ticketed for driving in the wrong lane and posted bond. A third crash near Pine Bluff and Winterbottom Roads injured nothing else. a deer struck James Kenney’s 1977 Dodge, killing the deer.
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Grundy County
David Eltrevoog
Lantern Lane
Pine Bluff
Dan Raymond
Eltrevoog
Raymond
Pine Bluff Rd
James Kenney
Morris
Winterbottom Rd
Judge Malmquist Seeks Six Year Retention On Ballot
Thirteenth Circuit Judge Robert W. Malmquist 57 of 605 Vine St seeks another six year term in the November 7 general election. He must receive yes votes on 60 percent of ballots. The circuit covers Grundy LaSalle and Bureau counties with Morris Ottawa and Princeton as trial sites. Endorsed for retention by the Grundy County Bar Association, he was not recommended by the Illinois State Bar Association in a September poll of 108 respondents. He and wife Mary Alice O Connor have three sons, and he served in the Army Air Force 1942 46. He belongs to several civic groups including Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Grundy County Bar Association.
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Thirteenth Circuit
Robert W. Malmquist
Vine St
Malmquist
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Grundy
LaSalle
Bureau
Morris
Ottawa
Princeton
Grundy County
Morris City
Illinois State Bar Association
Mary Alice O’connor
Robert Jr
Lincoln
Neb
Peter Malmquist
Peoria
Timothy
University of Illinois Law School
United States Army Air Force
Illinois Lottery draws Big Pay Day and Touchdown numbers
Evergeen Park Illinois UPI reports Thursday drawings for the state lottery. Big Pay Day numbers were 644 56 0 7394 and Touchdown numbers were 28 42 24 12. The football city of the week was San Francisco.
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Evergreen Park, II
UPI
San Francisco
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Kendall County Board
Conley Realty
Morris Daily Herald
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Dream Come True
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Dwight
Chevrolet
Illinois Bell
Marketti’s Standard
Gardner
Winterbottom Rds
Jeff Black
Kenney
Robert Malmquist
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Morris Rotary
Judge Malmquist
Boy Scouts
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