Clean Up Begins at Gebhard and Stratton State Parks
Park ranger Dave Carr with Harvey Lund and Steve Crolin leads a paint up and fix up effort at Gebhard Woods and Stratton state parks. 86 and 12 picnic tables receive new paint and repairs. Three of Gebhard Woods four ponds are drained and rebuilt for the first time in 10 to 15 years with restocking planned for next spring. Two new 1000 gallon toilets will be installed and 45,000 dollars allocated for Stratton Park facilities.
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Gebhard Woods State Park
Dave Carr
Harvey Lund
Steve Crolin
Gebhard
Stratton State Parks
Carr
Gebhard Woods
Gordon McIntosh
McIntosh
Dwight
Illinois
Stratton Park
Winter weather outlook and holiday date shifts forecast
The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts heavy Midwest snows this winter with multiple snow events from November through January and warmer coast-to-coast averages. It also notes eclipses, holiday date shifts under federal changes, and a projected nine inches of December snow leading to a White Christmas.
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Midwest
Old Farmer's Almanac
Almanac
SDS Found in State Park Raid
Police raided White Pines State Park cabins and seized SDS leaders from the Weather Underground faction. Jeffrey C. Jones and Linda Sue Evans were arrested on weapons and auto theft charges, with several others questioned and released.
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Oregon, Ill
White Pines State Park
Jeffrey C. Jones
SDS
Cylmar
Calif
Linda Sue Evans
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mark W. Rudd
National
Maple Park
N.J
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William C. Ayers
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Miss Evans
Ed Lang
Ogle County
Sdsers
Sheriff's Office
Park
Terry Robbins
New York City
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Detroit
James G. Mellen
Chelsea
Gerald W. Long
Robert Mackowsky
Fort Lee
Life Magazine links McCormack aide to 5000 cash tax case
Life magazine reports a lobbyist paid 5000 dollars in cash to influence a tax evasion case while in Speaker John W. McCormack’s private office chair. The piece ties Nathan Voloshen to several alleged fixes and notes McCormack’s suspended aide Martin Sweig was targeted in an SEC complaint.
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New York
Life Magazine
Washington
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Life
William Lambert
Nathan Voloshen
Maryland
Voloshen
Martin Sweig
Securities and Exchange Commission
Irving Helfert
Dayton
Ohio
Helfert
Lambert
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
UNICEF Drive Next Thursday for Morris youths
Grade and high school children in Morris will collect for UNICEF next Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. They will forgo trick or treating and visit doors to raise funds for needy children. Children will be identified by car tons and tags and materials go to eight local churches.
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Morris
Unicef
Costs to educate cheaper than babysitting now
The article notes that sending a child to school costs twenty cents less per hour than hiring a babysitter at current prices, highlighting a shift in local childcare economics and school expense.
Weather Outlook for Grundy County and Morris
A cloudy warm night in Grundy County with a chance of occasional rain and lows in the mid 40s. Saturday brings partial cloudiness with highs in the lower 60s and a Monday shower chance. Collins Weather Station recorded 48/27 Thursday, 9 am 33 and downtown Morris 11 am 37.
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Grundy County
Collins
Morris
Immediate possession 3 bedroom home with attached garage
Two year old residence offers a living room dining area and kitchen with an attached garage. Three bedrooms provide space for family and guests with immediate possession available.
Explosions at Union Carbide Plant Injure Eight
Two blasts at the Union Carbide Corp plant in Texas City injure eight people. Fire after the first blast sent a 200 foot fireball visible for miles. A second explosion followed ten minutes later as residents evacuate and return once fires are controlled within thirty minutes.
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Texas City
Tex
Union Carbide Corp
Texas
Right to Earn Adulthood Proposed at 18
Sociologist Prof. Dale Hardman suggests youths could gain adult status at age 18 by completing 1,200 hours of public service. He proposes diverse tasks from public landscaping to assisting institutionalized persons, spraying mosquitoes, military service, or creating public art.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Dale Hardman
Public Hearing on Rezoning Tract in Grundy County
A public hearing is set for 7 30 p m Monday in the courthouse before the Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals. Edward M Conley of Morris seeks to rezone about 4 acres from R II to M IV mining two miles west of Illinois 47 on Sis Drive In. Written or oral statements may be submitted for or against the change. The board will also consider amendments to allow accessory buildings and tighten school nursery and mineral extraction references.
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County Home Committee
Morse
Grundy County
Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals
Edward M. Conley
Morris
Illinois
Sis’ Drive-Inn
Appeals Board
Authorize Unit 2 Start at Dresden
The Atomic Energy Commission said it will authorize Commonwealth Edison Co. to begin operating Unit 2 of the Dresden nuclear power station near Morris Illinois. Dresden Unit 2 uses a boiling water reactor and will produce about 809000 net electrical kilowatts. Unit 1 has operated since 1960 and Dresden Unit 3 is under construction.
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Argonne, Ill
Atomic Energy Commission
Commonwealth Edison Co
Dresden
Morris
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden 3
Three Brothers Serve in Military Duty For Sparrow Family
The Walker Sparrow family of 1233 Grant St faces Veterans Day with three sons in active service. Thomas, 22, wounded near Saigon, earned a Purple Heart after stepping on a mine. Michael, 23, in Germany, earned a High Firing plaque for perfect shooting. Charles, 19, in Vietnam with the 3rd Marine Division awaits withdrawal.
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Walker Sparrow
Grant St
Saigon
Vietnam
Tom
Gilda Southcombe
Thomas Edward II
Illinois River
Ft. Leonard Wood
Charles
Seven Die in Tripoli Clashes and Curfew in Lebanon
Beirut reports show seven killed as Lebanese troops fought running battles with armed civilians and Arab guerrillas in Tripoli after clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Palestinians manned barricades in Beirut's Sabra quarter amid curfew and tense security.
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Lebanon
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Sabra
AL Fatah
Israel
Sidon
Tyre
Baalbek
Amman
Schools Close For Institute In Grundy County
Public schools in Grundy County closed to allow teachers to attend the Illinois Valley Division TEA 54th annual meeting at LaSalle Peru High School. Morning sessions offered two discussion groups and a noon address by Rabbi Morris M Hershman of Joliet. Local TEA leaders include Kenneth S Hammer Morris first vice president Duane L Sleven Morris Elsie Skubie Coal City Vivian Fischer Gardner county superintendent Arthur Meadors Max Lindsay Morris and Mrs John Tyrrell Mazon on the nominating committee.
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Grundy County
Illinois Valley Division of Illinois Education Association
LaSalle-Peru High School
Morris M. Hershman
Joliet
Illinois Valley
IFA
Kenneth S. Hammer
Morris
Duane L. Sleven
Elsie Skubie
Coal City
Teps Commission
Vivian Fischer Gardner
Arthur Meadors
Max Lindsay
John Tyrrell
Mazon
Kentucky to open first offender prison in former Job Corps camp
In Frankfort Kentucky will convert a closed Eastern Kentucky Job Corps camp into a first offender facility. About 100 inmates will be selected to occupy the prison at opening.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Jaycees Sponsor Lantern Contest
Morris Jaycees sponsor a Jack O Lantern contest on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p m on Waverly Street between Liberty and Division Streets. Judging begins at 7 30 p m. Entrants are children aged two to twelve in two categories two to six and six to twelve. Cash prizes include 2 50 for funniest and scariest in each category and 5 grand for most original jack o lantern. Three Morris Police Department members serve as judges and all contestants receive free Halloween candy.
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