Zoning Board Debates Permanent Agricultural District in Kendall County
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals discussed creating a permanent A-1 prime cropland and A-2 general agricultural district while stressing extensive public input. A duplex district proposal was also noted. An in-person meeting is planned for Friday Nov 5 at 10 am in Yorkville Court house Annex, with public hearings across nine townships planned for early spring.
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Yorkville
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals
Kendall County Plan Commission
William Lawrence
Fox Road
Kendall County 4 Hers Plan 25th Annual Achievement Banquet
Kendall County 4 H Federation plans the 25th annual countywide achievement banquet set for Saturday November 20 at the Minooka Junior High School gym with a 630 PM dinner and awards ceremony. The event honors 4 H members and leaders for notable achievements and is sponsored by Kendall County 4 H Federation Kendall Grundy FS Inc and Kendall County Homemakers Extension Association with public attendance welcome and reservations via 4 H members leaders or the extension office.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Minooka Junior High School
4H Federation
Kendall-Grundy Fs, Inc
Homemakers Extension Association
Permits Issued for Three Homes in Local Districts
Acting city building and zoning officer Wilfred Dix issued permits for three residences in the Harmon Subdivision and Woodland Road area. James Devine paid 40 dollars for a 20000 dollar home, Amish Craft Industries paid 27 for a 13500 dollar home, Hi-Park Builders paid 70 for a 35000 dollar home. all in RI zones.
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Wilfred Dix
James Devine
Harmon
Brentwood Drive
Amish Craft Industries
Arcola
Hi-Park Builders
Woodland Road
Hatcher Woods
Jerry Borens
Lynwood
Typhoon Hester Devastates Northern Vietnam tolls rise
Typhoon Hester swamped five northern provinces with more than 100 dead or missing. Reports cite 85 South Vietnamese and 3 American KIA, 15 S Vietnamese missing, 100+ S Vietnamese and 21 Americans injured. Homes and crops ruined, 40,000 homeless in Quang Ngai, bases damaged, and relief operations underway as battle news continues.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Quang Ngai
Social Welfare Ministry
Vietnamese Command
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
da Nang
U.S
United States
Michigan Leads Union by Abolishing Death Penalty
Michigan became the first state in the United States to abolish the death penalty, enacting legislation that ends capital punishment within its borders. The move marks a historic shift in criminal justice policy and sets a precedent for other states considering similar reforms.
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Michigan
Union
Oswego man among 1971 NIU summer graduates
Richard N. Young of Oswego Kendall County building and zoning administrator earned a master of arts degree during the Northern Illinois University 1971 summer session. Also from the area Thomas S. Meade of Minooka earned a master of science in education and Frances A. Smith of Yorkville earned a bachelor of arts.
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Yorkville
Richard N. Young
Oswego
Kendall County
Northern Illinois University
Young
Thomas S. Meade
Rte. 2
Minooka
Frances A. Smith
Rte. 1
Red clover seed output drops nationwide in 1971
Production of red clover seed is expected at 44.4 million pounds for 1971, down 10 percent from 1970 as Illinois rises to lead production. National clover acreage fell 14 percent, with Illinois reporting 78 000 acres for harvest versus 81 000 a year earlier, while yields rose to 90 pounds per acre, pushing Illinois output beyond seven million pounds.
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Washington
Illinois
Agriculture Department
Chicago bailiff slaying suspect questioned in Wisconsin
A 30-year-old Chicago man was questioned by Washburn County authorities Sunday about the apparent slaying of a Chicago court bailiff. Sheriff Marvin L. Anderson said the body of Jack A. Boya jian, 34, was found Saturday in a trailer home in Birchwood.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Chicago
Washburn
Marvin L. Anderson
Jack A. Boyajian
Birchwood
Seneca Calf Sale Set for November 10 at Club Cafe
Sixty steers will be auctioned at Seneca's 1971 Club cafe sale at 7 p.m. on November 10. Over 30 purebred beef herds will be represented with calves from University of Illinois Performance Testing enrolled herds. Sale committee includes Don Pogliano Phil Corcoran and Cliff Ratcliff. Auction in Seneca FFA sale barn one block east of Illinois 170. Rob Maierhofer in charge of building arrangements. Sherwood Jackson sale manager.
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Seneca
University of Illinois
Don Pogliano
Coal City
Phil Corcoran
Ottawa
Cliff Ratcliff
FFA
Illinois 170
Seneca Ffa
Rob Maierhofer
Sherwood Jackson
Four Democratic Officials Endorse Simon for Governor
In Chicago four Democratic county officials from GOP areas backed Lt. Gov. Paul Simon for governor in 1972. The endorsers are Grace Mary Stern Lake County Clerk Art Tyrrell McHenry County Sheriff Rayder L. Peterson Knox County Sheriff and Yvonne O'Brien Knox County Clerk.
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Chicago
Paul Simon
Grace Mary Stern
Lake County
Art Tyrrell
McHenry
Rayder L. Peterson
Knox County
Yvonne O'Brien
JJC Homecoming King and Queen Named
Joliet Junior College selects Daniel Holland of Kenney Illinois as homecoming king and Paula Lester of Joliet as queen from 12 men and 17 women in on campus vote. They led the pep rally and football game against Wilbur Wright College and were crowned at a Holiday Inn South dance.
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Joliet
Wilbur Wright College of
Chicago
Joliet Memorial Stadium
Holiday Inn South
Lester
Paul F. Lester
Mason, Joliet
Joliet Township West High School
JJC
Holland
Clinton (Ill) High School
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St. Petersburg
Fla
4-H
Vietnam
Sions
Pace
Mekong
Tovarisch
Valetta
Mediterranean
Malta
Simon
Morris Dry Cleaners
Court House
Ken Benson
Mokena
Dave Fassioto
Plainfield
John Wright
Lockport
Sandy Gorman
New Lenox
Lynda Steinbeck
Susan Marshall
Liberty Walgreen
Liberty St
Morris
Grace Baptist Church Bonds
Grace Baptist Church of Morris, Inc
Lennox
R. L. Lyon
Don Lyon
Ed Kulig
Liberty
NADA
Consumer Relations Service
Washington, DC
National Automobile Dealers Association
N.A.D.A
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