Joliet Man Dies After Duck Boat Capsize at Collins Station
Anthony Spesia 63 of Joliet died after a 16 foot aluminum boat capsized during duck hunting at Collins Station cooling lake. Gerald Spesia and Ronald Fordonski survived with help from Commonwealth Edison employee Robert Oldnettle who swam to shore. Autopsy pending to determine drowning or heart attack. inquest to follow. Funeral arrangements set with Haley Funeral Home.
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Anthony Spesia
Sherman St
Joliet
Collins Station
Tapella Funeral Home
Spesia
James Reeves
Morris Firemen
Morris Firemen and Grundy County Sheriff's
Gerald Spesia
Lois Place
Ronald Fordonski
Lincoln
Fordonski
Oldnettle
Morris Hospital
Fire Department
Grundy County
Sklut
E. E
Buzz) Livsey
Leo Reeves
Dan Demos
Commonwealth Edison
Demos
Mary Zola
Anthony
Theresa Spesia
Haley Funeral Home
S. Center St
St. Anthony’s Church
Mount Olivet
Visitation
Egyptian official linked to Westinghouse bribery case
Deputy prime minister Ahmed Sultan Ismail, later removed from President Sadat's cabinet, is named in secret government documents as the recipient of a 322000 bribe from Westinghouse for influence over a large engine contract. Trick or treat hours set for Mazon 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday per Village Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Washington Post
Ahmed Sultan Ismail
Mazon
Donald McCormick
Forecast calls for fair, cold tonight with frost later
Weather outlook shows fair and cold conditions tonight with frost or freezing temperatures later in the evening and increasing cloudiness Friday. Lows near 30s and highs in the 50s. Dresden Lock and Dam recorded 60/42 with 0.33 inches of precipitation and 7 am reading 42. Morris downtown stood at 44 degrees at 10:04 am.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Residents protest Morris rezoning plan at public hearing
After a lengthy discussion with Trend and Doal subdivision residents, the Morris Planning Commission tabled rezoning action pending a preliminary plat with a restrictive covenant. Attorney Paul Root said the plat would limit land use to single family detached or semi detached dwellings, preventing apartments. Residents urged square footage or price stipulations. Commissioner Baker suggested restrictions by size, not by price.
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Morris Construction Co
Morris Planning Commission
Trend and Doal
Morris Savings and Loan
Paul Root
Root
al Kracower
Kracower and Associates
Kracower
Bennie Sklut
Deal Subdivision
Trend Subdivision
Lakewood Estates
John Hardy
Cea
Fran McCluckie
Dove Circle
Clyde Baker
Morris Daily Herald Front Page Caption
Thursday afternoon edition of the Morris Daily Herald reports on local events and notices. The front page highlights community happenings, reader notices, and brief summaries of ongoing town affairs with emphasis on local institutions and names typical of the era.
County board chairman distributes extra vote recorders
The Grundy County election committee met with county clerk Lana Phillips to discuss extra vote recorders distributed for demonstrations. Chairman William Waters defended distributing demonstrators to show devices, while critics warned of misinformation and potential legal liability. Phillips emphasized nonpartisanship and widespread display with judges at polling places.
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Grundy County
Kenneth Benson
Rotary Club
Waters
Board
Peter
Baudino
State Board of Elections
Benson
Phillips
County Board
Trotter
Richard Ferguson
Ken Sereno
Wallace
Bud) Burroughs
MCHS Board weighs self evaluation plan and actions
Morris Community High School board members discussed a six year old North Central Association recommendation, approved forming a 70 person evaluation committee, and planned grounds improvements to the baseball diamond. The group voted to move meetings to 7 p.m. and distributed audit copies. Attending were Jack Kutches James Leonard Dr Tim Connor James Garling and Roger Gordon. absent were Dr Wilbur Dolezal and Mrs Karen Hunt.
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Morris Community High School
North Central Association of Secondary Schools’ and Colleges
Supt
Harold Sutter
Jack Kutches
James Leonard
Tim Connor
James Garling
Roger Gordon
Wilbur Dolezal
Karen Hunt
Two women seek Grundy County Clerk job in November
Incumbent Democrat Mrs. John Lana Phillips, 34, of 3100 N School Dr, faces Republican challenger Mrs. Edward Josephine Pack, 58, of 1225 Grant St, after both ran unopposed in the March primary. Phillips won 1,038 Democratic votes and Pack 1,514 Republican ballots in 34 precincts. Phillips seeks first four year term. Pack has served as Morris Township clerk for 13 years and holds multiple civic posts.
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Grundy County
John
Lana) Phillips
N. School
Edward
Josephine) Pack
Grant St
Phillips
Pack
James Williams
Verona
John McEvilly
Morris
Morris Township
Eighth
Republican Club
Illinois Federation of Republican Women
National Congressional Committee
Illinois
National Republican Committees
Ladies Vfw Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Polish National Alliance
United Fund
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Heart Fund
Dwight VA Hospital
The
Ladies of the Knights
Illinois Driver’s License
John Lewis
Sanderson, Porter & Elwood Ordnance Plant
Colonial
Edward Pack
U.S
Joseph
Bradley University
Peoria
Bernard
Virginia) Sandner
Michelle
Michael
Bernard Sandner
UNICEF Trick or Treat Day in Morris Set for Saturday
UNICEF collection day in Morris features a 3 p.m. gathering at Grundy County Courthouse square for boxes and routes, with 4 p.m. return to judge costumes by age groups, followed by a Shabbona Junior High Band parade to Morris Theater and candy distribution by Morris Lions until 6 30 p.m. No pets allowed at the theater.
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Unicef
Morris
Morris Lions Club
Grundy County
Court House Square
Shabbona
Liberty St
Morris Theater
Morris Lions
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Hunter
Cooling Lake
Somone
Bears
Johnny Musso
Chicago Bears
Morris Holiday Inn
Musso
Drive
Jeanne Fox
Joe Schmitz
Herald
Westinghouse
Ismail
Sadat
Morris Daily Herald
Robert Trotter
McHs Board
Donald
Mary Jane) Noonan
County Highway Department
Metro Rubber Products
Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders
Area
Mrs. Phillips
Caterpillar
Kevin
Kristan
Kelli
Josephine Pack
Lana Phillips
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