Plan open house at Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop dedication
Open house and dedication for the new Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop building at 1033 Third Ave Morris set for Sunday Sept 17 from 2 to 6 pm. The facility serves Grundy Will Kendall counties with social educational vocational training and job placement programs for handicapped residents.
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Illinois Valley
Third Ave
Herald
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
Morris
Illinois Valley Workshop
Grundy County
October date set for CROP walk in Grundy County
Plans for the 1978 Crop Walk were formed at a Grundy County CROP committee meeting held Aug 30 at the First United Presbyterian Church. The event starts at 9 a.m. Saturday Oct 7 from the Grundy County Courthouse Morris with sign in at 8 15 a.m. Participants may walk jog or bicycle along routes coordinated by Orin Cooper with city and county officials supporting the project. The county goal is 12000 dollars and a final pep rally is scheduled Sept 21 at 7 30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Morris as plans wrap up.
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Grundy County
Morris
Orin Cooper
Magda Carlson
James McElwain
First United Methodist Church of
American businessman gets suspended sentence in Russia
F. Jay Crawford, an American businessman, is convicted on currency speculation charges by a Soviet court but receives a suspended five year sentence enabling him to leave. He immediately seeks an exit visa and plans a vacation once abroad, insisting on his innocence while noting his packed bags. The verdict follows a two day trial amid mixed reactions outside the court.
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Moscow
UPI
F. Jay Crawford
Crawford
U.S
Lev Mironov
Mironov
Kaneshna
Vladimir Kiselev
Kiselev
Ludmila
Alya Solovyova
Leonid Popov
KGB
Peter Maggs
University of Illinois
International Harvester
Robert Booth
Grundy Planning Panel to Discuss Agricultural Land Use
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission schedules a public meeting at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Grundy County Courthouse to discuss residential uses of agricultural land. Interested speakers must submit written statements before or at the meeting. oral remarks will be time limited. The session follows August actions amid opposition to residential development plans.
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Grundy County
Kennedy assassination probe raises new questions from autopsies
The House Assassinations Committee aired fresh questions about Kennedy's death after reviewing conflicting Parkland and Bethesda autopsy reports. Seven experts explained wounds to Kennedy and Connally, while Zapruder film footage was shown to illustrate the Dallas shooting in 1963.
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Washington
UPI
House
John F. Kennedy
Texas
John Connally
Nellie
al Hospital
Dallas
Blakey
Parkland
Warren Commission
Connally
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Camp David summit opens new Egypt Israel dialogue mood
At Camp David the talks between President Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin showed informal, cordial vibes as they aimed to reopen dialogue on Palestinian issues. A second full meeting was planned with a three day break during holy days.
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Camp David
UPI
Egypt
Israel
White House
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Sadat
Begin
U.S
Ezer Weizman
Weizman
Jody Powell
Morris Daily Herald front page notice
Morris Illinois September 7 1978 edition information page announces the Morris Daily Herald vol XCVIII no 116 with sixteen pages and a twenty cent price for the Morris, Illinois publication.
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Morris
Illinois
Becalmed couple aided to bypass Illinois locks
Florida couple David and Lucy Winton, sailing Espirit 30 feet, can’t pass Illinois River locks due to repairs. Glen Ellyn Moving and Storage offers flatbed truck and driver to haul the boat around the locks, as the couple hoped for marina standby to load and lift. They left Boynton Beach in March and aim to reach home by November 15.
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UPI
Florida
Illinois
David
Lucy Winton
Glen Ellyn Moving and Storage Corp
Winton
Wintons
Boynton Beach
Fla
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Michigan
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
David Hennicke
Teachers' strikes hit 13 states nationwide
United Press International reports Cleveland teachers formed picket lines threatening to halt classes for 100,000 students while Marion Indiana teachers defied a judge's warning to work or be jailed. The tally shows strikes idling over 600,000 students across 13 states with 18,000 teachers and staff on strike in Ohio alone.
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Andrew A. Yemma
United Press International
Cleveland
Marion
Ind
UPI
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsyl
Vania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Washington
Vermont
Idaho
Ohio
Louisiana
California
Indiana
Dayton
Lone sailor conquers the Atlantic crossing to Ireland
W. Carl Jackson, 55, Indiana University dean, completed a 51 day solo voyage aboard Carla Mia from Marblehead to Crosshaven Ireland. He endured extreme loneliness and weight loss, calling the crossing a beasty experience he would not repeat, and he landed despite a brewing storm after eight prior gales at sea.
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Crosshaven
Ireland
UPI
W. Carl Jackson
Atlantic
Crosshaven Harbor
Marblehead
Mass
Carla
Indiana University
Jackson
Europe
Nova Scotia
Cork Bay
Strike at LaSalle station extends amid wage dispute
At the LaSalle County Nuclear Power Station in Seneca, more than 2,500 workers walked off after the Boiler Makers Local 60 contract expired. About 100 union boilermakers are active, while other plant employees honor the informational picket. Plant manager Leo Burke reports no change as Commonwealth Edison facility stays closed. Edison spokesman Dan Demos cites a wage dispute with the union seeking a three year package. A Friday meeting between union officials and the Illinois Valley Association of Contractors is planned, with weekend optimism for a settlement before Monday. Some workers returned briefly on Tuesday as sympathizers before leaving again. An informational picket reads No Contract Local 60.
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LaSalle County
Seneca
Peoria
Leo Burke
Commonwealth Edison Co
Edison
Dan Demps
Joliet
Demos
Local 60
Seek cause of Legionnaires disease in Manhattan buildings
Federal and local health teams search three large Garment District buildings housing about 150 offices and firms for Legionnaires disease sources. One death confirmed with two more suspected, six hospitalized, as investigators interview workers, issue public notices, and operate a hotline while ruling out central air as a source. Separately, Elaine Walsh, 33, is certified to run for Grundy County Treasurer on the November ballot, facing incumbent Betty Olson.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
Garment District
Health Department
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Elaine Walsh
Grundy County
Walsh
Republican Central Committee
Lana Phillips
Betty Olson
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