Rebirth of Morris Fire Pumper at Weekend Corn Festival
The century old horse drawn pumper once named Shabanee will headline Morris events on September 25 and 26. It was purchased in 1868 for 7425 dollars, rebuilt by local volunteers, and may be the country’s last working example.
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Grundy County
Pete Muffler
Norm Jenkins
Tom Dzuryak
Bob White
Herald
Shabbona
City of
Morris
Princeton
Robert White
Dick Pierce
Morris Fire Department
White
Midwest Pump
Hinckley
Michigan
Franklin and
Canal Sts
Kendall studies dual assessment and fire district expansion
Kendall County Board extended the Kendall County Board of Review 90 days to finish this year's business. Ray Waclaw described committees studying a dual assessment system with two values per parcel and urged automation. Fire Protection District expansion to the west was discussed by John Stewart with a June meeting planned.
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Yorkville
Kendall County Board
Kendall County Board of Review
Ray Waclaw
Waclaw
DuPage County
DuPage
John Stewart
Bristol-Kendall
Kendall
Bristol Township
Fire District
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Local Stations
Forecast shows a fair night with a low around 45 to 50 and a partly sunny Friday with highs near 70. Yesterday Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported 84 for a high and 49 for a low, while Morris saw 74 and 52. Current readings at 7 am Morris 49 and 10:59 am Morris 62 with steady 30.20 barometric pressure and a peak wind speed of 6 mph.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Change schedule for flu shots Grundy County
Grundy County residents will await revised dates for swine flu vaccinations. Barbara Hasslinger of the Illinois Extension Service says the Illinois Health Department set dates but later changed them. Shots require a special gun and can be given only when available, with the state prioritizing metropolitan areas. No new Grundy County dates have been announced.
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Grundy County
Morris Herald
Barbara Hasslinger
Illinois Extension Service
Illinois Health Department
Hasslinger
Corn Festival Parade in Morris Promises Pageantry
The Morris Corn Festival marks 27 years with a planned parade drawing about 5 000 participants and 30 000 spectators. Over 25 school bands, 175 units, sponsorships from 75 to 800 dollars, and 13 000 festival buttons fund the event.
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Robert Preston
Main Street
River City
Morris
Rock Island
Rock Falls
Jay Heap
Pete Muffler
House weighs Schorr's refusal to reveal source
The House Ethics Committee debated possible action after CBS reporter Daniel Schorr refused to identify a source for a secret intelligence report. Chair Rep. John Flynt adjourned the hearing citing ongoing subpoena. panel split on punishment and a vote was unclear. The case stems from Schorr releasing the final intelligence report in the Village Voice.
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Washington
UPI
House Ethics Committee
CBS
Daniel Schorr
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Schorr
Flynt
Congress
Ethics Panel
Committee On
Ethics Committee
Full House
House Intelligence Committee
New York Village Voice
Morris Planning Commission discusses rezoning and curb on trailer court
The Morris Planning Commission debated reclassifying property at 129 E Chapin St from commercial to residential to allow a dwelling for a potential buyer. The panel asked the owner to file a rezoning petition and reviewed new subdivision rules easing water and sewer installation near the city. A second item covered expanding Clyde Hildy's 5 acre non conforming trailer court by six mobile homes, with questions on required 15 acres for expansion. Continued on page 3.
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Morris Planning Commission
Wilfred Dix
Ann Potenziani
E. Chapin St
High and
Lincoln Sts
Clyde Hildy
High St
Hildy’s Court
Allen
Arson Attempt Discovered at Vacant Morris Apartments
Police on patrol at about 9 am Wednesday found an arson attempt behind a Morris apartment at 14092 Division. An iron rod with burned plastic and a pile of burnt material were found, with officials including Fire Chief Hextall and Mayor Davidson notified. Commonwealth Edison to cut power. building to be boarded up.
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Morris
Max Babcock
Jack Kopezick
Sherman Hextall
Donald Davidson
Commonwealth Edison
Kissinger Pursues Rhodesia Namibia Peace Talks in Africa
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he has not given up hope for peaceful negotiations in southern Africa despite a shaky start. After meeting Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere in Dar es Salaam, Kissinger plans to visit Lusaka and Pretoria to press for majority rule and a constitutional path for Namibia. Nyerere voiced cautious doubt, citing doubts over Ian Smith's willingness to accept black rule and South Africa's readiness to convene Namibia talks.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Africa
Kissinger
Julius Nyerere
Lusaka
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda Nyerere
John Vorster
Rhodesia
South- West Africa
Namibia
Pretoria
Vorster
Nyerere
Ian Smith
South Africa
Smith
River levels threaten grain transport amid Midwest drought
Illinois Agriculture Director Robert J. Pud Williams warned the harvest could face shipping bottlenecks as drought lowers water levels. He noted waterways from Marseilles to Dresden stay at about 9 feet, with barges limited by shallow channels, while rail transport also tight and embargoes rising.
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Midwest
Dresden Island Locks
Marseilles
Coast Guard
Corps of Engineers
Dresden
Springfield, Ill
Williams
Illinois
Four injured in one car crash on Tabler Road
Four people were injured when a car driven by David Underhill lost control north of Minooka on Tabler Road. The vehicle struck a utility pole, was demolished, and three others treated and released at St Joseph Hospital Joliet. Underhill faced a speeding ticket and court date.
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Tabler
Darren Weathersby
Wabasso Place
Minooka
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
David Underhill
Rte
Sandridge Rd
Robert Cross
Metamora
Daniel Clennon
Rte. 2
Underhill
Grundy County
Thomas Walker
Tabler Rd
Minooka Rd
Walker
Duane Olson
Sunoco
St. Joseph
Robert Smith
Rod and Gun Club
James Hume
Smith
Ashley Rd
US. 6
Hume
Jessie Glenn
Virginia St
Coal City
Glenn
John’s Country Inn
County Line Rd
Godley
Walker Glenn
Braidwood
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Gilbert Blankenship
Big Slough
Heard County
David Sharkey
van Emmon Road
Fox River Drive
Xerox
Sheriff's Department
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
ILEC
James Mann
Russell Naden
Floyd Sleezer
Charles Sleezer
Robert Cherry
Jannette Nelson
George Het
Zoning Board of Appeals
Civil Defense
Allan Brady
C.D
Roanoke
Jeff Carter
Jimmy
Ford
Virginia
Carter
Bob Poulsen
Jenkins
Plainfield High School
Illinois 47
Illinois River Bridge
Aurora
Morris Daily Herald
House
Commission
Upper Midwest
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