Semi-trailer overturn blocks I-80 west of Morris
A semi-trailer carrying 30 000 tons of aluminum extrusions overturned on Interstate 80 west of Morris delaying westbound traffic for five hours. Driver Earl Holmes 26 of North Liberty Indiana escaped with minor injuries as police rerouted vehicles from the Illinois 47 overpass to U S 6 and the Seneca overpass with a single westbound lane reopening at 11 15 a m.
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Morris
District 5
Earl Holmes
North Liberty
Ind
Holmes
U.S. 6
Seneca
Stanek sextuplets pass critical period amid mixed outcomes
Five surviving Stanek sextuplets wrap up the dangerous 72 hour stage as Catherine Nathan Steven Jeffrey John all show varying progress. Julia died Tuesday night from hyaline membrane disease while John and Jeffrey begin milk feeds with cautious optimism from Dr. Darrell Miller.
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Denver
Catherine
Nathan
Steven
Jeffrey
John
Julia
Edna Stanek
Darrell Miller
Miller
White House denies pressuring Agnew to resign
The White House stated no official is pressuring Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign with Nixon’s knowledge. The denial follows reports of a widening breach between Nixon and Agnew amid a Maryland corruption probe.
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Washington
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Agnew
Warren
Maryland
Baltimore
Elliot L. Richardson
Washington Post
Republican Party
Weather forecast and temperatures across Morris region
Partly sunny and cool this afternoon with a high near 60. Tonight cooler with increasing clouds and a chance of rain, lows in the lower 50s. Friday mostly cloudy and warmer with a chance of rain, highs mid to upper 60s. Wednesday's high reached 70 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with a low of 44. At 7 a.m. today the temperature was 56, and at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Morris it was 57.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
White House Tapes Negotiations Continue In Watergate Row
White House lawyers again meet with special prosecutor Archibald Cox to seek an out of court settlement over access to presidential tapes. The court suggested timing changes while Cox weighs which portions may be vital evidence. Colson invokes the Fifth Amendment in a closed Senate session related to the Watergate probe.
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Washington
White House
Watergate
Archibald Cox
U.S. Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Cox
Grand Jury
Nixon
Executive Branch
Charles W. Colson
Senate Watergate Committee
Colson
Ellsberg
Grundy County Corn Festival heads to Franklin School
The 25th annual festival showcases Corn Grain and Flower Show moved to Franklin School with Friday setup and Saturday judging. Handicraft, Hobby, Art, and Photography shows return in Morris venues with chairs seeking help. The Statler Brothers perform two concerts at Morris High. parade plans and vendor stands urged. button admission applies.
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Grundy County
Franklin School
Albert Pilch
First National Bank of Morris
Clarence Petty
Illinois — Michigan Valley Aquarium Society
Joseph Orsini
Jesse Eisenbeis
Knights of Columbus
W. Washington St
Morris Savings and Loan
Eisenbeis
Statler Brothers
Kenny Price
Don Barnett
Najays
Morris Community High School
Ray Donnell
Donnell
Morris
First National
The
Home Savings
Kendall County schools face major cut in state aid for 1973 74
Kendall County six districts will lose about 428139 annually in state aid, roughly 35678 monthly. Oswego sees the largest drop at 263482 yearly, with monthly 109259.83. Other districts Yorkville Plano Newark Lisbon and Newark High School also list sizable declines due to aid formula changes, tax shifts, milk subsidy end, and Homestead Exemption Act effects.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Irving A. Shear
Shears
Oswego Community Unit
Oswego
Yorkville Community Unit District
Plano Community Unit
Newark
Lisbon Consolidated
Newark High School
Yorkville district enrollments show slight drop in total
Yorkville Community Unit District reports 1 957 students this year, down 17 from last year. High school has 590 pupils with 173 freshmen 146 sophomores 144 juniors and 127 seniors. Elementary centers total 1 367 with shifts across Yorkville Grade School Circle Center Parkview Bristol Plattville Grade School and EMH TMH classes.
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Yorkville
Yorkville Community Unit District
Circle Center
Parkview
Bristol School
Plattville
Justice Dept seeks end to long held lawyer fee minimums
Deputy Atty. Gen. Bruce B. Wilson said antitrust probes are underway into bar associations that publish minimum fee guidelines. He cited 600 to 700 groups circulating such schedules and noted several states have dropped them, arguing the practice amounts to price fixing and violates antitrust laws. The ABA contends no one is forced to follow local recommendations.
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Washington
Justice Department
America
Department
Asst
Bruce B. Wilson
Senate
Wilson
Florida
Michigan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
American Bar Association
Rhode Island
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Illinois
Rockford
Cairo
Newark Community Club
Millbrook Center
Morris Daily Herald
Kendall
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