Morris Youth Dies After U S 6 Crash East of Alamax
Peter L VanHorn age 19 died on arrival at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a two car collision on U S 6 east of Alamax at 11 45 p m. Robert Powers Jr 32 in critical condition and Powers daughter Stephanie 3 in fair condition. Powers car and VanHorn’s vehicle were demolished. Funeral services set for Friday at Finland Chapel.
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Morris
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
U.S. 6
Alamax
Peter VanHorn
Hi Park Blvd
Will County
Willard Blood
Robert Powers Jr
Queens Lane
Morris Hospital
Stephanie
Grundy County
Curt Leach
VanHorn
Powers
Leach
Minooka
Morris Ambulance
van Horn
New Lebanese President Elias Sarkis sworn in amid fighting
Christian moderate Elias Sarkis, 51, sworn in as Lebanon's president in a ceremony near Jounieh, pledging reform and dialogue to end 17 months of civil war. Fighting rages across Beirut as parliament meets behind Syrian lines in Chiaura, with Moslem Premier Rashid Karami and leftist leaders boycotting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Chtaura
Central Bank
Suleiman Franjieh
Christian Port
Jounieh
Rashid Karami
DAR to Dedicate Two Grundy County Cemetery Plaques
Alicia C. Bliss chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will publicly dedicate plaques at White-Holderman Cemetery near Collins Station at 3 p.m. and at Old Mazon Cemetery at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The dedications honor Grundy County residents and note the Bloomington-Chicago Trail and Half-Way House. Restoration continues as preservation is urged. event open to the public.
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Alicia C. Bliss
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
White-Holderman
Collins Station
Pine Bluff Road
Mazon River
Collins Woods
Old Mazon
Bloomington-Chicago
Mazon
Grundy County
White- Holderman
William Marquis
Ohio
Frank
Murray Cemetery
Bloomington
Highland
Goodfarm
Chicago
Weather, graves, and historic trails across Grundy County
Tonight remains fair and cool with frost potential. Friday turns sunny and warmer. Earlier, Dresden Island Locks saw a 67 high and 53 low. Marquis family historical notes detail frontier life around Grundy County with a 1835 typhus tragedy and an early cemetery at White Holderman. The 1848 Mazon village site and nearby Bloomington Chicago Trail shaped early travel and burial grounds on the Illinois prairie.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Planning commission lacks quorum for action on subdivision and zoning matters
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission with only three members present took no action. Jose Gonzalez sought a four lot Nettle Creek Township plat, while Ronald Hansen requested a Vienna Township rezoning to B II. Dr. Robert Gay asked to amend zoning for private stables on two acres. Ted Trayser announced EPA funded county information program with a $2283 allocation.
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Grundy County
Pioneer Rd
Gonzalez
Commission
Grundy County Building and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
County Board
Brooks
Planning Commission
Ronald Hansen
Vienna Township
Grand Ridge Rd
Hansen
Herb Wallace
Wallace
Sorensen
Robert Gay
John Hanson
Hanson
Gay
Pine Bluff Estates
Dr. Gay
Ted Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Trayser
Thompson to Attend Morris Parade for Grundy County Corn Festival
Atty James R Thompson Republican governor candidate will arrive by helicopter at 1 p m Sunday in Morris to join the Grundy County Corn Festival parade He will greet people along the parade route and appear at the Grundy County Republican headquarters at 408 Liberty St All GOP and Democratic candidates from the 43rd District will participate with events at the headquarters prior to and after the parade The Republican Central Committee sponsors three artillery units to perform during the weekend and at the football field before the fireworks Sunday evening
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Atty
James R. Thompson
Morris
Grundy County
Liberty St
James
Bud” Washburn
GOP
Thompson
Washburn
Republican Central Committee
Chicago Light Artillery
Chestnut Light Artillery
South Carolina
Morris Community High
Footbball Field
Thailand prime minister resigns after parliamentary attack
Prime Minister Seni Pramoj announced his resignation after a morning of unrest in parliament sparked by the return from exile of ousted premier Thanom Kittikachorn. Seni, tearful, said he would submit a royal petition to relieve him and his cabinet of duties.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Seni Pramoj
Radio Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Thanom
Seni
Voter registration deadline set for Oct 4 in Grundy County
The Morris Daily Herald reports Grundy County clarifies registration rules ahead of the Nov 2 vote. Residents must live in their precincts 30 days, transfer if moving, and re register after name changes. 18-year-olds by Nov 2 may vote. county office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm, with deputies and precinct committeemen listed in Friday’s ad.
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Grundy County
Morris Daily Herald
UPB to Relocate Flare Stack and Build Methanol Removal System
UPB Inc of Omaha will relocate a flare stack and install a methanol removal system at its Morris area plant on US 6. The $300,000 project includes a 60 foot distillation tower, large storage drum, four pumps, pipe supports and new electrical substation on 60 acres south of the plant. A building permit cost $600. Other permits issued include Amoco Oil Berwyn for a $28,650 fertilizer plant at Mazon and several residences, storage buildings, and additions with permit fees listed.
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Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen
UPB Inc
Omaha
Neb
Morrison US. 6
UPG
Amoco Oil Co
Berwyn
Mazon
Amoco
Stockdale Fertilizer
N. Weitz Rd
Ellis Shear
Rte. 2
Minooka
Braceville
Richard Jurzak
Coal City
Mitchell
Felix James Fleming
Morton
Lincoln Snyder
Midlothian
Lincoln Lake III
Goose Lake
George Gomell
Lakeside
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Peter L VanHorn
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Roy Hamburger
Evergreen Cemetery
Jan
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Morris Community High School
Joliet Junior College
Thomas Jr
Marion
Timothy
Pontiac
Chiaura
Illinois
Jacob Claypool
Claypool
Perry
James Robb
Marquis Hut
White Ridge
White Holderman
Son Perry
William
Mazon Township
Gary
Filip
Sat
Sun
Washington
Coal City Bank
First National Bank of
George Small
Heavens Construction
Herald
James Thompson
Singapore
UPB
Donald Hakey
Richard Lockhart
Half Moon
Leslie Gambee Jr
Prairie Drive
Max Allen
Bluegill Court
William Padovano
Lakeside Drive
Half Moon Subdivision
Ray Crase
Saratoga
Robert Chapman
Rte. 4
Gary Kern
Cambridge Dr
Bil Rasmussen
William Slater
Wauponsee
F A. Becker
Harry Burke
Edward Wawcezak
Douglas St
Hollenbeck
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