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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
1
Hurricane Agnes pounded the Florida Panhandle and northwest coast causing widespread damage from Apalachicola to Eastpoint. The storm left 18 dead, 100 injured, thousands displaced, and millions in damage as it moved north from Cuba.
Ray Daniel Walls, 1965 Buick passenger, improved at Morris Hospital after a crash on U S 52 two miles west of Illinois 47. His wife Beverly Walls was listed in fair condition. Walls had been in guarded condition Monday morning.
Today's forecast calls for cooler weather with a high in the low 80s and largely cloudy skies. Tonight will be considerably cooler with a low in the 50s, followed by Wednesday mostly sunny and cooler with a high in the upper 60s. Earlier, Monday reached 90 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam while the low was 64. at 7 am today the temperature was 68 and by 11:15 am in Morris downtown 73. precipitation was .80.
Flight operations returned to normal after a one day worldwide strike by pilots demanding higher airport security against hijackers. A preliminary loss estimate is 65 million dollars. A London spokesman said American pilots were blocked by a federal injunction from joining the protest. Two U S airlines ignored the court order and did not fly.
A Dwight man, Benton F. Massey, 50, of Route 1, Dwight, was cited by city police for dumping trash and garbage on the gravel section of Lincoln Street behind Hildy's Trailer Court near the strip mines. Police found him after a complaint at 5:31 p.m. and the defendant posted his driver’s license for a court date June 28.
Morris officials meet Rock Island chief engineer Charles Weller after inspecting Liberty and Wauponsee Street crossings. Plank crossings will be removed and replaced with blacktop, ties and possibly rails updated. Crossings shut for at least two weeks. highway traffic causes most damage. Federal aid may offset rail duties. state and city help possible. Railroad and city to confer before work starts.
In Grundy County circuit court the Anthony V. Nicolette family seeks 375000 for personal injuries from a collision on U S 6 near Illinois 47. Eve Nicolette seeks 250000, plus 75000 for a son or daughter, 20000 for a minor daughter, 10000 each for three other minors, and 1250 for auto damage. Defendants are Wilfred S Edgcomb and R H Boerk Truck Lines. Edgecomb allegedly crossed the center line. Attorneys are Robbins Coe Rubinstein Shafran for the plaintiffs.
Dix, Morris Public Works Director, was admitted to Morris Hospital Monday night as an emergency patient. He became ill at his home and underwent tests today, according to his wife.
Yorkville to discuss the new Yorkville Public Library alterations with Perkins Builders Inc leading at 19938 for base work. Other topics include bids for a new squad car, plans to remodel city hall, annexation and rezoning studies, and a 3M copier purchase for 165. Police reported 35 tickets and several incidents in the latest docket.
A farmer in La Salle County was killed by lightning while plowing. Severe storms brought flooding and downed trees, cutting power in the Chicago area and suburbs including Waukegan and Elgin. A tornado watch was in effect until 10 p.m. with no twister sightings and temperatures to fall tonight from 70s to 90s in the south. SCAT to hold public meeting at 7 30 p.m. Thursday in the courthouse chaired temporarily by Mrs. Robert Starks.
The Minooka Zoning Board of Appeals hearing scheduled for Thursday evening is cancelled due to the death of board chairman Fred Maunder. The hearing will be re advertised and reset for a later date.
Roy Bounds, 28, a mill worker in Oakridge, was bitten by a brown recluse at a Pope & Talbot shipping yard. He underwent three skin grafts after a daylong swelling and rotting wound, with a possible spider origin from an empty rail car. His hand remains heavily casted and he cannot work or enjoy outdoor activity.
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