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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
4
A coroner's jury ruled the drowning of Carol Kay Smith, 28, of Rochester, N.Y., an accident after a 22 foot cabin cruiser struck submerged rocks near Navy Pier June 12. Charles Walgreen III, 30, was present but did not testify amid charges of reckless driving.
Gardner Lodge 573 A F and A M hosts family night at the Masonic Temple starting 6 30 p m with a spaghetti supper A short program follows at 7 30 p m featuring Charles W Bradley grand high priest of the grand royal arch chapter of Illinois.
Louis Young of Fairfield was awarded 450000 in a voluntary settlement from Texaco Inc after a December 16 1958 accident in an oil field near Salem that left him without both legs. His attorney James A Dooley called it the largest voluntary settlement in Chicago Circuit Court.
An open house at a northern Illinois dairy farm owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. George Smith will run 2 30 to 7 30 p m Sunday July 3 Visitors can watch milking routines and milk handling from cows to dairy and inspect baby calves Groups may arrange tours The farm sits at U S 30 and Wolf Road five miles south of Aurora The Army Corps of Engineers plans two peepholes near Niagara Falls to study rockslides
A Chicago AP report says the Commission on Organization of the General Assembly backed offices in lawmakers’ home districts and a $16 000 yearly staff allowance plus $16 daily meals and hotel expenses in Springfield. If adopted for all lawmakers the plan could cost nearly $4 million annually.
A multimillion dollar Chicago area produce market plan aims to consolidate South Water Fulton Randolph and Stockyards facilities into a 435 acre complex costing 65 to 84.6 million dollars. The project would save about 20 million yearly in costs and serve Cook and surrounding counties with 40 multi occupancy buildings and two frozen warehouses. Several sites are proposed including near Lake Calumet near O'Hare Lemont Argonne or near Midway or stockyards.
Legislators propose pay and travel allowances including 9000 dollars yearly, 50 dollars per six month session, and ten cents per mile for weekly trips to Springfield. A private office in Springfield during sessions is also proposed.
Edwin J. Brach chairman of E. J. Brach & Sons Co. filed an inheritance tax return in Circuit Court listing the estate at 8,668,351 dollars. The Chicago filing places the value for probate and taxation purposes.
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