Storms Roar Through Northern Illinois Hail and Tornadoes Reported
Severe thunderstorms with high winds and hail swept northern Illinois Sunday night. Power outages affected Cook DuPage Kane and Will counties leaving about 60 000 Commonwealth Edison customers without electricity. Tornadoes sighted near Batavia Sugar Grove and Warrenville damaged buildings and cars. Beaches crowded with sun seekers faced sudden storms and boating incidents. Winds up to 40 mph toppled trees and caused property damage as more storms were forecast by the National Weather Service.
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United Press International
Illinois
Commonwealth Edison
Batavia
Chicago
Sugar Grove
Warrenville
Windwood Walk
Cook
DuPage
Kane
Will
Lake Michigan
Schaumburg
National Weather Service
Flying Cross seriously hurt in Towering Inferno jump
Doug Cross 23 of New Burnside was listed in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a 110 foot leap over a pyramid of straw at Williamson County Speedway near Marion. He suffered fractures of the left thigh vertebrae and jaw with severe facial cuts and faces 3 to 6 months of hospitalization.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
UPI
Doug Cross
New Burnside
Flying Cross
Good Samaritan Hospital
Williamson County
Marion
Cross
Richard Poe
Poe
Youth Cited for Speed by County Deputies
Melvin Leschewski 18 of Southmor Road Ridge and Hansel Roads cited Sunday by Grundy County Sheriff Sgt Curt Leach for driving too fast for conditions. He to appear July 14. John Weaver 30 of Phoenix Illinois cited by State Police Trooper Harold Johnson for speeding 80 in a 55 zone on I 80 east of Morris. Also charged with a revoked license. Bond posted $100. court July 21. John Weling 47 Coal City cited by Trooper Dennis Dodwell for taillight violation and suspended license on Coal City Road N Prairie Road. Bond posted $100. court July 9.
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Melvin Leschewski
Rte
Southmor Rd
Grundy County
Curt Leach
Ridge and Hansel Rds
John Weaver
Phoenix
Ill
Harold Johnson
Morris
Weaver
John Weling
Vermillion St
Coal City
Dennis Dodwell
N. Prairie Rd
Weling
Grain Prices Mixed on Chicago Board at Noon
Wheat futures fell sharply with declines from 3.21 to 2.87 as Sep and Dec contacts dropped. Corn also slid with Sept and Dec futures down and soybeans uneven, ending the session lower across most contracts.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Burglary Attempt at Hexhall Plumbing and Sheet Metal
An apparent attempt to burglarize Hexhall Plumbing and Sheet Metal at 615 E Main St was detected at 12 25 am by Morris officer Thomas Suddarth. The southwest rear window was found open from the outside and no one was found inside with no items missing.
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Hexhall
Main St
Morris
Thomas Suddarth
Suddarth
Robert Hexdall
Three Morris drivers cited for weekend speeding
Morris police issued three traffic tickets during the weekend. Paul Tondini, 30, was cited for speeding at 12:55 a.m. Saturday by Sgt. Max Babcock at Liberty and North Streets. Earl Thompson, 34, was cited at 1:32 p.m. Sunday for 37 mph in a 25 mph zone by Officer Robert Stansberry at Lisbon Street and Brentwood Drive. Miss Sandra Farmer, 21, was cited at 1:24 p.m. Sunday for 40 mph in a 25 mph zone by Officer Douglas Francois at George and Lisbon Streets.
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Morris
Paul Tondini
Douglas St
Max Babcock
Liberty and
North Sts
Tondini
Earl Thompson
Buchanan St
Robert Stansberry
Lisbon St
Brentwood Drive
Sandra Farmer
Rte. 4
Douglas Francois
George and
Lisbon Sts
Bond
Stolen Motorcycle Recovered in Morris Iowa
A 1973 Honda motorcycle reported stolen from Davenport, Iowa, was found in the Eagle Shopping Center lot in Morris. Police initially could not confirm the theft but later received a Davenport report. Owner Donald Arbill of Waterloo, Iowa, will recover the cycle from Morris Police Station this week.
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Davenport
Iowa
Morris
Eagle
Alan Love
Honda
Love
Donald Arbill
Waterloo
Kepler's Mars Moon Prediction Confirmed by Hall Discovery
In 1610 Johannes Kepler predicted Mars had two tiny moons. Asaph Hall finally discovered them in 1877 at the U S Naval Observatory in Washington D C, confirming the long overlooked insight.
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Kepler
Mars
Asaph Hall
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington D.C
Supreme Court Upholds Residency Rule for In-State Tuition
The high court upheld a Colorado law requiring students to reside in the state at least one year to qualify for resident tuition. Dennis Montgomery argued the rule was irrational and discriminated against newcomers, but a three-judge appeals court found the provision fair to help equalize education costs between new arrivals and long-term residents.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Colorado
Connecticut
Dennis M. Montgomery
University of Colorado
Market Cattle and Hogs Report from Joliet Ill
Livestock prices show steer and heifer steady to down. choice and prime steers 56.00 to 58.00, select 51.00 to 56.00, cattle mostly firm. Hogs rise 50 to 1.50. weights 200 to 290 pounds quoted from 53.50 to 58.00. An unrelated note mentions Pacific kelp growth, reaching long lengths.
Naked youth seen in Stratton State Park
A woman called Morris police Saturday reporting a naked young man, about 16 or 17 with brown hair, who stepped from bushes near Stratton Park while she and two girls walked a dog. He put on clothes and followed them until they threatened to release the dog. Police checked the area but found no match.
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Morris Police
Stratton State Park
Alan Love
Stratton Park
Love
Woman charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication
Marilyn Jensen 33 of 116 E Benton St released on recognizance bond after Morris police charged her with public intoxication for walking in the middle of Liberty Street. Police say she refused to move and assaulted equipment at the station before additional disorderly conduct charges were filed. She was held at Grundy County Sheriff's Department until bond signed and court set for July 21.
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Marilyn Jensen
E. Benton St
Morris
Paul Ehrman
Liberty St
Rock Island
Ehrman
Jensen
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