07 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
1
Roadplowing crews and rescue missions moved to aid blizzard battered Dakota and Minnesota areas as the death toll rose to 16. Helicopters airplanes bulldozers and plows worked to free thousands stranded while travelers resumed journeys, with stories of kindness and courage emerging from the storm.
Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Powers were acquitted in the 1964 murder of multimillionaire Jacques Mossler. Mossler declined marriage to Powers and a major estate of about $33 million was to be distributed by July.
A 27-year-old Wilmington woman remains in very serious condition at Morris Hospital after a 7:50 p.m. crash on I-55 near Gardner when her car struck a southbound tractor unit skidding on ice. Her husband and their four-year-old daughter survived. ice and weather conditions were blamed for the accident.
U S Marines join South Vietnamese troops to crush a 2000-member North Vietnamese regiment on the central coast in a three day battle. About 1000 enemy soldiers reported killed with heavy Marine casualties as air ground assault drives remnants into mop up. Intelligence from captured North Vietnamese soldiers aided the operation known as Utah.
A third petition for election to the Morris Elementary Board of Education has been taken out per Franklin School report. John Hendrickson 422 E Jackson St reportedly received the petition last week. Two other petitions were filed by Dr Leslie Tibbitts and Arthur Allaben. The last filing day for Morris Elementary and Morris Community High School boards is March 18.
After a cold weekend with highs near 26, temperatures should rise into the 40s by Tuesday. Tonight's low in the 20s and Sunday night low around 16. Tuesday looks fair with light winds, Wednesday partly cloudy but mild. Collins Weather Station logged 22 at 9 am today following Saturday's 19 degree low.
Three witnesses testified before Grundy County Grand Jury by 11 a.m. in the Charles C. Hooper kidnapping and attempted rape case. The lineup included the Elgin school teacher, a driver, and local law officers who investigated the incident on Canal Road near Morris.
Austria's Conservatives won an outright majority in the national elections, securing 85 of 165 seats while the Socialists dropped to 74 and the Freedom Party to 6. The Democratic Progress party failed to win seats, as Chancellor Josef Klaus weighs governing alone or continuing the coalition with the Socialists.
John Francis Gardner 59 died presumably from exposure after his tractor overturned in a ditch on a rural road near Gardner. Coroner to hold an inquest. no witnesses. He is survived by three daughters, a son, five grandchildren, and two sisters. Funeral arrangements set at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in South Wilmington.
Aviation investigators from four nations probe three disasters around Tokyo, claiming 321 lives. BoAC Boeing 707 crash near Mount Fuji, BOAC victims identified in Gotemba, and Canadian Pacific DC8 wreckage at Tokyo airport. Authorities push safety reviews and a new airport plan as tests heard from pilots and controllers.
Funeral services for Maria Fratia 79 of Dwight were held at St Patrick Church with burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery. She died Friday afternoon after being struck by a train at a crossing where gates and flasher lights were reported working witnesses said. A coroner s inquest is planned. Fratia born in Italy was survived by a son Anthony and 29 grandchildren among eight daughters and several sons in Joliet Temple City Milwaukee Memphis and other cities.
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