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I I 2 Galesburg Register-Mail, Galesburg, Ill. Saturday, July 14, 1973 Council Scheduled To View 8 Annexation Ordinances Galesburg may soon be enlarged depending on what the City Council does with eight annexation ordinances coming up Monday on first reading. All eight ordiances involve property which city officials may annex without consent of the owner, State statutes say an area may be pulled into the municipality if it is less than 10 acres in size and is surrounded by a titled property already within the corporate limits. Those properties in question are 90, 57 and 25 W. Carl Sandburg Drive; property on North Henderson Street near Olub 19; Club 19 property; 269 N.

Seminary Cottage Hospital property on East Davis Street, and 498 E. Davis St. These and other areas on the fringes of the north, east and southwest sections of Galesburg were outlined for annexation in a comprehensive study compiled by Linda Greenberg, a temporary city employe. The report was received by the council last Monday. Final Action Water well improvements to Boy Decapitated in At Heart of Illinois 1: 8.

3 The ILLINOIS: Tonight Cyclist Dies After 6 'and cooler Hitting Steel Cable By KENNETH JOHNSON (Staff Writer) PEORIA won't' be De any more helicopter rides this I year at the Heart of Illinois 4 Fair. One person was killed and two 2 seriously injured Friday used noon for when a commercial helicopter, rides being for 1 fair visitors, crashed and burn- Jill Hu ed near the main entrance to vi Peoria's Gardens. Exposition Dead is Chris Child, 4, who was decapitated by the chopper's rotor blade. His father, Robert Child, 34, operator of the Child Memorial Home, Hen2: is listed in very critical condition today at St. Francis A Hospital.

Child was in surgery for more than four hours terday following the mishap. M. Mary Anne Child, 29, the dead boy's mother, received a back injury when she was struck by the rotor. She is in guarded condition today at the hospital. Victim of Pilot Not Hurt The pilot, Robert Packard, 42, The body of 4-year-old Chris Child of Henry, 6 of Shelby, N.C., walked away who was killed Friday afternoon in a helifrom the crash uninjured.

copter crash at the Heart of Illinois Fair, is Ic Witnesses say the helicopter taken from the scene of the accident. In 2: was coming in for a landing photo at right, Peoria firemen spray the AI on its second tour of the day Ci when it suddenly dropped straight to the ground, hit, selling programs near the front pushed bounced about 20 feet in the gate, said the pilot pushed b'ade air and then crashed. Moments young Child and his father from later the craft exploded. the craft. Hewitt Most witnesses were uncer- Hit in Head jumped tain whether the Child family "When the helicopter crash- The was thrown from the helicopter ed," Hewitt began, "the metal times.

5 or pushed out by the pilot, who landing runners bent and crash43 might have sensed the chopper ed through the glass window, were would catch fire following the pinning the pilot to his seat. I crash. think he was afraid the heli- scene Brent: 15, who was copter would catch fire so he help, Microwaves for Weed, COLLEGE. STATION, Tex. microwaves directly to the soil (UPI) Scientists Friday at any depth up to two feet.

demonstrated a 16-ton machine Treated soil is immediately which they say kills weeds and ready for planting with no insect pests immediately with concern for toxic results. none of the harmful afterThe zapper demonstrated 6, PL effects of chemical poisons. Friday weighed 32,000. pounds, John Hughey, president of is 22 feet long, eight feed wide Oceanography International and nearly 10 feet high. It has a Corp.

which developed the road speed of 10 miles per "zapper" with Texas hour, but in the field moves at University, said the machine one-half to four miles an hour. slays weeds, fungi, nematodes It can treat up to 75 acres a and soil insects by applying day, Hughey said. with showers and thunderstorms likely central and south. Sunday partly sunny, cooler south. Low night upper 50s north, mid or upper 60s extreme 70s or low south.

80s High north Sunday upper central, low or mid 80s south. IOWA: Variable cloudiness and cooling trend through Sunday. Scattered showers or thundershowers south and east tonight. Low tonight upper 50s to mid 60s. High Sunday mostly 70s.

WESTERN ILLINOIS: Generally fair and cooler tonight. Sunny and pleasant Sunday. tonight 60s. High Sunday mid to upper 80s. EXTENDED FORECAST ILL ILLINOIS: Fair and Monday, Wednesday.

partly cloudy Tuesday Generally warm. Highs mostly in 80s. Lows mostly in 60s. LOCAL WEATHER Noon temperature, 73; morning's low, 66. Sky cloudy, wind out of the N.W.

at 9 m.p.h. (Friday's maxitoday mum, at 92; 5:43 minimum, a.m., sets 69.) at 8:29 rose Humidity, RIVER STAGES Dubuque fall 0.3 fall 1.2 fall 0.3 fall 0.7 fall 0.1 fall 0.7 rise 0.1 St. fall 1.0 Cape fall 0.4 fall 0.1 fall 0.3 0.5 fall 0.6 Thank You The Family of Luellen Burington Martinez would like to thank all of our relatives, neighbors, and friends, pallbearers, and minister for all the kindness shown to us during our recent bereavement. The Family the city water supply in Oquaw- The entire project is estimated highway. Cabeen maintains that and state help in funding the Improvements to McClure ka, which may cost almost to cost $301,192.

access roads would not be as projects listed. Street. $300,000, are scheduled for fi- The agreement, already sign- safe as frontage roads. Other ordinances to be con- Winter uniforms for the ponal council approval. These im- ed by school officials, details A revised area-wide TOPICS sidered would vacate Ferris lice department.

provements also were outlined how the city and school district. (Traffic Operations to Increase Street from Edwards Avenue to See A vibrating roller for the Monday Donald in an informal session Cas- will share the cost, operation Capacity and Safety) plan is the west end and vacate the al- street department. by Houser, Houser, and maintenance of the facili- also scheduled for approval. ley. immediately south; desig- 1974 vehicles for water and ler and Hutchison, a Jackson- ties.

State officials told Man- nate Farnham Street as a electrical divisions. ville firm. Access Roads City through street; remove parking Appointments to various Also set for final approval The council is also scheduled ager Thomas Herring some on both sides of Grove Street boards and commissions also is an agreement with School to consider a petition for access changes in wording and more between Lincoln Street and may be made. These include the District 205 for a physical edu- roads off West Main Street into. information was needed.

Whitesboro Street. Airport Advisory Committee, cation and recreation complex. a proposed Toyota dealership, If the state approves the Bids will be considered for: Airport Zoning Administration, Ten tennis courts and a base- Mayor Robert Cabeen and. al- projects listed in the TOPICS -Repairs to various bridges Board of Zoning Appeals, Citiball stadium will be construct- dermen have been at odds over plan, it will go to the federal over Cedar Fork Creek. zens Advisory Committee, Overed north of Van Dyke Field the issue of access roads versus government for final approval Repairs to Kiwanis Park all Code Review Committee and near Galesburg High School.

frontage roads parallel to the and the city will ask for federal sewer. Human Relations Commission. Chopper Fair ate Helicopter Crash wreckage of the helicopter, and burned while attempting the fairground's main gate. photos by Steve the kid out. The rotor hit him in the head.

"Just seconds afterwards," continued, "the man out of the helicopter. blade hit him several After that I couldn't see anything. The smoke and flames too thick." Hewitt said he ran to the of the accident hoping to "but a policeman told Crash Opening go Alit which crashed to land near (Register-Mail me to 'get the hell out of here before something I took his he said. Craig Burgess, a ticket taker at the main confirmed story that the pilot was pinned in the wreckage. Burgess, however, believes the Child family was thrown from the helicopter when it crashed.

Nose Dive He said the helicopter came Insect Control Later commercial models are expected to weigh 10 tons. Hughey said it hopes to build 1,020 of the machines during the next 10 years. "We plan to offer a custom service for at least the next two years," he said. "Later, we hope to use a lease or license method of operation." It was designed for use in fields where present costs of killing weeds and pests exceeds Employes for the moving firm were waiting for Illinois Power Co. workers to shut off power in an overhead line before they could proceed, when the youth rode into.

the taut cable. The motorcyole passed under the struck the boy in the chest, witnesses said, throwEng him from the bike. He was taken to St. Mary's by an Abingdon ambulance service. The mishap occurred about 9:20 a.m., authorities reported.

The youth died six hours later. He had sustained internal injuries. An inquest will be held later, according to Knox County Depulty Coroner Norbert Schactner. HERMON-Gerald J. Lee, 16, of Hermon, died Friday at St.

Mary's Hospital where he had undergone emergency surgery following a motorcycle carlier. Witnesses said the youth was, riding back and forth on what is known as the "Old Elevator Road" in front of the Hermon Grain Elevator. He had passed tl.e elevator several times. A Farmington moving company, Charles Balagna Sons, was moving a warehouse and had stretched a cable across the Witnesses said the cable was about four feet off the ground and was not marked by barricades or flags. Funeral for the youth will be Monday at 2 p.m.

at Larson Funeral Home, Abingdon, Rev. Frank Deninger officiating. Burial will be in Abingdon Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon and evening at the funeral home. Gerald Lee was born Feb.

1, 1957, in Peoria. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V. Lee, end lived near Hermon.

Surviving along with his parents are a sister, Mary Elizabeth at home, and grandparents, Mr. Joseph W. Lee, Chicago, and Mrs. Leona Keithley, Phoenix, Ariz. He was a student at Galesburg High School.

Area Resident Killed in Cycle Mishap DAHINDA George Hunt, 28, near Dahinda, was fatally injured Friday in a motorcycle accident near Metamora. He was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m. at the scene by Woodford County Deputy Coroner, Bernard Remmert. According to Remmert, Hunt and a passenger, John Fast, were riding on a motorcycle along with two companions, Harold Rast of Pekin and Reglinald Lee, Peoria, on another cycle. The four were traveling south on Girls Scout Camp Road two miles north of Ill.

116. The cycle Hunt was driving rounded a corner, left the blacktop and veered out of control on the gravel shoulder. The AN A mm. cycle went into a ditch, flipped over and threw both Hunt and his rider off. Hunt hit a wooden fence post and was thrown into a metal gate.

His passenger was taken to St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, where he is listed in fair condition. Mr. Hunt was born Nov. 10, 1944, in Galesburg, and married Sandy Rinchick Dec.

30, 1970, in Knoxville. He was a machine operator for Caterpillar Tractor Morton, and was a member of the Dahinda United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Dahinda American Legion Post. He attended Dahinda grade schools and was graduated from Wil- 4114, a a ba 19 a 96a 4 at Fall, dim p. a A I a 41t here it' down in a "nose dive," and people emerged about five seconds later.

Packard rd "was jam-. med in the cockpit by the controls, which came up against him when the helicopter crashed," Burgess said. Five firemen on duty at the fair saw the craft come in for a landing, then they saw black smoke. They left the fire tent at 12:42 p.m. Fulton CANTON, Ill.

(UPI) Sludge The Treatment top one of the Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District's sludge basins here will be pumped out and shipped back to Chicago for treatment to eliminate noxious odors, the district announced Friday. The material was to be piped to Liverpool, then sent by barge to Chicago for treatment at the district's Stickney plant outside Chicago. Bart Lyman, general superintendent of operations for the sanitary district, said the action may solve an odor problem that has brought complaints from the Fulton County Board of Health and from area residents. "We're going to be experimenting over the next five days," Lyman said. "If it's successful, we're going to do it on a continuing basis." Lyman said he had asked the district board for an initial $600,000 for the project, though he noted that it could cost more than $1 million.

Robbers Kidnap Cop LINCOLN, Ill. (UPI) Two armed robbers took about $900 and kidnaped a police sergeant when they held up a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant here Friday night. Police said the stocking-masked robbers forced Lincoln Police Sgt. Ronald Robbins into a police car after he and two other Lincoln policemen arrived while the robbery was in progress. Robbins was found an hour later, handcuffed to a tree near Hopedale.

He was not injured. Before leaving the restaurant with Robbins, the robbers forced the restaurant's assistant manager, Berle Shoot, 26, to lie on the floor. Police said the robbers put an object under Shoot's legs, telling him it was a bomb and he was not to move for 30 minutes. Shoot did not move for hours, until Lincoln police and an Army bomb disposal unit from Granite City removed the object, which they said was a woman's comb folded in half. Authorities said the robbers also took the five employes in the restaurant to a back room and tied them with Police said the two men are still at large, and they are believed to be traveling in the squad car.

Police Guilt Not Proved ST. LOUIS (UPI) The St. Louis Police Department does not plan to take immediate action to discipline seven police officers who were involved in mistaken drug raids in Collinsville, April 23, Police Chief Eugene J. Camp said Friday. Camp said the police department has no evidence that the seven men were guilty of any wrongdoing.

He said department would wait until a federal investigation into the the raids is complete before a local investigation is made. Six federal narcotics agents from the Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Agency and their supervisor were suspended. without pay earlier this week for their parts in the raids on the homes of Donald Askew and Herbert Giglotto. Police Board President Col. Theodore McNeal said results of the grand jury investigation into the raids would determine if action is to be taken against the policemen.

Upon arriving at the scene of the accident, the firemen called for more help. Three pumpers, a ladder company, a tank1: er and two rescue squads answered the While fair officials praised the efforts of the rescue squads, many persons were critical of the ambulance service. It took ambulances nearly 15 minutes to reach the crash scene. The chopper, a B-G model, was owned by Helicopter Shelby, N.C. It was the firm's first 'accident after more than 14 years in business.

Federal 'Aviation Agency investigating team flew to Peoria yesterday within two hours of the A report is expected next week. Local Man Drowns At Lake Bracken A Galesburg man Friday about 8:45 p.m. while swimming with friends at Lake Bracken. Witnesses said Jon William Bilderback, 21, formerly of Colchester, hit his head while going down a slide into the swimming area. Apparently knocked unconscious, Bilderback disap-ling peared beneath the water.

Heart Association Representative Is Cottage Teacher Mrs. Marjorie G. Crisman, 414 Lawrence has been' appointed to represent the Knox County burg." Heart Assn. in GalesThe announcement was made this week by the association. A registered nurse, she will assume the responsibility of informing residents of the association's educational programs.

Mrs. Crisman is associated with Cottage Hospital as a critical care instructor and is presently serving as chairman of the association's Community Service and Education Committee. A member of the Americanjat Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Illinois Nurses she served two years as secretary of the county's heart association. Knox County Democratic Club's eighth annual fish and chicken fry will be from 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Firemen's Park, Wataga.

The event, to be held in the park's pavilion, will be held "rain or shine," said Craig Lovitt, chairman of the Knox County Democratic Central Committee. Demo Club Picnic Set for Sunday The victim, who was a guest at the country club, was employed at Mobile City. A witness to the mishap, Dean Stone, said Bilderback was swimming with Stone's sons, Gregg and Jeff. While going down the slide, Bilderback attempted to stand up, Stone said. The victim slipped and fell backwards, strikhis head on the slide.

He then tumbled into the water. Knoxville and Abingdon fire departments conducted dragging operations. The body was recovered at 9:40 p.m. Knox County Coroner Roger Hannam pronounced Bilderback dead at 10:15 Obituary The victim, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Donald G. Bilderback of Colchester, was born March 14, 1952, in Huntsville. He was graduated from Colchester High School in 1970 and ITT Technical School, Indianapolis, in 1973. He was a member of the Colchester Christian Church. Surviving are his parents; a brother, Barry of Colmar, and sisters, Mrs.

Michael (Donna) Flynn, Carman, and Mrs. James (Sue) Churchill, Media. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Colchester Christian Church. Burial will be Woodlawn Augusta.

Friends may call at Jones Mortuary, Colchester, today after 5 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Colchester Christian Church building fund, the family said. liamsfield High School. He served with the U.S. Army in Germany.

Surviving are his widow; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Hunt, Dahinda; a son, Craig; a daughter, Rachel, and a stepdaughter, Jacqueline, all at home; two brothers, Carl E. and Richard both of Dahinda.

Funeral will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Dahinda United Methodist Church. Burial will at Maquon Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening at the Martin Funeral Home, Knoxville. The body will lie in state Tuesday from noon until the hour of service at the church.

Henderson Township FIRE DEPT. ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL Wednesday, July 18 HENDERSON, ILL. Serving From 5 P.M. Sandwiches, Cake, Pie Entertainment by Knoxville Band Committee. Band.